SCP-001-WERYLLIUM-PROPOSAL — Dr. Palanez's Proposal

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SCP-001-WERYLLIUM-PROPOSAL Agape ~ medium confidence

Dr. Palanez's Proposal

Expected annual

$1.0M

One-time setup

$646K

Annual recurring

$966K

Personnel

Initial one-time setup (monitoring hardware, legal/HR setup, and pilot research seed) is estimated at ~$646,000. Recurring costs are dominated by dedicated research staff, follow-up pilot research, and monitoring/compliance, totaling about $966,000 per year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $646K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K

[#11] Pilot research seed funding and small lab buildout for memetic/psychological countermeasure trials.

Equipment $51K

[#1, #2, #7] Secure tamper-proof cameras/wearables and installation; encrypted NAS/appliance hardware; initial secure communications/monitoring setup.

Cover Pr Initial $50K

[#14] Initial cover/PR budget for managed narratives or limited disinformation if events risk exposure.

Facilities $35K

[#10] On-site housing modifications, small remodels, badge access and controlled visitation spaces.

Personnel Redeployment Budget $25K

[#9] Budget for potential relocation/transfer per-person (relocation, travel, housing, workstation setup).

Legal Hr Initial $25K

[#13] Initial legal and HR work to draft workplace-relationship/conflict-of-interest policies and setup oversight.

Human Subjects Setup $20K

[#6] One-time human-subjects compliance, ethics oversight setup, consent templates, legal review fees.

Amnestic Stock $20K

[#12] Initial amnestic/memetic remediation stock and training for administration.

Procurement Controls Initial $10K

[#8] Initial policy rollout and procurement/accounting control implementation.

Event Security Budget $10K

[#15] One-time event security and controlled-event costs (wedding/proposal approvals, restricted guest handling).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $966K/yr

Staff Wages $500K/yr

[#3] Salaries for 1 PI, 2 junior researchers, and 1 data scientist plus overtime/monitoring shifts.

Pilot Research Followup $200K/yr

[#11] Follow-up funding for pilot memetic/cognitive trials, safety oversight, and longitudinal follow-up.

Research And Monitoring $120K/yr

[#4, #5] Clinical/psychological support (counseling, crisis intervention) and recurring medical testing/imaging (fMRI, assays).

Productivity Loss $40K/yr

[#16] Estimated reduced productivity of affected staff (salary-percent loss) and minor related project delays.

Procurement Audits $30K/yr

[#8] Recurring audit staff and transaction monitoring to prevent misuse related to extravagant purchases.

Communications Monitoring $20K/yr

[#7] Annual licenses and analyst time for secure communications monitoring and logging to protect OPSEC.

Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr

[#18] Consumables for longitudinal sampling: swabs, reagents, PPE, disposables.

Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr

[#13] Ongoing legal/HR compliance and policy maintenance related to workplace-relationship mitigation.

Human Subjects Admin $10K/yr

[#6] Ongoing admin costs for ethics board maintenance, consent updates, and legal review.

Training And Education $8K/yr

[#17] Recurring staff training, signage, and repeated workshop costs about exposure/intensifiers.

Data Storage Cloud And It $5K/yr

[#2] Cloud archive (~10 TB/yr) and routine IT support for encrypted storage and backups.

Equipment Maintenance $3K/yr

[#1] Annual maintenance and calibration for behavioral monitoring equipment.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $966K/yr

60.0% probability / year

Normal year with ongoing monitoring, research, and compliance activity but no major incidents or public exposure.

steady_research_cadence no_public_exposure

🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr

25.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline

Controlled public-facing event (proposal/wedding) allowed under restrictions requiring elevated security and PR response.

controlled_event_approval additional_security_and_pr

🚨 Research Scale Up $1.3M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Decision to pursue aggressive clinical trials or scale pilot countermeasures leading to sustained higher research spend.

funding_approved_for_trials clinical_trial_initiation

🚨 Major Public Exposure $1.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Significant leak or public incident requiring emergency remediation, widespread PR, legal action, and possible amnestic deployment.

external_leak media_attention widespread_witnesses

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (PI)	1	[#3] Senior researcher included in staff_wages.
Researcher / Junior Research Staff	2	[#3] Two junior researchers included in staff_wages.
Data Scientist / Analyst	1	[#3] One data analyst/scientist included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide granular line-item ranges, allowing a mid-range estimate, but many items (pilot research scale, public exposure likelihood, and staffing levels) have wide ranges and contingency uncertainty.

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