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SCP-7646 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7646
Expected annual
$860K
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$848K
Personnel
4
Initial one-time containment, forensic and PR/legal remediation is estimated at roughly $1.31M, with recurring operations (medical care, monitoring, legal/PR, security and admin) costing ~ $848k per year. The main cost drivers are large-scale digital remediation/PR/legal actions and ongoing personnel/legal/PR expenditures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Contingency Reserve $625K
[#25] Contingency reserve for large litigation, major leak response, large-scale PR buys, whistleblower relocation, or emergency suppression payments.
Digital Remediation Initial $300K
[#12] Initial digital media remediation/takedown campaign (legal takedowns, digital removal specialists, negotiating with publishers, producing corrected materials).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $162K
[#17] Forensic research and archival forensics initial investigation (investigators, contracted labs, travel, equipment, authentication tests).
Pr Initial $150K
[#15] Initial PR/reputation-management campaign (engaging PR firm, outreach, producing corrective materials, initial campaign setup).
Facilities $32K
[#1, #19] Room/safehouse retrofit (furniture, secure locks, basic kitchen/bath, blackout curtains, lockbox) and evidence archive climate-controlled storage (shelving, climate control, physical protections).
Equipment $29K
[#8, #11] Surveillance hardware (cameras, microphones, tamperproof logging, secure networking) and security hardware (electronic access control, panic alarm, window/door reinforcement, badging).
Sop Development $12K
[#22] Initial training and SOP development for monitoring, disclosure handling, reporting mental-health red flags and media contact procedures (trainer fees, documentation).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $848K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $285K/yr
[#13, #14, #16] Digital media monitoring/takedowns (ongoing), legal retainer for crisis/injunctions/FOIA/rapid-response attorneys, and ongoing PR/reputation-management (social listening, micro-campaigns).
Staff Wages $270K/yr
[#3, #9, #10] Psychiatric care/caseworker salary and on-call clinician; surveillance/data review staffing (0.5–1.0 FTE approximated as 1.0 FTE); physical security staffing (guards/security officers, 1–3 personnel approximated).
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#18] Ongoing forensic research, laboratory tests, field follow-up investigations and continuing study.
Administrative Overhead $90K/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead/program management (HR, payroll, procurement, accounting) estimated as a percentage of recurring program costs.
Subject Stipend $45K/yr
[#6] Stipend/compensation for Thorley (living allowance to offset burdens and maintain cooperation).
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#21] Transportation and logistics (vehicle lease, fuel, driver salary, secure transport of subject or evidence for court/medical visits).
Facilities Maintenance $19K/yr
[#2, #20] Safehouse utilities, cleaning, internet, routine maintenance and evidence archive preservation/cataloging and periodic preservation work.
Training Refresh And Audits $8K/yr
[#23] Annual training refreshers, security audits, tabletop exercises and leak-response testing.
Emergency Medical Retainer $6K/yr
[#5] Emergency medical readiness and rapid-response retainer (ambulance/ER priority agreements, telemedicine retainer, emergency transport protocols).
Medical Monitoring $6K/yr
[#4] Medical monitoring for water intake and preventative care (regular blood panels, periodic physicals, preventive screening).
Supplies And Consumables $300/yr
[#7] Consumables for operation (filtered/bottled water, cups, filter cartridges, sanitizer, dishwashing/disposal supplies).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $848K/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, medical care, legal/PR retainer and no major incidents.
no major media resurfacing routine medical checks no litigation
🚨 Minor Incident $873K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Limited incident: emergency medical response, brief surge in legal/PR activity, small additional takedowns.
acute hyponatremia or self-harm attempt localized media flare-up
🚨 Major Litigation $1.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Sustained litigation or large contractual dispute with publisher/corporation requiring extensive legal and PR defense and expert witnesses.
lawsuit from major publisher court-ordered discovery or high-profile subpoena
🚨 Catastrophic Media Surge $1.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Widespread archival/media takedowns and public scandal requiring full-scale remediation, relocation or long-term hospitalization.
large-scale archival resurfacing major public scandal or whistleblower cascade
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Researcher / Psychiatric Clinician 1 [#3] Full-time clinician/caseworker responsible for weekly therapy, evaluations, and on-call availability.
Surveillance Analyst / Data Reviewer 1 [#9] 0.5–1.0 FTE of surveillance/data review and logging; modeled as 1.0 FTE.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#10] Physical security staff for access control and occasional overnight checks (1–3 personnel range; modeled as 2).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are drawn directly from analyst ranges and scaled midpoints; many line items (media remediation, litigation, contingency) have wide ranges and high tail risk, producing moderate overall confidence.
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