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SCP-091 Anomalous ~ medium confidence
SCP-091
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
11
One-time setup and equipment costs are modest (~$1.44M including a $1M contingency fund), while recurring annual costs are ~ $1.64M/year driven primarily by staff wages (security, medical, forensics, research) and ongoing legal/monitoring/takedown operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Incident Response Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#12] Dedicated reserve for escalated response to major/public leak (placeholder for variable catastrophic response).
Legal Retainer Initial $200K
[#11] One-time legal retainer for takedowns/cover-up as specified.
Equipment $62K
[#3, #8, #17, #22, #25] Secure transport case, digital/physical destruction equipment, secure-logging / redaction tool initial setup, off-site archival setup, initial decoy stock.
Background Investigations Initial $55K
[#16] Initial deep background checks for small access roster (~10 people).
Amnestics Initial Stockpile $50K
[#6] Initial purchase and secure storage of laboratory-grade Class-B amnestics (cold-chain/expiry rotation included).
Facilities $46K
[#1, #2] Reinforced containment locker and installation/certification plus Faraday/isolation testing booth (structural/Faraday work).
Sop Development $22K
[#15] Initial SOP development and implementation costs for testing/handling policies.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $830K/yr
[#4, #5, #9, #10, #13] Salaries and benefits apportioned to security staff, medical staff, digital-forensics staff, internet-monitoring staff, and memetics research personnel (staff portion only).
Cover Story And Legal $315K/yr
[#11, #21, #26, #24] Ongoing legal fees/retainers, public-relations/cover-story budgets, containment insurance/legal reserve, and periodic compliance/audit costs.
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#13, #14, #20] Non-staff research expenses: memetics countermeasure studies, behavioral study program costs, and recurring access to testing/imaging equipment (EEG/fMRI hours, software, data storage).
Forensics Tools And Subscriptions $50K/yr
[#9] Digital forensics tools, licenses, subscriptions and non-staff contractor tool costs (recurring portion).
Incremental Site Overhead $50K/yr
[#23] Allocated share of facility overhead (power, HVAC, security infrastructure allocation).
Internet Monitoring Subscriptions $40K/yr
[#10] Automated image-matching subscriptions, monitoring platform fees, and takedown processing subscriptions (non-staff portion).
Per Exposure Medical Procedures $30K/yr
[#7] Per-exposure medical procedure costs (amnestic administration, observation, tests, counseling) estimated for expected exposures per year.
Logistics And Transport $24K/yr
[#3, #8, #22] Recurring transport runs and contracted destruction/archival logistics (per-transport armored courier runs; secure incineration/archival storage services).
Background Monitoring $20K/yr
[#16] Ongoing personnel vetting and continuous monitoring for access roster (~10 persons).
Training And Sop Refreshers $10K/yr
[#15] Annual refresher training and drills for handling/testing SOPs and device-ban enforcement.
Amnestics Replenishment $10K/yr
[#6] Annual replenishment and expiry-rotation of amnestic stockpile dependent on use.
Secure Logging Maintenance $5K/yr
[#17] Maintenance and annual fees for encrypted chain-of-custody logging and redaction tools.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#19, #25] Consumables, PPE, handling supplies, and decoy replacement/rotation.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#18] Annual maintenance, calibration and certification of tamper sensors, RF shielding, and safe storage certification.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing and no major leaks or escalations.
no public dissemination routine testing only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized leak or limited external appearance requiring targeted takedowns, emergency forensics, and additional amnestic runs.
single-platform leak small-scale public circulation
🚨 Major Breach $3.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant multi-platform leak requiring large-scale takedown operations, emergency legal action, and extensive amnestic/use of incident response funds.
cross-platform viral dissemination international takedown required
🚨 Catastrophic Leak $21.6M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Uncontrolled global dissemination where images cannot be fully removed and containment shifts to large-scale counter-memetic and diplomatic operations.
global uncontrolled spread failure of takedown and amnestic measures
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#4] Dedicated 24/7 site security allocation (2–4 positions equivalent).
Research Scientist 2 [#13, #14] Memetics/behavioral research staff allocated to countermeasure development and studies.
Digital Forensics Analyst 2 [#9, #10] Forensics and internet-monitoring staff (team portion of digital-forensics and takedown operations).
Medical Officer 2 [#5, #7] Physician and nurse allocation for amnestic administration and monitoring.
Legal/Compliance Liaison 1 [#11, #24] On-site/legal liaison coordinating retainer counsel, takedowns, and oversight audits.
Administrative Staff 1 [#16, #17] Admin for personnel vetting coordination, chain-of-custody logging, and record maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Budget line-items for physical containment and routine staffing are well-defined; however estimates for takedown, forensic, legal, and especially catastrophic leak costs are highly uncertain and scenario-dependent, so overall confidence is medium.
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