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SCP-7404 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7404
Expected annual
$552K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$519K
Personnel
7
One-time capital and archival costs are approximately $1.12M driven mainly by garden/mausoleum construction, hospice/documentation, and decommissioning reserves; recurring annual costs are approximately $519k/year driven by cybersecurity/memetic monitoring, PR/legal, security/grounds, and contingency budgeting.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Facilities $766K
[#15, #16, #19] Site-level capital: physical memorial garden ($15), mausoleum construction ($16), and permitting/local compliance ($19).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $140K
[#9] One-time hospice/comfort-care research and treatment (historical specialized diagnostics, on-call anomalous biomedical staff and materials).
Decommissioning Reserve $105K
[#25] One-time reserved budget for site closure, removal of public memorial, demolition, and remediation if required.
Sculptor Commission $32K
[#14] Commission and fabrication of stone facsimile and repose figure for a physical memorial (optional).
Equipment $22K
[#18] One-time security equipment purchases (cameras, lighting, fencing, remote monitoring hardware).
Records Initial Processing $18K
[#6] One-time records management / initial FOIA/compliance processing and redaction effort.
Transport And Installation $14K
[#22] Transport and installation costs for stonework, plants, pond liners, and sculptures to site (one-time).
Web Design Development $9K
[#1] Dedicated memorial webpage design, development, accessibility/compliance, and legal copy review.
Archival And Forensic Documentation $9K
[#10] High-quality scans, annotated provenance, and publication package preparation (one-time).
Cold Archive Prep $6K
[#3] One-time creation/preparation of air-gapped cold media and initial cryptographic archival packaging.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $519K/yr
Research And Monitoring $130K/yr
[#5, #13] Cybersecurity monitoring & incident response baseline (#5) plus psychological/sociocultural memetic monitoring (#13).
Cover Story And Legal $108K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Ongoing records/FOIA administration (#6 recurring), public relations/media management (#7), and liability insurance/legal disclaimers (#8).
Security Staffing Monitoring $60K/yr
[#18] Recurring security staffing, monitoring service subscriptions, and remote surveillance operation during public hours (if public garden).
Contingency Reserve $50K/yr
[#11] Contingency incident fund / rapid-response reserve maintained annually for digital incident team deployment or emergency isolation.
Content Moderation $38K/yr
[#12] Ongoing content moderation and community management for public comments, user uploads, and moderation services or contractors.
Grounds Maintenance Contract $36K/yr
[#17] Grounds maintenance, pond care, seasonal plant replacement, irrigation operation (if physical garden exists).
Visitor Services $32K/yr
[#21] Visitor services, signage, guided tours support, restrooms/ADA accommodations and related recurring costs (if open to public).
Staff Wages $25K/yr
[#4] Part-time/contract sysadmin/IT maintenance (0.1–0.25 FTE) for updates, integrity checks, restore testing and routine maintenance.
Educational Outreach $22K/yr
[#24] Educational outreach programs, lectures, school programs and community engagement to mitigate rumor and ensure safe behavior.
Sculptural Insurance And Asset Mgmt $10K/yr
[#23] Insurance, cultural property registration, cataloging, and asset management for memorial structures.
Sculptural Conservation $6K/yr
[#20] Ongoing conservation and environmental monitoring for stone facsimile and plaques.
Web Hosting And Cdn $1K/yr
[#2] Web hosting, CDN, SSL, bandwidth, and DDoS protection for public memorial site.
Cold Storage And Rotation $900/yr
[#3] Annual cloud/tape cold storage costs and rotation for archival backups.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $519K/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with only routine maintenance, monitoring, and public-facing operations.
routine_monitoring no_incident regular_public_engagement
🚨 Minor Incident $594K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Digital incident such as attempted re-hosting, scraping attack, or localized data corruption requiring incident response.
scraping_or_ddos integrity_failure localized_data_corruption
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Significant re-emergence or memetic event requiring emergency site closure, decommissioning, legal action, and major remediation.
anomalous_re-emergence widespread_memetic_spread physical_site_remediation
🚨 Public Backlash High Visibility $719K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
High-visibility declassification leads to intense media scrutiny, protests, or legal challenges requiring elevated PR/legal spending.
viral_media_coverage legal_challenges large_scale_public_protests
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Sysadmin / IT 1 [#4] Part-time or contractor (0.1–0.25 FTE) responsible for updates, integrity checks, and restore testing.
Research Scientist / Memetics Analyst 1 [#13] Responsible for psychological/sociocultural monitoring and memetic risk mitigation.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#18] On-site or contracted guard presence during public hours and coordination with remote monitoring.
Content Moderator / Community Manager 1 [#12] Moderation of public comments, user-uploaded images, and misinformation control.
Public Relations / Media Manager 1 [#7] Manages press releases, media inquiries, and educational materials.
Groundskeeper / Horticulture Contractor 1 [#17] Contracted grounds and pond maintenance for a physical memorial site.
Records Manager / FOIA Officer 1 [#6] Handles records management, FOIA requests, and routine retention administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have wide ranges and several optional capital projects (garden/mausoleum/sculpture) create high variance; digital/archival baseline costs are better defined while physical realization estimates are more uncertain.
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