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SCP-7571 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7571
Expected annual
$835K
One-time setup
$242K
Annual recurring
$800K
Personnel
8
Initial one-time setup is moderate (approximately $242,000) for a dedicated monitoring room, sensors, and IT; recurring annual costs are driven by staffing, data storage, and research (roughly $800k/yr). Main drivers are 24/7 monitoring staff, research/scan budgets, and contingency/reserve funding.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $242K
Facilities $110K
[#1, #14, #21] Construction and structural upgrades for a dedicated containment/observation room (item 1), backup-power/hardening hardware (item 14), and physical security hardware (item 21).
Equipment $90K
[#2, #3, #5, #15] CCTV/audio and sensor arrays (item 2), physiological monitoring kits (item 3), secure acquisition servers/hot storage (item 5), and IT/telecom hardening hardware (item 15).
Personnel Vetting $18K
[#16] Initial increased vetting & clearance costs (estimated per-staff initial vetting for ~9 monitored personnel) (item 16 one-time portion).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#10] Initial purchase/custom development of analysis software and toolchain (item 10 one-time portion).
Emergency Kit $6K
[#13] One-time emergency response kit (sedatives, restraints, stretcher hookups) and initial supplies (item 13 one-time portion).
Training Development $3K
[#19] One-time development of SCP-specific training materials and procedures (item 19 one-time portion).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $800K/yr
Staff Wages $425K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] 24/7 monitoring crew (item 7), senior research oversight partial FTEs (item 8), and research assistants/data analysts (item 9). Combined annual wages and benefits.
Opportunity Costs $150K/yr
[#18] Role backfill, overtime, and lost productivity costs for personnel whose duties are constrained by containment (item 18).
Contingency Reserve $100K/yr
[#22] Flexible reserve for unexpected escalation, transfer, or rapid research expansion (item 22).
Research And Monitoring $21K/yr
[#4, #6] Neuroimaging session budget (fMRI/PET scans) (item 4) and long-term archival/cold storage costs (item 6).
Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr
[#17] Legal, communications, cover stories, NDAs, and administrative overhead to preserve secrecy (item 17).
Emergency Drills $12K/yr
[#13] Ongoing training, drills, on-call premiums and refreshes for emergency response (item 13 recurring portion).
Communications Testing $12K/yr
[#23] Periodic telecom compatibility testing and countermeasure hardening for site communications (item 23).
Personnel Vetting Monitoring $11K/yr
[#16] Recurring integrity monitoring, recurrent polygraphs/biometric checks for monitored staff (item 16 recurring portion).
Medical And Mental Health $10K/yr
[#12] Ongoing medical and psychiatric care for the two subjects, counseling, medications, and neuropsych testing not covered by imaging budgets (item 12).
It Security And Patch Management $10K/yr
[#15] Ongoing patching, monitoring, and managed firewall/telemetry support for the air-gapped/segregated network segment (item 15 recurring portion).
Software Support And Licenses $8K/yr
[#10] Annual support/licenses and hosted tooling for EEG/fMRI and analysis frameworks (item 10 recurring portion).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#24] Transport, couriering secure media, incidental operational travel and meals for shifts (item 24).
Training And Certifications $6K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training for monitors/security/medical and periodic recertification (item 19 recurring portion).
Ethics And Oversight $6K/yr
[#20] IRB-style oversight, documentation, and compliance audit costs for human-subject research (item 20).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#14, #21] Ongoing maintenance of backup power/hardware and corridor/door maintenance and site-level adjustments (items 14 and 21 recurring portions).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#11] Consumables for physiological monitoring (disposable EEG pads, gels, PPE) (item 11).
Equipment Maintenance $3K/yr
[#2] Recurring maintenance and minor replacement for CCTV/audio and sensor hardware (item 2 maintenance portion).
Miscellaneous $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $800K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with continuous monitoring, scheduled research, and no major incidents.
steady-state monitoring scheduled scans routine audits
🚨 Minor Incident $1000K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized escalation requiring extra imaging, emergency interventions, increased on-call staffing and short-term relocation/containment measures.
subject acute distress anomalous escalation in symptoms temporary need for extra scans/medical intervention
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Severe containment failure or forced relocation requiring dedicated clinical-grade infrastructure, long-term relocation, and large-scale response.
uncontrolled telepathic transmission security compromise requiring relocation external exposure requiring legal/PR response
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Monitoring Officer 4 [#7] 24/7 live-feed and physiological monitors (covering three shifts; 3–4 FTE range in notes).
Research Scientist 2 [#8] Senior oversight (partial FTEs: Drs. Quinlan and Gladwyn) allocated to SCP-7571.
Research Assistant / Data Analyst 2 [#9] Staff to annotate/process data and run experiments (1–3 range; midpoint used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Core recurring costs (staffing, storage, routine research) are well-specified from the analyst notes, but significant ranges exist for initial construction, vetting headcount, and escalation scenarios; contingency sizing and incident probabilities are approximate.
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