SCP-7970 — SCP-7970 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7970 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-7970

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$6.2M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup dominated by potential containment construction ($5M contingency); baseline annual operations driven by staff wages, local liaison/cover costs, and research/monitoring (~$1.4M/year).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.2M

Facilities $5.0M

[#17] Containment escalation construction reserve (mobile/specialized containment facility) — highly variable large structural cost.

Incident Contingency Reserve $500K

[#16] Seed emergency contingency fund for mass-crowd incidents, evacuations, or rapid escalation (mid-range seed).

Equipment $285K

[#1, #2, #4, #11, #12, #13] Surveillance hardware ($60k), drones ($45k), rapid-response vehicles purchase & mods ($90k), evidence storage/freezer ($15k), data systems servers/setup ($50k), communications hardware ($25k).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#7, #18] Forensic / lab campaign initial costs (mid-range intensive first-year testing & lab provisioning ~$200k) plus genealogical/archival project setup (~$50k).

Amnestic Stockpile $50K

[#6] Initial stockpile & secure storage for medical amnestics and associated secure medical storage.

Exposure Response Seed $50K

[#23] One-time seed for PR damage control / amnestic backfill preparedness (prepositioned resources and planning).

Infrastructure Integration $15K

[#19] One-time integration/technical access to municipal traffic/utility data and covert liaison setup.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $770K/yr

[#3, #8] Field on-call team wages (~8 agents @ $40k each -> $320k) + long-term research team salaries (lead + staff ~ $450k).

Cover Story And Legal $190K/yr

[#9, #10, #15] Covert human-intel/local liaison payments (~$100k/yr), public affairs/media seeding (~$30k/yr), legal cover/records management (~$60k/yr).

Administrative Overhead $100K/yr

[#25] Pro-rated Site-78 administrative support, HR, payroll, and accounting overhead attributable to SCP-7970 operations.

Research And Monitoring $90K/yr

[#7, #12, #8] Follow-up forensic testing & assays (~$50k/yr), secure data storage & analyst time (~$10k/yr), plus research travel/publication suppression (~$30k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr

[#5, #21] Operational cover purchases (Foundation staff buying gas/food ~$40k/yr) and routine consumables/PPE (~$10k/yr).

Replacement And Upgrades $50K/yr

[#24] Scheduled replacement/upgrade budget for surveillance, drones, encryption, and general tech refresh.

Medical Support For Civilians $40K/yr

[#20] Discreet emergency medical treatment, relocation, and counseling support for civilians affected by SCP-related incidents.

Exposure Response Reserve $25K/yr

[#23] Annual reserve allocation for incidental PR damage control / amnestic backfill readiness (amortized contingency).

Lodging And Travel $25K/yr

[#22] Short-term lodging and travel reimbursements for researchers/agents attending manifest days.

Training And Psych Screening $20K/yr

[#14] Regular training courses and periodic psychological evaluations for field personnel (~$10k–$30k/yr).

Genealogical Research Maintenance $12K/yr

[#18] Ongoing costs for genealogical, DNA, and archival research (~$5k–$20k/yr).

Amnestic Replenishment $10K/yr

[#6] Ongoing replenishment, certifications, and medical training for amnestic supplies.

Logistics And Transport $9K/yr

[#4, #13] Vehicle fuel/maintenance/insurance (~$6k/yr) and satcom/comms airtime (~$3k/yr).

Infrastructure Data Access $9K/yr

[#19] Recurring data access fees / liaison payments for traffic/utility feeds (~$6k–$12k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#11] Electricity, maintenance, and upkeep for evidence storage/freezers and small site infrastructure (~$2k–$5k/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; steady-state monitoring, staffing, research, and cover operations.

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🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized public incident requiring targeted amnestic use, medical support, and short-term PR response.

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🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline

Significant breach/exposure (multiple civilians affected, media attention) requiring large-scale amnesticization, extensive PR/legal work, and replacement resources.

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🚨 Containment Escalation $6.4M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Decision to materially escalate containment (specialized construction or remote isolation), incurring multi-million one-time construction costs.

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👥 Personnel 12 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#3] On-call field team (8 full-time agents covering manifest windows; wages accounted in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	1	[#8] Lead researcher overseeing SCP-7970 investigations (senior salary included in staff_wages).
Research Technician / Analyst	3	[#8, #12] Technical staff and data analysts supporting forensic testing and data systems (salaries included in staff_wages and research budgets).

📋 Confidence Notes

Many recurring costs and staff figures are specified in analyst notes (medium confidence). Major uncertainty is the highly variable containment/construction costs and incident frequency/severity, which lowers overall confidence.

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