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SCP-7536 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7536
Expected annual
$4.3M
One-time setup
$5.2M
Annual recurring
$4.0M
Personnel
17
One-time setup and containment hardware are moderate (~$5.16M total one-time largely driven by contingency and insurance reserves and initial lab/system builds); recurring costs are dominated by personnel (MTF retainer + research) and ongoing monitoring/response budgets (~$4.05M/yr baseline), with major incident response and long-term monitoring escalation as the main cost drivers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.2M
Insurance Reserve $2.8M
[#24] Contingency insurance & indemnity pool target (one-time reserve allocation to reach target level).
Incident Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#16] Initial contingency fund / reserve to cover large incident remediation, emergency response and remediation (initial seed reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $606K
[#9, #14, #22, #7] Secure memetics/ethics lab setup, social-media/build systems, high-assurance data storage setup, and one-off advanced diagnostics.
Witness Protection Per Case $275K
[#13] Per-case witness protection/relocation & identity-management cost (one-off per case; average chosen representative figure).
Equipment $142K
[#3, #5] Capture kit, drones, armored transport and containment CCTV/electronic monitoring one-time purchases.
Facilities $78K
[#4, #6] Containment unit construction/adaptation and visual/audio isolation/shielding one-time fit-out (double-door airlock, sight barriers, soundproofing).
End Of Life Disposal Per Event $55K
[#25] Per-event end-of-life / disposal protocol costs (secure disposal, autopsy, memetic clearing).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#2, #8, #17, #7, #20] Dedicated MTF retainer (pro-rated salaries), core research personnel salaries & benefits, forensics team payroll, part-time veterinary/anomalous animal specialist wages, and ethical oversight staff costs.
Long Term Monitoring $600K/yr
[#21] Program-level costs if containment remains impractical: ongoing monitoring, larger rapid-response readiness, public-safety mitigation programs (baseline allocation assumed for possible scale-up).
Contingency Insurance Contribution $500K/yr
[#24] Annual funding toward insurance/indemnity pool and potential large payouts to cover litigation or settlements.
Research And Monitoring $362K/yr
[#9, #10, #14] Ongoing memetic lab operations, neuroimaging / clinical testing program costs, and social-media / reporting system maintenance/licensing & analyst support.
Incident Response Reserve Contribution $300K/yr
[#16] Annual contribution to incident response & remediation fund to replenish contingency spending capacity.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#15] Base legal/PR retainer and routine media management/cover-story upkeep (major incident payouts handled via scenarios/contingency reserves).
Mtf Deployment Operations $120K/yr
[#1] Expected annual cost for MTF rapid deployments (assumes ~3 typical domestic deployments @ ~$40k each).
Case Management $105K/yr
[#11] Case officer assignment, monitoring and basic support for concurrent SCP-7536-A instances (assumes ~3 concurrent targets at midpoint per-target cost).
Witness Protection $100K/yr
[#13] Recurring budget for smaller relocations, identity management support and living stipends (large per-case costs treated as one-time incident expenses).
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#18] Database maintenance, compliance paperwork, clearance management and general admin support.
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #22, #23] Annual maintenance and backup power/storage costs for capture/containment equipment and CCTV, upkeep of isolation/shielding, secure data backup operations, and routine decontamination/consumables.
Mental Health Treatment $50K/yr
[#12] Outpatient/inpatient mental-health services for targeted individuals (baseline program of therapy & stabilization).
Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr
[#3, #7, #23] Consumables for capture operations (darts, nets, drone parts), veterinary consumables and routine replacement items for containment suite.
Training And Sop $25K/yr
[#19] Annual training, exercises and SOP development for handlers and clinicians.
Forensic Case Costs $20K/yr
[#17] Average annual budget for forensic/death-investigation per-case expenses; core forensics team payroll included in staff_wages.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.0M/yr
65.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing monitoring, staff wages, routine research, maintenance and steady-state contingency contributions; no major incidents or relocations beyond expected case management.
no major SCP-7536 event routine monitoring only
🚨 Minor Incident $4.7M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$680K vs baseline
One notable SCP-7536 event that requires witness relocation/protection, targeted mental-health/inpatient care, legal/PR response and incident remediation funding.
single high-risk SCP-7536 event witness protection relocation legal/PR response
🚨 Major Breach $8.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Severe containment incident (site breach or related cascade like Incident 7536-104) requiring large-scale emergency response, multi-agency containment, mass casualty response, major legal settlements and long-term recovery.
containment breach multi-anomaly cascade major legal/settlement costs
🚨 Prolonged Uncontainable Monitoring $4.7M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Operational regime where capture remains infeasible and monitoring/mitigation programs must be expanded significantly (public campaigns, higher readiness, increased case management).
capture deemed impossible geographic spread of incidents expanded mitigation programs
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 Dedicated Lambda-4 detachment on retainer (pro-rated salaries included in staff_wages) [#2].
Research Scientist 2 Behavioral biologist and cognitive scientist (part of core research team) [#8].
Lab Technician 2 Technicians supporting experiments, imaging sessions and equipment upkeep [#8, #10].
Data Analyst 1 Analyst for social-media scraping, geospatial correlation and case analytics [#14].
Forensic Investigator 2 Small forensics/death-investigation team (payroll included in staff_wages; per-case costs in forensic_case_costs) [#17].
Veterinary Specialist / Animal Care 1 Part-time anomalous animal specialist / vet for periodic checks and husbandry (costs in staff_wages and supplies) [#7].
Administrative Staff / Program Coord 1 Admin and documentation overhead support (DB maintenance, clearances, SOP updates) [#18].
📋 Confidence Notes
Substantial uncertainty in incident frequency, severity distribution, and whether SCP-7536 remains containable; many costs are driven by rare but high-cost events and contingency/insurance choices, so estimates use midpoints and judgment-based probabilities.
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