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SCP-7614 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7614
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$2.5M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
10.2
One-time capital buildout and contingency reserve dominate costs (~$2.49M one-time); ongoing yearly costs are primarily staffing, readiness, and specialized maintenance (~$1.27M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#25] Contingency/emergency fund set-aside for worst-case recovery, long-term care, or large-scale recovery/cover operations.
Equipment $630K
[#3, #4, #7, #8, #10, #11, #18, #22] Access-control/tamper hardware, connector-port locks, remote UAV inventory, tether hard-points/winches, communications hardware (SDRs, recorders), archival hardware, incident response kits and decontamination equipment (autoclave, handling gear).
Facilities $400K
[#1, #5] High-value locker construction and secure RF-shielded test chamber buildout (includes site labor, shielding, controlled entry and internal recording).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $390K
[#9, #12, #21] Initial stock of ruggedized sensor packages for in-projection runs, research computing & mapping cluster/software licenses, and entomology/microscopy lab equipment.
Cover Story Setup $50K
[#23] One-time legal/front-company setup and initial cover-story establishment.
Sop Development $20K
[#24] Initial documentation, SOP development and classification audit setup.
Consumables Initial Stock $4K
[#20] Initial consumables stock (spare batteries, seals, cables, replacement non-anomalous projectors).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $798K/yr
[#14, #15, #16, #19] Scientific oversight (entomology pro-rated), two dedicated security guards for storage/tests, dedicated multidisciplinary on-call test team, and incident-response/QRT staffing and readiness.
Cover Story And Legal $175K/yr
[#23] Annual legal, cover-story maintenance, front-company fees and OPSEC-related expenditures.
Research And Monitoring $126K/yr
[#11, #13, #24, #27] Encrypted archival/storage operations, research computing maintenance/licenses/sysadmin, SOP/audit updates, and ongoing chronological-cut risk-mitigation research projects.
Facilities Maintenance $98K/yr
[#2, #6, #3, #10, #26] Locker inspections & alarm monitoring, test chamber HVAC/shielding checks/power conditioning, access-control monitoring upkeep, communications monitoring/maintenance, and pro-rated site overhead allocation.
Medical Support $40K/yr
[#17] Medical screening, emergency medical support, psychological care and post-exposure medicals for personnel.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#9, #20, #21, #22] Replace-as-used sensor packages, annual consumables/spares (batteries, seals, cables), entomology lab consumables, and decontamination disposables/waste handling.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with testing suspended; routine maintenance, staffing, archival and low-level monitoring only.
no testing regular inspections bimonthly entomology review
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small operational incident (sensor loss, UAV destruction, minor equipment failure) requiring replacements and small recovery ops.
sensor loss drone loss minor equipment failure
🚨 Major Recovery Operation $2.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Human filmic dislocation or other major incident requiring large recovery operation, extended medical care, large-scale recovery equipment use and contingency drawdown.
human dislocation extended recovery op major medical treatment
🚨 Political Exposure $1.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
External leak or exposure forcing expensive legal actions, cover-story operations and external mitigation.
media leak civilian discovery legal action
👥 Personnel 10.2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Entomology/PI) 0.2 [#14] Departmental entomology oversight provided bimonthly (pro-rated FTE included in staffing costs).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#15] Two dedicated guards for locker/storage area and on-call test security (salaries and benefits included).
Dedicated Test Team (operators/drone pilots/technicians) 5 [#16] Multidisciplinary on-call team for tests (operators, pilots, technicians) covered by dedicated test-team staffing budget.
Incident Response / QRT 3 [#19] Quick response team on-call for rescue/recovery and drills (staffing/standby costs included).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item costs are fairly well-specified in analyst notes, but wide ranges and suspended testing status create uncertainty; unpredictable temporal risks motivate a medium confidence rating.
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