SCP-7825 — SCP-7825 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7825 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-7825

Expected annual

$1.3M

One-time setup

$375K

Annual recurring

$1.3M

Personnel

First-year program cost (one-time setup + first-year operations) is approximately $1,637,100, driven primarily by personnel costs (designated researcher + backups), a research program budget, and contingency/resilience measures; ongoing annual costs are dominated by salaries, research overhead, and contingency.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $375K

Facilities $100K

[#5] Secure office / containment suite build-out (construction, soundproofing, environmental controls, antechamber).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K

[#20] Initial lab bench / modest instrument provisioning required for neuroscientific/behavioral work.

Automation Development $50K

[#7] One-time development/licensing for redundant task automation systems (RPA, scripts, AI assistants).

Equipment $25K

[#6, #11] Monitoring cameras/biometric sensors, CCTV/access-control hardware and other physical devices initial provisioning.

Initial Neurological Diagnostics $25K

[#3, #4] Initial MRI/fMRI/EEG and neuropsych battery / specialist analysis (initial testing year 1).

Backup Personnel Training $20K

[#2] One-time training and overlap costs for 1–3 backup researchers (analyst estimate $20k one-time).

Cybersecurity Setup $20K

[#9] Air-gap/jump-server setup, initial intrusion detection configuration and isolation hardware/software setup.

Recruiting Fees $20K

[#23] Search firm / recruiting fees for succession planning/hiring initial replacements.

Decommissioning And Archive $15K

[#25] Long-tail archive and decommissioning provisions (data handoff, facility decommissioning reserve).

Data Provisioning $10K

[#8] Encrypted on-site/off-site backup provisioning and hardened server setup (initial provisioning).

Legal Setup $10K

[#12] One-time drafting of specialized contracts, NDAs, liability waivers and setup costs.

Relocation Setup $10K

[#16] Move/setup costs if relocation/quarantine required for backups or subject.

Training Rollout $10K

[#19] Initial SOP rollout, workshops and memetic-safety training for staff and backups.

Cover Story Materials $5K

[#13] One-time fabricated materials, initial PR/disguise assets and training for cover story.

Ergonomic And Env Setup $5K

[#17] Adaptive furniture, specialized lighting, noise-cancelling equipment initial purchases.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr

Backup Personnel Salaries $200K/yr

[#2] Salaries for 2 backup researchers/technicians (~$100k/yr each).

Research Program $200K/yr

[#14] Ongoing research/experiment budget (participant recruitment, consumables, pilot studies).

Staff Wages $180K/yr

[#1] Designated personnel salary (Alex Thorley) including hazard pay/benefits/nondisclosure premiums; analyst mid-range estimate.

Contingency And Crisis Fund $116K/yr

[#22] Emergency contingency reserve (~10% of recurring operational budget) for medical evacuation, litigation, or urgent pivots.

Research Infrastructure Overhead $100K/yr

[#20] Institutional overhead, bench consumables, lab access fees for ongoing lab work.

Opportunity Costs $100K/yr

[#21] Estimated lost productivity / deliverable shortfalls when Alex operates below capacity.

Administrative Overhead $80K/yr

[#18] Program manager, HR/admin/bookkeeping fractional FTE or dedicated manager.

Cover Story And Legal $45K/yr

[#12, #13] Ongoing legal counsel, litigation reserve, PR/cover operations and retainer costs.

Cybersecurity Staffing $40K/yr

[#9] Portion of IT admin/infosec engineer or contractor time to enforce isolation and intrusion monitoring.

Security Contracts $40K/yr

[#11] Guard contracts / part-time security coverage to prevent unauthorized access (contracted services).

Outsourcing And Contractors $40K/yr

[#15] Contractors or temporary staff/equipment hire to complete delegated tasks when Alex fails to finish them.

Therapy And Followup $35K/yr

[#3, #4] Ongoing occupational/psychological care for Alex and periodic follow-up diagnostics (therapy, medication management).

Relocation Lodging Stipend $30K/yr

[#16] Secure lodging, living stipends and quarantine costs for relocated personnel when used.

Research And Monitoring $15K/yr

[#6, #4] Ongoing monitoring equipment maintenance, follow-up diagnostic testing and specialist analysis.

Automation Maintenance $10K/yr

[#7] Maintenance, licensing and updates for task automation systems and AI assistants.

Incident Response Retainer $10K/yr

[#10] EMS/rapid-response/security on-call retainer and small per-incident contingency.

Succession Pipeline Recurring $10K/yr

[#23] Ongoing recruiting pipeline maintenance / occasional hiring/onboarding budget.

Monitoring And Storage $8K/yr

[#6, #8] Cloud/on-site storage, telemetry retention, forensics logging and related recurring costs.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#5] Ongoing maintenance of secure suite, environmental controls, and minor structural upkeep.

Training Recurring $5K/yr

[#19] Annual refresher training, drills, SOP updates and memetic-safety refreshers.

Ethical Compliance $5K/yr

[#24] IRB-equivalent review, monitoring boards and compliance reporting costs.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#17] Consumables, disposable PPE, office replacements, small ergonomic consumables.

Ergonomic Consumables $1K/yr

[#17] Replacement consumables for environmental/ergonomic aids.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; regular monitoring, therapy, staffing and research operate as budgeted.

No acute incidents Standard operations Backups functioning

🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline

Acute episode requiring emergency response and short-term increased outsourcing and clinical care.

Panic/self-harm episode Acute clinical intervention Short-term coverage by contractors

🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Extended loss of Alex (removal/quarantine) or systemic failure requiring large-scale recruitment, emergency research pivot, litigation and decommissioning actions.

Prolonged incapacity of designated person Significant data loss or contamination Litigation or medical evacuation

🚨 Political Exposure $1.5M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Public exposure or legal action requiring extensive PR, legal defense, and higher contingency drawdowns.

Media leak or whistleblower External legal claim Regulatory scrutiny

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (Designated Personnel)	1	[#1] Alex Thorley; primary assigned researcher/containment lead reflected in staff_wages.
Research Technician / Backup Researcher	2	[#2] Two trained backups budgeted and included in backup_personnel_salaries.
Program Manager / Administrative Staff	1	[#18] Administrative/program management FTE covered by administrative_overhead.

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs for personnel, clinical care, and modest research infrastructure are relatively well-bounded; uncertainty remains in incident frequency/severity and in exact staffing/benefit packages, so medium confidence is appropriate.

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