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SCP-7460 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7460
Expected annual
$6.9M
One-time setup
$8.8M
Annual recurring
$6.7M
Personnel
23
Initial one-time setup is dominated by specialized facility, research, and contingency funding (approximately $8.8M). Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, R&D/monitoring, and logistics/legal operations (~$6.72M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.8M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.6M
[#5, #13, #14] Forensic autopsy & materials-analysis equipment (CT, mass spec, microscopy, dendrochronology) + memetic/dream-research vaults and specialized rooms + experimental reversal/R&D startup equipment; summed mid-range estimates.
Contingency Fund Initial $2.0M
[#22] Initial contingency reserve for emergency buyouts, relocations, urgent purchases and major rapid-response needs.
Facilities $1.5M
[#1] Dedicated lock-rated rooms/safes, non-combustible construction, blast doors, decon anterooms, shelving/racking and evidence lockers; mid-range retrofit baseline chosen.
Insurance Reserve Initial $1.0M
[#17] Initial indemnity/insurance reserve fund set aside (mid-range).
Public Health Emergency Reserve $500K
[#21] Emergency response reserve to prepare for potential cluster/mass-incident coordination.
Transport Vehicles $450K
[#7] Armored/secure vans and field-removal kits (2–3 vehicles + specialized lifting/isolation crates and decon kits).
Equipment $300K
[#2] Climate control, humidity stabilization and redundant inert-gas fire suppression systems, environmental sensors (one-time installation cost).
It Setup $150K
[#15] Secure encrypted servers, certified backups, initial IT security architecture and hardware.
Backup Generator $150K
[#16] Backup generator and initial fuel reserve for extended outages (one-time purchase/installation).
Monitoring Pilot 1K $100K
[#9] Pilot deployment of bed/EEG/wearable monitoring for 1,000 people (device procurement & initial integration).
Archival Initial Treatment $60K
[#6] Initial conservation treatments and sealing for wooden specimens (mid-range of estimated per-specimen startup costs).
Training Curriculum Development $25K
[#18] Initial curriculum and protocol development for handling transformations, memetic safety and family liaison.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.7M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#3, #4] 24/7 guard staff (12 guards + supervisors) and on-site scientific/medical research team (6–10 staff) including salaries, benefits and limited travel; aggregated mid-range.
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#9, #13, #14] Ongoing monitoring subscriptions for pilot cohort, memetic/dream research operating costs, and experimental reversal/R&D program budgets (mid-range aggregated).
Logistics And Transport $925K/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #21] Vehicle fuel/maintenance/training, field containment deployment costs, outreach/temporary housing/quarantine logistics, and public-health surge/responses.
Cover Story And Legal $900K/yr
[#11, #12, #17] Psychological support/family liaison/PR, legal retainers and covert records/forensics work, and recurring contributions to indemnity/legal reserve.
Facilities Maintenance $305K/yr
[#2, #6, #16] Climate-control energy & maintenance, long-term archival pest control/inspections, and ongoing utilities backup fuel/resupply.
Supplies And Consumables $280K/yr
[#5, #19, #20] Lab consumables & maintenance for forensic equipment, PPE and decon consumables, plus disposal/cremation/archival per-case costs aggregated to annual budget.
Misc Overhead $250K/yr
[#23] Administrative overhead, procurement, facilities management, HR and janitorial services for containment area.
Contingency Replenishment $200K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment contribution to maintain contingency fund for large escalations or replenishing emergency reserves.
It Operations $200K/yr
[#15] Ongoing IT security operations, audits, encrypted backups, and insider-threat monitoring.
Training And Drills $60K/yr
[#18] Annual tabletop and live drills, refresher training for security, medical and memetic-safety personnel.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.7M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; program runs at planned staffing, monitoring and research levels.
routine_containment scheduled_research_activity pilot_monitoring_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $7.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized cluster or manageable media leak requiring extra field deployments, temporary housing and moderate legal/PR response.
single_transformation_cluster small_media_exposure field_recovery_operations
🚨 Major Breach $11.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or mass-transformations requiring large-scale emergency response, major legal settlements, and large contingency drawdown.
mass_transformations public_exposure containment_system_failure
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#3] 12 guards (three shifts) providing continuous physical security.
Security Supervisor 3 [#3] 2–3 supervisors for shift oversight and rapid-response coordination.
Research Scientist 4 [#4, #13, #14] Pathologist(s), neurologist/sleep specialist, psychologist/memetic researcher and materials scientist engaged in ongoing research.
Lab Technician 3 [#4, #5] 3 lab techs/assistants supporting forensic analysis and specimen handling.
Medical Officer 1 [#4] On-site medical oversight for autopsy, clinical monitoring and incident support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are mid-range aggregations from wide analyst ranges; key uncertainties are incident frequency, program policy choices (preserve vs. dispose), and scale of monitoring chosen. SCP's anomalous behavior and Keter-class implications increase uncertainty.
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