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SCP-7491 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7491
Expected annual
$40K
One-time setup
$62K
Annual recurring
$38K
Personnel
0.6
One-time setup is approximately $61,700 driven by optional noöspheric instrumentation, legal/incident reserves and initial containment hardware; recurring operational costs are about $37,950/yr driven by experimentation, administrative oversight and modest security allocations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $62K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#9] Optional noöspheric signature measurement equipment (EEG rigs, software, calibration) allocated as marginal one-time purchase.
Incident Response Reserve $20K
[#14] Reserved fund for emergency quarantine, overtime and containment response.
Legal Cover Retainer $10K
[#13] One-time contingency retainer for external contractors (legal/PR) per analyst note lower-mid estimate.
Decommissioning And Destruction $6K
[#17] Archive/destruction or decommissioning procedure cost (controlled destruction).
Equipment $2K
[#2, #4] Tamper/contact sensors and local logger hardware ($1,200) plus one-time camera purchase ($1,000).
Facilities $2K
[#1] Secure storage locker, lockset and mounting to site racks.
Training And Briefing Development $2K
[#7] One-time creation of handler memetic briefings and training materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $38K/yr
Staff Wages $18K/yr
[#5, #6, #12, #18, #19] Incremental guard hours apportioned to this item, Noöspherics approver time, specialist records/redaction labor, audit labor, and IT admin portion.
Research And Monitoring $13K/yr
[#2, #4, #7, #11, #15] Logger/network footprint and maintenance, camera storage retention, recurring refresher training, per-experiment budget (annualized estimate), and personnel health monitoring/counseling.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#10, #8, #20] Consumables (gloves, evidence bags, seals), psychological screening payments for handlers, and miscellaneous administrative overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3] Marginal site overhead allocation (utilities, real estate, insurance/accounting) apportioned to Research Area-57.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#16] Transport and transfer costs per move (estimated 4 transfers/year at average cost).
It Security And Access Control $750/yr
[#19] Licensing and non-labor IT access control costs (admin labor portion allocated to staff_wages).
Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $38K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with standard monitoring, occasional experiments, and routine oversight.
routine_experiments regular_audit_and_training no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $53K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Small unintended noöspheric effect or isolated exposure requiring short quarantine, overtime and counseling.
unintended_noöspheric_effect small_quarantine staff_overtime
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $98K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Significant research opportunity leads to accelerated experiments and one-time procurement of specialized equipment and contractor support.
major_research_opportunity additional_experiments equipment_procurement
👥 Personnel 0.6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.25 [#5] Fractional allocation of on-site guard hours apportioned to incremental patrols and transfer escorts.
Research Scientist (Noöspherics approver) 0.15 [#6] Senior researcher time for approvals, oversight and occasional supervision.
Administrative Staff (Records/Archivist) 0.1 [#12] Time for records management, classification and redaction.
Auditor / Compliance Officer 0.05 [#18] Periodic internal audit and compliance reviews (fractional allocation).
IT Administrator 0.05 [#19] Account and access control administration for approval workflows (fractional allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide specific line-item ranges for every cost; object risk is low and containment is straightforward, but many items are optional or range-based (equipment purchase, incident fund, experiment frequency), so estimates carry moderate uncertainty.
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