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SCP-7735 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7735
Expected annual
$9.5M
One-time setup
$24.2M
Annual recurring
$9.5M
Personnel
31
Initial capital outlay is dominated by construction of a hardened mortuary/experiment vault, development/fabrication of a mindscape capture device, and compute/infrastructure; ongoing annual costs are dominated by staffing, continuous research into Akiva radiation, insurance/whistleblower mitigation, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $24.2M
Facilities $12.0M
[#1] Hardened, windowless mortuary/experiment vault with blast doors, separate plumbing, evidence vaults and shielding; primary facility construction estimate.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.3M
[#3, #4, #16] R&D and prototyping of the mindscape capture device and associated firmware/hardware (#3), initial GPU/TPU cluster and AI model training infrastructure (#4), initial SOP/training & documentation development (#16).
Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#21] One-time contingency reserve for unforeseen anomalous leakage, quarantine, or replacement of contaminated areas.
Equipment $1.2M
[#2, #6, #7, #19, #22, #5] One-time purchase/installation of biometric access/CCTV/TEMPEST protections (#2), radiation detectors (#6), body refrigeration units (#7), generators/UPS (#19), secure screening/preservation equipment (#22) and initial archival setup (#5).
Decommissioning And Disposal $1.0M
[#25] Planned secure dismantling/disposal and site remediation reserve (one-time if/when required).
Coverup Initial Setup $500K
[#14] Initial set-up costs for cover stories, shell companies and misinformation infrastructure (one-time establishment costs).
Amnestic Initial Development $200K
[#10] Initial development/stockpile of amnestic agents and protocols (one-time development/stock costs referenced in note).
Consolidated First Year Estimate $0
[#30] Summary/consolidation note from analyst — not added as an extra cost to avoid double-counting of line items.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.9M/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11] Salaries for on-site personnel: medical team (#8), forensic pathologists/autopsy staff (#9), amnestic specialists (#10), security/rapid-response teams (#11) and core research/engineering/admin staff.
Insurance And Whistleblower Mitigation $1.5M/yr
[#24] Funds for settlements/black-budget equivalents, leak mitigation, whistleblower handling and insurance-like reserves.
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#4, #5, #27, #22] Ongoing compute/electricity and model maintenance for reconstruction (#4), long-term secure archival storage and tape/cold-storage maintenance (#5), continuous Akiva radiation research and mitigation programs (#27), and archival curation/format migration maintenance (#22).
Cover Story And Legal $900K/yr
[#13, #14] Internal Ethics Committee/legal counsel and ongoing cover-story/retainer operations to maintain plausible deniability and manage liability (#13, #14 ongoing retainer).
Facilities Maintenance $700K/yr
[#2, #19, #20, #29] Ongoing maintenance of security/access systems (#2), generator/fuel upkeep (#19), HVAC/dehumidification/energy for cold-storage (#20), and general utilities/overheads (#29).
Per Subject Operational $600K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #17] Consumables, device runtime and per-procedure clinical costs (medical verification and amnestic treatments), autopsy/testing fees and disposal per subject — assumed ~12 subjects/year at ~50,000 USD/subject.
External Collaborations $500K/yr
[#23] Retainers/grants to cleared external specialists (neuroscience/physics consultants) for secret collaboration and peer review.
Records Management $400K/yr
[#28] Secure IT operations, clearance tracking, audit logging, vetting and classified records management costs (#28).
Pr And Family Liaison $200K/yr
[#26] PR counsel retainer and per-family engagement funds for next-of-kin liaison and NDAs (#26 recurring component).
Psychological Services $150K/yr
[#15] Counseling, resilience training and follow-up care for staff exposed to subject material (#15).
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#18] Armored/secure transfer costs for bodies/devices and chain-of-custody logistics per transfer (#18).
Supplies And Consumables $85K/yr
[#6, #7, #12] Calibration consumables and instrument servicing (#6), sharps/biohazard disposal contracts and per-subject disposable consumables (#7), and ongoing PPE replacement/monitoring for staff (#12).
Training Refresher $75K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training, drills, and SOP updates referenced in initial SOP development (#16 recurring component).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.5M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled experiments, maintenance, and no significant incidents.
scheduled_subjects routine maintenance ongoing research
🚨 Minor Incident $10.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Isolated anomalous leakage or contamination requiring quarantine, targeted decontamination, additional amnestics and legal/PR activity.
localized contamination personnel quarantine targeted PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $16.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring large-scale remediation, replacement of contaminated areas, legal settlements and heavy PR operations.
containment breach public exposure widespread contamination
👥 Personnel 31 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 On-site guards and rapid-response personnel; salary and equipment/training budget included in staff_wages. [#11]
Research Scientist 4 Neuroscience/AI researchers operating reconstruction and analysis; included in staff_wages. [#3, #4, #27]
Medical Officer 4 Licensed physicians/anesthesiologists/critical care staff for clinical death protocols and procedures; included in staff_wages. [#8]
Forensic Pathologist 2 Autopsy and tissue analysis staff; included in staff_wages and per-autopsy costs. [#9]
Amnestic Specialist / Neurotech 1 Specialist for amnestic administration/neuromodulation; included in staff_wages and amnestic program. [#10]
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Facility, HVAC, generator and equipment maintenance; included in staff_wages and facilities_maintenance. [#19, #20]
IT / Records Administrator 2 Secure IT ops, archival management, clearance tracking and audit logging; included in staff_wages and records_management. [#5, #28]
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Program director and senior administrative oversight; included in staff_wages and legal/ethics coordination. [#13]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use wide-range analyst figures and many physics/biological unknowns (Akiva radiation, extradimensional effects, legal/ethical constraints). High uncertainty in throughput (subjects/year), incident frequency, and required shielding/specifications — hence low confidence.
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