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SCP-7784 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7784
Expected annual
$72.3M
One-time setup
$72.1M
Annual recurring
$71.2M
Personnel
50
Initial containment for SCP-7784 is front-loaded with expensive facility build-out, research lab setup, and contingency stockpiles; annual operating costs are driven by specialized staff, monitoring/R&D, legal/PR retainers, and large contingency reserves. One-time setup is ~72.1M USD while baseline recurring costs are ~71.23M USD/yr, with catastrophic scenarios adding hundreds of millions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $72.1M
Termination Contracts Contingency $50.0M
[#29] One-time contingency reserve for termination/neutralization campaigns (black-ops/military-grade interventions) if containment impossible.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.9M
[#5, #6, #9, #10, #11] Memetics/cognitohazard lab fit-out, reality-monitoring/data pipeline initial build, R&D instrumentation for anchoring research, initial cryptobiological testing setup, initial memetic countermeasure development stockpile.
Mass Amnestic Stockpile Procurement $5.0M
[#23] Initial procurement/stockpiling of mass amnestic supplies and delivery hardware for contingency use.
Facilities $3.2M
[#1] Dedicated reinforced underground containment suite build-out (soundproofing, Faraday cage, airlocks, negative-pressure HVAC, observation booths).
Equipment $2.9M
[#2, #3, #7, #14, #22, #18] Audiovisual/sensory suppression hardware, ICU hardware, cold-storage archival hardware, armored vehicle retrofit, artifact containment hardware, redundant generators.
Backup Facility Establishment $1.5M
[#15] Establishment of a single secondary/ternary containment location (leased or constructed underground/disguised site).
Reality Resistant Recruitment $1.2M
[#8] Initial recruitment/relocation/identity protection costs for an estimated cohort of reality-resistant individuals (approx. 4 persons initial).
Comms Blackout Tools $1.0M
[#12] One-time build-out of rapid takedown infrastructure, emergency mobile networks and covert content-control tooling.
Aircraft Retrofit $1.0M
[#14] One-time aircraft retrofit/charter capability for sedated/armored air transport.
Security Training Equipment $350K
[#4] Rapid reaction team (RRT) training, non-lethal restraint gear and specialized cognitohazard training equipment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $71.2M/yr
Emergency Reserve Allocation $20.0M/yr
[#17] Annual allocation to contingency reserves for planetary-scale or national emergency interventions; accounts for potential large-scale response funding.
Insurance Reserve Maintenance $20.0M/yr
[#24] Ongoing funds/reserves to cover legal claims, settlements and liabilities where commercial insurance is unavailable.
Research And Monitoring $9.0M/yr
[#6, #9, #10, #25, #30] Operations for reality-monitoring pipeline, ongoing anchoring/reversion R&D budget, continued cryptobiological testing, historical restoration tasks and intelligence liaison costs for GOI collaboration.
Cover Story And Legal $8.0M/yr
[#12, #13, #16, #20] Ongoing legal teams, PR operations, deniability/cover budgets, legal indemnity retainer, ethical oversight coordination and liaison costs.
Staff Wages $5.3M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #14] Salaries and benefits for ICU/medical staff, 24/7 security coverage, memetics research team, monitoring analysts, and transport crew.
Counterintelligence Ops $2.5M/yr
[#21] HUMINT, cyber ops, surveillance and active deception to prevent GOI/state exploitation.
Mass Amnestic Ready Maintenance $2.0M/yr
[#23] Readiness upkeep for mass-amnestic delivery systems and trained deployers.
Long Term Maintenance Liability $1.0M/yr
[#28] Annualized reserve for long-term indefinite containment opportunity costs (multi-decade maintenance liability).
Facilities Maintenance $600K/yr
[#1, #15, #18] Ongoing site maintenance, HVAC/filter replacement, backup site lease/maintenance and generator fuel/maintenance contracts.
Reality Resistant Support $500K/yr
[#8] Ongoing security, compensation, medical screening and relocation support for recruited reality-resistant individuals (estimated cohort support).
Personnel Support Programs $500K/yr
[#19] Rotation, counseling, hazard pay, long-term medical monitoring and burn mitigation programs for cognitohazard staff.
Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr
[#26] Routine consumables: PPE, lab reagents, replacement filters, restraints, cameras, cleaning supplies.
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#14] Vehicle/aircraft maintenance, secure-route planning and transport logistics.
Memetic Countermeasure Replenishment $300K/yr
[#11] Rotation, replenishment and readiness of amnestics, memetic inhibitors and AV scrubbing agents.
Ethical Compliance $300K/yr
[#20] Internal review boards, IRB-style oversight and compliance/legal counsel for human-subjects research.
Training Drills $200K/yr
[#27] Regular emergency drills, tabletop exercises and contracted multi-agency exercises.
Sedation Drug Consumables $140K/yr
[#3] Ongoing cost of continuous sedation drugs and ICU consumables (estimated ~$200–$500/day averaged).
Archival Maintenance $125K/yr
[#7] Cold-storage upkeep, air-gapped ledger maintenance and off-site vault fees.
Artifact Storage And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#22] Ongoing storage, inerting checks and monitoring for associated artifacts and manuscripts.
Audio Suppression Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2] Maintenance, replacements and calibration for active white-noise masking and directed acoustic dampers.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $71.2M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing operations, monitoring, R&D and contingency reserve allocations but no major incidents.
steady_operations no_breach routine_research
🚨 Minor Incident $72.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized reality alteration or containment issue requiring emergency response, targeted mass-amnestic deployment, increased legal/media response and short-term surge in RRT/medical activity.
localized_reality_shift limited_public_exposure targeted_mass_amnestic_use
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $271.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline
Large-scale or planetary alteration that requires national/international emergency response, mass amnestic programs, military/termination options and major legal/financial settlements.
planetary_scale_alteration national_emergency_response wide_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 50 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#4] 24/7 armed internal security coverage (8 guards for rotation and redundancies).
Rapid Reaction Team (RRT) Agent 6 [#4] Trained rapid-response unit for breaches and cognitohazard incidents; includes specialized training costs.
Transport Team 4 [#14] Specialized crew for armored/sedated transfers and route secrecy.
Research Scientist 8 [#5, #9] Memetics/cognitohazard researchers, psycholinguists and R&D staff for anchoring/reversion research.
Medical Officer 6 [#3] Anesthesiologists and ICU nursing staff for continuous sedation and ICU monitoring.
Monitoring / Data Analyst 5 [#6] Reality-monitoring and anomaly-detection pipeline operators and analysts.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#1, #18] Facilities and generator maintenance, HVAC and critical infrastructure upkeep.
Administrative Staff 2 [#13] Admin, scheduling, procurement and liaison support for legal/PR functions.
Counterintelligence Operative 4 [#21] HUMINT/cyber operatives to monitor GOI interest and prevent external exploitation.
Reality-Resistant Personnel 4 [#8] Identified individuals retained for verification of original history and detection of narrativized changes; receive protection and compensation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to fundamental uncertainties about SCP-7784's effective range, transmission modes, potential for irreversible large-scale alterations, and success probability of R&D; many line items use wide analyst ranges and contingent contingency funds.
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