SCP-7579 — SCP-7579 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7579 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-7579

Expected annual

$1.7M

One-time setup

$2.7M

Annual recurring

$1.6M

Personnel

Initial one-time capital and contingency expenditures total approximately $2.68M, driven by specialized containment construction, Faraday/EM shielding and large contingency/reserve funds; recurring annual costs are about $1.63M/yr, driven primarily by staff wages, legal/cover costs, and ongoing readiness/maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M

Incident Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#26] Standing one‑time contingency reserve for breaches/incidents (emergency lockdown expansion, contractor work, offsite quarantine, covert recovery).

Decommissioning Contingency $750K

[#16] One‑time fund for decommissioning/neutralization contingency (specialized teams, safe destruction protocols).

Equipment $492K

[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #11, #17] Initial hardware and installation: Faraday cage/hardware certification (#2), redundant isolation power system initial install (#3), backup generator purchase (#4), obsolete/low‑capacity hardware acquisition (#5), non‑networked monitoring & DVRs (#7), initial rapid‑response equipment/training kit (#11), and offsite redundancy hardware (#17).

Facilities $400K

[#1] Construction of a Faraday‑compatible, double‑locked, blast/forensic rated containment room with EMI filtration, independent life‑support and secure HVAC; midpoint estimate used.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K

[#19] Specialized test apparatus and air‑gapped instrumentation (write‑only printers, analog I/O rigs) initial purchase and lab setup.

Misc Capital Items $12K

[#30] Small‑ticket capital items (locks, seals, Faraday‑lined crates, dedicated tools) initial purchase.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr

Staff Wages $630K/yr

[#8, #9, #10] 24/7 physical security (6 guards @ ~$45k = $270k/yr), one HMCL/Level‑3 researcher (~$160k/yr), and 2 supporting research/IT technicians (~$200k/yr combined).

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#13] Legal retainer, cover story operations, liaison/negotiation with local authorities and public affairs cover costs.

Opportunity Cost Rd Budget $200K/yr

[#27] Budget for controlled parallel R&D investigating any beneficial technologies while restricting dissemination (ethical review, controlled experiments).

Hardware Maintenance Contract $100K/yr

[#6] Specialist contractor retainer for legacy hardware, offline systems and EM‑safe maintenance (contractor fees/retainer).

Rapid Response Readiness $100K/yr

[#11] Ongoing readiness costs: training recertification, PPE refresh, EMP/kill‑switch maintenance, staged crates and emergency transport readiness.

Administrative Overhead $100K/yr

[#28] Administrative overhead & site allocation (HR, procurement, accounting, proportional site utilities).

Public Emergency Fund $75K/yr

[#29] Standing fund for accidental disclosures, witness relocation, public takedown operations and remediation.

Research And Monitoring $64K/yr

[#2, #7, #12, #19, #22, #23, #25] Recurring monitoring and research costs: Faraday recalibration/testing (~$3k/yr), monitoring system maintenance (~$2k/yr), secure audit logging (~$8k/yr), test apparatus calibration (~$5k/yr), IT air‑gap verification/penetration testing (~$20k/yr), record archival (~$6k/yr), and recurring training & drills (~$20k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $52K/yr

[#3, #4, #15, #17] Battery replacement amortization (~$10k/yr), generator fuel/maintenance (~$5k/yr), annual safety/certification testing (~$12k/yr), and offsite redundancy maintenance (~$25k/yr).

Insurance Liability $40K/yr

[#14] Insurance, liability & indemnity reserve (annual budget/captive insurance allocations).

Logistics And Transport $25K/yr

[#18] Transportation and secure relocation logistics (averaged per‑year budget for armored transport, Faraday‑lined crates and specialized handlers).

Ppe And Mental Health $20K/yr

[#21] Specialized PPE provisioning and mental health/counseling support for exposed staff and rotation programs.

Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr

[#20] Consumables & facilities overhead (HVAC filters, sanitary supplies, small parts).

Spares Refresh $6K/yr

[#5] Spare‑parts refresh for obsolete/low‑capacity hardware.

E Waste Disposal $5K/yr

[#24] Secure e‑waste disposal and hazardous materials recycling (batteries/electronics).

Misc Replacement $3K/yr

[#30] Recurring replacement for small‑ticket capital items (seals, small tools, crate maintenance).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, maintenance and staffing.

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🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized hardware failure or brief containment lapse requiring emergency contractors, short repairs and limited legal/cover interventions.

localized_hardware_failure short_power_outage limited_containment_breach

🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Sustained containment breach or runaway anomalous activity requiring large‑scale emergency response, decommissioning efforts and significant legal/cover expenditures.

sustained_containment_failure forced_decommissioning

🚨 Political Exposure $2.4M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline

Public or governmental exposure event forcing intensive cover operations, witness relocation and legal defense.

accidental_disclosure local_media_exposure law_enforcement_involvement

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#8] Six guards to provide 24/7 armed coverage (shift rotations and relief).
Research Scientist (HMCL / Level‑3)	1	[#9] Full‑time senior researcher/containment supervisor responsible for access approvals and test oversight.
Research Technician / IT Technician	2	[#10] Supporting staff for experiments, logging, forensics and isolated hardware maintenance.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low‑confidence due to wide ranges in line items, unknown object class and potential for atypical anomalous behaviors; many costs are contingency funds and scenario probabilities are expert judgment rather than empirical frequency data.

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