SCP-7994 — SCP-7994 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7994 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-7994

Expected annual

$299.8M

One-time setup

$27.3M

Annual recurring

$294.9M

Personnel

217

One-time containment and engineering (vault construction, fleet purchase, R&D) estimated at ~$27.3M; ongoing annual operations dominated by PSRV testing and high-turnover security costs totalling ~ $295M/yr baseline.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $27.3M

Facilities $9.0M

[#1] Site-grade vault construction and anti-psionic/EMP retrofitting.

Protective Transport Fleet Purchase $8.0M

[#11] Initial purchase of armored vehicle fleet (50 vehicles; midpoint estimate).

R And D Initial Prototyping $5.2M

[#17] Initial prototyping and R&D to create/replicate dampeners and protective artifacts.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.8M

[#5, #15] Initial PSRV lab setup and one-time portion of data/analytics infrastructure.

Equipment $1.2M

[#5] Purchase of PSRV field kits and handheld readers (initial procurement).

Communications Hardware Initial $1.2M

[#24] Initial purchase of encrypted devices/hardened comms for protectees (initial device costs).

Cultural Study Initial $425K

[#31] Initial cultural/anthropological study and liaison funding (one-time portion).

Forensic Analysis $325K

[#3] One-off forensic and materials campaign (metallurgy, psionic scans, conservator work).

Vault Operationalization $100K

[#2] Armored transport, escort during emplacement, chain-of-custody paperwork (one-time move costs).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $294.9M/yr

Supplies And Consumables $146.0M/yr

[#6, #7] Per-test processing and consumables for PSRV testing at scale (example load: 4,000 tests/day ≈ $146M/yr).

Insurance And Contingency Fund $50.0M/yr

[#28] Large-scale contingency/insurance reserve to respond to catastrophic exposure or cascade events.

Staff Wages $17.9M/yr

[#4, #9, #13, #23] Security payroll (200 guards incl. benefits), dedicated containment researchers, medical staff salaries partially allocated here, engineers/maintenance & admin salaries.

Recruitment And Onboarding $12.0M/yr

[#8] Backgrounding, clearance, onboarding for rotating security staff (frequent replacement costs).

Research And Monitoring $11.3M/yr

[#14, #15, #16] Ongoing surveillance/monitoring of afflicted population, data infrastructure operations, and funded research program annualized.

Turnover Attrition Admin $10.8M/yr

[#25] Administrative costs related to high turnover (severance, rehiring admin, repeated background checks).

Witness Protection $10.0M/yr

[#22] Ongoing relocation, identity and support services for persons tied to afflicted targets (annualized program costs).

Cover Story And Legal $6.0M/yr

[#19, #32] Covert disinformation operations and public reputational-management campaigns (operational annual spend).

Logistics And Transport $5.5M/yr

[#12] Redundant travel budgets, duplicate itineraries, secure housing and emergency repositioning (annual operations).

Incident Cleanup Reserve $5.5M/yr

[#27] Annual reserve for cleanup, property repair and environmental remediation following incidents.

Covert Intel Operations $5.5M/yr

[#21] Long-term undercover operations and informant payments targeting invoking/organized crime groups.

Legal Reserve And Litigation $5.0M/yr

[#20] Annual litigation defense, settlement reserve and sealed litigation costs (set-aside).

Specialized Training $3.6M/yr

[#10] Regular psionic-awareness and emergency protocol training cycles for protective details.

Facilities Maintenance $1.4M/yr

[#11, #30] Fleet/site maintenance, vault environmental controls, backup power upkeep and utilities portion.

Protective Transport Fleet Maintenance $1.2M/yr

[#11] Annual maintenance, fuel, insurance for armored vehicle fleet.

Emergency Engineering $1.1M/yr

[#23] On-call mechanics, spare parts and redundancy budgets to prevent mechanical failure (annual operations).

Communications Security Ops $700K/yr

[#24] Service fees, subscriptions and recurring support for encrypted comms and fallback networks.

Public Health Monitoring $600K/yr

[#26] Epidemiology, toxicology screening and medical monitoring programs (annual operations).

Rapid Response Medical $450K/yr

[#13] Medevac contracts, trauma equipment maintenance and non-salary operational costs for tactical EMS teams (salaries allocated in staff_wages).

Records Management $175K/yr

[#29] Records redaction, FOIA handling, secure archives and classification handling (annual).

Breach Response Exercises $175K/yr

[#18] Annual training, tabletop exercises and rapid-deployment drills to respond to spikes in SCP-7994-A events.

Annual Program Example $0/yr

[#33] Illustrative example figure (note #33) — included as a reference only and not double-counted in totals.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $294.9M/yr

74.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year operating at full mitigation posture (200 guards, PSRV testing, active monitoring and research).

no major incidents routine turnover and testing

🚨 Minor Incident $296.9M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Localized SCP-7994-A event(s) requiring medical response, cleanup, small legal/PR actions and limited temporary protective scaling.

single-site fatality or accident limited public exposure requiring PR/legal action

🚨 Major Breach $344.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Significant multi-site incident or targeted campaign causing multiple casualties/exposures requiring large-scale response and reserve drawdowns.

coordinated invoking event major public exposure / litigation

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $494.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline

Widespread cascade of SCP-7994-A events or public revelation causing prolonged operations, major reparations and large contingency fund usage.

mass-casualty cascade national-level public exposure

👥 Personnel 217 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	200	[#9, #4] Protective details assigned to at-risk principals; headcount and wages based on notes estimating 200 guards.
Research Scientist	2	[#4, #16] Dedicated researchers/engineers for containment study and ongoing research program staffing reflected in staff_wages.
Medical Officer	4	[#13] Tactical EMS and on-call medical staff (salaries partially allocated in staff_wages).
Engineer / Maintenance	4	[#23] On-call mechanics and maintenance personnel for vehicles and critical systems; wages included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff	6	[#25, #29] HR, records, and admin support required to process turnover, FOIA/redaction and program administration.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#1, #15] Senior oversight and program management for containment posture and data/analytics operations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide many specific line items and ranges, allowing mid-range point estimates, but large variability in test volumes, turnover rates, and contingency appetite yields moderate confidence.

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