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SCP-7977 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-7977
Expected annual
$341K
One-time setup
$448K
Annual recurring
$337K
Personnel
3
One-time neutralization, verification, archival and remediation work totals approximately $448,500; main first-year drivers are verification, archival setup/equipment, legal/PR, and contingency. Ongoing annual costs are approximately $338,100 driven by staff wages (archivist + security), IT/security, counseling, insurance, and contingency funding.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $448K
Verification And Review $75K
[#1] Independent lab/memetics/psychology review to confirm neutralization and written validation report.
Admin Overhead One Time $58K
[#22] One-time administrative and opportunity-cost overhead (~15% applied to one-time line items).
Facilities $55K
[#2, #9, #21, #25] Secure physical archive vault setup and any decontamination/decommissioning, redundancy site setup and minor workspace trigger-free modifications.
Equipment $50K
[#3, #13, #17] Hardened/dedicated servers and secure storage hardware, initial security hardware (CCTV/badge), and purchase license/tools for digital redaction.
Compensation And Remediation $50K
[#16] Potential settlements/medical remediation in the event of exposed third parties (moderate-case budget).
Contingency Seed $50K
[#19] Initial contingency/emergency response fund seed to enable rapid response if neutralization is questioned.
Legal Initial $30K
[#6] Upfront counsel, NDAs, settlement negotiations and legal work to close the neutralization case.
Internet Takedown And Coverup $25K
[#5] Costs to remove unauthorized replicates online, takedown notices and limited cover-story actions.
Incident Investigation $20K
[#8] Internal investigations, interviews, root-cause analysis, travel and contractor investigators.
Public Relations And Disclosure Planning $15K
[#18] PR/communications planning and controlled disclosure materials for any required public messaging.
Redaction Labor $10K
[#4] Labor to redact trigger content and QA for sanitized copies.
Secure Disposal $5K
[#10] Controlled destruction (shredding, secure wiping, chain-of-custody) of remaining materials.
Biohazard Disposal $5K
[#24] Disposal of any research animals or biohazard materials used in past experiments.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $337K/yr
Staff Wages $150K/yr
[#12, #13] Salaries: 1cleared archivist/records custodian (approx. $80k) and 2 cleared security/guard staff (approx. $35k each).
Admin Overhead Per Year $44K/yr
[#22] Annual administrative and opportunity-cost overhead (~15% applied to recurring line items).
It Security And Incident Response $25K/yr
[#14] Ongoing cybersecurity, IDS, endpoint protection and contracted incident response capacity.
Contingency Fund Reserve $25K/yr
[#19] Annual top-up to the emergency contingency fund for rapid response capability.
Counseling And Medical Followup $20K/yr
[#7] Ongoing psychological counseling and medical monitoring for affected personnel.
Security For Archive $20K/yr
[#13] Recurring costs for physical security systems maintenance, monitoring and non-salary security operations.
Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr
[#6] Recurring legal retainer and counsel for ongoing liability management and NDAs.
Insurance And Liability $12K/yr
[#20] Specialized insurance premiums for data breach, liability and research exposures.
Training And Briefings $8K/yr
[#15] Annual trigger-awareness and handling trainings for personnel with archival access.
Research And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#11] Periodic audits and spot-check monitoring of archives and systems.
Digital Archive Hosting $5K/yr
[#3] Hosting, isolated backups, integrity checks and air-gapped copy maintenance for digital archives.
Foia And Records Request Handling $5K/yr
[#23] Costs for responding to oversight, FOIA or records requests, including legal review and redaction.
Archival Redundancy Maintenance $3K/yr
[#21] Recurring costs to maintain additional sanitized copies at dispersed sites.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2] Ongoing maintenance of physical vault/storage, environmental controls and access systems.
Record Redaction Software Maintenance $2K/yr
[#17] Licensing and maintenance for redaction software and associated tools.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $337K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with neutralization confirmed and routine archival/audit operations only.
routine_audit no_new_exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $363K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$26K vs baseline
Small leak or limited public discovery requiring legal takedowns, additional counseling, and PR work.
limited_online_leak small_legal_claim
🚨 Major Breach $838K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$501K vs baseline
Significant public exposure, failed neutralization signal, or major litigation requiring settlements and large-scale remediation.
public_exposure large_litigation failed_neutralization
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Archivist / Records Custodian 1 Cleared full-time archivist to manage access, redaction, and audits; salary included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 Two cleared security/guard staff for vault protection; wages included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Neutralized status and detailed analyst notes allow a reasonable mid-level estimate, but uncertainty remains around potential third-party exposures, litigation scale, and contingent remediation costs which could drive large variance.
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