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SCP-7636 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7636
Expected annual
$3.8M
One-time setup
$7.6M
Annual recurring
$3.8M
Personnel
20
One-time setup costs are substantial due to secure vault construction, specialized containment hardware, BSL-capable facilities, and a large contingency reserve (~$7.57M). Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, expert retainers, facility operations, R&D, and legal/cover operations (~$3.77M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.6M
Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#23] Liquid rapid-response reserve for catastrophic failures, mass-casualty events, or emergency neutralization research.
Facilities $2.6M
[#1, #15, #17, #24, #12] Construction/hardening of two vaults, BSL-style enclosure build, small training facility buildout, long-term archival freezer+room, and initial Slănic site securing/lease.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $792K
[#16, #3, #25] Capital for exotic-matter/metallurgy lab instrumentation, initial environmental conservation/setup for artifacts, and one-time translation/epigraphic project.
Equipment $775K
[#2, #8, #11, #22] Specialized arc-resistant locking sheaths for 13 units, hardened local recording servers, secure transport container fabrication (2+), and initial tactical response kit purchase.
Legal And Amnestic Setup $350K
[#13] Initial FORESIGHT-4/legal/cover-up setup costs, memetic/amnestic procurement and storage, and initial counsel/agreements.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#4, #6, #7, #20] Security staffing (two vaults), in-house research team salaries, dedicated medical/on-call staffing costs included as payroll/contract overhead, and records/admin salary.
Facilities Maintenance $603K/yr
[#3, #12, #15, #16, #24, #22] Ongoing environmental controls/dehumidification, Slănic site surveillance/liaison patrols, BSL enclosure operations, lab equipment maintenance, archival power/monitoring, and tactical kit recertification.
Expert Retainers $500K/yr
[#5] On-call specialist retainers (blacksmithing, metallurgy, exotic-matter, biology, applied philosophy) to guarantee rapid expert consultation.
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#26] Ongoing R&D attempting mitigation/neutralization and funded research projects (baseline annual R&D budget).
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#13] Annual legal/FORESIGHT-4 liaison, cover stories, amnestic operations, and counsel to avoid public exposure (baseline).
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#10] Baseline assumption of one secure covert transfer per year (armored/charter/secure crate) averaged into annual budget.
Casualty Management $100K/yr
[#14] Autopsy, pathogen screening, secure body/sample storage, cataloging, and burial/cover operations (baseline contingency for occasional casualties).
Local Liaison $90K/yr
[#27] Payments to local authorities, archaeologists, museums, and cultural engagement to maintain cover stories and site access.
Training Drills $40K/yr
[#17] Ongoing refresher training, EGRESS drills, and simulation exercises.
Psychological Support $28K/yr
[#19] Counseling, PTSD treatment, and staff aftercare / retention incentives.
Data Storage And Archival $25K/yr
[#8, #9] Offsite encrypted backups, long-term video/log retention, and storage maintenance for EGRESS recordings and logs.
Artisan Services $15K/yr
[#18] Specialist blacksmith/artisan contracted services and maintenance consultations.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#21] PPE, sterile kits, cleaning, memetic countermeasures, seals and tamper tape consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; steady operations, scheduled R&D and one-off transfers as planned.
no_unauthorized_unsheathing regular_operations scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized unsheathing or accidental event requiring emergency medical response, additional legal/amnesic actions, and limited repairs.
unauthorized_unsheathing single_mass-casualty_event
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $8.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure or coordinated breach resulting in mass casualties, facility damage, emergency neutralization research and large-scale legal/memetic response.
major_containment_breach mass_casualty_event facility_rebuild
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $5.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Successful R&D yields a mitigation pathway requiring rapid scale-up of facilities, equipment purchases, and staff expansion.
promising_neutralization_results administrative_approval_for_scale_up
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#4] Two vaults, 2 guards per shift, 3 shifts each + supervisors/relief (staffing reflected in security wage line item).
Research Scientist 2 [#6] Senior scientists for anomalous metallurgy/pathology (part of research team salaries).
Research Technician 3 [#6] Technical support staff for lab analyses and experiments (part of research team salaries).
Medical Officer 2 [#7] On-call medics/EMS staff included in medical staffing budget.
Records Officer / Administrative Staff 1 [#20] Dedicated admin for EGRESS logging, compliance, and FORESIGHT notifications.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items include wide ranges and event-driven costs (unsheathing frequency, casualty scale, breach likelihood). Core recurring wages and facilities are well-defined, but contingency, casualty, and breach-related costs are uncertain; thus medium confidence.
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