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SCP-7334 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7334
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$4.7M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
15
Estimated one-time capital costs are significant (~$4.7M) driven by a custom vault, BSL/lab retrofit and specialized research instrumentation; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages and ongoing overhead (~$1.82M/yr). Contingency/reserve funds are included to cover catastrophic containment failures or cover-up operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.7M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#14, #17] BSL-3-capable lab / dedicated test lab retrofit (primary cost) and specialized anomaly-characterization sensors/instruments (gravimeters, spectrometers, particle detectors) counted as research/lab capital.
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #5, #7] Custom vault construction/retrofit, vault-level HVAC/isolation installation, and emergency lockdown/failsafe hardware and actuators; includes engineering and site integration costs.
Catastrophic Reserve $1.0M
[#23] One-time reserved contingency fund for catastrophic failure / buy-back / large-scale mitigation as specified in #23.
Equipment $960K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #11, #13, #16, #18, #20, #10] Custom internal mounts/damping cradle, robotic remote-manipulation system, redundant monitoring systems (equipment portion), redundant power supply (hardware), secure transport crate & rigging, quarantine/decon initial equipment, forensic servers & archival hardware (initial), breach-response mobile equipment (initial), IT/security systems initial hardware, and initial training simulator/setup.
Cover Up Contingency $200K
[#15] One-time contingency funds for cover-story/compensation/rapid legal mitigation as noted in analyst item #15.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#8, #9, #18] Ongoing personnel costs: 3security guard coverage, specialized research staff (lead + techs) and recurring staffing/readiness for containment breach response team.
Opportunity Cost Overhead $300K/yr
[#25] Shadow/overhead cost representing redirected senior personnel time and high-priority Site-19 space allocation.
Supplies And Consumables $115K/yr
[#12, #13, #19] Consumables for containment testing, decontamination restock and waste processing, and destroyed-object replacement budgeting per annum.
Research And Monitoring $112K/yr
[#17, #16, #10, #22] Ongoing sensor calibration/consumables, archival storage & data maintenance, recurring training/protocol refresh costs, and audit/oversight inspection expenses.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#15] Annual legal services, FOIA/cover-story support and recurring legal counsel budget as called out in #15.
It Maintenance $30K/yr
[#20] Recurring IT security, access control and secure-server maintenance for access logging and MFA integration.
Facilities Maintenance $26K/yr
[#4, #5, #6] Recurring maintenance and energy for monitoring systems, vault HVAC isolation, and backup power (generator fuel/maintenance) as specified in #4, #5, and #6.
Psychological Support $15K/yr
[#21] Annual psychological screening and staff counseling/support costs.
Long Term Storage $15K/yr
[#24] Recurring costs for long-term climate-controlled storage, security, and inventory for retired spheres if required.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#11] Per-transfer security/crew and logistics budget for secure moves and handling (estimated annual marginal budget for occasional transfers).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
88.2% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine monitoring, scheduled testing, and regular staffing/maintenance.
scheduled_testing no_breach routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized incident such as equipment loss/damage, single transfer mishap, or small contamination requiring replacement and investigation.
equipment_loss small_contamination_event single-transfer_failure
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or uncontrolled transfer (mass/people) requiring large-scale response, legal mitigation, replacements and use of contingency funds.
uncontrolled_mass_transfer personnel_loss_or_exposure public_exposure
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#8] 24/7 guard coverage (2 per shift × 3 shifts + overlap) allocated as marginal staff for SCP-7334.
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Lead senior researcher with oversight and protocol approval responsibilities.
Research Technician 2 [#9] Trained technical staff for experiments, equipment handling, and day-to-day monitoring.
Containment Breach Response Team 4 [#18] Rapid-response / mobile assets team for breaches and emergency containment actions.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide granular line-item ranges allowing a reasoned estimate, but large ranges for key items (vault hardness, BSL level, contingency needs) and the object's anomalous, partially-unknown behavior introduce material uncertainty; medium confidence reflects that.
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