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SCP-7917 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7917
Expected annual
$143K
One-time setup
$1.0M
Annual recurring
$97K
Personnel
2
One-time contingency and containment options dominate the budget (possible retrofits, MTF deployment, legal reserves). Baseline annual operations are modest, driven by staff wages, monitoring, and training (~$97k/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M
Facilities $300K
[#25] Cost to retrofit an office into a specialized containment cell or build a small containment suite; estimate assumes a mid-range retrofit (~$300k).
Insurance And Litigation Reserve $275K
[#26] Reserve for insurance, litigation defense, or settlements depending on exposure (midpoint ~$275,000).
Contingency Reserve $150K
[#23] Recommended contingency/reserve for unexpected anomaly-related costs, procurement, or emergency deployments (~$150,000 recommended reserve).
Mtf Operational Deployment Initial $125K
[#24] Initial mobilization and short-term MTF/ETTRA operational deployment if anomaly confirmed (midpoint ~$125,000).
Legal And Cover Management $30K
[#17] Initial legal/counsel and cover-story management, NDAs, PR/legal coordination (mid-range estimate ~$30,000).
Recruitment And Productivity Loss $28K
[#15] Recruitment/onboarding (~$10,000) plus productivity loss while role vacant (~$17,500 midpoint) = ~$27,500 initial impact.
Medical Legal Contingency $28K
[#19] Autopsy/pathology/burial or disposition costs if remains are involved (midpoint ~$27,500 contingency).
Hazmat Remediation Contingency $15K
[#14] Hazmat remediation contingency if contamination suspected (midpoint ~$15,000 contingency).
Search Operations $12K
[#8] Deployable search (K9, drones, ground teams) if a missing-person search is initiated (midpoint ~$12,500).
Policy Revision And Retraining Initial $12K
[#20] Initial incident documentation, SOP revisions and one-off retraining (~$12,500 midpoint).
Investigation Team Deployment $10K
[#1] On-site initial IA + HR + escort security team for 3–7 days; personnel time, travel, overtime (midpoint estimate ~$10,000).
Investigation Project Management $8K
[#11] Administrative/project lead coordination effort allocation for the investigation (~$8,500 midpoint).
Digital Forensics $6K
[#4] Workstation imaging, log recovery, malware checks, contracted digital-forensics (midpoint ~$6,500).
Physical Forensics $6K
[#3] Fingerprints, trace evidence, print lifts, consumables, lab processing fees (midpoint ~$5,500).
Personnel Psych Support Initial $3K
[#9] Initial cohort counseling and debriefing for exposed colleagues (~$3,000 initial).
Cctv Retrieval And Enhancement $2K
[#5] Extracting and enhancing footage, analyst review time (midpoint ~$2,500).
Emergency Security Response $2K
[#2] Locksmith, overtime, temporary guard-post and short-term perimeter control (midpoint estimate ~$2,000).
Background Checks Initial $2K
[#16] Deeper background checks on dozens of personnel (initial tranche ~$2,000).
Forensic Journal Digitization $1K
[#13] Professional conservation and high-resolution scanning/backup of the physical journal (~$1,250).
Evidence Cataloging And Storage Initial $1K
[#6] Evidence bags, tamper seals, inventory entries, initial shelving/safe purchase (~$1,000 initial).
Cleaning Standard $650
[#14] Standard janitorial cleanup of an office (midpoint ~$650).
Equipment $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $97K/yr
Staff Wages $70K/yr
[#12, #15, #22] Ongoing allocation for in-house analyst/monitoring and partial security staffing related to monitoring and personnel replacement salary assumptions (~$70,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $18K/yr
[#12, #16, #22] IT log retention and forensic-level logging (~$4,000/yr), background-monitoring (~$2,000/yr), and ongoing surveillance/analytics (~$12,500/yr) combined = ~$18,500/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#18] FOIA/external records monitoring and quieting, subscription/database checks (~$3,000/yr).
Training And Compliance $3K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training, compliance checks and related administrative costs (~$3,000/yr).
Counseling And Debriefing $2K/yr
[#10] Ongoing EAP sessions and follow-up counseling (~$2,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $600/yr
[#7] Annual secure evidence storage, climate control and access logging maintenance (~$600/yr midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $97K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Routine year with no confirmed anomalous activity; only normal monitoring, counseling, and administration recur.
no_anomaly_confirmed routine_monitoring_and_training
🚨 Anomaly Confirmed $700K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$602K vs baseline
Anomalous nature of disappearance is confirmed, triggering MTF deployment, containment retrofit, and contingency spending.
evidence_of_anomalous_mechanism confirmed_anomalous_disappearance
🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
Severe exposure or containment failure requiring large-scale construction, extended MTF operations, and significant legal/settlement costs.
public_exposure extended_containment_operations
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 Primary security coverage and rapid-response assignment (supports monitoring and potential deployment) [#22, #24].
IT / Digital Forensics Analyst 1 Ongoing log retention, forensic imaging, and analyst work for monitoring and investigations [#4, #12].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates rely heavily on contingent branches that may never be triggered; many values are midpoints of broad ranges and the object's unknown status and potential for large-contingency spending reduce confidence.
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