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SCP-7797 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7797
Expected annual
$25.4M
One-time setup
$40.0M
Annual recurring
$23.5M
Personnel
60
First-year one-time setup is approximately $39.98M driven primarily by a recommended emergency contingency reserve, machine-vision R&D, robotic removal procurement, and containment-room buildouts; recurring annual costs are approximately $23.49M/yr driven by personnel, ongoing R&D/monitoring, regional operations, and legal/PR/cover-up activities.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $40.0M
Contingency Fund $20.0M
[#22] Emergency contingency reserve recommended by analysts (lower-bound of recommended $20–100M range used).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $8.2M
[#3, #11, #19] One-time machine-vision R&D & deployment, research-program establishment, and lab retrofits/instrumentation for non-visual/BSL-grade analysis.
Facilities $7.5M
[#9, #17] Secure containment room buildouts and regional satellite node setup (construction/structural work) estimated at midpoints of provided ranges.
Equipment $3.8M
[#5, #6, #12, #18, #20, #21] Remote-removal fleet procurement, specialized sensors & safe imaging hardware, secure data infrastructure setup, vehicles/aircraft procurement, initial PPE stock, and initial crypto/key-management hardware/software.
Legal Contingency $350K
[#13] One-time emergency legal/PR contingency for immediate settlements/authorizations (midpoint of $200–500k).
Training Development $150K
[#15] Initial curriculum and simulation development for non-visual operational procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $23.5M/yr
Research And Monitoring $6.6M/yr
[#4, #11, #12] Ongoing machine-vision model retraining/compute, recurring research program budgets, and secure data hosting/audits.
Staff Wages $6.2M/yr
[#1] Dedicated ATF-Chi-43 personnel (approx. 60 staff × $80k avg salary + ~30% benefits).
Logistics And Transport $2.2M/yr
[#5, #17, #18] Fleet spares/calibration, regional node operations (local vehicles/storage), and emergency transport/charters/travel.
Cover Story And Legal $2.1M/yr
[#13, #14, #23] Legal/liaison/PR retainers and operations, public misinformation/containment campaigns, and insurance/indemnities.
Mental Health And Compensation $1.8M/yr
[#16] Personnel mental-health support and compensation/payments for infected civilians (baseline mid-range).
Soc Operations $1.5M/yr
[#2] 24/7 Surveillance Operations Center staffing, leased space, secure comms, and ops supervisors (separate from R&D AI).
Medical Care $1.2M/yr
[#10] Medical care and supportive treatment costs for affected individuals (baseline mid-range).
Supplies And Consumables $1.2M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #19, #20] Sensors maintenance, incident cleanup/decontamination, biohazard disposal/HAZMAT supplies, sample consumables/analyses, and PPE replenishment.
Facilities Maintenance $275K/yr
[#24] Utilities, facility overhead & energy costs for SOC/labs.
Audit And Compliance $200K/yr
[#25] Regular external memetics safety audits, ethical oversight, and classified compliance/accounting.
Training And Drills $112K/yr
[#15] Recurring refresher training and certification for non-visual procedures and robot operators.
Vetting And Opsec $75K/yr
[#21] Recurring personnel re-vetting, background checks, and operational security for Level-5 access.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $23.5M/yr
64.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing monitoring, routine incidents, and no major large-scale breaches; recurring operations only.
routine_small_incidents no mass exposures stable containment
🚨 Minor Incident $24.5M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized cluster or slightly elevated incident load requiring additional cleanup, short-term surge in travel and SOC activity.
multiple small outbreaks high local public interest
🚨 Major Breach $43.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Large public incident (e.g., Times Square-scale) with thousands exposed requiring mass quarantine, large deployment of drones/MTFs, and heavy PR/legal action.
public mural on major landmark mass civilian exposures significant media attention
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $83.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$60.0M vs baseline
Rapid, large-scale replication leading to broken masquerade / national-level emergency requiring full contingency deployment, accelerated R&D and mass relocations.
exponential replication broken masquerade national/international panic
👥 Personnel 60 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 28 [#1] Frontline field agents assigned to containment and removal operations.
Surveillance Analyst 10 [#1] SOC and analytic staff monitoring automated detectors and telemetry.
Evidence Technician 6 [#1] Forensic handling and non-visual sample processing support.
Incident Commander 4 [#1] Operational leadership for field responses and coordination.
Medical Officer 4 [#1] Medical monitoring/support for affected personnel and civilians.
Legal Liaison 4 [#1] Rapid legal/liaison support for removals, permits, and local government coordination.
Administrative Staff 4 [#1] Scheduling, logistics coordination, and program administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with wide ranges because SCP-7797 is an active, self-replicating cognitohazard with uncertain incident frequency and severity; many line items are scenario-dependent and contingent on secrecy and geopolitical factors.
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