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SCP-7982 Explained ~ medium confidence
SCP-7982
Expected annual
$262K
One-time setup
$535K
Annual recurring
$238K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs are modest-to-mid (server/equipment and optional research buildout are the main capital drivers); recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, per-case investigation costs and survivor aftercare, with an expected annual baseline near $238k and optional research scale-up that would push recurring costs into seven figures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $535K
Facilities $350K
[#8] One-time controlled research / hospice facility modifications and associated setup (optional research program buildout midpoint $200k–$500k; assigned to facility buildout).
Equipment $135K
[#5, #6] Secure data/server + encryption/A/V ingest stack setup (midpoint $20k–$75k ≈ $47,500) and portable physiological monitoring kit (midpoint $25k–$150k ≈ $87,500).
Initial Incident Deployment $50K
[#1] Initial incident / investigation field deployment cost (for first reported cases: travel, pro‑rata salaries, short-term overtime; midpoint ~$25k–$75k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $238K/yr
Staff Wages $90K/yr
[#4, #17] Baseline personnel costs (program coordinator/archivist + part‑time data analyst and part‑time clinician capacity). Midpoint of analyst ranges for minimal program staffing.
Case Work Budget $50K/yr
[#2, #3, #7, #12, #13, #19] Aggregated per-case investigation costs averaged annually: autopsies/toxicology, survivor intake, lab consumables, mortuary handling/short-term storage, A/V preservation/transcription and other per-case consumables (averaged across expected caseload).
Survivor Aftercare Budget $30K/yr
[#9] Survivor aftercare logistics and minor financial assistance budget (transportation, housing, meds, follow-ups; selected conservative baseline within $20k–$100k/year range).
Contingency Reserve $20K/yr
[#16] Reserve for unusual events / escalation (recommended 10–25% of operating budget; set conservatively for a small program).
It Security And Audit $15K/yr
[#15] IT/security overhead, access control, user admin and periodic audits (nominal program overhead; midpoint of analyst range).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#11, #18] Legal/compliance counsel and minimal PR/external inquiries retainer for occasional media/family contact.
Training And Awareness $6K/yr
[#10] Annual front-line staff training, guidance documents and briefings (materials + staff time).
Data Storage And Soc Monitoring $6K/yr
[#5] Recurring secure data storage, backups, maintenance and SOC/audit monitoring (midpoint ~$1k–$10k/year).
Research And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#6, #5] Research-related recurring maintenance (portable kit calibration/UPS maintenance and light monitoring/SOC functions not covered elsewhere).
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#14] Field response logistics (vehicles, fuel, evidence kits, PPE averaged annually for routine deployments).
Portable Monitoring Maintenance $3K/yr
[#6] Maintenance/calibration for portable physiological monitoring kit if used (midpoint ~$1k–$5k/year).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Controlled Research Ops $0/yr
[#8] Optional: ongoing annual operations for a controlled research program (analyst range $500k–$2M/year). Set to $0 in baseline (not funded) and surfaced as an adverse/scale-up scenario.
Program Level Budget Estimate $0/yr
[#20] Program-level framing note (minimal monitoring program vs. active research). Not an extra cost line; informational mapping of analyst #20.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $238K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year: routine investigations, per-case work, archival maintenance, minimal survivor support and standard staffing; no major incidents or research scale-up.
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🚨 Minor Incident $338K/yr
7.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
One higher-profile death or small cluster requiring extra deployments, legal counsel, elevated PR response and additional survivor intake/aftercare.
high_profile_death small_cluster local_media_attention
🚨 Major Cluster $488K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Unusually large cluster of cases or a crisis requiring mass intake, urgent travel, expanded mortuary/biobanking and substantial contingency spending.
cluster_of_cases mass_survivor_support urgent_international_retrieval
🚨 Research Scaleup $1.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Decision to pursue controlled research program (ethics board, hospice modifications, specialist staff and sustained physiological capture efforts).
institutional_research_decision ethical_approval_obtained funding_allocated
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Program Coordinator / Archivist 1 Half-time role (≈0.5 FTE) responsible for records, scheduling and liaison; cost included in staff_wages. [#17]
Data Analyst (part-time) 1 Part-time analyst to support case indexing and A/V ingest; cost included in staff_wages. [#17]
Clinician / Mental Health (part-time) 1 Part-time clinician capacity for survivor intake and short-term follow-up (not a full-time FTE in baseline); cost included in staff_wages and maps to ongoing psychological care guidance. [#4]
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are grounded in analyst ranges and a clear program-level framing, but key uncertainties remain: annual case volume is unknown, survivor incidence is variable, and the decision to pursue controlled research would dramatically change recurring costs; therefore medium confidence.
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