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SCP-2219 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2219
Expected annual
$105K
One-time setup
$93K
Annual recurring
$97K
Personnel
0.86
One-time setup (~$93.2k) for secure archival, a remote-play proxy, and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs (~$97.4k/yr) driven primarily by staffing, cyber monitoring, legal/cover operations, and field logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $93K
Emergency Response Reserve $50K
[#14] Contingency reserve for emergency quarantine, medical, relocation, or rapid containment escalation.
Equipment $21K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #21] Includes archival capsule (#2), remote proxy build (#3), camera/capture system (#4), archival server initial media (#6), and small-scale replacement reserve (#21).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $13K
[#5, #9, #18] Cartridge dumping/preservation kit (#5), initial memetics/research assessment (#9), and emulation/offline VM setup (#18).
Buyback Program $5K
[#12] Seed budget to covertly purchase copies from collectors.
Legal Cover Setup $2K
[#10] One-time setup for monitoring feeds and initial takedown capability.
Staff Vetting $2K
[#15] Initial background checks and vetting for assigned staff (2 personnel).
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $97K/yr
Staff Wages $25K/yr
[#8] Technical staff time (0.25–0.5 FTE; budgeted as $25,000/yr).
Cyber Operations $25K/yr
[#13] Active cyber-monitoring, takedown operations, and technical infiltration/removal of ROMs and uploads.
Logistics And Transport $21K/yr
[#11, #17] Field seizure/intervention contingency ops (#11) and intra-site transport/fuel/vehicle apportionment (#17).
Cover Story And Legal $13K/yr
[#10, #20] Annual legal/DMCA/monitoring operations (#10) and public-relations/cover-story budget (#20).
Research And Monitoring $6K/yr
[#9, #18] Ongoing memetics/research follow-up (#9) and emulation/analysis maintenance (#18).
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#1, #19] Containment locker/site overhead (#1) and off-site archive redundancy/storage vaulting (#19).
Buyback And Acquisition $2K/yr
[#12] Recurring replenishment for covert purchases of copies.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#2, #6, #7, #16] Power/desiccant replacement for archival capsule (#2), media refresh/power overhead for archival server (#6), spare hardware/consumables (#7), and documentation/printing (#16).
Training And Vetting $500/yr
[#15] Annual refreshers, rechecks, and cognitohazard training for assigned staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $97K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional tests using the remote proxy, no major leaks or large-scale seizures.
no_major_leaks routine_testing standard_seizure_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $112K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Discovery of a small number of copies publicly or regionally resulting in several field seizures and modest extra legal/cyber takedown work.
discovered_copy_in_wild small_scale_seizure_operations localized_leak_or_forum_post
🚨 Major Proliferation $397K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Widespread physical or digital proliferation requiring mass seizures, international legal/cyber campaigns, and large-scale emergency containment actions.
widespread_physical_proliferation large_rom_release_online international_dissemination
👥 Personnel 0.86 total
Role Count Notes
Technician / Research Assistant 0.33 [#8] Operates and maintains the remote proxy, runs tests, and performs ROM dumps (budgeted at $25k/yr).
Research Scientist 0.07 [#9] Memetics/cognitohazard specialist providing ongoing analysis and hazard assessment (part-time equivalent from $5k/yr line).
Cyber Operations Specialist 0.33 [#13] Performs active scanning, takedowns, and forum monitoring (budgeted at $25k/yr).
Legal / Administrative Staff 0.13 [#10] In-house counsel/DMCA and cover-story coordination (portion of $10k/yr legal budget).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable estimates for hardware, staff, and operations, supporting medium confidence; uncertainty remains around the probability and scale of digital/physical proliferation and potential memetic escalation (hence not 'high').
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