SCP-7471 — SCP-7471 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7471 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-7471

Expected annual

$2.3M

One-time setup

$5.5M

Annual recurring

$2.3M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is approximately $5,525,000 driven by amnestic R&D/stockpile, a reserved full-removal operation, and containment/cover fit-out; baseline recurring costs are approximately $2,313,000/yr driven by field agent deployments, cover-NGO operations, legal/contingency reserves, and intelligence/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.5M

Full Removal Operation $3.0M

[#25] Reserved budget for a decisive capture/neutralization operation (range $1,000,000–$5,000,000; median estimate used).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.8M

[#8, #23, #24] Amnestic R&D and qualification plus initial production/stockpile (~500 doses), portable local lab kit, and antidote/reverse-amnestic development and initial stock.

Facilities $300K

[#7, #11] Cover NGO setup and hardened/temporary detention suite (office fit-out and secure cell retrofit).

Amnestic Administration Setup $200K

[#9] One-time training and equipment to create discreet amnestic delivery/administration capability (training, PPE, delivery systems).

Equipment $175K

[#3, #4, #5, #20] Covert vehicles (purchase), surveillance hardware & installation, drone procurement, and one-time data/storage provisioning.

Training Program Development $50K

[#18] Development of trauma-informed/sex-worker engagement training program.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr

Field Agents Staffing $960K/yr

[#1] Eight deployed Foundation field agents (salaries, hazard pay, overseas allowances, insurance/benefits) at ~$120,000/agent/yr.

Contingency Reserve Replenishment $500K/yr

[#21] Liquid rapid-escalation reserve (~$500,000) replenished as used to enable immediate Keter activation/large-scale ops.

Legal Diplomatic Cover Baseline $200K/yr

[#15] Baseline legal/diplomatic retainers and local official payments (~$200,000/yr); larger per-incident reserves noted separately.

Intelligence Analysts And Software $180K/yr

[#19] Two analysts at ~$80,000 each plus software/data feeds (~$20,000/yr).

Cover Ngo Operations $120K/yr

[#7] Ongoing operating costs for cover NGO/clinic (rent, local salaries, programming).

Local Contractors $100K/yr

[#2] Local drivers, translators, cultural advisors, and admin staff (4 contractors at ~$25,000/yr).

Antidote Testing And Restocks $50K/yr

[#24] Annual testing, validation, and restocking of antidotes/PPE (~$50,000/yr).

Audit Oversight $50K/yr

[#26] Internal review/audit budget (~$50,000/yr; larger comprehensive audits every 2–3 years).

Informant Network Payments $44K/yr

[#6] Regular stipends to informants (~10 at $200/mo = $24,000/yr) plus contingency tip fund (~$20,000/yr).

Media Monitoring Baseline $30K/yr

[#14] Baseline media/social monitoring (~$30,000/yr); major media-control events cost $100,000–$500,000 (event-driven).

Psychological Support Baseline $25K/yr

[#17] Baseline counseling and long-term care (~$25,000/yr); acute incident counseling $10,000–$50,000 per major event.

Training Refresher $15K/yr

[#18] Annual refresher courses and materials for community engagement and trauma-informed practices.

Data Storage Maintenance $15K/yr

[#20] Ongoing encrypted server maintenance, bandwidth, VPNs, backups and secure comms (~$15,000/yr).

Covert Vehicles Maintenance $12K/yr

[#3] Recurring maintenance, fuel, and local registration/low-key upkeep for covert vehicles.

Drone Maintenance Insurance $5K/yr

[#5] Annual maintenance, spare parts, and insurance for reconnaissance drones.

Portable Lab Consumables $5K/yr

[#23] Consumables for portable lab/toxicology (~$5,000/yr depending on throughput).

Surveillance Cloud Storage $2K/yr

[#4] Cloud storage, bandwidth, and hosting for covert video/audio feeds.

Staff Wages $0/yr

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Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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Amnestic Administration Per Event $0/yr

[#9] Per-event administration team and consumables ~ $250,000 (set to 0 here; event-driven; modeled in scenarios).

Medical Monitoring And Aftercare Per Event $0/yr

[#10] Post-amnesticization medical monitoring & acute care per mass event ~ $500,000–$1,000,000 (event-driven).

Transport Of Captured Subject Per Incident $0/yr

[#12] Per-incident transport: local armored transfer ~$20,000; international transfer/airlift ~$50,000–$150,000 (event-driven).

Forensic Investigation Per Incident $0/yr

[#13] Per-incident forensic response ~$20,000–$50,000; crime-scene cleanup ~$5,000–$20,000 (event-driven).

Archive Records Modification Per Incident $0/yr

[#16] Per-incident document/records modification and local contractor costs ~ $50,000 (event-driven).

Incident Liability Reserve Per Incident $0/yr

[#22] Per-fatal-incident hush payments and victim management ~$50,000–$250,000 (event-driven).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr

95.0% probability / year

Normal year with surveillance and low-level operations only, no resumed killings or mass events.

no_incidents steady_monitoring

🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr

4.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized resumption of one or a few killings requiring targeted response, forensics, limited PR/legal action and transport.

single_resumed_killing local_police_investigation limited_scene_response

🚨 Major Incident $4.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.4M vs baseline

Full reclassification to Keter with mass amnesticization of police force / mass medical monitoring and wide PR/legal operations.

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👥 Personnel 18 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#1] Eight deployed field agents on patrol (salaries/hazard pay included in recurring costs).
Local Contractors	4	[#2] Local drivers, translators, cultural advisors, and admin support (contractors).
Research Scientist / Intelligence Analyst	2	[#19] Two analysts monitoring intelligence feeds and social media (salaries included).
Cover NGO Staff	4	[#7] Local cover-organization staff funded under NGO operations (rent/program/staffing budget).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are drawn directly from analyst-provided line items where available; ranges and event-driven items introduce uncertainty (notably the full-removal operation and per-incident medical/legal costs). Probabilities are subjective given long inactivity since 2012.

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