SCP-7804
Unknown
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low confidence
SCP-7804
Expected annual
$4.2M
One-time setup
$7.0M
Annual recurring
$4.0M
Personnel
27
Initial setup and acquisition costs are dominated by land/legal setup, field infrastructure, sensor/drone/robotics procurement and contingency/reserve funds (~$7.0M one-time). Ongoing annual operations including staffed field teams, monitoring (satellite, drones, longwave), logistics (helicopter/vehicles), and overhead are the main recurring drivers (~$4.02M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $7.0M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $4.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$4.0M/yr
Uneventful year with routine monitoring, scheduled maintenance, and no major incidents or remediation campaigns.
no public exposure
routine sensor/drone ops
standard maintenance and analyses
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Minor Incident
$4.6M/yr
Localized incident (e.g., discovery of hazardous material, small contamination, limited structural failure) requiring excavation campaign, increased biohazard disposal, extra PR/legal and overtime.
localized contamination discovered
small structural repair required
minor public or media attention
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Major Breach
$9.0M/yr
Significant containment failure or major public exposure requiring large-scale remediation, emergency response, mass medical monitoring, legal settlements and multi-agency response.
tower collapse or mass exposure
widespread contamination
large-scale memetic dissemination
Personnel
27 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard-aware Field Team (Operators / Signal Techs / Hazmat) | 9 | [#10] Core field operators and technical specialists for inspections, sampling, drone ops and decontamination. |
| Memetic Researcher / Analyst | 4 | [#14] Dedicated memetics containment and redaction team members. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | [#11] On-site rapid response guards and perimeter checkpoint staff. |
| Research Scientist / Forensics | 3 | [#12, #24] Laboratory analysts for materials, biological, and archaeological study. |
| Engineer / Maintenance (Sensors, Power, Robotics) | 2 | [#2, #7, #9] Technicians for sensor networks, power systems, robotics maintenance and repairs. |
| Administrative Staff / Program Management | 2 | [#28] Admin, procurement, and program oversight roles. |
| Medical Officer / Psychologist | 1 | [#15] Personnel responsible for psychological evaluation and medical monitoring of exposed staff. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges and a number of high-uncertainty contingencies (unknown hazard severity, potential for large remediation or suppression programs, local land-value variability). Many items are speculative (suppression R&D, structural remediation), so cost precision is limited.