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SCP-7604 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7604
Expected annual
$4.5M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$4.5M
Personnel
19
Estimated initial capital outlay is roughly $3.16M driven by secure containment construction, specialised memetic/thaumaturgical equipment, and program contingency reserves; annual operating costs are dominated by specialist staff, continuous suppression power, research consumables, and long-term holding overhead (~$4.476M/yr). Major cost drivers are specialised personnel, memetic-safe observation/storage, thaumaturgical suppression (capex + energy), and cover-up/legal operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#22] Dedicated secure lab area / memetic isolation booths and specialized neutralisation experiment infrastructure.
Thaumaturgical Suppression $500K
[#4] Purchase & installation of runic dampeners / sigil nets and site integration (prototype specialist equipment).
Emergency Evacuations Reserve $500K
[#19] Reserve fund for emergency medical evacuation / body-recovery contingency and rapid response under memetic constraints.
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#26] Program contingency / risk premium reserve for unforeseen memetic/operational costs at program outset.
Equipment $250K
[#2] Memetic/semantic observation hardware & software (CCTV/audio + memetic-filtering middleware/hardened hardware).
Immediate Suppression Fund $250K
[#16] Legal/cover-up & public affairs immediate suppression fund (rapid-action contingency for leaks, retainer/payments).
Facilities $200K
[#1] Reinforced humanoid containment cell build-out including soundproofing, sally-port, memetic-safe finishes and safe for personal items.
Secure Transport Vehicle $180K
[#14] Armored/secure transfer vehicle acquisition and modification with shielding and sally-port.
Background Screening Initial $105K
[#21] Initial bulk background screening, clearance, and psych-evaluations for ~30 staff (one-time pre-hire costs).
Training Program Development $100K
[#8] Development of semantic-hazard training curriculum, SOPs, memetic-safe training media and instructor time (one-time development).
Secure Evidence Storage $50K
[#12] Memetic-proof evidence vault, Faraday enclosures, archival containers for leatherbound book, initial scan/import equipment.
Specialized Ppe Inventory $25K
[#20] Initial procurement of specialized PPE and cognitive protection kits (inventory purchase).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#6, #7, #10, #18, #21] Security guards (6) with benefits, specialist research team salaries, on-site clinician, containment-breach response team salaries, and annual re-evaluations included in staffing budget.
Long Term Indefinite Holding Overhead $1.6M/yr
[#27] Summary annual holding overhead if anomaly cannot be neutralised (security + research + utilities + overhead + personnel).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#23] Research consumables, experiment budget, consultant fees, mock trials and experiment oversight.
Oversight And Legal $200K/yr
[#25] Internal governance, ethics board, legal counsel fees, FOIA/redaction work and review board time.
Thaumaturgical Suppression Maintenance $150K/yr
[#5] Power, 24/7 energy to run dampeners, scheduled maintenance, replacement parts and calibration by mystic engineers.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#17] Ongoing cover-up, PR retainer, local contacts, monitoring for leaks and community handling.
Ongoing Training $105K/yr
[#9] Annual/semi-annual refresher training, onboarding marginal costs for ~30 trained staff.
Cultural Liaison $105K/yr
[#24] Retainer/contract for Hy-Brasil cultural liaison and community relations to mitigate backlash and gather intelligence.
Data Storage And Sanitisation $66K/yr
[#3] Secure air-gapped archival storage, memetic-redaction workflows, integrity scans, secure backups and maintenance staffing.
Forensic Digitisation $40K/yr
[#13] Forensic digitisation & memetic sanitisation project budget (annualised budget for major projects).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#15] Per-transfer operation budget (team, sedatives, liaison, PR) assuming 1–2 transfers/year.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#11] Subject sustenance & creature-specific consumables (food, clothing, bedding, hygiene, replacement items).
Specialized Ppe Replacement $6K/yr
[#20] Recurring replacement/consumable cost for cognitive-protection kits and consumable PPE.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.5M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard research, containment, maintenance, and cover operations continue.
no breach regular research cadence routine training and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Limited memetic leakage or localized incident requiring targeted response, additional PR/legal action, and forensic work.
localized memetic exposure evidence leak small containment lapse
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or memetic cascade requiring relocation, major neutralisation/containment campaign, and extended response operations.
containment failure memetic cascade forced relocation/neutralisation campaign
🚨 Political Exposure $5.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Major public/political exposure in local jurisdiction requiring large-scale cover-up, legal settlements, and extended foreign operations.
high-profile media leak local investigation community backlash
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Six on-site guards for 24/7 coverage (three-shift minimal manning).
Research Scientist (memetics/linguist) 3 [#7] Core memeticists / linguists assigned to SCP-7604 research.
Cultural Anthropologist 1 [#7] Fae cultural anthropologist on the specialist research team.
Thaumaturge / Consultant 1 [#7] Thaumaturge consultant retainer (specialist contractor included in research staffing).
Containment Breach Response Team 7 [#18] Small specialized response team (6–8 personnel) maintained for semantic/thaumaturgical incidents.
Medical Officer 1 [#10] On-site clinician/therapist for medical and psychological care of the subject.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with wide ranges provided by the analyst; semantic/thaumaturgical hazards and potential for unmodelled cascade effects create high uncertainty—many items (suppression tech efficacy, neutralisation timeline, local political factors) are speculative.
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