SCP-7801 — SCP-7801 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7801 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-7801

Expected annual

$7.6M

One-time setup

$36.6M

Annual recurring

$7.3M

Personnel

One-time capital fit-out dominated by structural blackout, specialized instrumentation, and a large insurance/contingency reserve (~$36.6M total). Annual operating costs driven by on-site security, specialized research and an on-call MTF readiness posture (~$7.33M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $36.6M

Insurance Contingency Reserve $30.0M

[#18] Recommended contingency/reserve fund for catastrophic replacement, liability, and mitigation.

Keter Upgrade Planning $1.2M

[#25] Contingency planning and initial funding for possible Keter-level remoteization/quarantine planning.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $925K

[#4, #11] Hume/reality-field monitoring R&D and installation (#4); micro-CT purchase and laboratory imaging setup (#11).

Mtf Training And Equipment $900K

[#9] One-time training and equipment for SORCIER MTF readiness and vehicles.

Misc Hidden One Time $800K

[#30] Off-books contingency, clandestine purchases, and untraceable funds (one-time reserve).

Equipment $705K

[#3, #5, #10, #14] IR lighting/cameras (#3), environmental hardware (#5), robotic manipulators (#10), light-tight protective suits/decon equipment (#14).

Facilities $475K

[#1] Euclid-size-9 chamber shelling, redundant blackout layers, seismic/bracing, cleanroom finishes.

Memetic Program Development $250K

[#15] Development of memetic/amnestic program, countermeasures, and secure documentation systems (one-time).

Recovery Team Compensation $238K

[#29] Compensation/amnesty payments for recovery-team participants and acquisition fees.

Data Security Hardware $200K

[#20] Hardened servers, off-site encrypted backup hardware and secure feed infrastructure (one-time).

Redundant Power Systems $185K

[#2] UPS, diesel generator, isolated circuits and automatic switchover hardware (one-time capital).

Public Cover One Time $175K

[#27] Public archaeology / museum cover fabrication and initial PR/loan materials for recovery.

Emergency Airlift $125K

[#17] Single emergency airlift / charter cost (one-time contingency use).

Manufacturing Containment $125K

[#23] CNC/precision manufacturing of custom inserts, mating fixtures, and baffles.

Archival Duplication $120K

[#22] High-fidelity scanning, casts, duplicate dark-containment copies stored off-site.

Sealed Transport Container $80K

[#6] Custom light-proof, shock-isolated international transfer crate with IR monitoring, shielding, tamper seals.

Forensic Initial Stock $40K

[#13] Initial stocking for forensic/pathology supplies and isolation ward equipment.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.3M/yr

Mtf On Call $3.0M/yr

[#9] Standing MTF readiness, vehicles, training recurrency, and rapid-response readiness posture (recurring operational cost).

Staff Wages $2.0M/yr

[#7, #8, #28] Security guard force (18 guards + supervisor, hazard pay & benefits) and on-site specialized research staff (anomalous physicist, paleoanthropologist/conservator, materials scientist) plus scientific/ethics oversight administrative overhead.

Research And Monitoring $825K/yr

[#4, #11, #12, #19] Ongoing Hume-monitor calibration & maintenance (#4), recurring synchrotron/micro-CT beamtime & imaging campaigns (#11), outsourced analytical campaigns (#12), and collaborative research/grants program (#19).

Logistics And Transport $350K/yr

[#17] Secure movement of personnel, samples, emergency deployment charters and armored ground transport (recurring operations).

Psychological Support $210K/yr

[#24] Counseling, rotation/replacement hiring, and ongoing personnel monitoring for staff assigned to the anomaly.

Forensic And Medical Monitoring $200K/yr

[#13] Long-term medical surveillance, pathology costs, mental-health care and isolation ward readiness in the event of exposures.

Training Drills $162K/yr

[#21] Regular multi-shift drills, tabletop exercises, cross-site coordination, travel and overtime for SORCIER Protocol readiness.

Memetic Stock And Admin $138K/yr

[#15] Ongoing stock and administrative costs for amnestics/memetic countermeasures and training courses.

Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr

[#16, #27] Ongoing legal support, diplomatic/cover payments and PR readiness; public monitoring costs for cover operation.

Supplies And Consumables $112K/yr

[#3, #14, #26, #30] IR consumables/spares (#3), suit/decon consumables (#14), laboratory/hazardous waste handling (#26), recurring miscellaneous replenishment (#30).

Data Security Maintenance $100K/yr

[#20] Cybersecurity staffing, off-site backup maintenance, and network segmentation upkeep.

Misc Hidden Recurring $50K/yr

[#30] Small off-books replenishment for clandestine cover actions and unforeseen expenditures.

Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr

[#2, #5, #10] Fuel/maintenance for emergency power (#2), environmental control energy & maintenance (#5), maintenance for remote manipulators (#10).

Archival Storage $10K/yr

[#22] Off-site secure storage and monitoring of duplicates/raw data.

Manufacturing Modifications $10K/yr

[#23] Iterative modification and small-batch remanufacturing of custom containment fixtures.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.3M/yr

93.8% probability / year

Routine year with no major incidents: steady-state monitoring, scheduled research, and readiness posture maintained.

no_incident routine_monitoring

🚨 Minor Incident $7.8M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Limited accidental exposure or containment disturbance requiring emergency medical response, localized repairs, and short-term increased monitoring.

limited_exposure emergency_response medical_treatment

🚨 Major Breach $12.3M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or structural failure triggering full MTF deployment, major repairs, extensive forensic work, and replacement of capital equipment.

significant_exposure site_damage full_MTF_deployment

🚨 Keter Upgrade $107.3M/yr

0.2% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline

Catastrophic scenario requiring Keter-level escalation: permanent remoteization/quarantine, large-scale relocations, reality-stabilization hardware and global mitigation measures.

loss_of_containment uncontrolled_reality_disruption

👥 Personnel 22 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer	18	Armed site guard force (18 guards total to cover 3 shifts + supervisors), matches item #7 staffing assumptions.
Research Scientist	3	On-site specialized research staff (anomalous physicist, paleoanthropologist/conservator, materials scientist) per item #8.
Administrative / Oversight	1	Scientific liability/ethics oversight and administrative support included in staff_wages (item #28).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges enabling a mid-confidence estimate for measurable costs (construction, equipment, staffing). Confidence is reduced by high-uncertainty items (insurance reserve size, Keter-scale responses, frequency of anomalous incidents) and wide ranges in some recurring program budgets.

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