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SCP-7403 Unknown ~ medium confidence
scp-7403.file
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
27
One-time capital (property purchase, instrumentation, and renovations) ~ $2.31M; baseline annual operations dominated by payroll, supplies, utilities, and legal/PR for ~ $2.79M/year. Main drivers: staff wages, restaurant operating costs, monitoring/research, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Facilities $1.4M
[#1, #4, #14] Purchase of two adjacent restaurant buildings (~$1.3M midpoint of $600k–$2.0M), structural/renovation work for both sites (~$110k), and initial business licensing/permits (~$5.5k).
Corporate Buyout $275K
[#3] One-time potential buyout/NDA/franchise compensation to Brilliant Burgers (midpoint of $50k–$500k).
Contingency Fund $275K
[#23] Standing emergency mobilization reserve (midpoint of $50k–$500k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#5] Research-grade high-sensitivity radiation/fast-timing detector suite and DAQ for monitoring both sites (midpoint ~$150k).
Equipment $118K
[#6, #18, #22] Environmental/CCTV hardware and on-site integration (~$45k), initial hardened storage hardware (~$12.5k), and vehicle fleet purchase (2 light vehicles, midpoint ~$60k).
Initial Witness Compensation $50K
[#20] One-time witness compensation / initial amnestic-equivalent budget (NDA/compensation approach); conservative staging budget ~$50k.
Initial Media Takedown $28K
[#19] One-time legal/media takedown and initial countermeasures (midpoint ~$27.5k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11] Research personnel (~$250k), embedded on-site/Foundation agents (4 agents; midpoint ~$530k), restaurant operating payroll for two locations (~$520k), security staff (~$250k).
Supplies And Consumables $486K/yr
[#13, #17] Food & COGS for two restaurants (~$480k/yr midpoint) plus hazardous/lab waste handling (~$5.5k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $335K/yr
[#19, #21, #14, #20] Ongoing social media monitoring/content management (~$102k/yr midpoint), legal retainer (~$180k/yr midpoint), business permit renewals/inspections (~$2.75k/yr), ongoing witness/NDA management (~$50k/yr assumption).
Facilities Maintenance $240K/yr
[#12] Utilities, waste removal, routine repairs and facility overhead (~$120k–$360k total; midpoint ~$240k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $98K/yr
[#7, #18, #6, #25] Recurring lab sampling/subcontracted radiochemistry campaigns (~$60k/yr assumed), recurring storage/cloud logging (~$5.5k), cloud logging from sensors (~$2.75k), and long-term audits/surveys (~$30k/yr).
Insurance And Workers Comp $60K/yr
[#15] Property/liability (~$25k/yr midpoint) and workers' compensation (~$35k/yr midpoint) given payroll levels.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#22] Vehicle maintenance/fuel and sample transport (~$5k–$15k/yr; midpoint ~$10k).
Medical Surveillance $8K/yr
[#16] Dosimetry and periodic medical surveillance for ~20–30 people (~$100–$500/person; midpoint ~$8.5k/yr).
Closure Compensation Or Lost Revenue $0/yr
[#24] Potential compensation or lost revenue if sites closed; set to $0 in baseline (handled as scenario cost when closure occurs).
Lease Rent $0/yr
[#2] Recurring rent if sites are leased instead of purchased (~$72k–$288k/yr); set to $0 in baseline (purchase assumed).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Purchased properties, routine monitoring and cover operations; no major incidents or closures.
normal_operations no_public_escalation
🚨 Lease Operation $3.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$180K vs baseline
Organization operates under lease rather than owning properties, adding recurring rent but avoiding purchase CAPEX.
lease_instead_of_purchase short_term_occupancy
🚨 Public Exposure Incident $3.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$900K vs baseline
Public leak/viral attention or regulatory escalation requiring large legal/PR response, witness management, temporary closures and compensation.
viral_post_or_investigation legal_subpoena_or_mass_exposure temporary_site_closure
👥 Personnel 27 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#8] Senior scientist to lead monitoring and analysis.
Research Technician 2 [#8] Technicians to run detectors, sample collection, and lab campaigns.
Embedded Foundation Agents / Cover Staff 4 [#9] Agents embedded as managers/employees for continuous oversight and liaison.
Restaurant Staff / Cover Employees 16 [#10] Cover restaurant employees (~8 per location × 2) to maintain plausible operations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#11] Physical security for 24/7 coverage and alarm/monitoring response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing mid-range point estimates, but large ranges, operational-choice sensitivity (purchase vs lease), and unpredictable legal/bureaucratic escalation create moderate uncertainty.
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