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SCP-7722 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7722
Expected annual
$40.1M
One-time setup
$102.6M
Annual recurring
$38.1M
Personnel
76
Initial one-time buildout and specialized R&D (notably SRA development and contingency reserves) drive capital costs (~$103M). Recurring costs are dominated by personnel, media/government influence programs, and large annual contingency/repair budgets (~$38M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $102.6M
Contingency Reserve $50.0M
[#25] Contingency reserve for large-scale crystallization scenarios; lower-end preparedness reserve selected ($50M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $31.8M
[#8, #12, #13] $30M SRA R&D program (multi-year capital) + $300k initial screening program + $1.5M neuro/reality lab buildout and high-end instruments.
Equipment $10.6M
[#5, #6, #20, #21] $2.5M sensor network deployment (mid-range estimate), $4.8M UAV/helicopter fleet capital (drones + 1 helicopter), $2.5M transport fleet capital (vehicles/boats), $0.5M initial data/modeling infrastructure.
Facilities $10.0M
[#1, #2, #9, #16] $6.0M HQ secure ops center + $1.75M (5 modular outposts @ $350k each) + $1.0M land-control one-time payments (regional easements) + $1.25M amnestic/clinical facility setup.
Backup Fuel Stockpiles $200K
[#19] Backup fuel stockpiles for remote generators and emergency SRA charging.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $38.1M/yr
Supplies And Consumables $10.0M/yr
[#7, #14, #15, #16] Per-deployment SRA consumables and deployment costs (multiple deployments/yr), field mission consumables, replacement/repair fund for overwritten infrastructure, amnestic/memetic supplies and per-subject care.
Staff Wages $8.8M/yr
[#3, #4] RRT salaries and training ongoing cost (multiple teams) and 24/7 surveillance/analysis operator staffing.
Cover Story And Legal $7.9M/yr
[#10, #11, #17, #18, #22, #23] Government liaison/covert influence retainers, media-manipulation and PR campaigns, legal/insurance budgets, covert land-use payments, compensation/relocation program, specialist-contractor retainer pools.
Contingency Holding Fund $5.0M/yr
[#25] Annual holding/escrow to maintain readiness for large crystallization events and to fund rapid response contingencies.
Facilities Maintenance $4.5M/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #6, #19, #20] HQ operations, outpost staffing/maintenance, sensor replacement (10–30%/yr), aerial ops/hangar/heli ops, site energy for continuous night ops, fleet maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#8, #13, #21] Ongoing R&D operations support (post-capital-phase), lab operations & memetic/neuro experiment ops, data/modeling licensing and compute.
Logistics And Transport $600K/yr
[#6, #20] Charters, fuel, vehicle ops, spare parts, and transport logistics for remote deployments and heavy-equipment moves.
Training And Simulation $200K/yr
[#24] Annual memetic safety drills, tabletop and live exercises.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $38.1M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional deployments, and no major crystallizations.
routine_sensor_replacements scheduled_RRT_deployments ongoing_media_and_government_programs
🚨 Minor Incident $43.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized crystallization(s) requiring multiple SRA deployments, repairs, and public-relations/legal responses.
small-to-medium crystallization multiple SRA deployments infrastructure repair needs
🚨 Catastrophic Crystallization $288.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250.0M vs baseline
Large urban crystallization event requiring city-scale engineering, mass evacuations, extended SRA arrays, and long-term reconstruction.
large-scale urban crystallization mass overwriting of infrastructure multi-week mass SRA neutralization
👥 Personnel 76 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#3, #14] RRT members and field security for deployments and armored survey teams.
Surveillance Operator / Analyst 24 [#4, #21] 24/7 monitoring cells, social-media ops, and modeling operators.
Research Scientist 8 [#8, #13] Ontokinetic, materials science, and memetic research staff supporting labs and R&D.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#5, #6, #20] Sensor, UAV, vehicle, and SRA system maintenance and technicians.
Medical Officer 3 [#16] Clinical staff for amnestic treatment, memetic remediation, and onsite medical support.
Administrative Staff 4 [#1, #10] HQ operations, government liaison support, scheduling, and finance.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1] Executive oversight, coordination with other Sites and government liaisons.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with wide ranges in the analyst notes; frequency of crystallizations, geographic variance, and whether existing SRA tech is available are uncertain, producing low confidence.
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