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SCP-7605 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7605
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
15
Initial one-time containment and research setup is estimated at roughly $1.28M driven by lab buildout, sensor/camera installation, and bespoke containment design. Ongoing annual costs are driven by staff wages, long-term research, reserves for remediation/legal/compensation, and contingency funds, totaling roughly $2.81M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $575K
[#14, #25] Initial analytical testing budget and initial long-term research program setup (lab buildout, hiring ramp, research instruments).
Facilities $235K
[#9, #25] Structural/site modifications (gating, reinforced doors, badge systems) plus allocation for permanent containment chamber construction portion.
Specialized Capture Equipment $200K
[#15] Design and manufacture of remote traps, containment crates, drones, mobile containment vehicle (custom capture equipment).
Equipment $158K
[#1, #2, #3] Purchase and installation of 26 surveillance cameras, sensor suite hardware, network rack servers/PoE switches and fiber runs (hardware portion).
Data Storage Hardware $35K
[#4] RAID arrays, NVR/archival hardware and off-site/archive staging purchase.
Hazmat Ppe One Time $25K
[#16] Initial stock of hazmat suits, respirators, decon equipment and fit-testing supplies.
Precious Metal Bait Procurement $20K
[#12] Purchase and secure storage of micro-quantities of rhodium/palladium/platinum for baiting/testing.
Training And Sop Development $20K
[#21] Initial SOP development and associated one-time training program setup.
Sample Containment $10K
[#13] Secure containment boxes, tamper-proof vials, inert-lined containers for initial sample collection.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #25] Monitoring operators & supervisor, Security Team Charlie salaries, on-call research staff and ongoing research hiring salaries (benefits included).
Catastrophic Breach Reserve $500K/yr
[#24] Annual allocated reserve for worst-case emergency medical response, evacuation, mortuary and extended decontamination or site shutdown.
Research And Monitoring $330K/yr
[#14, #25] Ongoing follow-up analytical testing and funded long-term research program operating costs (non-salary research expenses).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#18] In-house counsel, external retainers, PR/cover-story management, FOIA handling budget.
Victim Compensation Reserve $150K/yr
[#11] Reserve for vehicle/asset damage, lost wages, medical bills and A1Y-O payouts (contingency-scaled annually).
Environmental Remediation $75K/yr
[#17] Annual contingency and contracted hazmat disposal/cleanup budget for viscous residues or contamination events.
Shuttle Service And Productivity Loss $75K/yr
[#23] Shuttle services or compensation/productivity loss for redesigned parking logistics.
Insurance And Indemnity $60K/yr
[#19] Increased property/liability insurance premiums or internal indemnity reserve adjustments.
Enforcement And Compliance $40K/yr
[#10] Patrols, administrative enforcement actions, incident recordkeeping, additional patrol hours.
Internal Auditing And Compliance Program $30K/yr
[#22] Periodic audits, equipment calibration, compliance reviews and risk assessments.
Administrative Overhead $30K/yr
[#26] Forms processing, documentation, courier, fuel, small parts and miscellaneous administrative consumables.
Specialized Capture Equipment $30K/yr
[#15] Emergency replacement, maintenance and spare parts for specialized capture/containment equipment.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#20] Secure transport / relocation logistics contingency (per-event averaged into annual budget).
Training And Sop Development Recurring $25K/yr
[#21] Ongoing drills, refresher training, external trainer fees and SOP updates.
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#5, #9] Ongoing power and cooling (electricity/HVAC) plus routine maintenance of physical access controls and locks.
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#13, #16] Consumable containment supplies and PPE replacements/consumables.
Data Storage And Backup $12K/yr
[#4] Off-site/cloud backup and archival retention costs (monthly backup/cloud fees averaged annually).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, research, maintenance, and reserves expended as budgeted.
no major incursions routine testing and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident(s) such as multiple catalytic-converter thefts requiring remediation, compensation payouts, extra overtime and limited legal work.
multiple catalytic converter thefts moderate remediation & compensation claims
🚨 Major Breach $4.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring large-scale remediation, litigation, emergency response, relocation/evacuation and heavy PR/legal spend.
public leak/exposure mass contamination or casualty event
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Security Team Charlie core response team (6 FTE average).
Monitoring Operator 3 [#6] Three 24/7 shift monitoring operators (one per shift).
Supervisor / Analyst 1 [#6] Monitoring supervisor/analyst overseeing operators and review.
Research Scientist 5 [#8, #25] On-call researchers (Lincoln Meyer + backup) plus additional long-term research hires for containment R&D and materials science.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on wide ranges in analyst notes and an uncontained/poorly understood anomalous entity; many costs (incident frequency, containment engineering needs, precious-metal prices, legal exposure) are highly uncertain.
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