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SCP-7879 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7879
Expected annual
$12.8M
One-time setup
$555.4M
Annual recurring
$11.5M
Personnel
24
Initial setup to fully secure, research, and insure SCP-7879 is large (hundreds of millions in one-time reserves) while steady-state operations run in the low tens of millions per year; main drivers are secure vault construction, disaster/remediation reserves, research/startup labs, and ongoing intelligence/security/medical programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $555.4M
Remediation Fund Long Term $275.0M
[#29] Long-term ecological research and remediation reserve to restore soil/water systems and fund multi-decadal restoration if SCP-7879-A causes large-scale environmental damage.
Regional Disaster Response Reserve $200.0M
[#13] Reserved contingency fund for regional-scale disaster response (water/food/disease control, evacuations, large-scale remediation).
Insurance Captive Reserve $55.0M
[#20] Captive insurance reserve to cover claims, legal costs, and reparations in case of accidental release; commercial coverage unlikely.
Facilities $12.8M
[#1, #2, #18] Underground primary vault with seismic isolation and environmental controls (#1), geographically separated redundant secondary vault (#2), and construction for a remote testing range/climate chambers (#18).
Biohazard Stockpile And Mobile Clinic $5.0M
[#12] Stockpile of PPE, antibiotics/antifungals, and procurement/testing of mobile field hospitals and public-health equipment for epidemiology preparedness.
Equipment $3.2M
[#4, #7, #8, #9, #10, #15, #21, #24, #25, #26] Vehicles/kit and armored crates (#4, #15), remote handling/robotic manipulators and quick-close systems (#7), sensor arrays (#8), conservation materials and mounts (#9), gensets/UPS hardware (#10), archival imaging and translation hardware (#21, #24), emergency mitigation hardware (encasement/inerting systems) (#25), and one-time replica-validation rounds (#26).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.8M
[#11] Multidisciplinary research program start-up: lab buildout, specialized instruments, and startup experiments to study SCP-7879-A mechanics and countermeasures.
Replicas Production One Time $750K
[#6] One-time production and initial distribution logistics for high-quality, artificially aged replicas (500–2,000 units) and ceremonial handovers.
Initial Legal Diplomatic $400K
[#16] Upfront legal/diplomatic campaign costs to secure custody, compensate local actors, and set up cover arrangements.
Cultural Outreach Initial $350K
[#5] Initial outreach, pilot replica distribution campaigns and travel/ceremony costs to establish tribal goodwill and acceptance of replicas.
Initial Pr Program $175K
[#17] Initial public-relations and cultural-heritage program funding (museum/exhibit support and local cultural projects).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.5M/yr
Research And Monitoring $4.9M/yr
[#11, #8, #18, #12, #21, #27, #19, #23, #14] Ongoing multidisciplinary research salaries/experiments (#11), environmental/tamper monitoring maintenance (#8), test-range operations (#18), epidemiology monitoring exercises (#12), continued translation/imaging work (#21), anthropological fieldwork (#27), medical monitoring (#19), containment drills (#23), and intelligence/market monitoring contributions to research/monitoring (#14).
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#3] Salaries and benefits for dedicated containment team (site director, senior researchers, linguists/anthropologists, conservators/techs, guards, cultural liaisons, admin/maintenance).
Cover Story And Legal $1.6M/yr
[#16, #17, #22, #30] Ongoing legal/diplomatic retainers and cover-story maintenance (#16), public-relations/cultural-heritage funding (#17), museum/university grants (#22), and communications-blackout/online-removal retainer costs (#30).
Security And Rapid Response $1.1M/yr
[#4] 24/7 physical security contracts, rapid-response/tactical unit readiness, guard training, vehicles and equipment maintenance (recurring).
Cultural Liaison Program $500K/yr
[#5] Ongoing payments, travel, ceremonies, interpreter fees, and community outreach to maintain tribal goodwill and replica acceptance.
Logistics And Transport $288K/yr
[#15, #28] Recurring secure transport costs per transfer (average annualized) (#15) and an annualized reserve for potential cross-border recovery/kinetic operations (#28).
Supplies And Consumables $205K/yr
[#6, #9, #24] Ongoing replica replacements/follow-ups (#6), conservation treatments and supplies (#9), and off-site storage/maintenance for digitized archives (#24).
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#10] HVAC, generator testing, UPS maintenance and fuel contracts to maintain archival conditions and redundancy.
Emergency Mitigation Per Event Reserve $100K/yr
[#25] Annual set-aside for deployment costs of mitigation systems (encasement, inerting deployments) amortized across years.
Replica Verification Team $55K/yr
[#26] Ongoing verification and validation of replica authenticity (linguistic/cultural vetting, quality control).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.5M/yr
89.8% probability / year
Routine year with no unauthorized openings or major incidents; containment and programs continue as normal.
no theft no accidental opening routine ops and research
🚨 Minor Incident $12.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized theft attempt, replica failure, or small accidental opening requiring rapid response, medical screening, and asset recovery.
small theft or attempted access limited medical exposures local PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $61.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Successful larger-scale theft or prolonged opening that generates regional health/environmental impacts requiring emergency mitigation, cross-border recovery, and significant remediation.
prolonged opening regional spread of SCP-7879-A large-scale recovery operation
🚨 Catastrophic Release $511.5M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline
Uncontrolled expansion of SCP-7879-A to regional/national scale necessitating full deployment of disaster response reserves, long-term remediation, and international intervention.
massive uncontrolled opening multi-week growth of SCP-7879-A national-scale ecological/public-health crisis
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3] Permanent site leadership included in staff wages.
Research Scientist 2 [#3, #11] Senior researchers conducting multidisciplinary SCP research.
Linguist / Anthropologist 2 [#3, #21, #26] Language specialists for transliteration, cryptanalysis, and replica verification.
Technician / Conservator 4 [#3, #9] Conservators and technical staff for artifact care and equipment maintenance.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 11 [#3, #4] Armed guards and rapid-response personnel described in staffing notes.
Cultural Liaison 2 [#3, #5] Tribal relations and outreach staff.
Administrative Staff 2 [#3] Admin and maintenance personnel.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide ranges and must cover unknown upper limits of SCP-7879-A growth and geopolitical variability; major costs (reserves, remediation) are highly uncertain and scenario probabilities are judgment-based given sparse historical frequency data.
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