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SCP-7488 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7488
Expected annual
$36.3M
One-time setup
$390.3M
Annual recurring
$32.0M
Personnel
68
One-time containment and mitigation setup is dominated by large construction, R&D and contingency reserves (~$390M one-time). Ongoing yearly operations, staffing, information-control and R&D support are the main recurring drivers (~$32M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $390.3M
Contingency Reserve Mass Casualty $275.0M
[#28] Mass-casualty contingency reserve for emergency mass-amnestic distribution, evacuations, and long-term response.
Long Term R&D Program Start $40.0M
[#22] Initial seed for multi-year fundamental neutralization/mitigation R&D program.
Amnestic R&D Program $29.0M
[#10] One-time R&D program startup costs for development of safe amnestics/retrograde agents (multi-year program seed).
Facilities $19.0M
[#1] Reinforced, soundproof auditorium / containment theatre build — primary physical container.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $9.0M
[#3] Secure memetic/cognitohazard laboratory fit-out (psychological BSL-4).
Legal Contingency Reserve $5.5M
[#20] One-time legal/compensation reserve fund (setup of larger contingency reserve).
Equipment $3.1M
[#6, #8, #27] Vehicles/equipment purchase, initial monitoring/hardening hardware, specialized instrumentation initial prototyping/build.
Quarantine Wards Buildout $3.0M
[#9] Build-out and equipping of negative-pressure isolation rooms, psych/ICU capacity.
Redundancies And Contingency Systems $3.0M
[#17] Backup containment cell, duplicate HVAC, spare suits, duplicate data center build/fortification.
Ppe Suits $950K
[#7] Initial procurement of ~100 custom cognitive-shielded suits (estimate midpoint).
Hvac Installation $725K
[#2] Dedicated HVAC, negative-pressure, HEPA/ULPA, exhaust treatment installation.
Communications System Build $625K
[#25] Emergency broadcast/failsafe system build (secure lines, pre-authorized permissions).
Insurance Setup $625K
[#29] One-time setup costs for escrow/insurance instruments and risk-financing structures.
Data Handling Initial $375K
[#23] Initial secure-archive, redaction tech, air-gapped storage hardware build.
Secure Storage Vaults $325K
[#13] Vault build/fit for anomalous artifacts and environmental controls.
Props Initial $55K
[#26] Initial controlled prop set for shows and safe replicas.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $32.0M/yr
Staff Wages $6.3M/yr
[#4, #5] Salaries & benefits for memeticologists, cognitive scientists, neurologists, psych staff, engineers, lab techs, and 24/7 security guard teams.
Cover Story And Legal $5.3M/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing information security, censorship, media remediation, legal teams and recurring liability/compliance costs.
Long Term R&D Ongoing $5.0M/yr
[#22] Ongoing multi-year funding for fundamental neutralization/mitigation R&D (digital/memetic countermeasures, vaccines).
Amnestic Production Stockpiling $3.0M/yr
[#10] GMP production and stockpiling of amnestic doses for subject treatment and emergency use.
Covert Retrieval Operations $2.8M/yr
[#21] Diplomatic, covert logistics, safehouses, charters and extraction teams for overseas retrievals.
Insurance Premiums And Reserves $2.8M/yr
[#29] Annual premiums, reserves and escrow contributions for emergency payouts and rapid procurement.
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#3, #8, #27, #23] Lab operations & calibration, monitoring staff & storage, instrumentation maintenance, data handling operations.
Quarantine Operations $1.2M/yr
[#9] Operating costs for isolation beds, on-site pharmacy, psych/ICU staffing and per-patient care baseline.
Supplies And Consumables $780K/yr
[#7, #11, #26] PPE consumables replacement, baseline pharmaceuticals/psychotropics supply, props replacement/consumables.
Public Health Coordination $600K/yr
[#24] Contracts and liaisons with hospitals, coroners, police and health departments.
Facilities Maintenance $575K/yr
[#17, #18] Generator fuel/maintenance, general facilities utilities and upkeep (HVAC redundancies and facility systems).
Logistics And Transport $450K/yr
[#6] Maintenance/ops for armored transports, decon vans, and rapid-response vehicles.
Controlled Audience Program $300K/yr
[#14] Recruiting, housing, medical monitoring and per-event logistics for controlled audiences.
Psychological Aftercare $300K/yr
[#16] Therapy, long-term psychiatric care and reintegration support for staff and subjects.
Communications Maintenance $300K/yr
[#25] Regular testing and maintenance of emergency broadcast/failsafe systems.
Auditing And Oversight $250K/yr
[#30] Internal/external audits, ethics panels, and oversight reporting.
Decontamination And Disposal $150K/yr
[#12] Routine hazardous-waste disposal, incineration contracts, laundering, and liquid waste treatment.
Training And Certification $150K/yr
[#15] Regular memetic-hazard response training, drills and external instructors.
Hvac Maintenance $95K/yr
[#2] Filter replacement, UV-C system upkeep, redundant blower maintenance.
Secure Storage Vaults Ops $40K/yr
[#13] Vault environmental controls and surveillance operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $32.0M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with controlled staged exposures, routine operations and no major containment breaches.
no breaches routine research and shows planned procurement and R&D
🚨 Minor Incident $35.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring rapid-response, targeted amnestic administration, retrieval and extra PR/legal work.
small breach at containment theatre limited public exposure targeted extraction required
🚨 Major Breach $107.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$75.0M vs baseline
Significant outside outbreak requiring mass medical surge, large-scale amnestic production/use, major retrievals and expanded info-control.
widespread public spread multiple-city outbreaks mass amnestic deployment
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $332.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$300.0M vs baseline
Full-scale global or national pandemic escalation requiring contingency reserve drawdown, emergency mass-amnestic programs and long-term recovery operations.
uncontrolled global dissemination failure of containment redundancies simultaneous multi-region outbreaks
🚨 Political Exposure $52.0M/yr
1.5% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Significant leak/public exposure leading to legal settlements, heavy public relations and intensive information-containment operations.
media leak whistleblower publication legal action/FOIA cascade
👥 Personnel 68 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 10 [#4] Senior memeticologists, cognitive scientists, neurologists and research leads included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#5] 24/7 armed on-site security, memetics-aware guard teams; count chosen to match payroll assumptions.
Lab Technician 8 [#3, #8] Laboratory technicians supporting experiments, instrumentation, and calibration.
Medical Officer 6 [#9, #11] Psych/ICU staff and on-site medical personnel for treatment and monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#2, #17, #18] Containment engineers, HVAC and generator maintenance staff.
Hazardous Materials Technician 3 [#6, #12] Decon and hazardous-waste handling teams.
IT/Cybersecurity Specialist 2 [#23, #19] Secure archives, redaction workflows and information-security operations.
Administrative Staff 4 [#4, #20] Admin, scheduling, compliance and program support included in staff_wages.
Legal / Public Affairs 2 [#19, #20] In-house legal and cover-story/public-affairs personnel for ongoing response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Large ranges in the analyst estimates, the dual memetic/contagion nature of SCP-7488, and the presence of very large contingency reserves produce high uncertainty. Many line items (R&D scale, contingency reserve sizing, probability of breaches) are scenario-dependent and only coarsely estimated.
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