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SCP-7478 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7478
Expected annual
$5.1M
One-time setup
$11.3M
Annual recurring
$4.8M
Personnel
17
Initial containment and safe-monitoring posture requires approximately $11.3M one-time capital plus roughly $4.8M/yr to operate; the largest one-time drivers are specialized research setup and contingency seed funds, while recurring costs are dominated by specialized research staff, monitoring and imaging, and security wages.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M
[#14] Specialized retrocausality/temporal research program startup: lab-grade quantum/temporal instrumentation, modeling, protocol development and program setup.
Contingency Fund $3.0M
[#15] Seed containment breach & paradox contingency fund for timeline remediation, large-scale countermeasures and emergency mobilization.
Equipment $1.5M
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #10, #12, #16, #17, #20, #23, #25] Hardware and installed systems: biometric locks (#4), redundant recording (#5), analog backup gear (#6), telepresence/robotics (#7), medical equipment (#10), initial mnestic stock (#12), rapid-response kit-up (#16), data-integrity hardware (#17), atomic timekeeping (#20), transport retrofits (#23), environmental/monitoring sensors (#25).
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #2, #21, #22] Structural and site-level work: physical lockdown/door/airlock (#1), permanent sealing option (#2), off-site mirrored room equip/build (#21), replicated non-anomalous hallway build (#22). Values are midpoints summed for auditability.
Decommissioning Contingency $300K
[#27] One-time budget for controlled shutdown, disposal and associated mnestic campaigns/personnel changes if decommissioning required.
Contractor Settlement Contingency $275K
[#19] One-time contingency budget for potential settlements if external contractors/vendors are implicated.
Cover Story Initial $60K
[#18] One-time fabrication and initial misdirection costs for plausible cover permits/construction.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.8M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.0M/yr
[#5, #7, #10, #11, #13, #14, #17, #25, #26] Ongoing monitoring, imaging and program operations: archival storage/maintenance (#5), telepresence maintenance (#7), medical monitoring and consumables (#10), advanced imaging on-demand (#11), long-term therapy/mental-health services (#13), ongoing specialized research program ops (#14), data-integrity systems maintenance (#17), environmental/temporal monitoring analysis (#25), and periodic audits (#26).
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#3, #8, #24] Ongoing personnel wages: 3armed security rotations (#3), multidisciplinary research/containment team salaries (#8), legal/ethics/documentation staff (#24).
Offsite Staffing $275K/yr
[#21] Staffing costs for off-site mirrored observation and quarantine facility (separate geographical monitoring team).
Cover Story And Legal $185K/yr
[#18, #19] Recurring cover-story, legal/PR and vetting costs: ongoing PR/legal retainer and cover operations (#18), contractor vetting and NDA administration (#19).
Hazard Pay $150K/yr
[#9] Hazard pay, entry allowances and additional insurance premiums for personnel entering B9.
Rapid Response Training $125K/yr
[#16] Ongoing training and refreshers for rapid-response/MTF teams specialized for recursive/retrocausal incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#6, #12] Consumables: analog/film supplies and secure storage consumables (#6), mnestic/pharmacy resupply and testing (#12).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#23] Transport and vehicle upkeep for secure transfer of affected subjects and vehicles (#23).
Replicated Hallway Operation $30K/yr
[#22] Annual operation costs for the replicated non-anomalous hallway used for safe studies and simulations.
Timekeeping Maintenance $8K/yr
[#20] Calibration and maintenance of atomic clocks, GPS-disciplined servers and redundant timekeeping.
Access Control Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Recurring maintenance and support for biometric/two-factor access systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.8M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, staff wages, research operations and maintenance only.
no breaches steady research operations routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.3M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized exposure or limited paradox event requiring medical imaging/treatment, small MTF response and targeted remediation.
single-person exposure limited recursive anomaly detected small MTF deployment
🚨 Major Breach $9.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Wide-ranging containment failure or significant retrocausal/paradox requiring large-scale remediation, timeline remediation funds and extended mobilization.
multi-person exposure wave significant retrocausal event extended paradox requiring timeline remediation
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#3] 24/7 armed security rotation for access control and two-person rule near B9 (8–10 guards assumed; midpoint 9).
Research Scientist 3 [#8, #14] Senior scientific staff (memeticist, cognitive neuroscientist, theoretical/temporal physicist) included in research team salaries.
Lab Technician 2 [#8] Two lab technicians supporting experiments, remote operations and archival handling.
Medical Officer 1 [#8, #10] Full-time clinician/medic for acute response and monitoring.
Legal / Ethics Staff 2 [#24] Compliance, legal and ethical oversight personnel accounted in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Mid-level confidence: analyst notes provide detailed categorical estimates and ranges but the anomalous retrocausal nature creates high uncertainty in incident probabilities and long-run resource needs; many ranges were averaged to midpoints.
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