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SCP-7963 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7963
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
10
Initial setup and mitigation require large one-time expenditures (~$3.19M) driven by specialized research equipment, initial program/reserve funds, and secure transport/containment hardware; annual operations run roughly $1.35M/yr, dominated by security, research staffing, legal/insurance, and emergency readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#4, #11, #12] ARI purchase & initial calibration (#4 - $500k), initial EVE/thaumaturgical dampening research program budget (#11 - $1,000,000), forensic sequencing/biobank setup (#12 - $20k).
Insurance Liability Reserve $500K
[#14] One-time insurance / liability reserve fund.
Decommissioning And Ritual $500K
[#22] Final disposition / decommissioning protocol & ritual costs (one-time when/if invoked).
Legal Contingency Fund $250K
[#13] Initial contingency/fund for incident cover-up or litigation (one-time).
Incident Reconstruction Reserve $200K
[#21] Incident reconstruction, post-breach cleanup and decontamination contingency reserve (per major incident budgeted as a one-time set-aside).
Equipment $167K
[#1, #2, #8, #9, #10, #15] Custom museum-grade display case (#1 - $25k), localized Faraday/EM shielding integrated with case (#2 - $15k), non-electronic/manual transport kit (#8 - $12k), secure transport vehicle retrofit/purchase (#9 - $75k), RTF kit (#10 - $30k), offline recordkeeping/microfilm setup (#15 - $10k).
Facilities $50K
[#3] Office conversion to secure de-electrified sub-chamber (construction, HVAC modifications, window/security upgrades).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $630K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] 24/7 physical security staffing (6 guards; #5 - $320k/yr), dedicated research team allocation (1 senior researcher + 1 lab tech; #6 - $270k/yr), handler hazard pay/training/psych evals (#7 - $40k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $285K/yr
[#4, #11, #12, #19] ARI maintenance/calibration/consumables (#4 - $50k/yr), ongoing EVE dampening research program (#11 - $200k/yr), biobank storage/QA (#12 - $5k/yr), monitoring & audit overhead (#19 - $30k/yr).
Emergency Response And Drills $150K/yr
[#10] Emergency Response / Rapid Reaction Force readiness, drills, equipment upkeep and standby budgets (#10 - $150k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#13] Legal, cover story, records redaction retainer and annual legal support (#13 - $100k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#9] Recurring secure transport staffing and logistics for approved transports (driver/security personnel included; #9 - $80k/yr).
Insurance And Reserve Replenishment $50K/yr
[#14] Annual replenishment/insurance premiums to support the reserve fund (#14 - $50k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $21K/yr
[#8, #16, #20] Transport kit consumables/replacements (#8 - $1k/yr), ARI/containment consumables & calibration (#16 - $12k/yr), consumable mechanical spare parts and containment replacements (#20 - $8k/yr).
Medical And Psych Support $20K/yr
[#17] Ongoing medical and psychological support program for staff, therapy, counseling and PTSD mitigation (#17 - $20k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $11K/yr
[#3, #18] Annual maintenance for converted sub-chamber (#3 - $5k/yr) and maintenance/certification of mechanical failsafes/non-electronic locks (#18 - $6k/yr).
Offline Recordkeeping $2K/yr
[#15] Ongoing storage and updates for non-networked paper/microfilm archives (#15 - $2k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no containment breaches or major incidents; routine operations and planned research continue.
no breach routine research scheduled audits and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized possession or containment event requiring RTF response, limited reconstruction/cleanup, overtime, and legal/medical support but not full decommissioning.
possession event localized breach short-term RTF deployment
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Severe containment failure or destructive feedback event requiring major reconstruction, possible decommissioning/ritual disposal, large emergency procurement and external contractors.
full breach feedback/thaumaturgical backlash decommissioning required
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] 24/7 physical security staffing model: 3shifts, 2 guards per shift (6 FTEs) accounted in security wages.
Research Scientist 1 [#6] Senior researcher / PI included in dedicated research team allocation.
Laboratory Technician 1 [#6] Lab technician (partial-time allocation) included in dedicated research team allocation.
Authorized Handler 2 [#7] Jasper Coldsmith and Max Coldsmith (or approved handlers) receiving hazard pay/training stipend accounted in recurring costs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst-provided line-item estimates make cost categories well-specified, but anomalous behavior and rare high-impact events (thaumaturgical feedback, possession cascades) introduce uncertainty in incident frequency and severity.
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