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SCP-7499 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-7499
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
3
Estimated one-time program setup and investigative costs are approximately $2.40M, with recurring annual costs of about $1.10M; main drivers are archaeological remediation/site work, research start-up/conservation, and ongoing research/rapid-response and security staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Site Demolition Cleanup $500K
[#22] Worst-case demolition, asbestos/soil remediation and full site cleanup (scale-dependent).
Research Program Startup $400K
[#16] Initial grants and lab setup for cross-disciplinary research (physicists, psychologists, anthropologists) — start-up instrumentation and modeling.
Opportunity Cost And Overhead One Time $399K
[#25] One-time portion of program overhead/opportunity cost (~20% applied to one-time program expenditures).
Archaeological Excavation Remediation $300K
[#3] Controlled excavation and remediation if remains/artifacts found (scales with scope).
Museum Study Room Setup $175K
[#23] Secure supervised viewing room build-out for vetted researchers (security, audiovisual control).
Audio Forensic Analysis $115K
[#7] Spectral recovery, AI reconstruction, computational resources and specialist labor to attempt audio recovery.
Conservation Restoration $108K
[#5] Stabilization and restoration of nitrate film, photographs, textiles; specialist conservators and treatments.
Field Survey Site Assessment $88K
[#2] Geophysical survey, permits, site visits, environmental baseline sampling and lab analysis.
Historical Investigation $80K
[#1] Archival research, travel, interviews, document access fees (2 researchers, 6–12 weeks).
Archival Storage Setup $62K
[#8] Build or lease climate-controlled vault room: HVAC, fire suppression, basic shielding features.
Data Security One Time $48K
[#19] Hardware for air-gapped cold copies, encryption hardware, secure archival control setup.
Legal Permits One Time $42K
[#12] One-time legal fees, permits, government liaison and heritage compliance for acquisitions.
Artifact Recovery Transport $34K
[#4] Secure packing, transport, expedited shipping, customs/legal fees for artifacts from Australia.
High Resolution Digitization One Time $30K
[#6] Purchase/use of specialized scanners and creation of digital masters (one-time scanning and cataloguing).
Forensic Chain Of Custody $15K
[#18] Accreditation, legal-grade documentation, notarized chains, forensics lab protocols.
Facilities $0
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Equipment $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#16, #17] Ongoing research program funding and digital monitoring infrastructure/analysts (includes social media/CCTV scraping costs).
Staff Wages $220K/yr
[#10] Salaries for ongoing researchers, conservators, and graduate assistants (approx. 2–3 FTEs).
Opportunity Cost And Overhead Recurring $184K/yr
[#25] Recurring program overhead and administrative burden (~20% applied to recurring program costs).
Rapid Response Mtf Allocation $150K/yr
[#15] On-call mobile team stipend, readiness training, travel and light equipment.
Security Personnel And Access Control $80K/yr
[#11] Guards, badge systems, CCTV monitoring and physical access control for stored artifacts.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#13] Ongoing PR/cover operations, media handling, controlled FOIA responses and liaison.
Amnestic Witness Mitigation Fund $50K/yr
[#14] Budgeted fund for amnestics, legal settlements, or witness mitigation contingencies.
Archival Storage Maintenance $15K/yr
[#9] HVAC power, media migration, off-site backups, tape rotation and cloud cold storage costs.
Insurance Reserve $15K/yr
[#20] Annual insurance or self-insurance reserve for transport, liability, and accidental losses.
Emotional Support And Medical Monitoring $15K/yr
[#21] Counseling, medical monitoring, and longer-term mental health follow-up for staff/witnesses.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#24] Film chemicals, PPE, archival sleeves, and other ongoing consumables.
Data Security Maintenance $5K/yr
[#19] Ongoing maintenance for air-gapped systems, encryption keys rotation, and periodic audits.
Digitization Migrations Recurring $4K/yr
[#6] Annual digital migration and metadata upkeep (ongoing masters migration).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; regular research, maintenance, staffing, monitoring, and contingency budgets are expended.
no new discoveries routine monitoring standard research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Discovery of residual remains/artifacts requiring targeted excavation, artifact recovery, and conservation work.
new residual artifacts discovered targeted excavation required
🚨 Major Remediation $2.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Site found to be contaminated/structurally compromised requiring full demolition and large-scale remediation plus increased legal/PR response.
contamination discovered need for demolition and soil remediation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Research uncovers reactivatable properties or memetic vectors requiring rapid program expansion and additional one-time research scale-up.
new memetic vector identified funding and infrastructure scale-up needed
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#10] Senior researcher leading investigations and analysis (part of staff_wages).
Conservator / Preservation Specialist 1 [#5, #10] Handles film, photo, and textile conservation (part of staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 1 [#10] Archive/catalog management, liaison, and coordination (part of staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP is Neutralized and analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges; however large ranges for remediation, research scale-up, and rare events create moderate uncertainty in mid-to-long-term totals.
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