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SCP-7672 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7672
Expected annual
$5.1M
One-time setup
$5.5M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
11
One-time site setup and remediation are estimated at about $5.33M for a typical mid-sized site (main drivers: lab buildout, flooring remediation, and contingency reserve); recurring annual costs are about $3.08M driven by research staff, continuous monitoring/IT, and legal/cover operations. A nationwide remediation scenario would be catastrophic (tens of billions).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.5M
Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#31] One-time contingency reserve for unexpected metaphysical escalation (chosen mid/high reserve $2,000,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M
[#9, #10] Dedicated research/containment lab retrofit/buildout (~$1,000,000) plus specialized experimental instrumentation (~$550,000).
Facilities $630K
[#2, #3] On-site carpet removal and replacement (20,000 sq ft mid-range estimate ~$630k for removal + replacement; higher-end options considered but not budgeted here).
Equipment $330K
[#7, #21, #22] Initial sensor/data-acquisition hardware (~$150k), PPE/decon station setup (~$30k), initial IT/hardware for tracking/database dev (~$150k dev/hardware).
Staff Home Remediation Stipend $262K
[#4] One-time stipend/buyout for affected staff homes; estimated for ~150 employees at ~$1,750 average = $262,500.
Emergency Response Setup $200K
[#16] Rapid-response team setup (vehicles, tools, initial equipment), mid-range $200k one-time setup.
Database And It Dev $150K
[#22] One-time development/build of chain-of-custody/tracking database and initial IT integration (~$150k).
Legal Initial $100K
[#14] Initial legal/labor negotiations and policy drafting reserve (one-time legal work estimate $100k).
Cover Story Initial $100K
[#15] Initial cover-story / PR / misinformation operations budget for site-level actions (~$100k one-time baseline).
Training And Sop Development Setup $70K
[#20] Initial development and delivery of training/SOPs (one-time ~$70k).
Secure Storage Setup $30K
[#5] Initial secure/climate-controlled evidence storage setup (one-time $10k–$50k range; mid $30k used).
Ppe And Decon Setup $30K
[#21] PPE/decontamination station hardware & initial supplies (included in equipment estimate but listed here for audit trace).
Sanctioned Disposal Initial Event $20K
[#6] One representative sanctioned disposal event (incineration/hazardous processing) budgeted initially at $20,000.
Environmental Permitting $20K
[#24] One-time permits/environmental studies for removals where required (~$20k mid-range).
Carpet Audit And Personnel Survey $15K
[#1] Site carpet inventory/audit plus limited personnel home compliance surveys; chosen representative one-time audit cost $15,000.
Transport And Logistics Per Removal $5K
[#23] Representative per-removal secure transport/operation cost (~$5k per removal operation as a reference one-time figure).
Replacement Rug Purchases $2K
[#27] One-time minor budget for replacement/compensation for donated/used rugs (per-site seed purchase ~$2k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#11, #12, #13] Research salaries (~$750k/yr for major program), security/enforcement staffing (~$240k/yr), compliance/investigations staff (~$160k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $720K/yr
[#7, #8, #22, #25, #26] Sensor maintenance and calibration (~$30k/yr), continuous monitoring + hosting/operators (~$130k/yr), IT/system maintenance (~$30k/yr), longitudinal research program (~$500k/yr), experimental oversight fees (~$30k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#14, #15, #29] Recurring legal contingency/budget (~$200k/yr), recurring cover/PR operations (~$200k/yr), public monitoring/counterintelligence (~$150k/yr).
Repairs Contingency Reserve $200K/yr
[#17] Recurring contingency reserve for repairs/medical/equipment replacement due to anomalous incidents (~$200k/yr site-level reserve).
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#5, #24, #18] Secure storage leasing/maintenance (~$60k/yr), environmental permitting renewals (~$10k/yr), increased facility insurance premiums (~$50k/yr).
Emergency Response Operations $100K/yr
[#16] Ongoing emergency response team operations, training, fuel, small repairs (~$100k/yr).
Contingency Top Up $100K/yr
[#31] Annual top-up contribution to contingency reserve (~$100k/yr).
Cultural And Diplomatic Liaison $40K/yr
[#28] Recurring cultural/diplomatic liaison and compensation budget (~$40k/yr).
Staff Mental Health Programs $40K/yr
[#19] Counseling and morale programs for staff (~$40k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $26K/yr
[#6, #21, #23] Recurring sanctioned disposal events (~$20k/yr), PPE consumables (~$6k/yr), routine small transport costs folded here when applicable.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#23] Ongoing transport/logistics for removals and evidence movement (assumed ~4 ops/yr at ~$5k each = $20k/yr).
Training And Sop Refreshers $15K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training and drills (~$15k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard monitoring, research, and compliance activity; no containment incidents beyond routine operations.
no_breach routine_research regular_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $3.4M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized anomalous event causing limited structural/equipment damage, small-scale remediation and investigations.
localized_instability minor_structural_damage small-scale_disposal
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.9M vs baseline
Significant containment failure/instability at site requiring major repairs, litigation, broad remediation, and extended operations.
major_containment_failure widespread_equipment_damage litigation_and_public_exposure
🚨 Nationwide Mass Remediation $20.0B/yr
0.0% probability / year +$20.0B vs baseline
Policy-level escalation requiring removal/replacement of civilian carpets at city/state/national scale (full public remediation campaign).
policy_unfolding public_remediation_campaign mass_disposal_and_replacement
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#11] Senior research staff (PIs) included in recurring research salary line.
Research Technician 3 [#11] Technical staff supporting experiments and monitoring included in recurring research salary line.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#12] On-site guards/enforcement to maintain no-carpet policy and intercept contraband.
Compliance Investigator 2 [#13] HR/legal investigators for off-site compliance and exemptions work.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and many line items have wide ranges; SCP effects and escalation paths are uncertain, object class unknown, and nationwide scenarios are highly speculative, so overall confidence is low.
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