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SCP-7894 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7894
Expected annual
$786K
One-time setup
$978K
Annual recurring
$762K
Personnel
7.5
Initial one-time recovery and capital costs are approximately $978k driven by equipment replacement (security cameras, NVR, security-room rebuild), archival upgrades, and contingency reserves; recurring annual operations are roughly $762k driven by monitoring staff wages and a dedicated research team.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $978K
Equipment $307K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #8, #13, #14] Replacement phones, lightbulbs, 15 security cameras + installation, NVR/DVR & storage replacement, full security-room contents rebuild (consoles/monitors/servers), initial asset-tracking deployment (readers/tags), and initial sensor array installation.
Relocation Decommissioning $200K
[#29] Decommissioning or temporary relocation reserve (small relocation / partial evacuation reserve).
Contingency Reserve $120K
[#22] Contingency & escalation fund (20% reserve on active project costs; for lockdowns, containment construction, escalation).
Facilities $100K
[#12] Secure archival upgrades: vaults, climate control, fire suppression, off-site encrypted backup.
Legal Coverup $100K
[#20] Legal & cover-up / public-facing mitigation reserve for civilian exposure (conservative set-aside).
Tape Digitization $30K
[#11] Recovery/digitization of tape recordings from lost lockbox (professional media digitization/transcription).
Classified Report Reinvestigation $25K
[#10] Rewriting/reinvestigating 30+ classified casualty/restricted reports (senior investigators/legal review).
Forensic Video Recovery $20K
[#7] Forensic recovery of lost video/audio footage (typical major recovery effort).
Audio Forensic Analysis $20K
[#17] Technical forensic analysis of audio phenomena (baseline budget per major analysis).
Archival Redaction Labor $20K
[#27] Long-term archival and redaction labor for reconstructed classified reports.
Site Inventory Audit $18K
[#1] Site-wide inventory & audit labor to catalogue missing/affected items (4 FTE × 4 weeks @ $60k/yr avg).
Mobile Device Forensics $8K
[#3] Forensic extraction/analysis for seven phones (~$1,200/device; per-incident typical job).
Training Rollout $5K
[#19] One-time rollout and materials for training and evidence-handling briefings.
Document Reconstitution $3K
[#9] Reconstitution of 100+ mundane documents (admin labor).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $762K/yr
Staff Wages $296K/yr
[#15, #16] Monitoring operations staffing (4 FTEs / 24/7 coverage ~ $200k/yr) plus increased patrols & security overtime (~$96k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#21] Dedicated anomalous research team & experiments (1 senior researcher + 2 techs budget and consumables).
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#24] Power & IT costs for increased monitoring and storage (server power, HVAC, cloud backups, bandwidth).
Administrative Overhead $45K/yr
[#26] Administrative overhead (0.5 FTE project management, procurement, auditing).
External Consulting $40K/yr
[#28] External expert consulting & vendor contracts (audio/structural/forensics specialists).
Supplies And Consumables $24K/yr
[#23] Consumables & sensor maintenance (batteries, SD cards, replacement mics, lights).
Psychological Support $18K/yr
[#18] Psychological support and counseling for affected staff (20 staff × sessions/year).
Physical Repairs And Replacements $10K/yr
[#25] Physical repairs and replacement of miscellaneous lost items (lab coats, small equipment, fixtures).
Annual Review Reporting $10K/yr
[#30] Annual review, internal reporting, secure publications and conferences.
Sensor Array Maintenance $5K/yr
[#14] Ongoing maintenance/integration support for continuous monitoring sensor array.
Training Refreshers $2K/yr
[#19] Annual refreshers for training and evidence-handling SOPs.
Asset Tags Replacement $2K/yr
[#13] Recurring replacement of RFID/BLE tags and small tag inventories.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $762K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing monitoring, research, and maintenance only.
no major losses routine monitoring standard research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $792K/yr
12.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Localized incidents requiring forensic analysis and limited equipment replacement (phones, small recoveries).
several missing phones recovered small video/audio recovery effort minor administrative reconstruction
🚨 Major Incident $962K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant evidence loss requiring major forensic recovery, tape digitization, and partial security-room rebuild.
major footage loss security-room compromise extensive classified report reconstruction
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Full compromise of East wing security room and broad site disruption requiring full rebuild, relocation and legal mitigation.
complete security-room loss widespread document/tape loss need for temporary relocation
👥 Personnel 7.5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#15,#16] Monitoring operations staffing to provide 24/7 watch (4 FTE equivalent; 6 rostered to cover shifts) and associated overtime.
Research Scientist 1 [#21] Senior researcher leading SCP-7894 research team.
Research Technician 2 [#21] Technical support staff for experiments and evidence processing.
Administrative Staff 0.5 [#26] Project management/procurement and audit support (0.5 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Most line items have mid-range estimates provided in analyst notes; however several costs are conditional/contingent (per-incident forensic recoveries, legal exposure, relocation) and probabilities are inferred from limited incident history, so uncertainty remains.
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