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SCP-7790 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7790
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$9.5M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
20
Estimated initial capital costs are roughly $9.51M (driven primarily by containment retrofit/construction, reinforced flooring, and a $5M emergency reserve); baseline annual operations are approximately $3.43M/yr driven by personnel, on-call containment teams, hazard disposal and legal/cover retainer.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.5M
Initial Emergency Reserve $5.0M
[#21] Initial contingency / emergency reserve fund (moderate conservative choice within the recommended range).
Facilities $2.0M
[#1, #2, #5] Retrofit/construction of containment locker or expansion to guarantee 100 m controlled radius (chosen as a moderate retrofit) plus reinforced floor plating and Faraday/shielding wall work; combines structural containment, floor plating, EMI shielding and airlock/penetration work.
Equipment $910K
[#4, #6, #7, #13, #14, #16, #26] Hardware for RF monitoring & spectrum capture, jamming equipment, A/V cameras/recorders, recovery vehicle/equipment, remote handling robots, secure server cluster, and automated transfer/vault hardware.
Decommissioning Planning $500K
[#28] One-time planning & initial funding for potential future decommissioning/neutralization options.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#8, #9] Glovebox/quarantine lab buildout and special detectors/BSL-capable instrumentation purchased as initial research/lab setup.
Historical Recovery $300K
[#19] Historical recovery costs (helicopter / crane / remote-site operations) booked as a one-time historical recovery budget.
Backup Infrastructure $200K
[#15] Backup generators/UPS and power-infrastructure upgrades (one-time capital).
Cover Story One Time $150K
[#17] One-time legal/permit/cover-story expenses (permits, small civic compensation, PR/misinformation buys) for initial containment/incident.
Asset Provenance Research One Time $50K
[#23] One-time provenance research / archival acquisitions related to "DIVISION" provenance.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #18, #22] Salaries and benefits for research scientists, engineers/technicians, security guards (including overtime/clearance costs), RAISA liaison(s) salary portion and dedicated archival/translation analysts.
On Call Team Ops $400K/yr
[#13] Standby rapid-response / containment team operational costs (training, drills, vehicle/equipment amortization and readiness).
Insurance Replenishment $200K/yr
[#21] Annual replenishment to the contingency/reserve fund and insurance-like self-insurance contributions.
Hazard Analysis And Disposal $150K/yr
[#9] BSL facility usage fees, disposal contracts and routine hazardous-material handling capacity.
Research And Monitoring $125K/yr
[#4, #7, #14, #16] Ongoing ops for RF monitoring data storage/processing, A/V archival storage, remote-robot maintenance and server/compute upkeep.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#6, #17] Annual legal retainers, liaison/coordination costs for any RF suppression coordination and cover-story maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#3] Ongoing wear-and-tear maintenance, floor resurfacing and structural inspections after activations.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#19] Budget for future recovery/retrieval operations (per-operation reserve averaged annually).
Raisa Liaison $100K/yr
[#18] RAISA liaison travel, meetings, and joint-experiment funding (salary portion accounted in staff_wages).
Power And Climate $75K/yr
[#15] Continuous power, HVAC and climate stabilization energy and maintenance.
Public Incident Response $50K/yr
[#27, #22] Annual budget for witness relocation/interviews/incident-driven suppression efforts averaged per year.
Training Drills $50K/yr
[#25] Regular drills, compliance audits and external certification costs.
Medical And Safety $50K/yr
[#20] Regular health checks, psych evaluations, PPE replacement, incident medical costs and evacuation insurance.
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#24] PPE, gloves, filters, decontamination chemicals, batteries, small replacement parts and expendables.
Special Disposal Ops $30K/yr
[#26] Operational costs for automated transfer/vault systems and specialized disposal procedures.
Provenance Investigation $20K/yr
[#23] Ongoing small budget for provenance research, archive access and travel as investigations continue.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing operations, monitoring, maintenance and staffing as budgeted.
no breaches low-frequency activations standard maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring extra disposal, short-term legal/PR work, limited medical treatment and targeted recovery.
localized hazardous manifestation small public exposure targeted disposal/medical response
🚨 Major Construction And High Activity $17.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$14.0M vs baseline
Year in which the site requires construction of a full 100 m-radius containment bay or experiences sustained high-frequency hazardous activations requiring large capital and emergency reserve top-ups.
full new containment required high-frequency hazardous manifestations major recovery/cleanup operations
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#10] Full-time scientists for waveform/linguistics/R&D (senior-level FTEs).
Engineer / Technician 4 [#11] Engineers, equipment technicians, evidence technicians responsible for maintenance and activation response.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#12] 24/7 perimeter/internal guards (3-shift coverage) and escorts for high-clearance access.
Administrative Staff / RAISA Liaison 1 [#18] RAISA liaison and administrative coordination (salary portion included in staff wages).
Research Analyst / Linguist 2 [#22] Analysts and cryptographers for transmission translation/archival tasks.
📋 Confidence Notes
Ranges are moderately well-constrained by analyst estimates, staffing and standard equipment, but major uncertainties remain around whether an expensive new 100 m containment is required, the frequency/severity of hazardous manifestations, and the appropriate size of contingency reserves.
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