SCP-7335
Unknown
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low confidence
SCP-7335
Expected annual
$26.5M
One-time setup
$28.5M
Annual recurring
$24.9M
Personnel
20
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $28.5M driven by secure enclaves, large-scale sandbox/migration infrastructure, and R&D; recurring operations and readiness average ~$24.9M/yr driven by specialized staff, contingency reserves, insurance/legal, and ongoing compute/monitoring.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $28.5M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $24.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$24.9M/yr
Normal operating year with no major incidents; containment systems and monitoring operate as planned.
no_major_incidents
containment_successful
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Minor Incident
$26.9M/yr
Localized infestation requiring additional containment surge, temporary outages and extra legal/ops costs.
isolated_simulation_infestation
temporary_outage
surge_staffing
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Major Breach
$74.9M/yr
Widespread propagation across many subsimulations requiring mass outages, large migrations and significant compensation/legal action.
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loss_of_operator_control
large_scale_decommissioning
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Political Exposure
$524.9M/yr
Public disclosure or international political fallout forcing massive reparations, indemnities and sustained mitigation costs.
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international_lawsuit
major_political_pressure
Personnel
20 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 8 | [#1] Level‑5+ senior researchers / lead cryptographers required for direct engagement and R&D oversight. |
| Support Ops / Sysadmin / Incident Responder | 12 | [#1] 24/7 operations staff, digital containment specialists and sysadmins to monitor uplinks and initiate quarantines. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are low‑confidence due to wide ranges in analyst notes, high sensitivity to scale of infected subsimulations, and extremely uncertain contingent legal/political outcomes which dominate tail risk.