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SCP-7842 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7842
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
9
One-time capital (property purchase, reserves, and initial sensor/vehicle/safety equipment) is approximately $1.63M, with recurring annual operations driven by staffing, legal/cover maintenance, and incident-response readiness totaling about $1.47M per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Facilities $455K
[#1, #2, #13] Purchase of approach-buffer parcels or long-term exclusive control (purchase option), perimeter installation/structural gateworks, and secure on-site evidence storage construction.
Equipment $374K
[#3, #4, #6, #9, #10, #18, #19, #20] Initial purchase/installation of remote surveillance suite, solar+battery/UPS, amnestic kits, PPE/non-metallic gear, fire-suppression equipment, communications hardware, initial vehicle fleet, and initial signage.
Legal Contingency Reserve $300K
[#23] One-time contingency reserve for potential civil claims, indemnities, or large legal payouts.
Asset Replacement Reserve $250K
[#11] One-time major reserve set aside for irretrievable/lost property and large replacement needs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#12, #21] Mapping and remote-monitoring instrumentation (GPR, drones, LiDAR) and specialized scientific monitoring sensors/instruments for passive documentation.
Sop Development $50K
[#16] One-time cost for development of SOPs, training curricula, and initial drills design.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $700K/yr
[#5, #7] Salaries, benefits, and routine training for on-call response team and dedicated medical support (medic(s)).
Hazard Pay And Retention $120K/yr
[#27] Hazard pay premiums and retention bonuses for personnel exposed to psychological/physical risks.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#14, #15] Recurring legal/liaison payments, covert liaison with local authorities, and front-company maintenance/PR costs.
Periodic Recovery Allowance $100K/yr
[#25] Allowance for occasional recovery/assessment expeditions and failed-recovery write-offs.
Mtf Deployment Budget $80K/yr
[#17] Budget for mobilizing Mobile Task Force deployments (vehicles, overtime, logistics); anticipates occasional deployments per year.
Mental Health Program $80K/yr
[#8] Ongoing mental-health screening, rotation policy administration, counseling, and treatment for staff.
Asset Replacement Reserve Annual $60K/yr
[#11] Annual reserve contribution for repeated replacement of irretrievable items and consumables.
Research And Monitoring $40K/yr
[#12, #21] Ongoing mapping operations, data analysis, and scientific sensor operations kept intentionally limited (passive monitoring).
Lease Management $30K/yr
[#1] Recurring lease/management cost alternative if purchase is not executed (budgeted as an operational option).
Data And Admin $30K/yr
[#24] Record-keeping, compliance audits, administrative overhead for incident logs and turnover.
Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr
[#6, #9, #10] Amnestic/medical resupply, PPE replacement, and fire-suppression consumables/maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#19] Vehicle operating costs, fuel, routine maintenance for rapid-response fleet.
Evidence Destruction $20K/yr
[#22] Contracts and operations for covert destruction/disposal of public traces and hazardous materials.
Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher drills, SOP updates, and live training costs.
Surveillance Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3] Connectivity, storage, and maintenance for remote surveillance/heading-detection systems.
Facility Utilities $12K/yr
[#26] Utilities, janitorial, and basic maintenance for small on-site monitoring office.
Communications Hosting $8K/yr
[#18] Secure server hosting, encrypted comms maintenance, and off-site backups for logs.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #4, #13, #20] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter fixtures, solar/battery upkeep, secure-storage maintenance, and signage replacement.
Surveillance Connectivity And Storage $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, limited passive monitoring, and the planned on-call team; no major incidents or capital purchases.
routine_operations no_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
18.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
One or more civilian approaches/medical extractions requiring emergency deployments, ER care, additional asset replacement, and heightened legal/PR activity.
civilian_approach medical_evacuations local_scrutiny
🚨 Capital Purchase $1.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Decision to buy the approach parcels outright in-year (large capital outlay) rather than continuing to lease.
strategic_property_acquisition local_legal_pressure
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#5] Rotational on-call rapid-response operatives for immediate interception and containment; count reflects a small rapid-response unit.
Medical Officer 1 [#7] Dedicated medic on-call for extraction and casualty care.
Administrative Staff 1 [#24] Records management, incident logs, cover-story paperwork, and liaison scheduling.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#19, #2] Vehicle and sensor maintenance, perimeter/gate upkeep, and solar/battery maintenance.
Mental Health Counselor 1 [#8] Runs screening, counseling, and rotation programs to mitigate psychological hazards.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for UK context, but many items (property cost, deployment frequency, legal payouts) have wide ranges and policy constraints ('no additional research resources') that materially affect staffing/asset choices. Estimates use conservative mid-to-upper band assumptions.
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