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SCP-7552 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7552
Expected annual
$11.4M
One-time setup
$83.5M
Annual recurring
$10.1M
Personnel
29
Initial one-time capital to build redundant TEC, chambers, and specialized hardware is large (tens of millions); annual operations are driven by specialized scientific/security staffing, legal/cover operations, compute and energy costs. Combined, expected long-run annual spending (including mitigation probability weighting) is roughly $11M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $83.5M
Facilities $38.2M
[#1, #2, #19, #20] Construction and installation of 3 vacuum observation chambers, a Total Exclusion Chamber (TEC), cleanroom upgrades, and emergency/upgrades (hermetic seals, lockdown systems, filtration/air-handling).
Catastrophic Response Reserve $25.0M
[#22] Recommended emergency reserve fund for containment failure, mass evacuation, decontamination, litigation and related catastrophic response costs.
Equipment $8.7M
[#3, #5, #6, #15, #16, #17, #18] Levitating suspension hardware & control systems, instrumentation suite, HUS/HPC hardware, secure storage systems, AIC hosting hardware, initial memetic countermeasure devices, and secure/forensic printers.
Decommissioning $5.2M
[#23] Decommissioning/neutralization/dismantling capability and secure disposal infrastructure.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M
[#14] High-end analytical instruments / initial research lab buildout (TEM/SEM/mass spec/Raman, cryogenic prep, cleanroom integration) or equivalent institutional access agreements capitalized.
Memetic Filter Development $730K
[#7] Development and certification of memetic filter middleware and operator-side integration devices.
Redundant Power $600K
[#11] UPS/generator capital installation sized for critical containment systems and compute.
Cover Story Initial $550K
[#21] One-off emergency PR/legal response funds and immediate cover-up contingency.
Spares Inventory $550K
[#24] Initial inventory of spare pumps, viewports, power electronics, magnet coils and critical sensors.
High Vacuum Infrastructure $375K
[#4] Capital pumps, cryopumps/turbomolecular units and associated controllers for initial chamber outfitting (per-chamber capital aggregated).
Comms Hardening $300K
[#27] TEMPEST/EMCON hardening capital (optical isolators, hardened links, air-gap hardware).
Independent Verification $110K
[#25] One-off peer-review studies and external verification/audit costs.
Training And Screening $100K
[#29] Initial memetic screening, psychological baseline testing, and specialized training program startup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.1M/yr
Staff Wages $4.1M/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #28] 24/7 monitoring staff, scientific team payroll (senior researchers, technicians, AI engineers, memetic officer), security guards and administrative/project management overhead (fully loaded salaries and benefits).
Cover Story And Legal $2.8M/yr
[#21] Annual retainer and active PR/legal mitigation to manage memetic-driven commercial activity, reimbursements, and litigation prevention.
Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr
[#5, #6, #15, #16, #18, #29, #30] Instrument calibration and maintenance, HUS software/maintenance, secure storage upkeep, AIC monitoring/retraining, printer/IT audit services, ongoing psychological monitoring, and discretionary experimental funds.
Energy Consumption $500K/yr
[#12] Electricity for continuous vacuum pumps, cryogenics, levitation hardware and compute racks (mid-case estimate).
Supplies And Consumables $285K/yr
[#13, #24] Cryogen resupply, vacuum consumables (oils, seals, gaskets), and spare-part replenishment consumables.
Logistics And Transport $175K/yr
[#26] Secure inter-site transport, escorted transfers, and liaison travel.
Calibration And Qa $175K/yr
[#25] Recurring external calibration contracts, QA/QC audits and independent verification retainers.
Memetic Filter Maintenance $125K/yr
[#7] Ongoing validation, updates and certification of memetic filters and operator devices.
Emergency Drills $125K/yr
[#20] Annual drills, coordination with off-site emergency response and evacuation planning.
Power And Fuel $110K/yr
[#11] Diesel/generator fuel contracts, periodic load-testing, and UPS testing.
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#19] Cleanroom filters, HVAC servicing, and routine TEC/room upkeep.
Communications Security $60K/yr
[#27] Ongoing TEMPEST audits, EMCON testing and communications security maintenance.
Memetic Countermeasures $60K/yr
[#17] Maintenance/replacement and ongoing programming for wearable/cognitive memetic dampeners and inoculation programs.
Vacuum Maintenance $38K/yr
[#4] Annual service, seal/viewports replacements and routine maintenance for high-vacuum hardware (per initial chamber aggregate).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.1M/yr
79.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, maintenance, monitoring, and cover operations.
routine maintenance scheduled experiments no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $10.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or memetic exposure affecting a few personnel and requiring repair, decontamination, and legal/PR response.
small radiation/memetic burst localized equipment damage limited staff exposure
🚨 Major Breach $24.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$14.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring large-scale evacuation, major repairs, extended decontamination, and substantial legal/PR expenditure.
TEC partial failure extensive energy/matter absorption multi-person memetic contamination
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $109.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$99.5M vs baseline
Full-scale catastrophic containment failure (uncontrolled entropy/absorption, wide-area effects) requiring invocation of emergency reserve and multi-site response.
complete TEC collapse unbounded absorption/entropy event mass public exposure
👥 Personnel 29 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Senior Researcher) 6 [#9] Senior researchers overseeing theoretical and experimental work.
Laboratory Technician 4 [#9] Technicians for chamber maintenance, sample prep and instrumentation.
AI Engineer / Admin 2 [#9] HUS/AIC engineers, software maintenance and administration.
Memetic Safety Officer 1 [#9] Responsible for memetic screening, filter validation and safety protocols.
Monitoring Technician 3 [#8] 24/7 filtered-output monitors (three shifts).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#10] Armed security for 24/7 coverage, specialized memetic-aware training.
Administrative Staff 3 [#28] Project managers, procurement, and compliance staff.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed ranges for most line items but many estimates are wide and some costs (anomalous shielding/levitation, reserve needs) are highly uncertain; amounts are mid-case selections from large ranges and contingent on engineering choices.
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