SCP-7486 — SCP-7486 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7486 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-7486

Expected annual

$7.9M

One-time setup

$39.3M

Annual recurring

$7.7M

Personnel

Initial capital/setup is estimated at approximately $39.3M driven primarily by a bespoke 10 T levitation magnet, specialized facilities and contingency reserves; ongoing annual operating costs are roughly $7.7M/year driven by specialized staff, cryogenics, security, research and insurance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $39.3M

Equipment $21.3M

[#2, #3, #6, #7] Custom 10 T magnetic levitation system, initial cryogenics/refrigeration plant hardware, mechanical fail-safes / emergency catch systems, and non-magnetic remote handling/robotics initial procurement.

Facilities $9.2M

[#1, #4, #5, #9, #10, #25] Vault construction, electrical infrastructure/UPS/generator installation, stray-field shielding and exclusion perimeter, modular quarantine cells, HEPA/exhaust setup and initial waste capture installation, and land/lease for buffer.

Insurance Reserve $2.8M

[#22] Initial insurance/liability reserve fund to cover lawsuits, cleanup and compensation in worst-case exposures.

Decommissioning Reserve $2.8M

[#30] Pre-funded catastrophic-failure / decommissioning / emergency demolition reserve.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M

[#8, #11, #17, #18] Instrumentation and monitoring hardware compatible with high fields, initial staff health/environment screening/setup, imaging/material-analysis equipment purchase, and data-acquisition / air-gapped archival systems.

Relocation Vehicle Procurement $600K

[#21] Procurement and retrofits for heavy-lift crane / reinforced transport and secure convoy equipment.

Cover Story Setup $550K

[#19] Initial legal/cover-story setup, zoning/permissions and initial PR/legal contingency planning.

Amnestic Stockpile $300K

[#20] Initial amnestic and memetic-countermeasure stockpile, secure pharmacy setup and administration capability.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.7M/yr

Staff Wages $3.6M/yr

[#12, #13, #14, #15] Annual payroll for containment engineers & magnet/cryogenics technicians, security staff (24/7 rotations), scientific research staff (researchers + technicians), and medical/psychological team.

Research And Monitoring $970K/yr

[#8, #17, #18, #28] Annual research budget including controlled-experiment consumables, instrumentation calibration/replacement, imaging/analysis operations and data systems maintenance.

Cryogenics Operations $600K/yr

[#3] Ongoing cryogenics operations, helium/nitrogen supply, reliquefaction, recovery and specialized maintenance contracts.

Cover Story And Legal $275K/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal, cover-story maintenance, PR, local authority payments/compensation and contingency legal budgets.

Insurance Replenishment $275K/yr

[#22] Annual replenishment allotment for the insurance/reserve fund.

Facilities Maintenance $215K/yr

[#4, #5, #10] Ongoing maintenance of electrical infrastructure/backup generators (fuel & maintenance), stray-field monitoring/calibration and general facility upkeep including HEPA system maintenance.

Supplies And Consumables $175K/yr

[#23] Consumables and spare-parts inventory (non-magnetic tools, filters, seals, cryo spares, electronics spares).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $175K/yr

[#10] Annual operating costs for HEPA/activated-carbon exhaust processing, particulate capture, hazardous-waste incineration and disposal contracts.

Amnestic Operations $175K/yr

[#20] Ongoing use/training costs for amnestic administration and memetic-countermeasure development and deployment.

Equipment Insurance $175K/yr

[#26] Specialized insurance/maintenance contracts for high-value magnet and cryo equipment to reduce downtime risk.

Incident Investigations $150K/yr

[#27] Annual budget for investigations, audits and independent oversight into incidents, unauthorized movement, or leaks.

Training And Drills $150K/yr

[#16] SOP development, periodic drills, training and specialist certifications for staff and responding authorities.

Robotics Maintenance $125K/yr

[#7] Annual maintenance, spares and service contracts for non-magnetic remote handling systems.

Health Monitoring $125K/yr

[#11] Staff environmental and health monitoring, dosimetry, exposure logs, screening and related recurring medical surveillance.

Waste Handling $113K/yr

[#24] Long-term storage, classification and destruction of unusual disintegration residues and regulatory compliance handling.

Personnel Vetting $113K/yr

[#29] Recurring personnel vetting, background checks, polygraphs and counter-intelligence monitoring.

Community Relations $110K/yr

[#25] Ongoing community engagement, indemnities, periodic safety updates and lease/land management costs for buffer zones.

Logistics And Transport $100K/yr

[#21] Baseline logistics readiness, permits, small relocation planning and transport readiness costs (excludes per-transport operation expenses).

Relocation Operations $50K/yr

[#21] Readiness and small-scale recurring costs to maintain relocation capability (does not include full per-transport incident costs).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.7M/yr

89.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, research and staffing costs only.

steady operations scheduled research no transport or major failures

🚨 Minor Incident $8.7M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Minor magnet/quench event or localized equipment failure requiring repair, overtime and temporary downtime.

magnet quench local equipment failure short containment breach response

🚨 Major Breach $10.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Owner-selection or public exposure event requiring large amnestic deployment, legal settlements, expanded PR, and emergency remediation.

500m relocation triggers owner civilian exposure major legal/PR response

🚨 Catastrophic Failure $27.7M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline

Catastrophic magnet failure or uncontrolled merged-entity cascade requiring full decommissioning, demolition, large-scale remediation and asset replacement.

total levitation system failure mass exposure / uncontrolled merges full-site decommissioning

👥 Personnel 31 total

Role	Count	Notes
Engineer / Maintenance (Containment & Magnet/Cryo Technicians)	4	[#12] Specialist engineering team for 24/7 magnet and cryogenics support (headcount drawn from recurring staff estimates).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#13] Armed guards and perimeter teams providing 24/7 coverage with rotations, training and rapid response.
Research Scientist	8	[#14] Physicists, materials scientists, xenobiologists and behavioral analysts conducting experiments and analysis.
Lab Technician	4	[#14] Laboratory technicians supporting experiments and instrumentation (counts included in recurring staff wages).
Medical Officer	3	[#15] On-call psychiatrist, memetic countermeasure specialist(s) and medics for screening, treatment and emergency response.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use midpoints of ranges in analyst notes and conservative assumptions for staffing and recurring contracts. Major hardware (magnet, shielding) and reserves have wide ranges, and anomalous behaviour (owner-selection, memetic effects) increases uncertainty.

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