SCP-7923 — SCP-7923 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7923 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-7923

Expected annual

$8.6M

One-time setup

$11.3M

Annual recurring

$8.6M

Personnel

Upfront one-time program setup and contingency reserves drive one-time costs (~$11.35M), while recurring annual operations (personnel wages, legal/cover budgets, research/amnestic programs, and inter-agency/covert operations) drive yearly costs of roughly $8.20M.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.3M

Contingency Reserve $7.5M

[#21] Standing contingency/emergency mobilization reserve for large-scale (Keter-level) escalation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M

[#11, #10] Research lab set-up for 'vibes' biomarker research (#11) and initial R&D for amnestic/memetic inoculation development (#10).

Facilities $1.1M

[#4, #9, #16] Training academy build-out and curriculum dev (#4), secure temporary holding/morgue/incinerator retrofit (#9), SCIF/secure meeting room retrofits (#16).

Equipment $925K

[#6, #8, #17, #12, #26] Armored response vans, transport enclosures and response equipment (#6); portable diagnostics (EEGs etc) (#8); initial data/dev/hardened hosting and IT (#17); CCTV/site camera upgrades (#12); IT/memetic-safety software rollout (one-time portion) (#26).

Policy And Ethics Setup $100K

[#23] Setup & chartering of policy, ethics board, compliance and oversight.

Mortuary Ppe Initial $75K

[#19] Initial training & PPE stock for mortuary and hazardous-waste handling.

Clearance Initial $50K

[#3] Initial high-clearance/background clearance costs for the initial cohort (~$5k per new hire × 10).

Initial Training Program $50K

[#28] Initial ethical/legal training program and materials setup (one-time component).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.6M/yr

Staff Wages $4.2M/yr

[#1, #5, #11, #12, #19] VCC specialist pool salaries & benefits (#1); Rapid Response Team salaries & benefits (#5); research staff salaries (portion of #11); CCTV/monitoring staff (#12); mortuary/hazmat staffing (#19).

Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr

[#13, #14, #27] Administrative/cover-up legal budget (#13), insurance/liability reserve annual allocation (#14), and PR/disinformation annual allocation (#27).

Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr

[#11, #17, #29, #10, #18] Non-salary research ops for 'vibes' studies (#11), hosting/maintenance of hardened data systems (#17), external research partnerships (#29), annual program costs for amnestic production/distribution (#10), and red-team exercises/assessments (#18).

Interagency Covert Ops $1.0M/yr

[#22] Annual allocation for covert neutralization/liaison operations, bribery/IO, contractor indemnities (midpoint estimate).

Amnestic Program Annual $300K/yr

[#10] Per-treatment production, clinical delivery and distribution program budget (annualized).

Logistics And Transport $225K/yr

[#20] Annual travel, rapid deployment logistics, per-diem and emergency transport budgets.

Replacement Hiring Fund $200K/yr

[#24] Fund for rapid recruitment, signing bonuses and temp staffing to cover attrition.

Training And Recurring $150K/yr

[#4] Annual training & recertification budget for VCC members and controlled exposure/certification programs.

Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr

[#7, #30, #19] Termination consumables (ammo, pharmaceuticals), small-item consumables (forms, evidence bags), mortuary consumables and PPE replacements.

Public Health Screening $100K/yr

[#25] Continuous screening budget for ~50 key personnel (~$2k/person/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr

[#9] Annual maintenance, disposal and upkeep for holding/morgue/incineration facilities and related infrastructure.

Equipment Replacement $75K/yr

[#6, #8] Annual spare/ replacement budget for response vehicles, comms, portable diagnostic replacements and field gear.

It Audit And Licenses $50K/yr

[#26] Annual licensing, memetic-safety audits and information-control software maintenance.

Clearance Renewals $15K/yr

[#3] Annual renewals/administration for background re-clearances and periodic vetting (midpoint estimate).

Vcc Activation Per Incident $0/yr

[#2] Per-activation operational cost of calling a VCC is approximately $1,200 per activation (5 staff × ~$60/hr × 4 hours). Annual cost depends on incident frequency; not annualized here.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.6M/yr

82.5% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, training, research, and no major incidents.

no major breach routine VCC activations scheduled research and maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $8.2M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$-350000 vs baseline

A limited field incident requiring VCC activation(s), a small RRT deployment, localized cover/amnestic action and modest PR/legal work.

single-site event short RRT deployment minor cover-up / small PR package

🚨 Major Breach $9.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline

A significant containment failure or discovery in a public-facing position requiring multi-day operations, larger legal/PR spending, and inter-agency covert activity.

high-profile exposure site-level cascade of bad decisions multi-site RRT mobilization

🚨 Catastrophic Escalation $13.2M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$4.6M vs baseline

Keter-level escalation with emergence into positions of power requiring emergency mobilization, large public operations, and large contingency spend.

institutional infiltration widespread cascade of bad decisions public exposure requiring mass response

👥 Personnel 48 total

Role	Count	Notes
Surrealistics Analyst / VCC Specialist	10	[#1] Pool of trained Surrealistics analysts to staff 5-person VCCs (10 specialists maintained).
Rapid Response Team Agent / Security Officer	18	[#5] Three regional RRTs of 6 agents each (includes medics embedded).
Research Scientist	5	[#11] Principal investigators / senior researchers for 'vibes' program.
Lab Technician	3	[#11] Technical support staff for research and diagnostics.
CCTV / Monitoring Operator	4	[#12] Monitoring staff for prioritized camera feeds and alerts (two-site rollout level).
Mortuary / Hazmat Technician	2	[#19] Personnel for corpse processing, incineration, and hazardous waste handling.
Administrative Staff	4	[#13, #23] Admin, HR and legal liaison staff to manage cover stories, records, and internal compliance.
IT / Sysadmin	2	[#17, #26] Support for hardened hosting, encrypted databases, memetic-safety controls and audits.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and reasonable midpoints, but many items (incident frequency, scale of covert ops, contingency usage) are highly uncertain; ranges were midpointed so overall confidence is medium.

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