SCP-7989 — SCP-7989 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7989 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-7989

Expected annual

$230.2M

One-time setup

$159.2M

Annual recurring

$219.9M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is dominated by a large emergency/recontainment seed fund and hardened infrastructure (~$159.2M one-time). Recurring annual costs are driven by contingency reserves, long-term secrecy infrastructure, and core operations (~$219.95M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $159.2M

Emergency Recontainment Seed Fund $100.0M

[#7] Initial seed of the emergency rapid-response & recontainment contingency reserve.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $18.0M

[#5, #6] Secure prompt-review HPC/simulation one-time procurement and construction of controlled testing chambers.

Facilities $16.0M

[#1, #12] Vault construction/hardening and redundant power/environmental systems installation costs.

Logistics Fleet Purchase $10.0M

[#20] One-time purchase of armored/secure vehicles and airlift assets.

Decommission Contingency $10.0M

[#23] One-time contingency planning / potential execution budget for neutralization/decommissioning.

Equipment $5.2M

[#9, #13, #14, #15] Info-security/cover-story setup hardware, remote-handling hardware, communications blackout systems, and archive/storage hardware.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $219.9M/yr

Variable Anomaly Reserve $100.0M/yr

[#28] Reserved annual budget for low-probability, high-impact anomaly containment and reconstruction.

Cover Story And Legal $44.0M/yr

[#9, #10, #16, #24, #25] Ongoing deception/influence operations, diplomatic/legal payments, casualty cover-up reserves, PR suppression, and legal defense funds.

Long Term Secrecy Infrastructure $25.0M/yr

[#27] Black-budget channels, long-term secrecy funding, and influence operations to bypass oversight.

Emergency Fund Replenishment $10.0M/yr

[#7] Annual replenishment allocation for the emergency rapid-response & recontainment reserve.

Decommission Planning Recurring $10.0M/yr

[#23] Ongoing contingency planning and feasibility studies for neutralization/decommissioning.

Staff Wages $7.5M/yr

[#2, #3, #4] 24/7 armed security salaries (~30 personnel), O5-level oversight stipends, and AIC specialist salaries.

Research And Monitoring $6.5M/yr

[#4, #5, #17] AIC modeling software/hardware maintenance, HPC/simulation maintenance, and long-term R&D/containment development.

Covert Ops And Tracking $5.0M/yr

[#8] Standing covert-ops/termination/tracking capability and forensic teams.

Logistics And Transport $3.0M/yr

[#20] Operations and maintenance for secure relay vehicles, airlift and transport.

Facilities Maintenance $1.5M/yr

[#6, #12, #15] Maintenance of test chambers, redundant power/HVAC, and archive/records operational upkeep.

Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr

[#19, #30] Specialized containment consumables and memory-management/mnestic program consumables.

Security Equipment And Training $1.0M/yr

[#2] Recurring tactical equipment, training, ammunition, and MTF readiness costs.

Personnel Vetting $1.0M/yr

[#11] Ongoing vetting, polygraphs, psychological monitoring, and insider-threat programs.

Personnel Replacement Reserve $1.0M/yr

[#26] Rapid recruitment, expedited clearances, and contractor fill-ins for lost key personnel.

Audit And Oversight $1.0M/yr

[#29] Internal oversight boards, compliance audits, and administrative overhead.

Training And Simulation $750K/yr

[#18] Regular drills, simulations, and training exercises for recontainment and misinformation rollout.

Communications Operations $500K/yr

[#14] Operations for blackout/jamming capability, secure communications, and regulatory bribes to enable denial operations.

Psychological Care $500K/yr

[#22] Mental-health care, retention incentives, and secrecy subsidies for administrators.

Red Team And Audits $400K/yr

[#21] Contracted penetration testing and third-party security audits.

Remote Handling Maintenance $300K/yr

[#13] Maintenance and replacement parts for robotic manipulators and remote handling systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $219.9M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with steady operations, no major incidents or recontainment draws.

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🚨 Minor Incident $221.9M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Localized unauthorized access or small anomaly requiring targeted recontainment and limited reserve use.

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🚨 Catastrophic Event $720.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline

Large-scale or civilization-impacting anomaly stemming from misuse or failure, requiring massive emergency expenditure.

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👥 Personnel 41 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	30	[#2] 24/7 armed MTF presence; 30 personnel at ~$150k fully-burdened each.
AIC Specialist (Anomaly Inception Committee)	10	[#4] Multi-disciplinary specialists (8–12); estimated 10 at ~$200k fully-burdened each included in staff wages.
O5-level Oversight / Administrator	1	[#3] Dedicated high-clearance oversight and on-call activation stipend and travel budget.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are broad and the object can produce anomalies of unknown scale; many line items are deliberately conservative contingency reserves. High uncertainty in frequency and severity of anomaly events yields low confidence.

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