SCP-2352 — SCP-2352 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2352 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-2352

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$738K

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup costs are approximately $738,000, with recurring annual costs of about $1,481,000; the largest ongoing drivers are staff wages, long-term monitoring/takedown operations, and incident contingency/amnestic administration.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $738K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#18] Initial detection research program equipment and lab setup (spectral cameras, frame-rate rigs, lab instruments) to study nonstandard detection methods.

Equipment $80K

[#1] Secure digital archive hardware (air-gapped servers, racks, encryption appliances) for Document 2352-U storage.

Legal Risk Reserve $75K

[#25] Insurance / legal risk reserve & covert compliance/bribery buffer (one-time allocation).

Sb985R Modification $60K

[#3] One-time software engineering, QA and deployment costs to modify SB985R for keyword scanning/filtering and takedown triggers.

Amnestic Setup $60K

[#10] Setup, procurement and regulatory/compliance costs for Class-B/C amnestic procurement/manufacture and secure pharmacy.

Media Pr Cover $60K

[#20] One-time media/PR cover-up spend (alternate narratives, contractor hires, seeded messaging).

Emergency Kit $30K

[#17] Emergency response kit and equipment (hazmat suits, remote cameras, containment tools) initial purchase.

Sop Development $25K

[#16] Development of SOPs, initial staff training and specialized PPE procedures for potential reanimation events.

Record Alteration $25K

[#22] Secure legal record alteration and administrative cover costs (obituaries, death notices, bureaucratic fees).

Facilities $20K

[#1] Secure room installation portion for air-gapped archive and rack/security installation.

Burial Site Reburial $20K

[#13] Reburial, burial-site remediation and tamper-evident sealing under Foundation control.

Recording Hardware $20K

[#19] Specialized recording hardware for field teams (multi-spectral, high-frame-rate cams, extra storage) initial purchase.

Research Archive Setup $20K

[#27] Secure research archive and access control (air-gapped copies for R&D) setup costs.

Archive Transcription Initial $15K

[#9] One-time backlog transcription, translation and redaction of 128 videos (Document 2352-U creation).

Mortuary Recovery $15K

[#12] Hazmat retrieval, refrigerated transport, forensic containment casket and initial mortuary handling of SCP-2352-1.

Decommission Verification $7K

[#30] Final decommission/neutralization verification costs to confirm deletion, terminate surveillance and archive final files.

Burial Site Install $6K

[#14] Camera and sensor install costs at burial site (hardware purchase & install).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Staff Wages $735K/yr

[#5, #11, #15, #26] Salaries and benefits for digital-forensics/takedown analysts and lead, medical staff for amnestic administration, rotating field agents for covert surveillance of relatives, and wages portion of long-term monitoring analysts (aggregate).

Incident Response Reserve $150K/yr

[#24] Rapid-response reserve for urgent international takedowns, emergency hires and unanticipated incident costs.

Research And Monitoring $100K/yr

[#18] Ongoing detection R&D and experiments to study nonstandard detection methods (equipment upkeep, consumables, research personnel costs beyond wages accounted in staff_wages).

Amnestic Supply And Admin $100K/yr

[#10] Per-year budget for per-dose amnestic production/procurement and administration costs (assumes multiple administrations annually).

Mirror Suppression Contractors $80K/yr

[#7] Contractors for active mirror suppression, foreign-host takedowns and broad web scouring operations.

Long Term Monitoring $50K/yr

[#26] Automation, alerts and non-wage tooling for indefinite keyword sweeps and analytics (wages portion included in staff_wages).

Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr

[#6] Annual legal & platform liaison retainer and predictable legal coordination costs for takedowns and cover stories.

Burial Site Monitoring $40K/yr

[#14] Recurring monitoring, camera ops and patrol rotations for burial-site surveillance.

Secure Storage Backups $30K/yr

[#2] Ongoing offsite encrypted backups, tape rotation, cloud escrow, integrity checks and media refresh.

Sb985R Ops $25K/yr

[#4] SB985R compute, licensing, cloud costs, retraining and operations to keep crawler running indefinitely (non-wage ops costs).

Forensic Investigations Fund $25K/yr

[#8] Annual fund for initial digital-forensics deep-dive investigations (per-incident investigations budgeted conservatively).

Transcription Qa $20K/yr

[#9] Ongoing transcript production, QA and new transcription/redaction for monitored uploads.

Media Pr Contingency $20K/yr

[#20] Annual contingency for media/PR flare-ups and information operations.

Staff Psych Services $20K/yr

[#23] Employee assistance programs, counseling and monitoring for exposed personnel.

Audit Compliance $12K/yr

[#28] Scheduled audits, chain-of-custody reviews and secure destruction cycles.

Witness Compensation $10K/yr

[#21] Compensation, amnestic follow-up and counseling budget for mortuary staff and civilian witnesses (per-use pool).

Training Drills $10K/yr

[#29] Annual tabletop exercises, legal briefings and coordination drills for takedown/press interactions.

Recording Hardware Maintenance $6K/yr

[#19] Ongoing replacement/maintenance for specialized recording gear used by field teams.

Research Archive Maintenance $5K/yr

[#27] Maintenance of secure research archive and access-control audits.

Emergency Kit Consumables $3K/yr

[#17] Consumable replacement for emergency response kits (suit replacements, consumables).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

75.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine monitoring, takedowns and staffing at steady-state.

routine monitoring periodic takedowns no major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized reseeding/reupload surge or a public mention requiring intensified takedowns and a small investigation.

reseed/reupload wave platform moderation delay localized publicity requiring PR/legal action

🚨 Major Broadcast Event $2.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline

Significant anomalous event (e.g., new SCP-2352 broadcast or reanimation incident) triggering broad international takedowns, mass amnestic use and emergency operations.

new SCP-2352 broadcast mass public exposure reanimation requiring field response

👥 Personnel 12 total

Role	Count	Notes
Digital Forensics Analyst	3	[#5, #8, #26] Analysts conducting web tracing, mirror suppression coordination and monitoring; included in staff_wages.
Legal / Platform Liaison	1	[#6] Lead liaison for DMCA/takedown coordination and legal cover; retainer costs reflected in cover_story_and_legal.
Security Officer / Field Agent	4	[#15, #14] Field agents for covert surveillance of relatives and burial-site patrols; costs included in staff_wages and burial_site_monitoring where appropriate.
Medical Officer	2	[#11, #10] Anesthesiologist/psychiatrist and nurse for amnestic administration and follow-up; wages and per-use costs included in staff_wages and amnestic_supply_and_admin.
Engineer / DevOps	1	[#3, #4] Developer/ops to modify and operate SB985R and associated systems; part of staff_wages and sb985r_ops.
Administrative Staff	1	[#20, #22, #30] Admin/coordination for PR/legal record tasks and decommissioning verification; costs included in cover_story_and_legal and one-time allocations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for digital/operational costs, allowing reasonable estimates; uncertainties remain around frequency of incidents, number of amnestic administrations, and scale/duration of relative surveillance which reduce confidence from high to medium.

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