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SCP-7733 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7733
Expected annual
$11.2M
One-time setup
$17.0M
Annual recurring
$11.0M
Personnel
23
Initial capital outlay is dominated by site acquisition, site hardening and contingency reserves (~$17M one-time); ongoing yearly costs are driven by staff wages, risk/insurance reserves, power/fuel and remote logistics (~$11M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.0M
Facilities $4.7M
[#1, #2, #3] Site acquisition/purchase-equivalent (assumed purchase rather than lease) and Arctic construction: purchase/land control ~$3.5M plus site hardening and cleanroom/airlock work.
Contingency Fund $3.5M
[#25] Initial contingency/contingency reserve (one-time portion) held for unexpected events, exposures or payouts.
Decommissioning $2.8M
[#30] Secure dismantling, transport and destruction contingency (one-time reserve for authorized decommission).
Risk Contingency Reserve $2.5M
[#31] One-time risk reserve for anomaly-specific unforeseen costs (separate from insurance contingency).
Equipment $2.0M
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #16] HVAC/install, generator/transfer equipment, UPS, fire-suppression hardware, perimeter sensors/cameras/fence, communications uplink hardware, and archival system hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $995K
[#15, #17, #21, #28, #16] Initial punched-tape stock and spares, laboratory/testing equipment and initial experimental setup, decontamination/inspection hardware, initial training program, and archival setup.
Legal And Cover Setup $550K
[#22] Initial legal, permits, government liaison and cover-story setup costs for toxic-soil cover and initial consultations.
Clearance And Medical Initial $50K
[#13] Initial security-clearance, medical and psychological screening costs for initial staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.0M/yr
Staff Wages $3.1M/yr
[#10, #12] On-site security personnel (guards/supervisors) and scientific/operators staffing (SVIC operators, analysts, technicians).
Risk Premium $1.4M/yr
[#31] Ongoing risk premium reserve (25% of operating budget estimate) to handle sudden scaling needs and anomaly-driven surprises.
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#16, #17, #26, #27] Archival storage maintenance and off-site replication, laboratory experiment budgets and instrumentation, contracted research grants and ethical/oversight activities tied to research.
Insurance And Reserve $1.1M/yr
[#25] Annual insurance/liability reserve and recurring contingency contributions.
Facilities Maintenance $839K/yr
[#4, #7, #8, #18, #20] HVAC energy/maintenance, fire-suppression inspection/refill, perimeter monitoring & maintenance, technical service contracts and pest control.
Travel And Accommodation $750K/yr
[#14] Flights, local housing, per diems and rotation travel costs for operators rotating to Qaqortoq.
Power And Fuel $600K/yr
[#5] Fuel, generator maintenance and conditioned power operational costs for continuous HVAC and device power.
Cover Story And Legal $385K/yr
[#22, #29] Ongoing legal fees, government liaison retainers and cover-story upkeep including local outreach and signage.
Logistics And Transport $350K/yr
[#19] Scheduled shipments, freight and ad-hoc charters for spare parts, fuel and equipment.
Armed Response Retainer $300K/yr
[#11] Retainer/contract costs for armed reaction / rapid response and occasional per-activation costs averaged into annual figure.
Medevac Retainer $275K/yr
[#24] Medevac/helicopter retainer, telemedicine contracts and evacuation readiness averaged per year.
Communications Bandwidth $180K/yr
[#9] Satellite/fiber service, bandwidth and remote monitoring communications costs.
Counterintelligence $175K/yr
[#23] Classified-document control, secrecy enforcement, OPSEC training and communications monitoring.
Decontamination And Qc $90K/yr
[#21] Decontamination, foreign-object inspections, X-ray/visual inspection workflows and staffing.
Training Programs $85K/yr
[#28] Ongoing operator certification courses, drills and simulator maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr
[#15] Consumables such as punched paper tape stock, adhesives, spare reader parts and archival supplies (recurring).
Clearance And Medical $15K/yr
[#13] Recurring medical and psychological follow-ups, periodic re-evaluations and background checks.
Armed Response Activations $0/yr
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Public Relations $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.0M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled operations, regular maintenance, staffing and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $11.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Small containment-related incident requiring armed response activation, targeted repairs, short investigations and modest legal/PR actions.
equipment_failure small_media_exposure localized_contamination_or_spill
🚨 Major Breach $16.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or device malfunction requiring large-scale remediation, decommissioning, legal payouts and public exposure mitigation.
large_containment_breach device_catastrophic_failure public_exposure_litigation
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#10] 24/7 guard shifts including supervisors and local liaison; headcount chosen within analyst range (10–16).
Research Scientist 8 [#12] SVIC operators and analysts; small team to match recurring research staffing estimate.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#12, #18] Electrical/electronics technicians and plant maintenance staff required for HVAC, generators and UPS.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, but many values (power draw, frequency of activations, lease vs purchase, anomaly-driven scaling) are uncertain; mid-point estimates used for budgeting.
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