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SCP-7981 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7981
Expected annual
$4.2M
One-time setup
$9.2M
Annual recurring
$4.1M
Personnel
26
Initial one-time program and containment setup is estimated at $9,150,000 driven by R&D, scalable reserves, and facility conversions; recurring annual operations are estimated at $4,033,625/year driven primarily by staff wages (research, clinical, security), ongoing research/monitoring, and legal/cover-up costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.2M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M
[#2, #28] Initial synthetic shadow R&D program funding (prototyping, ethics testing, anomalous testing) and initial analytical/forensic investigation setup and supplies.
Scalability Contingency Reserve $2.5M
[#27] One-time scalable fund to purchase/produce additional units and convert rooms in worst-case spread scenarios.
Equipment $1.7M
[#3, #4, #8, #21, #22] Initial purchases and build of synthetic shadow units (50 units), telepathic-monitoring hardware, surveillance cameras/sensors per suite, initial secure compute/server hardware, and initial uniforms/PPE.
Facilities $1.2M
[#1, #9, #17] Conversion/upgrade of 10 containment suites (blackout, lighting rigs, mounts, climate/electrical), UPS/wiring and generator expansion, and potential site-wide lighting retrofit.
Emergency Contingency Reserve $500K
[#18] Upfront emergency contingency reserve for rapid response, spare capacity and escalation.
Training Initial $200K
[#20] Initial curriculum development and hands-on training for staff (approx. for ~100 staff).
Decommissioning Disposal Reserve $20K
[#30] Reserve for secure destruction or hazardous disposal of anomalous devices/materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.1M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#2, #5, #7, #11, #19] Ongoing payroll for research staff (synthetic shadow R&D), clinical medical team for acclimatization/monitoring, security staffing and overtime, technical maintenance technicians, and dedicated GoI/intel/negotiation personnel.
Containment Policy And Admin $526K/yr
[#16] Administrative overhead (10–20% applied to program recurring costs for documentation, audits, management and payroll overhead).
Research And Monitoring $380K/yr
[#4, #8, #12, #21, #25, #26, #28] Ongoing telepathic-monitoring maintenance/software updates, surveillance storage/archiving, psychological counseling services, secure compute operations, ethical review/oversight costs, long-term data retention/legal hold, and ongoing analytical investigations.
Cover Story And Legal $270K/yr
[#13, #15, #24, #29] Annual budget for amnestic operations/cover-up, legal retainer and liaison, PR/misinformation campaigns, and public-safety civilian remediation budgets.
Scalability Replenish $200K/yr
[#27] Annual replenishment budget for scalability contingency if used (rapid production/hiring).
Insurance Internal Reserve $200K/yr
[#23] Internal risk accounting reserve for loss of key personnel and liability allocations.
Supplies And Consumables $108K/yr
[#10, #22, #30] Consumables and spare parts for 50 units (batteries, optics), uniform/PPE replacements, and recurring decommissioning/disposal events.
Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr
[#9, #1] UPS/generator fuel & maintenance, routine upkeep of converted containment suites and directional lighting rigs.
Paid Medical Leave $62K/yr
[#6] Two weeks paid acclimatization leave for affected Foundation employees (example case and scaled annual estimate).
Training Programs $50K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training and certification renewals for staff (~100 staff @ $500/yr).
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#14] Secure ground/medical/air transport and escorts for affected personnel and equipment moves (per-move expenditure averaged annualized).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.1M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; steady-state operations and planned replenishments only.
no major device failures no public exposures routine replacements and staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $4.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$88K vs baseline
Localized device failure or small public exposure requiring targeted amnestics/response and extra overtime.
single-unit desynchronization cascade small number of civilian witnesses multiple device failures requiring replacement
🚨 Major Breach $9.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.9M vs baseline
Widespread desynchronization/site-wide outbreak or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, mass amnestics and rapid R&D/production scale-up.
mass desynchronization public/media exposure multi-site spread requiring scale-up
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 Synthesis/optics/EE/biotech/physicists supporting R&D and ongoing experiments [#2].
Medical Officer / Clinical Staff 4 Physician, psychiatrists/psychologists and nurses for acclimatization and monitoring [#5].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 On-site guards for containment suites, transport security and rapid response teams [#7].
Engineer / Maintenance / Technician 3 EE/optics technicians for device upkeep, calibration and firmware updates [#11].
Intel / GoI Liaison Team 4 Long-term study and personnel dedicated to GoI negotiation/intel (GoI-1918 investigation) [#19].
Administrative Staff 3 Program administration, policy, and containment coordination (overhead allocated here) [#16].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items but many costs (anomalous behavior, scale of spread, and R&D outcomes) are highly uncertain; mid-range selections used where ranges were wide.
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