SCP-7570
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SCP-7570
Expected annual
$9.0M
One-time setup
$9.1M
Annual recurring
$8.7M
Personnel
31
Estimated one-time startup ≈ $9.08M driven by site acquisition, hardening, power infrastructure and lab setup; recurring operations ≈ $8.73M/year driven by salaries, multi-year R&D, energy/fuel and security.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $9.1M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $8.7M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$8.7M/yr
Normal year with steady operations, routine maintenance, multi-year R&D tranches and no major incidents.
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Minor Incident
$9.1M/yr
Localized containment/equipment failure or short-term power spike requiring emergency response, repairs, temporary R&D acceleration and extra amnesticization/PR work.
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Major Breach
$15.7M/yr
Significant containment breach or major uncontrolled power draw requiring site-wide emergency operations, demolition/decommissioning reserve drawdown, accelerated R&D and large-scale PR/legal response.
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Personnel
31 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 7 | [#9] Senior Researcher (Regan Morgan) plus ~6 specialists (temporal physics, EE, data science). |
| Technical Staff | 6 | [#10] Technicians, lab managers, instrument techs, IT and facilities support. |
| Security Officer / Site Security & Guards | 18 | [#11] On-site armed guard rotation (16+ supervisors/chief) to maintain minimum four guards on duty and QRF readiness. |
Confidence Notes
Many line items are based on analyst mid-range assumptions and canonical staffing data (moderate confidence), but significant uncertainty remains around sustained power draw of SCP-7570 and scale/duration of the R&D 'erasure' program, which could change costs by multiples.