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SCP-7557 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7557
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$9.4M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
26
One-time startup and contingency reserves total approximately $9.28M driven largely by contingency/exposure reserves and capital lab/vault/equipment; baseline recurring operations are roughly $2.83M/yr driven by staff wages, legal/PR/insurance, conservation/cataloging, and per-item handling.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.4M
Contingency Exposure $5.0M
[#25] Large-exposure contingency reserve for political/ethical fallout, major legal/diplomatic reparations and long-term PR remediation (highly uncertain).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M
[#7, #10] Conservation lab build-out (benches, fume hoods, environmental chambers) plus capital analytical instruments (if purchased) and lab start-up materials.
Equipment $835K
[#4, #6, #14, #19, #13] Surveillance hardware (cameras/sensors/recorders), one armored/secure transport vehicle purchase, remote-inspection/robotics primary systems, initial IT servers/hardware, and initial packing/crate stock.
Facilities $700K
[#1, #5, #11] Secure-room door/physical barriers, antechamber/airlock construction, and initial secure storage/vault build-out (shelving, climate envelope, fire suppression).
Legal Diplomatic Reserve $500K
[#17] Initial reserve fund for legal/diplomatic contingencies, counsel retainers, and initial repatriation/resolution payments.
Asset Replacement Reserve $500K
[#24] One-time recommended reserve for asset replacement/repatriation settlements.
Emergency Response Reserve $500K
[#18] Rapid-response reserve to fund emergency transport, additional security activations, crisis logistics and immediate containment repairs.
Packing Initial Stock $100K
[#13] Initial stock of archival crates, foam inserts, gel packs, silica gel, labels and adhesives for rapid artifact-specific packing.
Cover Story Initial $50K
[#16] Initial cover story setup costs: fake contractor invoices, signage/PR setup, and initial museum compensation arrangements.
Initial Vetting And Training $40K
[#15] Initial background checks, security clearance processing, and initial operational training for embedded and Foundation personnel.
Archival Expansion Capex $0
[#23] [] Initial main vault built above; additional archival expansion capex is treated as a programmatic scaling cost (not included in baseline one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #8, #9] 24/7 on-site security guards (rotating shifts), embedded operatives salaries and benefits, surveillance/monitoring operators, secure-transport drivers, conservation staff salaries, and cataloging/curatorial/database staff salaries.
Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr
[#16, #17, #24] Annual PR/compensation budget for the museum liaison, ongoing legal/diplomatic counsel spend, and insurance premium allocation for high-value cultural property.
Per Item Handling $200K/yr
[#22] Per-object handling, transport, condition reporting, photography, minimal stabilization and cataloging. Baseline assumes ~1,000 items/year @ ~$200/object; this is the key scaling parameter.
Supplies And Consumables $160K/yr
[#8, #13, #20, #21] Conservation consumables (solvents, adhesives), packing replenishment, health monitoring/occupational safety recurring costs, and pest control/biohazard disposal contracts.
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#5, #11, #12] Annual maintenance, HVAC/dehumidification energy costs and upkeep for antechamber, vaults, and support infrastructure (utilities/backup power servicing).
Research And Monitoring $110K/yr
[#10, #14] Outsourced analytical testing budget (per-sample testing) and maintenance/operations for remote-inspection equipment and monitoring instrumentation.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#6] Driver salaries and operating costs per vehicle (fuel, maintenance, GPS tracking, secure routing).
Archival Expansion Opex $30K/yr
[#23] Ongoing operating costs associated with incremental archival/storage expansion if additional vault space is authorized (climate, staff, maintenance).
Training And Vetting $25K/yr
[#15] Ongoing background checks, periodic polygraphs, refresher training, and insider-threat monitoring.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; steady removal at baseline rates and routine maintenance/legal/PR spend.
no breaches authorized removals within quota routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$475K vs baseline
Small unauthorized access or minor containment breach that requires limited emergency response and repairs.
unauthorized access localized containment repair limited PR/legal action
🚨 Major Breach $6.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.2M vs baseline
Significant breach or theft requiring full emergency response, major containment repairs, legal action and asset replacement.
major security breach loss/damage of multiple items international legal/diplomatic response
🚨 Political Exposure $10.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Operation becomes public or an international repatriation/legal scandal triggers large reparations and long-term remediation.
public leak diplomatic repatriation claims major legal judgments
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#2] 24/7 rotating guard detail (estimate 6–8 guards; midpoint used).
Embedded Operative / Cover Staff 3 [#3] Operatives embedded in British Museum personnel to maintain cover and control requisitions.
Monitoring Operator 5 [#4] CCTV/sensor operators and monitoring staff separate from physical guards.
Conservator / Conservation Technician 4 [#7, #8] Head conservator plus conservators/technicians for immediate stabilization and processing of removed items.
Research Scientist / Curator / Cataloguer 6 [#9] Archaeologists, curators, cataloguers and database staff to log and research items.
Driver / Transport Operator 1 [#6] Secure transport driver associated with armored vehicle operations (baseline one vehicle assumed).
📋 Confidence Notes
Significant uncertainty due to the anomaly's unbounded supply of items, unclear realistic removal quotas, and highly variable incident severity (political exposure/major breaches). Many cost drivers are scenario-dependent and scale non-linearly with per-item removal.
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