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SCP-7901 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7901
Expected annual
$28.7M
One-time setup
$17.9M
Annual recurring
$27.4M
Personnel
160
Estimated one-time setup costs are about $17.9M (hardware, labs, controlled facility and an initial contingency reserve); expected recurring baseline expenditures are about $27.45M/yr driven primarily by personnel (regional rapid-response teams, researchers, and analysts) plus monitoring, legal/PR, and R&D. Costs scale quickly with incident frequency and may require tapping a large contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.9M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#23, #30] One-time contingency / surge reserve for mass-event scenarios and scaling (reserve lower-bound used: ~$10M, #23 and referenced in scaling note #30).
Equipment $4.1M
[#3, #4, #6, #12, #15, #26, #25] Tactical vehicles/equipment initial outfit (~$1.5M, #3), on-site surveillance kits (~$450k, #4), postal/mail scanners placement (~$800k, #6), robotic remote-entry kit (~$1.0M, #12), initial protective gear (~$50k, #15), sampling kits initial (~$70k, #26), initial archive/crypto hardware (~$200k, #25).
Facilities $1.8M
[#20, #13] Controlled-facility retrofit (~$1.5M, #20) and secure storage build (~$300k, #13).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#11] Dedicated memetic/toxicology lab build-out and safe-testing rooms (~$1.5M, #11).
Initial Software Dev $300K
[#5] Initial development of web/media monitoring and memetic filters (~$300k, #5).
Training Program And Gear $250K
[#8] One-time non-lethal/de-escalation training program (~$100k) plus initial gear per teams (~$150k), combined as initial training/gear costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $27.4M/yr
Staff Wages $18.8M/yr
[#1, #5, #21, #19, #6, #18] Regional rapid-response MTF teams (10×12 operators fully-loaded ~$14.4M/yr, #1), developers/analysts (6 FTE ~$840k/yr, #5), research staff (~$3.0M/yr, #21), database/registry staffing (~$200k/yr, #19), postal/post-hub reviewers (~$400k/yr, #6), theatre consultants retainer (~$150k/yr, #18).
Research And Monitoring $2.0M/yr
[#5, #11, #21, #19] Continuous web/media monitoring (devs/analysts + cloud ~$890k/yr, #5), lab operating costs and consumables (~$600k/yr, #11), R&D/project equipment/consumables (~$500k/yr, #21), data feeds for troupe/venue registry (~$50k/yr, #19).
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#16, #17, #27, #29] Annual legal retainers (~$300k/yr, #16), global PR/memetic containment program (~$300k/yr, #17), insurance/procurement/reimbursement (~$600k/yr estimate, #27), periodic audits/compliance retainers (~$275k/yr, #29).
Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr
[#9, #10, #15, #26] Medical emergency & hospitalization budget (~$600k/yr estimate, #9), amnestic/psychoactive treatment and post-care (~$400k/yr estimate, #10), PPE replacement (~$10k/yr, #15), sampling kit consumables (~$20k/yr, #26).
Per Incident Deployment Cost $1.0M/yr
[#2] Operational travel/per-diem/charter costs for deployments; baseline assumed ~10 medium incidents/yr at ~$100k each -> ~$1.0M/yr (see #2).
Per Incident Legal And Pr $1.0M/yr
[#16, #17, #28] Per-incident legal/PR/cover operations and localized reimbursements/bribes; modeled as additional incident-driven budget (~$1.0M/yr aggregate for baseline incident rate, see #16, #17, #28).
Facilities Maintenance $610K/yr
[#20, #13, #4, #12, #25] Annual operating of controlled facility & instrumentation (~$300k, #20), secure storage climate/security (~$60k, #13), surveillance maintenance (~$50k, #4), robotic maintenance (~$100k, #12), archive ops/crypto ops (~$100k, #25).
Hazardous Cleanup Budget $350K/yr
[#14] Hazmat cleanup and disposal contingency budget (~$200k–$500k/yr range used midpoint ~ $350k/yr, #14).
Per Incident Cordon Cost $300K/yr
[#7] Local cordon/crowd-control materials and contractor overtime; assumed average incident load -> ~$300k/yr (see #7).
Psych Support $275K/yr
[#22] Ongoing psychological support, rotations, replacement staffing and counseling for trauma/burnout (~$150k–$400k/yr; midpoint used, #22).
Logistics And Transport $240K/yr
[#24] Long-term leases and safe houses for regional teams (6 safe houses ~ $240k/yr, #24).
Equipment Replacement And Maintenance $150K/yr
[#3] Ongoing replacement/maintenance for tactical equipment and vehicles (~$150k/yr, #3).
Postal Per Letter Handling $100K/yr
[#6] Per-letter forensic handling (~$200 each). Assumed handling workload (assumed 500 letters/yr) -> ~$100k/yr; postal staff costs included in staff_wages (#6).
Training Refresher $40K/yr
[#8] Annual refresher training for non-lethal/de-escalation (~$40k/yr, #8).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $27.4M/yr
69.5% probability / year
Normal operating year with baseline incident frequency and monitoring/maintenance at expected levels.
routine_monitoring occasional_single-city_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $29.9M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Year with increased incident activity (several extra city shows) driving higher travel, cleanup, medical, and legal/PR costs.
increased_incidents higher_medical_load additional_PR/legal_work
🚨 Major Incident $37.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant multi-city escalation requiring surge staffing, emergency charters, large legal/cover operations and expanded medical response.
multi-city_simultaneity major_medical_casualties large-scale_coverups
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $52.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Wide uncontrolled spread with simultaneous major-city events that force use of contingency reserve and international emergency operations.
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👥 Personnel 160 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 120 [#1] Ten regional rapid-response teams of ~12 operators each (10×12 = 120).
Research Scientist 10 [#21] Dedicated research team (8–12 researchers; midpoint used = 10).
Developers / Analysts 6 [#5] Web/media monitoring developers and analysts (6 FTE as specified).
Postal/Field Analysts 4 [#6] Postal/mail hub reviewers and liaison staff (staffing implied by $400k/yr recurring).
Administrative Staff 6 [#29, #16] Admin and compliance staff supporting legal/retainer/audit workflows.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#3, #12] Engineers/technicians for vehicles, robotics, and equipment maintenance.
Medical Officer 4 [#9, #10] Medical staff for triage, sedation/amnestic administration, and post-care.
Public Relations / Legal Staff 3 [#16, #17] Legal/PR personnel retained for cover-story operations and memetic containment.
Theatre Consultant / Cultural Liaison 3 [#18] Theatre experts and cultural liaisons (retainer/consultancy pool).
Database / Registry Analysts 3 [#19] Registry and background monitoring analysts for troupes/venues.
📋 Confidence Notes
Significant uncertainty: incident frequency, per-incident severity, and required contingency draw are poorly constrained by the source material; many line items are given as broad ranges. Personnel composition and local legal/PR costs vary widely by jurisdiction, so numerical estimates use conservative midpoints or low-end reserves where ranges were provided.
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