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SCP-7362 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7362
Expected annual
$19.4M
One-time setup
$116.3M
Annual recurring
$18.7M
Personnel
48
Initial one-time stabilization and buildout costs are large (approx. $111.3M) driven by central reserves, hardened computation infrastructure, redundancy hubs and large contingency/slush funds; ongoing annual costs are substantial (~$18.7M/yr) driven by staff wages, hub operations, research, security and contingency top-ups.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $116.3M
Central Reserve $50.0M
[#6] Central contingency reserve fund establishment as policy guidance for emergency containment and rapid hires.
Slush Fund $20.0M
[#23] Insurance-like discretionary capital buffer for unforeseen containment needs and exotic emergency expenses.
Equipment $10.0M
[#7, #14, #19, #20] Procurement and installation of hardened computation hardware and enclaves (#7), sensors/CCTV and memetic-monitoring hardware (#14), secure communications hardware (#19), and mobile containment vehicles/portable gear (#20).
Legal Establishment $10.0M
[#13] One-time legal/liaison/covert cooperation setup, indemnities and partner arrangements to maintain cross-jurisdictional collaboration.
Facilities $6.5M
[#1, #4, #18, #22] Site hardening/quarantine and initial lockdown work (#1), mothballing/relocation of operations and archives (#4), setup/authorization of 3 satellite redundancy hubs (#18), and analogue archival vaulting (#22). Combined facility construction, hardening, relocation and vaulting costs.
Per Site Contingency Fund $5.0M
[#6] Per-major-site contingency reserve (Site-841 scale) to support immediate operational needs.
Hardened Computation Buildout $5.0M
[#7] One-time portion of hardened, anomaly-resistant computation capability (physical enclaves, mechanical/analog alternatives procurement where applicable).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M
[#8] Dedicated SCP-7362 research program startup: secure lab buildout, multidisciplinary team seed funding, experimental hardware and monitoring equipment.
Audit Historical $2.0M
[#17] Forensic re-checks and validation of historical calculations and budgets produced by Site-841.
Bereavement And Compensation $2.0M
[#12] One-time death benefits, settlements and initial bereavement payouts to families of deceased employees.
Database Development $1.5M
[#10] Centralized secure personnel database development, red-team testing and initial hosting setup.
Decontamination And Forensic Processing $500K
[#3] Hazmat cleanup, autopsies, tissue testing, disposal of contaminated materials and specialized assays following the Site-841 incident.
Sop Development One Time $500K
[#9] Development and initial implementation of new SOPs, memetic screening procedures, training materials and legal vetting.
Personnel Replacement One Time $200K
[#5] Upfront recruiting/training/onboarding costs for replacements (math, memetics, IT, resource managers).
Inventory Destruction $100K
[#15] Inventory, cataloguing and controlled destruction of vulnerable physical calculators and possible vectors.
Site Replacement Contingency $0
[#25] Contingent capital program for full replacement of Site-841 capability if irrecoverable; estimated program range $50,000,000–$200,000,000 but treated as contingent (not included in immediate one-time total).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $18.7M/yr
Staff Wages $6.4M/yr
[#2, #5, #16] Ongoing 24/7 site security and monitoring staffing (#2), annual fully-burdened pay for replacement specialists (20 staff at ~$120k each) (#5), and persistent payroll uplift/productivity loss from banning electronic calculators (#16).
Redundancy Hubs Operations $3.0M/yr
[#18] Annual operational costs for 3 satellite calculation hubs (staffing, secure facilities operations, cross-checking workflows).
Research And Monitoring $2.5M/yr
[#8, #9, #14] Ongoing SCP-7362 research program operations (#8), periodic SOP/memetic training refreshers and audits (#9), and sensor/analyst operation and maintenance (#14).
Cover Story And Legal $2.0M/yr
[#13] Ongoing legal counsel, government liaison operations, classified funding channels and discretionary cover budgets.
Facilities Maintenance $1.1M/yr
[#4, #7, #21, #22] Mothball/storage maintenance costs for relocated operations (#4), maintenance/refresh for hardened computation infrastructure (#7), additional energy/environmental control costs (#21), and archival storage upkeep (#22).
Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr
[#11] Cross-site rapid-deploy roster readiness: standby payments, travel, per-diem, and temporary housing for deployed personnel.
Mobile Response Readiness $1.0M/yr
[#20] Annual readiness, maintenance and training for mobile containment breach response capability.
Contingency Topups $500K/yr
[#6] Ongoing per-site contingency top-ups to replenish rapid-response funds as policy guidance.
Audits And Opsec Reviews $500K/yr
[#24] Ongoing audits, red-team reviews, compliance enforcement and OPSEC checks across sites.
Secure Comms Maintenance $300K/yr
[#19] Maintenance and operational costs for classified communications channels and hardened endpoints.
Database Hosting And Maintenance $200K/yr
[#10] Hosting, updates, audits and continuous monitoring costs for centralized secure personnel database.
Psychological Services $200K/yr
[#12] Ongoing counseling, therapy, long-term mental-health programs and employee assistance.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $18.7M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with planned operations and no major incidents.
no containment incidents regular research and maintenance planned personnel rotation
🚨 Minor Incident $20.2M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Limited localized incident requiring focused decontamination, short deployments and small legal/compensation actions.
localized exposure targeted decontamination short-term overtime and travel
🚨 Major Breach $28.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or cascading failures requiring large-scale remediation, extended deployments, legal settlements and substantial slush-fund drawdowns.
containment breach widespread contamination multi-site operational impact
🚨 Catastrophic Reconstruction $68.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Site-841 irrecoverable or destruction of centralized calculation capability requiring full-scale rebuild/replacement program.
complete loss of Site-841 capability irrecoverable contamination requirement for full new site/program
👥 Personnel 48 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 16 [#2] 24/7 armed guards and electronic monitoring staff (estimate midpoint of 12–20 guards plus supervisors and shift coverage).
Research Scientist / Specialist 20 [#5, #8] Mathematicians, memeticists, cognitive scientists and other specialists (20 specialists at ~$120k fully-burdened each accounted in recurring personnel costs).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#2, #4] Site director and executive oversight required for quarantine, relocation and strategic decisions.
Administrative Staff 2 [#4, #10] Administrative support for relocation, personnel database operations and clearance processing.
IT / Sysadmin 3 [#7, #10, #19] Operators and maintainers for hardened computation systems, secure database and communications.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#1, #7, #20] Facilities engineers and maintenance staff for site hardening, server rooms and mobile containment equipment.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 2 [#12] Medical and mental-health staff to provide counseling, bereavement care and treatment for responders.
Logistics / Rapid-deploy Staff 2 [#11, #20] Coordinators and deployable logistics personnel for cross-site rapid deployment and mobile response staging.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided order-of-magnitude figures and policy guidance; the anomaly is poorly understood and many line items (reserves, contingency, reconstruction) are intentionally broad ranges, reducing confidence.
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