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SCP-7621 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7621
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$648K
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
9
Estimated one-time setup of ~$647.5k driven by lab, vault, vehicles, and memetic/software development; recurring annual costs ~ $1.63M driven primarily by personnel (agents, analysts, memetics specialist), legal/PR, and research/monitoring budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $648K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#9, #10] Forensic lab setup (imaging, elemental analysis, spectroscopy) and linguistically controlled testing chamber outfitting.
Equipment $160K
[#6, #7, #8, #20, #22] Custom evidence containers/labeling, purchase of 2 secure vehicles, field PPE/equipment, small incinerator/contracted disposal capability, initial chain-of-custody hardware/database components.
Facilities $150K
[#5] One-time build/upgrade of a small evidence vault with climate control, alarm system, and non-triggering labeling rules.
Communication Filters Setup $60K
[#17] One-time development/integration of text and voice filters to block forbidden synonyms across internal systems.
Front Operations Setup $20K
[#14] One-time setup for front business (online or small physical storefront) to enable covert acquisitions.
Training Development $20K
[#16] Development of initial SOPs, training materials, and drills for forbidden-vocabulary handling.
Memetic Development $15K
[#3] Initial vocabulary protocol development and memetic safeguards.
Online Monitoring Setup $12K
[#12] Initial setup and configuration of scraping/alerting tools and cloud infrastructure.
Tipline Setup $10K
[#15] Setup of anonymous reporting channel/website and initial infrastructure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $695K/yr
[#1, #2, #3] 6 field agents (~$405k total), 2 analysts (~$170k total), 1 memetics/language safety specialist (~$120k).
Research And Monitoring $340K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #12, #13] Ongoing forensic calibrations/consumables and cloud scraping costs (~$30k), core research budget for experiments/partner anomaly acquisition (~$200k), testing chamber operation and small experiment funds, undercover acquisition baseline included (~$80k).
Cover Story And Legal $320K/yr
[#4, #14, #15, #18] Part-time in-house counsel + outside litigation retainer (~$140k), front-operations recurring costs (~$60k), tipline rewards (~$20k), PR / information containment contingencies (~$100k).
Logistics And Transport $63K/yr
[#7, #23] Vehicle operation, insurance and fuel for transport (~$28k), inter-agency coordination/travel/per-diem baseline (~$35k).
Emergency Response $60K/yr
[#21] On-call retainer and overtime for rapid-recall teams responding to accidental discoveries or urgent retrievals.
Insurance And Liability $50K/yr
[#19] Insurance premiums and a reserve for liability arising from seizures, injuries, or civil suits.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#6, #8, #25] Consumables: non-linguistic labels/barcode maintenance, PPE replacement, evidence bags, packing supplies, and miscellaneous office consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#5] Ongoing vault/security maintenance, climate control, and alarm service contracts.
Community Outreach $15K/yr
[#24] Covert community liaison activities and low-key sponsored content targeting tabletop communities.
Communication Filters $12K/yr
[#17] Ongoing maintenance and updates for text/voice filters and integration into messaging/reporting systems.
Training And Sop $10K/yr
[#16] Recurring refresher training, drills, and SOP updates to maintain language-safety competence.
Records System Maintenance $6K/yr
[#22] Maintenance and hosting for secure chain-of-custody database (barcode/ID-only descriptors).
Disposal Operations $5K/yr
[#20] Per-item disposal fees and contracts for occasional hazardous or special-item destruction.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine acquisitions, monitoring, training, and scheduled research.
routine_acquisitions scheduled_research no_public_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$115K vs baseline
Localized public discovery or small seizure that requires emergency retrieval, overtime, and modest legal/PR expenditures.
small_public_discovery minor_legal_claims rapid_recall_operation
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Significant public exposure or multi-item discovery requiring major litigation, large PR containment, multi-agency operations, and expanded research/containment action.
public_seizure_exposed large_litigation_or_settlements multi-jurisdiction_retrieval
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Field Agent / MTF Agent 6 [#1] Undercover/detection agents attending events, surveilling marketplaces, and executing covert acquisitions/seizures.
Research Scientist / Analyst 2 [#2] Analysts monitoring leads, vetting tips, and coordinating legal requests.
Memetics / Language Safety Specialist 1 [#3] Designs vocabulary protocol, trains staff, and reviews reports to avoid accidental activations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many items (personnel counts, research scope, frequency of incidents) are given as ranges; memetic effects and enforcement frequency are uncertain, producing medium confidence.
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