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SCP-7521 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7521
Expected annual
$11.7M
One-time setup
$10.4M
Annual recurring
$11.2M
Personnel
47
Initial containment and research setup is roughly $10.4M one-time, driven primarily by regional camera/imaging deployment, lab retrofit/instrumentation, and secure transport/storage. Annual operations are ~ $11.25M/yr dominated by staff wages (MTF, research, field teams), ongoing monitoring, legal/cover maintenance, and contingency reserves for exposures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.4M
Equipment $4.2M
[#4, #7, #8, #13, #18, #22, #26] Imaging/hardware for water intake stations and installation, secure transport vehicles/packaging startup, on-site autoclave/incinerator equipment, site security electronics, secure NAS/tape vaulting hardware, initial municipal negotiation/legal startup (packaged here), and comms/Faraday enclosure hardware.
Facilities $3.0M
[#1] Retrofit or full dedicated lab buildout (BSL-3/4-equivalent) including sealed workflow, negative pressure, HEPA/charcoal filtration, decon corridors, antechambers and camera/video feed integration.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.9M
[#2, #3, #5, #9, #16, #24] Robotic/remote handling glovebox integration, high-end analytical instrumentation (LC-MS/MS, HR-MS, NMR etc.), one-time image-analysis model development, secure cold storage/vault hardware, initial training/SOP curriculum development, and research-program setup costs.
Legal Cover Initial Contingency $200K
[#14] Initial contingency for cover-story/legal/PR setup (seeded narratives, retainers, initial payouts/contingency).
Field Team Startup Kits $45K
[#6] Startup kits for field sampling teams (boats, PPE, sealed sampling containers, portable camera rigs, decon trailers).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.2M/yr
Staff Wages $6.1M/yr
[#6, #11, #12, #13, #24, #25] Salaries and operating costs for field sampling teams, memetics/antimemetic specialists and psychologists, assigned MTF Alpha-1 personnel, site security guards, research-team salaries, and retention/hazard pay premiums.
Compensation Contingency $1.0M/yr
[#15] Annual budget for victim compensation/hush payments and relocation/buyouts set aside as recurring contingency.
Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal retainers, PR/cover story operations, local official compensation, and media/false-contractor operations.
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#24] Ongoing research program costs (non-salary equipment/consumables) for antimemetic neutralization/bypass and specialized research studies.
Medical And Forensic Services $500K/yr
[#10] Emergency response, high-security forensic processing, autopsy/morgue operations, and specialized pathology handling per-year contingency and expected incidents.
Mass Exposure Contingency $500K/yr
[#21] Annual set-aside for low-probability, high-impact mass-exposure response (escalation reserve for emergency mortuary/disposal/legal response).
Water Intake Monitoring $300K/yr
[#4] Maintenance, replacement, and data/processing costs for high-resolution camera arrays and imaging at municipal intake stations.
Ops Security And Ci $300K/yr
[#23] Redaction, counterintelligence, audits, polygraphs/psych evals and internal security operations.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#9, #17, #13] Ongoing maintenance and power for cold storage, generator/UPS fuel & maintenance, and security/electronics upkeep.
Utility Surcharge $200K/yr
[#19] Increased electricity/data-transfer costs for continuous lighting, high-speed cameras, processing at intake stations and decon water heating.
Municipal Contracts $200K/yr
[#22] Ongoing retainers and per-sample fees for agreements with water authorities and private labs.
Waste Disposal $150K/yr
[#8] Contracted hazardous disposal, incineration/plasma-gasification costs and throughput-dependent disposal budgets.
Logistics And Transport $140K/yr
[#7] Operating costs for secure sample transport vehicles, licensed drivers, fuel and maintenance.
Training And Sops $120K/yr
[#16] Recurring training delivery, drills, and staff time for camera-based handling, memetic safety, and emergency protocols.
Image Analysis Maintenance $60K/yr
[#5] Ongoing model retraining, compute costs, labeling, and software maintenance for image-analysis/AI detection.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#20] Sealed sample bottles, tamper-evident seals, PPE, disposable mounts, photographic markers, and standard chemical reagents.
Data Storage $40K/yr
[#18] Secure classified backups, offsite tape vaulting maintenance, and storage growth costs.
It Maintenance $25K/yr
[#26] Maintenance for secure comms equipment, Faraday enclosures and classified comms upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.2M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, research, and no major contamination events.
no detected contamination routine sampling and analysis ongoing research
🚨 Minor Incident $11.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Isolated detection requiring intensified sampling, additional lab-hours, limited public liaison and small settlements.
single municipal intake detection targeted populace exposure (<dozens) localized PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $16.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized municipal contamination causing dozens to hundreds of exposures requiring broad emergency response, legal action, and compensation.
widespread intake contamination public health emergency declarations significant legal/compensation payouts
🚨 Mass Exposure $61.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
City-scale or larger contamination with thousands affected, mass-casualty response, infrastructure replacement and major legal/cover-up costs.
multi-city or city-scale contamination large-scale fatalities/exposures widespread public/media exposure
👥 Personnel 47 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Agent / Security Officer 15 [#12] Dedicated MTF Alpha-1 deployment for investigative/protective operations, salaries, training and hazard pay.
Field Technician / Sampling Team 9 [#6] Three regional field sampling teams (three-person teams) conducting odd-hour sampling and evidence collection.
Research Scientist 6 [#3, #24] Analytical chemists and lab scientists operating high-end instrumentation and participating in long-term research programs.
Memetics / Antimemetic Specialist 4 [#11, #24] Specialists and psychologists focused on antimemetic effects, memetic research, and staff morale mitigation.
Site Security Guard 6 [#13] 24/7 armed guard detail, vetted and background-checked, supplemented by electronic access controls.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#17, #18] Maintenance for generators/UPS, environmental controls, and secure storage/data systems.
Medical Officer / Forensic Technician 2 [#10] Forensic pathology and high-security autopsy/morgue operations for exposures.
Administrative Staff / Logistics 3 [#7, #22, #14] Administrative support for transport logistics, municipal contracts, legal coordination and cover-story operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for equipment, personnel, and operations, enabling a reasoned mid-range estimate; uncertainty remains high for low-probability, high-impact events (antimemetic effects complicate detection and scale), so confidence is medium.
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