SCP-7701 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7701
Expected annual
$4.9M
One-time setup
$7.7M
Annual recurring
$4.8M
Personnel
18
Upfront containment requires substantial capital construction and technical hardening (~$7.7M one-time), driven by reinforced structural work, HVAC/power, and a large contingency reserve. Annual operations are dominated by personnel, secure compute/AI ops, and cover-up/diplomatic expenses (~$4.79M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.7M
Facilities $6.5M
[#1, #2, #13, #14, #25, #26, #10] Reinforced containment wall, initial geotechnical survey, environmental control installation, power infrastructure install, contingency/emergency reserve allocation, surface-monitoring installation, and medical/psychiatric quarantine suite setup (permits, covert contractor work, structural mitigations).
Equipment $582K
[#3, #4, #6, #15, #16, #17] Hardened surveillance hardware, onsite SAN/air-gapped storage, NOUS.AIC setup (compute/hardware/software), initial cybersecurity hardware and physical air-gap enforcement, PPE/decon setup equipment, and vehicles/secure containers/lift equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#24] Initial bespoke containment R&D, translation/interpreting tooling development, and research infrastructure specific to studying SCP-7701 mechanisms.
Recruitment And Relocation $110K
[#23] One-time recruitment and relocation packages for foreign specialists, hiring/onboarding costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Wages for human review/redaction staff (linguists, infohazard analysts, psychologists), security personnel (armed guards / rapid-response), and containment/research specialists (scientists, neurologist/psychiatrist, containment engineer, project lead).
Logistics And Transport $814K/yr
[#11, #17b] Temporary access removal/reseal/interment operations budget (monthly potential interments) and vehicle/shaft operation & lift maintenance for deep access.
Cover Story And Legal $718K/yr
[#18, #19, #20] Covert diplomatic/liaison/cover-up payments, public relations/disinformation efforts, and legal takedown/rapid-response contracts to suppress discovery and manage leaks.
Supplies And Consumables $383K/yr
[#16b, #10, #12] PPE consumables and disposal, annual medical/psychiatric care provisioning for infected subjects, and burial/cadaver handling/forensic containment per expected caseload.
Research And Monitoring $290K/yr
[#24b, #27] Recurring containment R&D budget and archive-sanitization / content-safety research to improve NOUS filters and redaction protocols.
Hazard Pay $175K/yr
[#23b] Hazard pay top-ups and retention bonuses for staff working with infohazardous content.
Facilities Maintenance $152K/yr
[#2, #13b, #14b, #26b, #28] Ongoing foundation monitoring/inspections, HVAC/environmental maintenance, generator maintenance/fuel testing, surface-monitoring operations, and regular utilities/cleaning/minor repairs.
Nous Aic Compute $132K/yr
[#6b] Ongoing NOUS.AIC GPU runtime, model ops, fine-tuning, security patches, redundancy, and emergency re-processing compute costs.
Data Retention And Backup $85K/yr
[#5] Secure cloud compute/backups, offsite vaulting, tape rotation, bandwidth and long-term retention costs for raw video and transcripts.
Cybersecurity Operations $70K/yr
[#15b] Ongoing monitoring, penetration testing, audits, and active air-gap enforcement for transcripts and raw footage.
Training And Drills $42K/yr
[#22] Regular training, containment breach drills, interment rehearsals, and tabletop exercises with local liaison teams.
Archival And Long Term Custody $18K/yr
[#21] Archival vaulting, integrity checks, and periodic migration of redacted transcripts and metadata.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.8M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with monthly performances recorded and processed, no major breaches or public exposures.
monthly performance events regular maintenance & reviews
🚨 Minor Incident $5.0M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident (medical cluster or small structural/technical failure) requiring emergency interment operations, extra medical care, and short-term PR response.
small outbreak of infected individuals localized equipment failure or contamination
🚨 Major Breach $6.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant exposure or structural damage requiring mass medical response, major repairs, expanded cover operations, and possible temporary relocation of operations.
large-scale infection event structural failure of containment wall or site damage
🚨 Political Exposure $5.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Discovery or credible leak to high-level officials/public leading to intensive diplomatic suppression, legal battles, and large covert payments.
public leak of Government House modifications foreign government inquiry or FOIA escalation
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Human Reviewer / Infohazard Analyst / Linguist 4 [#7] 24/7 coverage for NOUS outputs, redaction and content clearance (3–6 FTEs range; mid-estimate used).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#8] Armed guards and rapid-response team for 24/7 rotation (6–12 range; mid-estimate used).
Research Scientist / Containment Specialist / Project Lead 6 [#9] Scientists, neurologist/psychiatrist, containment engineer and project manager (4–8 personnel; mid-estimate used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing mid-range estimates, but frequency of interment events and severity of potential breaches are uncertain and many costs (contingency, diplomatic exposure) have wide ranges.
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