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SCP-7358 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7358
Expected annual
$3.3M
One-time setup
$3.3M
Annual recurring
$3.3M
Personnel
18
One-time setup is approximately $3.325M driven by recovery, vault construction, lab setup and an initial contingency reserve; recurring annual baseline is approximately $3.261M/yr dominated by staff wages, security/research operations and an annual contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.3M
Facilities $860K
[#3, #5] Vault construction/retrofit (reinforced vault, mountings, restraints) and environmental control / corrosion-prevention setup (HVAC, inert-gas purge, sensors).
Contingency Reserve Initial $750K
[#24] Initial classified/contingency reserve (recommended reserve midpoint between $500k–$1M).
Equipment $560K
[#4, #11, #13, #16] Faraday/EMP mitigation hardware and installation (#4), secure data handling hardware/setup (#11), spare-parts tooling setup/CNC & 3D printing setup (#13), and initial emergency/disable toolkit purchase (#16).
Recovery Expedition $500K
[#1] Remote Carpathian recovery expedition: field team, excavation/clearing, heavy-lift/airlift, staging and local logistics/permits.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $450K
[#9] Research lab buildout and specialized instruments (clean bench, microscopes, micro-manipulators, micro-CT).
Legal And Records Initial $100K
[#18] Initial legal/censorship actions: court fees, buyouts, records confiscation.
Secure Transfer $75K
[#2] Armored/airlift transfer, specialist couriers, containment crates and shock isolation during transport.
Hazmat Initial Survey $30K
[#17] Initial hazardous materials survey and remediation (old lubricants, lead/mercury, asbestos evaluation).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.3M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #15, #20] Ongoing wages/benefits for maintenance technicians (#6), conservation & restoration staff (#7), research team (#8), dedicated guards/security staff (#15), and archivists/redaction personnel (#20).
Contingency Reserve Annual $600K/yr
[#24] Annual classified/contingency reserve (15–25% style reserve; chosen midpoint for budgeting).
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#18, #19] Ongoing legal suppression / FOIA handling and public-relations / cover operations to minimize exposure.
Research And Monitoring $190K/yr
[#10, #12] Outsourced high-end diagnostics / contractor fees (#10) and forensic/data-recovery software licenses and renewals (#12).
Facilities Maintenance $81K/yr
[#5, #11, #17, #22] Environmental control maintenance & monitoring (#5), secure data archival maintenance & rotation (#11), ongoing HAZMAT monitoring/disposal (#17), and energy/utilities plus generator/UPS service (#22).
Supplies And Consumables $65K/yr
[#13, #14] Annual spare parts consumption/fabrication contracts (#13) and consumables (lubricants, sealants, PPE) (#14).
Emergency Toolkit Readiness $50K/yr
[#16] Annual readiness, training, and consumables for emergency disable/response toolkit.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#21] Secure courier and armored transport for sensitive media/artifact moves between sites.
Long Term Research Program $0/yr
[#23] Optional/scalable multi-year reverse-engineering R&D (analyst estimate $1,000,000+/yr). Set to $0 in baseline budget — funded only if program authorized.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.3M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with planned maintenance, research, security, and contingency funding; no major incidents or large-scale R&D authorized.
routine_maintenance scheduled_research_activities
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized reactivation or mechanical failure requiring emergency response, repairs, and extra outsourcing.
localized_reactivation minor_mechanical_failure emergency_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $5.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale response, relocation, legal actions and classified operations.
security_breach widespread_reactivation public_exposure
🚨 Research Scaleup $4.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Authorization of an intensive, multi-year reverse-engineering campaign (item #23) with sustained project-level funding.
funding_approved project_scaleup outsourced_large_projects
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Maintenance Technician 2 [#6] Two senior technicians performing monthly checks (salaries included in staff_wages).
Conservation Specialist 1 [#7] In-house conservator for mechanical artifact restoration (salary included in staff_wages).
Machinist / Restoration Technician 1 [#7] Machinist for fabrication and micro-mechanics (salary included in staff_wages).
Junior Technician 1 [#7] Junior technical support for restoration/maintenance (salary included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 5 [#8] Engineers, historians, neural-forensics/data-recovery specialists (4–6 specialists averaged to 5; salaries included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#15] Dedicated guards for vault area (rotating shifts; salaries included in staff_wages).
Archivist / Redaction Staff 2 [#20] Archive personnel responsible for cataloging and redaction (salaries included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are directly drawn from analyst line items and cover major cost drivers; uncertainty remains in one-time recovery logistics, contingency sizing and optional large-scale R&D authorization, so confidence is medium.
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