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SCP-7791 Ethical ~ medium confidence
SCP-7791
Expected annual
$10.1M
One-time setup
$12.4M
Annual recurring
$9.9M
Personnel
29
One-time setup costs are approximately $12,430,000 driven primarily by a $10M contingency reserve, software development, and containment build-out; baseline recurring costs are approximately $9,890,000/yr driven mainly by staff wages, ongoing cover-story/legal operations, and research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.4M
Emergency Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#15] Reserved capital fund for Procedure-333-WOZNY rapid-response, mass amnestics, evacuation and other large-scale actions.
Facilities $1.0M
[#2] Conceptual Containment Unit-34 physical build-out (secure room, biometric locks, sound/light filtering, Faraday cage, environmental controls).
Memetic Software Development $1.0M
[#7] One-time development of memetic detection & redaction software/AI.
Equipment $300K
[#6] Secure information systems & air-gapped archives hardware, vault setup and physical archival infrastructure.
Training Development $100K
[#10] One-time creation/development of memetic-safety curriculum and certification materials.
Specialized Ppe $30K
[#11] One-time procurement of memetic-filtering eyewear/headsets, non-patterned notebooks, tamper-evident covers, single-use data-wipes, etc.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.9M/yr
Staff Wages $4.0M/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #9] Senior Ethics Committee staff, containment research team, high-clearance security personnel, clearance officers/vetting staff, and counselors/psychiatric support salaries, benefits, retention premiums and overtime.
Cover Story And Legal $2.0M/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal/PR/cover-up budget: litigation, record suppression, alternative narratives, shell companies and influence operations.
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#7, #8, #13, #19] Ongoing memetic-software operations/updates, cultural/anthropological field research, continuous monitoring/intelligence (open-source/social/academic) and R&D/equipment refresh for countermeasures.
Contingency Readiness $1.0M/yr
[#15] Annual readiness & equipment maintenance to keep Procedure-333-WOZNY rapid-response teams prepared.
Incident Liability Reserve $500K/yr
[#20] Reserve for accidental exposures, long-term therapy, settlements and compensation in case of internal containment failures.
Data Redaction Ops $200K/yr
[#17] Budgeted per-incident field teams for sanitizing leaks, recollecting artifacts, administering amnestics; baseline planning for 2–4 medium ops/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#6, #12] Maintenance, rotation and storage for archives & incremental electricity/HVAC/UPS/generator fuel and routine systems upkeep for the containment unit.
Audits And Oversight $100K/yr
[#16] Periodic audits, ethical reviews, independent oversight travel and corrective-action budgets.
Attrition And Replacement $75K/yr
[#18] Replacement, recruiting, re-clearing and onboarding costs for staff turnover.
Training And Certification $75K/yr
[#10] Annual delivery, recertification and refresher training costs for memetic-safety courses.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#11] Recurring replenishment of memetic-filtering consumables and single-use items.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.9M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with no major containment incidents; routine monitoring and operations as budgeted.
no major leaks no activation of Procedure-333-WOZNY
🚨 Minor Incident $10.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized leak or public mention requiring expanded redaction, additional field ops, short-term uptick in legal/PR and modest amnestic deployment.
localized leak media mention small-scale containment breach
🚨 Major Breach $14.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or activation of Procedure-333-WOZNY requiring mass-response, large-scale amnestic deployment, emergency logistics and high-cost cover operations.
Procedure-333-WOZNY activation widespread public exposure large-scale leak or civil impact
👥 Personnel 29 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Ethics Committee / Ethics Staff 8 [#1] Senior staff with situational 5/7791 clearance controlling access and policy; high salary/retention premiums included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 6 [#3] Memeticists and cognitive scientists dedicated to SCP-7791 research; salaries included in staff_wages.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#3] Containment engineers working on unit and systems; salaries included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 2 [#3] Admin support for the containment research team; salaries included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] High-clearance security personnel dedicated to SCP-7791 escort and enforcement; salaries included in staff_wages.
Clearance Officer 2 [#5] Personnel performing vetting, background investigations and continuous monitoring; salaries and vetting costs reflected in staff_wages.
Psychiatrist / Medical Officer (on-call) 1 [#9] On-call psychiatrist support for exposed personnel; compensation included in staff_wages.
Therapist / Counselor 2 [#9] Continuous mental health services and debriefing staff; salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed with line-item estimates, allowing a reasonable budget estimate; uncertainty remains due to the conceptual/memetic nature of SCP-7791, variable incident magnitudes, and the large one-time contingency assumptions.
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