SCP-7704 — SCP-7704 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7704 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-7704

Expected annual

$19.4M

One-time setup

$378.1M

Annual recurring

$17.9M

Personnel

Large up-front capital to build and, if necessary, replace a deep-sea iron‑layered concrete dome (~$378M one-time) with annual operations dominated by vessel/ROV operations, contingency readiness and staffing (~$17.9M/yr). Major cost drivers are dome construction/replacement, contingency reserves, vessel/ROV ops and recurring emergency readiness.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $378.1M

Facilities $212.5M

[#1] Deep-sea 450 m concrete dome construction / replacement cost estimate.

Existential Planning Seed $100.0M

[#25] Catastrophic/existential risk planning reserve / initial strategic planning fund (one-time seed).

Contingency Seed $52.5M

[#16] Emergency response / containment failure contingency seed fund (one-time seed contribution).

Rov Procurement $8.0M

[#3] Purchase of 1–2 deep‑sea high‑temperature ROV units and spare manipulators/parts (procurement).

Cable Installation $2.0M

[#5] Undersea armored fiber+power cable installation (one-time option) — capital portion of #5.

Containment Traversal Equipment Initial $1.1M

[#24] One-off containment/traversal equipment (suits, memetic dampeners) initial purchase.

Specialized Sensor Suite Initial $850K

[#20] Specialized sensor suite initial procurement (gas analyzers, seafloor LIDAR/sonar/seismic nodes).

Thermal Camera Procurement $600K

[#7] Upgraded thermal imaging camera system and hardened housings (initial procurement).

Hydrophone Procurement $275K

[#6] KEPLER-200 hydrophone & ZION-A400 receiver procurement, housings and initial spares (initial purchase portion).

Communications It Initial $275K

[#18] Secure uplink / encrypted sat/fiber initial hardware and redundant storage setup (initial capital).

Equipment $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.9M/yr

Existential Maintain Readiness $5.0M/yr

[#25] Recurring maintenance of catastrophic/existential readiness (mass amnestic readiness, global coordination exercises).

Contingency Topups $2.5M/yr

[#16] Annual top-ups to contingency fund / rapid‑deployment readiness (vessels, extra ROVs, mass amnestic readiness).

Staff Wages $2.1M/yr

[#8] Permanent scientific/containment team salaries (PI, research scientists, technicians/ROV pilots, medics, memetic officers, translators, legal/PR, admin).

Legal Diplomatic Cover $1.6M/yr

[#17] Ongoing legal, diplomatic & cover-up expenses (payments to maintain closures, media management).

Rov Operations Vessel Time $1.3M/yr

[#4] ROV operations and research vessel time for weekly monitoring runs (fuel, crew, pilots, mission planning).

Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr

[#13] Containment research & experiment budget (controlled interviews, testing, mitigation trials).

Security And Exclusion Enforcement $750K/yr

[#9] Patrol vessels, on‑shore guards, liaison payments to coast guard/ports, detention costs.

Structural Monitoring $625K/yr

[#2] Structural monitoring & periodic deep inspection (sensors + ROV inspection hours + analysis).

Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr

[#10] Vessel & maritime insurance, legal counsel, compensation to local authorities as cover (annual insurance/cover costs).

Corrosion Control $550K/yr

[#15] Corrosion control / cathodic protection, sacrificial anodes, ROV patching and remote welding upkeep.

Environmental Monitoring $425K/yr

[#14] Continuous oceanographic monitoring, ecological impact studies and remediation.

Data Analysis $275K/yr

[#21] Data analysis, modeling and simulation computing and external consultant time.

Medical Decontamination $225K/yr

[#19] Medical & decontamination supplies, medevac retainer, heat‑injury kits and burn care readiness.

Memetic Safety Program $175K/yr

[#12] Psychological and memetic safety program (training, counseling, memetic debriefs, rapid response).

Sensor Maintenance $175K/yr

[#20] Specialized sensor suite annual maintenance and node upkeep.

Communications It Operations $110K/yr

[#18] Secure uplink operations, encrypted communications, redundant storage operations (annual O&M).

Cable Battery Replacement $100K/yr

[#5] Recurring battery replacement / maintenance for autonomous seabed nodes (recurring portion of #5).

Training And Clearance $88K/yr

[#22] Training, personnel turnover, security clearances and vetting costs.

Thermal Camera Maintenance $60K/yr

[#7] Thermal camera system annual maintenance and calibration (recurring).

Amnestic Administration $60K/yr

[#11] Class‑C amnestic manufacture, storage & administration baseline budget (per‑year).

Archival $55K/yr

[#23] Long‑term preservation/archival of anomalous data and containment documentation.

Containment Equipment Maintenance $50K/yr

[#24] Maintenance, replacement and training associated with traversal/containment equipment.

Hydrophone Maintenance $30K/yr

[#6] KEPLER-200 / ZION-A400 annual maintenance, calibration and spares (recurring).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.9M/yr

87.9% probability / year

Uneventful year of normal monitoring, maintenance, staffing, routine research and contingency top-ups.

routine monitoring scheduled maintenance no major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $18.4M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized equipment damage or a small breach requiring immediate repairs, limited amnestic administration and replacement gear.

ROV loss/damage localized dome patching several trespasser incidents requiring amnestics

🚨 Major Breach $67.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Structural failure or larger containment breach requiring emergency deployment of multiple vessels/ROVs, large repairs and mass amnestic response in the region.

dome breach widespread equipment failure regional mass amnestic operations

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $517.9M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline

Containment failure that allows SCP‑7704‑1 influence to scale regionally or beyond, requiring prolonged global coordination, mass amnestic production and extreme countermeasures.

full containment failure large-scale exposure to SCP-7704-1 international response & suppression

👥 Personnel 19 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#8] Senior PI / site executive oversight included in staff wages.
Research Scientist	3	[#8] Physics/thaumaturgy research scientists (2–3 described).
Technician / ROV Pilot	5	[#8] Technicians and ROV pilots (4–6 described).
Medical Officer	2	[#8] Medics for on‑scene and post‑dosing follow-up.
Memetic Safety Officer	2	[#8] Memetic safety and monitoring personnel.
Translator	2	[#8] Spanish translators to communicate with SCP‑7704‑1.
Legal / PR Liaison	2	[#8] Legal/PR liaisons (liaison to local authorities / cover story management).
Administrative Staff	2	[#8] Administrative support for scheduling, records and logistics.

📋 Confidence Notes

Large ranges and fundamentally anomalous containment requirements (Class IV reality bender) drive high uncertainty in both one-time and recurring estimates; many figures are midpoint judgments and contingency assumptions.

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