SCP-7903 — SCP-7903 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7903 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-7903

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$1.8M

Annual recurring

$1.7M

Personnel

One-time capital and retrofit costs are moderate but a large contingency reserve dominates the upfront spend; recurring costs are driven by 24/7 awake staffing, ongoing research/forensics, legal/cover operations and insurance, yielding a baseline annual budget in the low seven‑figures.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M

Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#25] Held reserve for catastrophic escalation (evacuation, large-scale emergency ops) per analyst recommendation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K

[#14] Controlled replication/exposure experimental chamber and research apparatus one-time setup costs.

Equipment $172K

[#2, #3, #7, #19] Hardware purchases including awake-monitor wearables, multi-sensor CCTV/NVR install, UPS/generator hardware hookup, and initial redundant communications/logging hardware.

Facilities $138K

[#5, #6, #20] Includes secure lockout/biometric retrofit, environmental/EM/optical shielding or acoustic/light modifications, and physical signage/exclusion zone setup.

Storage Infrastructure $115K

[#4] On-prem SAN/tape/offsite storage initial infrastructure purchase to support multi-sensor footage retention.

Vetting And Cyber Upgrades $92K

[#21] Initial staff vetting (background checks/polygraphs) and first-phase cybersecurity upgrades.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr

Staff Wages $555K/yr

[#1, #11] Costs for dedicated awake/night-shift security officers (6 FTE night coverage) plus rapid-response team personnel (2–3 FTE) including hazard pay, overtime and on-call premiums.

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#15] Baseline legal, secrecy and cover operations retainers and PR/legal management.

Personnel Replacement And Insurance $200K/yr

[#17] Recruitment, training and disability/insurance reserves for replacing incapacitated staff and related payouts.

Research And Monitoring $175K/yr

[#13] Ongoing forensic video/neurodata analysis and small dedicated research team/contractor support.

Experimental Operations $125K/yr

[#14] Ongoing operational costs for controlled replication/exposure experiments if pursued (staff, monitoring, ethical oversight).

Memory Management Reserve $100K/yr

[#16] Budgeted reserve for psychological rehabilitation, amnestic-analogue interventions, or settlements per affected individual over time.

External Consultants $80K/yr

[#24] Retainer and per-project costs for outside experts (neurology, acoustics, EM engineers, legal specialists).

Administrative Overhead $50K/yr

[#26] Paperwork, oversight reviews, ethics panels, file maintenance and internal audits for the containment program.

Storage Maintenance $30K/yr

[#4] Cloud/offsite backup bandwidth, storage maintenance and tape rotation costs for continuous multi-sensor footage.

Medical Screening $30K/yr

[#8] Baseline neurological/psychiatric screening, MRI/EEG access budgeting and post-event evaluations.

Training And Drills $30K/yr

[#12] SOP development, regular drills, external trainers and post-incident debriefing.

Cybersecurity Maintenance And Vetting Recurring $30K/yr

[#21] Recurring cyber-security maintenance and ongoing vetting costs for staff data access.

Resiliency Programs $30K/yr

[#23] Counseling, resilience training and retention incentives to mitigate burnout from awake-on-site policy.

Audits And Compliance $25K/yr

[#10] Random in-person/technical audits, HR processing and compliance enforcement costs tied to the no-sleep policy.

Incident Clean Up $25K/yr

[#18] Annualized estimate for moderate incident cleanup, decontamination and equipment replacement.

Utilities $21K/yr

[#22] Electricity, HVAC and continuous power costs for 24/7 monitoring, lighting and generator fuel allocation (annualized).

Pharmaceuticals $18K/yr

[#9] Prescribed wakefulness medications and controlled stimulant supplies with medical oversight for staff (~30 staff).

Generator Fuel And Service $6K/yr

[#7] Fuel and service contracts for backup generator/UPS to maintain 24/7 monitoring during outages.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#5, #20] Annual maintenance for hardened doors, interlocks, intrusion detection and signage upkeep.

It Maintenance And Licenses $5K/yr

[#2] Firmware/support/licensing and management dashboard maintenance for awake-monitoring wearables.

Communications Maintenance $5K/yr

[#19] Maintenance for redundant secure radios, tamper-evident logs and archival systems.

Signage Maintenance $2K/yr

[#20] Updates and small maintenance for exclusion-zone signage and administrative lockouts.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr

86.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year: continuous awake staffing, monitoring, routine research and maintenance with no major incidents.

routine_operations no incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Single moderate event requiring cleanup, limited medical care and small legal/PR response.

sleep-detection failure single staff incapacitation equipment damage

🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or exposure requiring memory-management interventions, larger legal/cover operations and replacement/hiring.

multi-staff exposure public exposure risk extensive equipment loss

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Site-wide escalation requiring emergency relocation, large-scale medical care, federal intervention and use of contingency reserves.

mass casualties site-wide contamination major public exposure

👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#1, #11] Night-shift and additional on-site security staff to enforce awake-on-site policy and provide immediate response.
Research Scientist	1	[#11, #13] On-call scientist for rapid response and lead for forensic/research analysis.
Medical Officer	1	[#11, #8] On-call medic/psychiatric liaison for rapid response and ongoing medical/psychiatric screening.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are built from analyst-provided ranges and midpoints; many costs (incidence frequency, severity, and contingency needs) are uncertain due to anomalous behaviour and limited incident history, yielding medium confidence.

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