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SCP-139 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-139
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$12.0M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
11.5
One-time infrastructure and contingency reserves total roughly $12.0M driven mainly by an optional extradimensional search program and large-exposure contingency; baseline annual operations are approximately $1.707M/yr driven by personnel, small-scale research, and containment/monitoring operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.0M
Extradimensional Program Initial $10.0M
[#12] Full-scale extradimensional search program initial capital (portal experiments, dedicated buildout) - optional high-cost program.
Large Exposure Contingency $1.0M
[#25] Contingency reserve for large-scale exposure / mass amnestic campaign (insurance reserve).
Equipment $320K
[#5, #6, #14, #15] Air-gapped digital hardware, redaction/scanning equipment, specialized detection sensors, incident response kit hardware.
Facilities $250K
[#4] Hardened archival enclave construction estimate (secure vault, HVAC, memetic shielding).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#11] Small-scale research equipment purchases for extradimensional hypotheses (instruments, rentals).
Redundancy Reserve $100K
[#22] One-time reserve capacity for off-site backups and redundant systems.
Background Research Initial $60K
[#8] Initial deep-dive archival retrieval and forensic search one-time costs.
Family Settlement $50K
[#10] Representative one-time settlement / compensation for family (variable).
Declassification Contingency $30K
[#24] One-time costs for secure destruction, archival transfer, or legal motions for disposition.
Amnestic Stockpile $25K
[#3] Initial inventory and training setup for on-call amnestic supply and administration.
Data Infra Initial $20K
[#17] Initial secure indexing/cryptographic key management system and migration setup.
Crisis Communications Retainer $15K
[#18] One-time crisis communications / PR retainer for potential leaks.
Legal Sealing $10K
[#9] One-time legal sealing / paperwork / retainers for establishing sealed records.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $945K/yr
[#1, #2, #15, #23, #5] Salaries and benefits for investigative team (senior/junior/archivist/legal 0.5 FTE), memetics specialists, on-call incident-response personnel wages, administrative staff, and dedicated IT admin for air-gapped workflows.
Research And Monitoring $345K/yr
[#11, #8, #14] Small-scale recurring research budget (theoretical/experimental work), ongoing audits/forensic follow-ups, and monitoring data analysis operations.
Media Sanitization $60K/yr
[#18] Ongoing takedown operations, social monitoring, and misinformation operations budget.
Administrative Overhead $60K/yr
[#23] Record-keeping, clerks, database admin time, and interdepartmental coordination attributable to SCP-139.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#9] Legal retainers and routine cover-story / sealed-record maintenance costs (retainer portion).
Forensic Searches $40K/yr
[#19] Campaign-based ground/search costs, lab testing averages rolled into an annual expected cost.
Amnestic Resupply $30K/yr
[#3] Recurring replenishment and usage of amnestic agents depending on incident frequency.
Long Term Oversight And Insurance $30K/yr
[#20] Liability insurance, external ethics consultations, and oversight board meeting costs.
Data Retention $25K/yr
[#17] Secure indexing, migrations, cryptographic key management ongoing costs.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#4, #21] Annual maintenance, HVAC, energy and upkeep for archival vault and small site allocations.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#13] Secure courier services, tamper-evident packaging, routine secure material moves.
Training And Compliance Audits $20K/yr
[#16] Annual memetic-awareness training and periodic audits of workflows.
Redundancy Maintenance $20K/yr
[#22] Annual costs to maintain off-site backups, spare specialists, and contingency fund upkeep.
Family Annuity $20K/yr
[#10] Recurring pension/annuity or negotiated payments to relatives if maintained.
Psychological Support $15K/yr
[#7] Counseling, monitoring, and contractor psych care allotments for exposed personnel.
It Operations $10K/yr
[#5] Air-gapped infrastructure hosting, media replacement, and non-salary IT operations (separate from IT admin salary in staff_wages).
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#6] Consumables for redaction/reproduction workflow (inks, templates, lamination materials).
Extradimensional Program Maintenance $0/yr
[#12] Recurring cost for a full-scale extradimensional program is not included in baseline; accounted for in scenario(s) instead.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal cold-case posture with archival maintenance, periodic research, monitoring, and staffing (no major incidents or program commencements).
no leaks routine investigations scheduled audits
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
A small, contained information leak or local exposure requiring localized amnestic administrations, extra legal work, and surge operational tempo.
limited public leak single-site exposure targeted amnestic use
🚨 Mass Exposure $2.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Widespread leak/exposure that triggers a large emergency response: mass-amnestic campaign, extensive PR/legal, and possible relocation/support for affected civilians.
major leak viral public dissemination mass treatment requirement
🚨 Extradimensional Program Commencement $3.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Organization elects to commence a full-scale extradimensional search program (large initial capital plus multi-million-dollar annual program costs).
strategic decision to actively search for subject approval of major anomalous research program allocation of multi-year funding
👥 Personnel 11.5 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Investigator 1 [#1] Lead investigator for SCP-139 cold-case.
Junior Investigator 1 [#1] Assists case work and field liaison.
Archivist / Researcher 1 [#1] Maintains files and conducts record searches.
Legal Liaison (FTE) 0.5 [#1] 0.5 FTE legal support for seals and inquiries.
Memetics Specialist 2 [#2] Reviews and neutralizes information hazards; handles redaction protocols.
IT Administrator 1 [#5] Admin for air-gapped digital containment workflows.
Incident Response Personnel (Security/EMT/MTF) 4 [#15] On-call team for rapid deployment and containment.
Administrative Staff / Clerk 1 [#23] Record-keeping, database admin time, and coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges and reasonable midpoints; many items have wide ranges (notably optional extradimensional program and contingency fund) and campaign-based costs are uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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