SCP-7530
Unknown
?
low confidence
SCP-7530
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
13
Estimated one-time setup costs ~ $2.05M driven by site works, specialized instrumentation, and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs ≈ $1.89M driven by staff wages (security + research), contingency/insurance reserves, and ongoing monitoring.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $2.0M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.9M/yr
Normal year with steady monitoring, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
no breach
routine maintenance
regular research ops
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Minor Incident
$2.1M/yr
Localized incident (small breach, equipment damage, or acute medical/psych event) requiring emergency response and repairs.
small containment breach
equipment failure
localized medical incident
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Major Breach
$3.9M/yr
Significant containment breach, civilian exposure, or structural collapse requiring evacuation, large repairs, legal action, and extended research response.
structural failure
civilian discovery
widespread equipment loss
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Catastrophic Escalation
$10.0M/yr
Anomalous escalation (expanding spatial effects, contagious cognitive spread, or requirements for mass relocation) requiring large-scale mitigation and multi-year operations.
anomalous expansion
contagious cognitive effects
mass relocation orders
Personnel
13 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 4 | [#3] Dedicated on-site security rotation (4 guards) to provide 24/7 remote monitoring and periodic presence. |
| Research Scientist | 3 | [#10] Geophysicist (1), senior anomalous researcher (1), junior researcher (1) for ongoing study and analysis. |
| Data Analyst | 1 | [#10, #16] Data processing/analysis for sensors, video, and astronomical/transient data. |
| Field Technician / Maintenance | 2 | [#11, #4, #5] On-call technicians to service sensors, probes, and power systems. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#12] Part-time/consulting clinical psychologist/psychiatrist and medical monitoring support (counted as 1 on-call staff). |
| Administrative Staff | 1 | [#17, #27] Program management, liaison, accounting, and legal coordination. |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 1 | [#27] Oversight and high-level coordination with Foundation command. |
Confidence Notes
SCP-7530 has uncertain, indeterminate-depth anomalous properties. Analyst notes provide many line-item ranges, but wide uncertainty in drilling/escalation costs and rare-event probabilities lowers confidence.