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SCP-7372 Unknown ? low confidence
EE-7372
Expected annual
$23.2M
One-time setup
$14.2M
Annual recurring
$22.6M
Personnel
75
Initial one-time setup is approximately $12.7M driven by FOB construction, sensor/UAV procurement and regional cover-up payouts; ongoing annual operations are roughly $22.6M/year, dominated by rapid-reaction/covert operations, security staffing, and contingency/reserve for escalation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $14.2M
Equipment $5.9M
[#1, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9] Satellite/archival reconnaissance contracting, solar microgrid & generators, remote sensor array, UAV fleet, hardened data recorders, secure servers/off-site replication initial setup.
Facilities $2.5M
[#3, #5] FOB capital build and site access infrastructure (modular shelters, perimeter, roads/helipad/drainage).
Coverup Initial Payouts $2.2M
[#18] Immediate payouts, staged resettlement/compensation to local families and payments to local officials to alter/withhold records.
Contingency One Time $2.1M
[#24] One-time contingency reserve (20% of base one-time costs) for unforeseen equipment losses, escalation, or additional construction.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#15] Initial Theology & Thaumaturgy lab setup, specialized instruments and starting reagents.
Initial Deployment $225K
[#2] Initial task-force deployment: airlift/charter, transport, per-diems, field kit issuance and insertion logistics (2–4 week advance team).
Cyber Initial Purge $200K
[#19] Initial takedown/hardening/purge of leaked digital traces and emergency cyber responses.
Environmental Baseline $175K
[#20] Baseline soil/air/water testing and surveys.
Legal Initial $150K
[#23] Initial legal/diplomatic fees, permits and negotiations for cover stories and host-country arrangements.
Medical Setup $100K
[#16] Field medical clinic setup, trauma gear and PPE initial kit.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $22.6M/yr
Rapid Reaction Ops $6.5M/yr
[#12] Ongoing intelligence collection, covert action capacity and periodic interdiction/strikes to deter ORIA or hostile groups (scaleable covert ops budget).
Escalation Potential Reserve $5.0M/yr
[#25] Reserve estimate for potential long-term escalation (large-scale thaumaturgical countermeasures, rare reagents, artifact procurement or global suppression efforts) — highly variable.
Staff Wages $4.2M/yr
[#11, #15] Security personnel salaries (~50 @ $50k) plus site researchers and technical staff salaries (researchers, technicians, engineers, medical, admin).
Contingency Recurring $2.9M/yr
[#24] Recurring contingency reserve (20% of base recurring operating costs) for unforeseen operational escalation, equipment replacement or temporary surge hiring.
Research And Monitoring $900K/yr
[#13, #15, #20] Remote sensor maintenance/replacements, research consumables for Theology & Thaumaturgy program, and environmental ongoing monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $900K/yr
[#11, #14, #17] Vehicles/fuel/maintenance for perimeter patrols, UAV/aviation maintenance and contracted flight hours for resupply/medevac.
Supplies And Consumables $550K/yr
[#16, #17] Food, potable water, diesel for backup generators, medical consumables, PPE and medevac standby.
Cyber Ops $500K/yr
[#19] Ongoing web-monitoring, legal takedowns, cyber-ops and analysts to prevent re-creation of records and track global chatter.
Cover Story And Legal $325K/yr
[#18, #23] Ongoing hush payments, local governance payments, PR cover stories, and recurring legal/diplomatic contingency fees.
Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr
[#3, #4, #5] Routine maintenance of FOB, solar microgrid upkeep and site infrastructure.
Sensor Comms Fees $225K/yr
[#10] Satellite uplink, VSAT/Iridium/Starlink leases, bandwidth and telemetry fees for persistent sensor feeds.
Training And Psych Care $185K/yr
[#22] Personnel training (desert ops, thaumaturgical safety), rotation costs and psychological care/counseling.
Archive Storage $85K/yr
[#21] Climate-controlled vault maintenance, cross-site redundancy and periodic audits for physical archival copies.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $22.6M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, maintenance, staffing and recurring cyber/cover activities; no major incidents or escalations.
steady ORIA pressure contained no major breaches routine research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $23.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized equipment damage or short-lived hostile probing that requires repairs, temporary surge security, and limited investigation.
sensor or UAV losses small-scale ORIA raid localized infrastructure damage
🚨 Major Breach $27.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment/breach event requiring large-scale response, asset replacement, medical treatment, international deniability operations and forensic work.
hostile coordinated assault sensor network compromise loss of multiple assets
🚨 Thaumaturgical Escalation $32.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Event where active thaumaturgical countermeasures or large-scale ritual/artefact operations are required, driving substantially higher recurring costs.
anomalous behavior worsening requirement for active thaumaturgical intervention need for rare reagents/artifacts
👥 Personnel 75 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 50 [#11] 24/7 perimeter staffing mix of Foundation personnel and vetted local contractors (salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 8 [#15] Theology & Thaumaturgy specialists assigned to Site-120 joint research (salaries partially in staff_wages, consumables in research_and_monitoring).
UAV / Sensor Technician / Pilot 6 [#7, #14, #6] Operators and technicians for UAV fleet and remote sensors; handles maintenance and flight hours.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#3, #4, #6] Facility, power (solar/generator) and sensor network maintenance staff.
Medical Officer 3 [#16] Field medical clinic personnel and medevac coordination.
Administrative Staff 4 [#18, #23] Logistics, admin, and cover-story coordination staff liaisons for local governance and legal arrangements.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3, #11] Senior leadership responsible for site oversight and liaison with Site-120 and central Foundation command.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and based on wide ranges provided in analyst notes; the anomalous and geopolitical factors (ORIA, thaumaturgical escalation, international cover operations) create high uncertainty, so confidence is low.
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