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SCP-7401 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7401
Expected annual
$687K
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$642K
Personnel
4
One-time capital/setup costs are estimated at $1,936,000 driven by secure containment, research instrumentation (micro-CT) and contingency reserves; recurring annual operating costs are estimated at $642,000 driven mainly by staff wages, facility readiness/overhead, external consultancy and opportunity costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#20] Contingency / indemnity reserve for unexpected anomalous effects, equipment loss or liability (recommended one-time fund).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $402K
[#6, #7] Electronic diagnostic & signal-analysis suite (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, probes) and purchase of high-resolution internal imaging (micro-CT) for non-destructive imaging.
Equipment $368K
[#1, #4, #5, #8, #9, #14, #17, #22, #23, #28] Containment safe purchase/installation, dedicated power hardware (UPS/transformer), external monitoring sensors, nitrogen storage cabinet, secure server initial hardware, training simulators, medical equipment, initial software setup, forensic duplication hardware, sterilization/ESD equipment.
Secure Transport Vehicle $250K
[#19] Optional purchase of an armored/EMP-hardened transport vehicle (one-time).
Decommissioning Cost $138K
[#30] Estimated cost for future decommissioning, environmentally compliant disposal or long-term inert storage (one-time).
Training Program Development $112K
[#10] Development of Experimental Administrative Tech Interface Training curriculum, simulation software and SOPs (one-time).
Facilities $80K
[#3] Faraday/EM shielding and localized RF-attenuation room (one-time installation).
Emergency Response Setup $35K
[#16] Initial purchase of emergency response equipment, portable shielding and setup of specialized containment-breach procedures/drills (one-time).
User Vetting Initial $25K
[#12] Initial background checks and in-depth psychological screening for ~50 staff (one-time initial batch).
Legal Acquisition And Cover Planning $25K
[#18] Initial legal/cover-story planning reserve and acquisition-related costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $642K/yr
Staff Wages $155K/yr
[#11, #13] Ongoing instructor salaries and per-session supervising researchers/technicians and safety officer staffing (annualized).
Facilities Maintenance $126K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #16, #21] Annual safe maintenance/certification, Faraday/RF shielding maintenance, UPS battery replacement/power monitoring, recurring emergency-readiness training costs, and marginal site overhead/space allocation.
Opportunity Costs $125K/yr
[#29] Estimated annualized opportunity cost / lost research productivity from dedicating facility resources to SCP-7401 (budget assumption).
Research And Monitoring $94K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #9, #22, #23, #27, #17] Calibration and maintenance of monitoring sensors, diagnostic/software updates, contracted imaging scans, secure-server support, software licenses, forensic duplication rotation/storage, replacement/upgrade allowance for monitoring gear (annualized), and medical care budget for post-exposure monitoring.
External Consultancy Retainer $60K/yr
[#24] Retainer or regular engagements for paratechnical/anomalous electronics specialists (annual).
Cover Story And Legal $36K/yr
[#25, #26] Annual public-relations/misinformation mitigation and internal documentation/auditing/compliance costs.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#19] Budgeted annual cost for contracted armored/EMP-hardened transport per-move (assumes ~2 moves/year at mid-range contract rates).
Vetting And Screening $11K/yr
[#12] Recurring periodic background checks, clearance maintenance and psychological screening for authorized users (annual).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#15, #28, #8] PPE, handling consumables, archival sleeves and small-tool sterilization maintenance, plus nitrogen/gas refills for archival storage.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $642K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled operations, routine maintenance, training and no major incidents.
routine_training_sessions scheduled_maintenance no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $792K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring repairs, additional medical care, extra imaging and short-term consultancy.
equipment_malfunction limited_exposure_event additional_repairs_or_scans
🚨 Major Breach $2.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or external exposure requiring major response, replacement, legal action and potential decommissioning.
containment_breach facility_wide_effects public_exposure_or_legal_crisis
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Instructor / Training Staff 1 [#10, #11] Full-time or lead instructor to run the Experimental Administrative Tech Interface Training program; ongoing salary cost included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Technician (supervising) 2 [#13] One-to-two supervising researchers/technicians required per authorized session; staffing hours budgeted in staff_wages.
Safety Officer / Medic 1 [#13, #17] On-call safety officer/medic for sessions and post-session monitoring; included in per-session staffing costs in staff_wages.
Containment Technician 0 [] Containment technician-longer-term FTE not separately budgeted beyond session staffing and technicians above; included as reallocated staff-hours in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to the paratechnical nature of SCP-7401, wide cost ranges in analyst notes, unknown incident frequency/severity and optional choices (vehicle purchase, buy vs contract imaging). Figures use mid-range assumptions and explicit budgeting choices.
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