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SCP-7344 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7344
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$931K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
7
Initial setup requires modest specialized containment and analytical equipment plus thaumaturgic research setup (~$931k one-time). Annual costs are driven by staffing, security/MTF retainer, recurring research and administrative overhead (~$1,121,750/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $931K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $320K
[#8, #9, #20] High-resolution analytical & imaging equipment (#8 mid ~$200,000), thaumaturgic countermeasure / occult research setup (#9 mid ~$100,000), experimentation risk mitigation modeling one-time portion (#20 mid ~$20,000).
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#21] Insurance/contingency & liability reserve (held/sequestered) mid ~$300,000.
Facilities $142K
[#1, #3] Containment-cell construction (#1 mid ~$112,500) and HVAC/air-handling installation (#3 mid ~$30,000).
Equipment $106K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #7, #14, #16] CCTV and motion hardware (#2 mid ~$17,500), access control (#4 mid ~$11,000), UPS/backup power hardware (#5 mid ~$17,500), emergency lockdown/suppression hardware (#6 mid ~$27,500), containment internals/spare panels (#7 mid ~$8,500), server deployment (#14 mid ~$10,000), secure transport case (#16 mid ~$14,000).
Decontamination Reserve $50K
[#22] Decontamination / disposal planning & reserve (one-time reserved) mid ~$50,000.
Forensic Biohazard $12K
[#19] Forensic/biohazard work related to discovery (one-time) mid ~$12,500.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $480K/yr
[#10, #11, #13] Two containment researchers (#10 budgeted ~$250,000 total), 4 FTE on-site security guards (#11 budgeted ~$170,000 total), 1 technician/maintenance FTE (#13 ~$60,000).
Administrative Overhead $250K/yr
[#25] Miscellaneous & administrative overhead (~$250,000/yr mid; 20–30% of recurring costs applied as overhead).
Mtf Retainer $175K/yr
[#12] MTF / rapid-deployment retainer (annual retainer mid ~$175,000). Per-deployment costs handled in scenario estimates.
Research And Monitoring $115K/yr
[#9, #20, #23] Ongoing thaumaturgic experimentation & consumables (#9 mid ~$75,000/yr), recurring risk refreshers/simulations (#20 ~$5,000/yr), external contracting/specialist access (#23 mid ~$35,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] Ongoing legal, cover-story and information control budget recurring (~$50,000/yr mid).
Security Audits $20K/yr
[#24] Regular security audits, penetration testing, and training refreshers (~$20,000/yr mid).
It Storage And Backup $8K/yr
[#14] Secure redundant storage and cloud redundancy for recordings (~$8,500/yr mid).
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#7, #15] Spare seals/consumables and small replacement parts (#7 mid ~$2,000/yr), general consumables & disposables (#15 mid ~$5,500/yr).
Medical Surveillance $6K/yr
[#18] Medical surveillance and staff safety program (~$6,500/yr mid).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #14] CCTV/motion maintenance (~$2,000/yr #2), HVAC energy & filter replacements (~$1,250/yr #3), UPS maintenance (~$2,000/yr #5), emergency system maintenance (~$1,000/yr #6), server/infra minor maintenance included (#14).
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#16] per-transfer operational cost averaged to annual (~$3,000/yr assumed from $1k–$5k/transfer, ~1 transfer/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; standard operations, routine research, and scheduled maintenance only.
no breaches regular research operations scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Small alarm, localized containment response, limited repairs and overtime; no MTF deployment.
false alarms or localized sensor trigger minor containment door/seal repairs staff overtime and forensic review
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$332K vs baseline
Containment breach requiring MTF deployment, possible containment rebuild and decontamination; legal & remediation costs.
physical breach of cell necessity for field MTF response partial containment unit replacement
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $2.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Severe multi-day incident requiring multiple deployments, site quarantine, major legal action and rapid research scale-up.
replication or long-range influence discovered multiple-site exposure or sustained active threat major public/political exposure
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#10] Two containment researchers/senior scientists to manage experiments, analysis and protocol updates.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#11] Four on-site security FTE for 24/7 coverage and rapid physical response rotations.
Technician / Maintenance 1 [#13] One lab technician for daily monitoring, maintenance and evidence handling.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many costs are estimated midpoints but key uncertainties remain due to thaumaturgic behavior and potential for unforeseen modes of failure or replication; contingency/reserve added accordingly.
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