SCP-7591 — SCP-7591 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7591 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-7591

Expected annual

$9.1M

One-time setup

$56.7M

Annual recurring

$8.5M

Personnel

One-time setup dominated by a large contingency/reserve for potential large-scale suppression operations (~$50M) plus site/lab buildout (~$4.1M); recurring costs (~$8.48M/yr) are driven by staff wages, legal/PR/covert operations, witness management, and contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $56.7M

Large Scale Suppression Reserve $50.0M

[#23] Planning/reserve for emergency large-scale suppression mobilization (conservative planning reserve within $10M–$1B+ range).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.4M

[#7, #11] Initial secure lab setup and instruments for amnestic/pharmaceutical storage and a research program (midpoints of $250k–$1M and $500k–$3M ranges combined).

Facilities $1.8M

[#1] Soundproofed reinforced containment suite construction, one-way glass, isolated HVAC, Faraday cage, internal logging, biohazard plumbing and evidence-lock; estimate is midpoint of $500k–$3M.

Minimal Viable Posture Initial $900K

[#25] Alternative minimal posture initial cost estimate if organization intentionally minimizes investment ($600k–$1.2M range; midpoint used).

Forensic Lab Initial $550K

[#21] Forensic/deception lab buildout for plausible alternative narratives (midpoint of $100k–$1M).

Secure Communications Initial $350K

[#5] Hardened air-gapped research systems, encrypted comms, initial secure audit/log infrastructure (midpoint of $100k–$600k).

Opsec Hardening Initial $350K

[#20] Initial secure phones, vetted home devices, hardware OPSEC hardening (midpoint of $100k–$600k).

Training Initial $175K

[#19] Initial development and delivery of training and protocol materials (midpoint of $50k–$300k).

Archival Initial $150K

[#18] Engineered archival storage and initial sanitization systems (midpoint of $50k–$250k).

Surveillance Initial $125K

[#6] Multiple independent recording chains and offline backups (midpoint of $50k–$200k).

Personnel Vetting Initial $10K

[#13] One-time pre-hire vetting/administrative onboarding costs (per-new-hire portion applied as initial budget).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.5M/yr

Contingency Fund Reserve $2.0M/yr

[#17] Annual reserve for lawsuits, settlements or government inquiries (selected conservative reserve within $500k–$10M/yr).

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#3, #4] Salaries and benefits for on-site security rotation and core specialist team (combined midpoint of security $400k–$900k and specialists $400k–$1.2M ranges).

Research And Monitoring $900K/yr

[#11] Ongoing research program (midpoint of $300k–$1.5M/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr

[#9] Internal legal counsel, retainer and case costs for covert cover-story and litigation defense (midpoint of $200k–$1M/yr).

Witness Management And Relocation $500K/yr

[#8] Counseling, NDAs, relocations, settlements and rehoming budget (selected conservative-mid policy budget within $200k–$2M/yr).

Covert Influence And Investigations $500K/yr

[#10] Monitoring/diversion of police/media, paid consultants, and occasional interventions (midpoint in $100k–$2M/yr range).

Crisis Pr And Disinformation $500K/yr

[#16] External-facing rapid response PR/disinformation budget for public leaks (conservative midpoint of $200k–$3M/yr).

Emergency Response Team $300K/yr

[#15] Mobile rapid intervention team with vehicles, equipment, and training (midpoint of $150k–$600k/yr).

Insurance And Financial Hedging $250K/yr

[#22] Increased premiums and hedging for front companies and liability exposure (midpoint of $50k–$1M/yr).

Risk Allowance Key Person Replacement $250K/yr

[#24] Annual allowance for recruiting/training/replacement and operational degradation from loss of key personnel ($200k–$1M per replacement; budgeted as recurring allowance).

Psychological Care And Rotation $200K/yr

[#14] Ongoing counseling, rotation program and preventive care for staff (midpoint of $100k–$500k/yr).

Forensic Lab Ops $200K/yr

[#21] Annual operations for forensic/deception lab (midpoint of $50k–$500k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $175K/yr

[#2] Ongoing power, HVAC, generator fuel, routine repairs, and environmental control filters (midpoint of $50k–$300k).

Secure Communications Maintenance $125K/yr

[#5] Ongoing maintenance, pen-testing, and secure data vault upkeep (midpoint of $50k–$200k/yr).

Ethical Oversight Committee $125K/yr

[#12] Independent ethical review board costs and compliance documentation (midpoint of $50k–$250k/yr).

Opsec Maintenance $125K/yr

[#20] Ongoing OPSEC device upkeep, secure comms subscriptions and compliance monitoring (midpoint of $50k–$200k/yr).

Amnestics And Pharmaceuticals $100K/yr

[#7] Recurring supplies and administration costs for amnestic/psychotropic courses (midpoint of $25k–$250k/yr).

Vetting And Monitoring $60K/yr

[#13] Continuous background monitoring and polygraph/monitoring program (midpoint of $20k–$100k/yr).

Archival Upkeep $50K/yr

[#18] Routine purging, rotation, and secure archive maintenance (midpoint of $20k–$100k/yr).

Training Refresher $40K/yr

[#19] Annual refresher courses and first-responder training (midpoint of $20k–$100k/yr).

Surveillance Upkeep $30K/yr

[#6] Redundancy upkeep, backup media rotation and verification (midpoint of $10k–$50k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.5M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal year with containment posture maintained and no major public incidents; only routine recurring programs and reserves spend.

no_public_exposure routine_operations no_major_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $9.0M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Single localized exposure or staff leak requiring targeted witness management, extra legal/PR intervention, and limited emergency response.

single_incident_exposure local_media_attention limited_amnestic_use

🚨 Major Breach $13.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Wider dissemination or public use of SCP-7591 method requiring multi-site covert operations, larger amnestic deployments and heavier legal/PR action.

multi-site_exposure sustained_public_scrutiny large_covert_operations

🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $108.5M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline

Method becomes widely known or used publicly, triggering national/international suppression mobilization and extremely large one-off costs.

nationwide_public_exposure method_dissemination international_response

👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	10	[#3] 24/7 armed guard rotation; modeled as ~10 guards on payroll (matches security portion of staff wage estimate).
Research Scientist	3	[#4, #11] Research staff performing modeling and safe experiments; part of the specialist team included in staff wages.
Anti-memetics Specialist	1	[#4] Specialized anti-memetics expertise required; part of specialist team.
Medical Officer / Psychologist	1	[#4, #14] Medical and psychological monitoring/counseling for staff and exposures; included in specialist payroll.
Support Research / Lab Technician	1	[#11, #7] Lab support for amnestic/pharmaceutical handling and research, included in staff wage envelope.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on wide ranges in analyst notes and a memetic/uncertain hazard; many costs (legal, covert operations, large-scale suppression) are highly scenario-dependent and non-linear, so confidence is low.

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