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SCP-3443 N/A ~ medium confidence
SCP-3443
Expected annual
$8.3M
One-time setup
$12.4M
Annual recurring
$8.1M
Personnel
20
One-time startup costs are dominated by contingency seed funding and secure facility/equipment fit-out (~$12.4M). Annual operations are driven by staff payroll, contingency replenishment, legal/insurance and monitoring, producing a baseline recurring cost of roughly $8.10M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.4M
Contingency Seed Fund $10.0M
[#16] Seed contingency/emergency fund to enable rapid scale-up in the event of a genuine SCP-3443-like outbreak.
Facilities $900K
[#8] One-time fit-out for leased secure facility (med bay, secure armory, evidence room, CCTV/access control/decon/secure comms).
Equipment $612K
[#1, #9, #13, #19] Hardened server hardware & hardening/off-site backup setup (#1), vehicle procurement (#9), medical/amnestic delivery devices (#13), and information-destruction/tamper-evident equipment (#19).
Amnestic Stockpile Seed $600K
[#6] One-time seed stockpile procurement and qualification testing for amnestics/anti-memes.
Training Program Development $162K
[#5] One-time development of initial training and certification program (amnestic administration, memetic resistance, tabletop/simulations).
Background Investigations Initial $80K
[#11] One-time background investigations / clearance costs for initial hires (example: 20people @ ~$2k–$6k each).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.1M/yr
Contingency Replenishment $3.0M/yr
[#16] Annual replenishment/reserve contributions to maintain contingency readiness for large-scale emergency manufacture and logistics.
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #7] Payroll for dedicated IT staff (sysadmin/security/DB custodian), editorial/records custodians, Taskforce 03-Macaque operatives/medic/commander, and retained clinicians/psychiatric services.
Cover Story And Legal $825K/yr
[#14, #15, #20] Legal/compliance/ethics team retainer and staffing, public relations/information control, and insurance/liability reserves for amnestic use and operations.
Misc Overhead And Benefits $722K/yr
[#21] Administrative overhead, employer taxes/benefits, HR/pensions and general incidentals (~32.5% of personnel payroll).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#10, #18] Personnel-behavior analytics/network monitoring and external cognitive/memetic modeling contracts to validate Protocol 00-Null Engram and detect belief propagation.
Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr
[#6, #12] Recurring replacement and QC of amnestic stockpile and consumable medical supplies (PPE, disposables, emergency meds).
Facilities Maintenance $190K/yr
[#8] Recurring rent, utilities, maintenance and security costs for the secure operations facility.
Training Refresher $125K/yr
[#5] Recurring refresher training, simulation exercises, and medical certification for Taskforce personnel.
Minimal Subject Pool $125K/yr
[#22] Maintenance of an ethically sourced minimal research subject pool for safe amnestic/memetic testing where allowed.
Infrastructure Hosting And Security $100K/yr
[#1] Recurring hosting, encrypted storage, patching, off-site backups, and audit/logging contracts for the secure database infrastructure.
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#9] Fuel, vehicle maintenance, drivers and secure courier contracts for rapid-response armored transport.
Psychological Treatment $60K/yr
[#17] Ongoing psychological treatment, post-amnestic monitoring and reintegration costs for affected personnel.
Destruction Services $25K/yr
[#19] Recurring secure destruction and archival control services.
Background Reinvestigations $20K/yr
[#11] Periodic re-clearance and reinvestigation expenses.
Medical Device Maintenance $12K/yr
[#13] Calibration, maintenance and periodic replacement of infusion/monitoring equipment used for amnestic administration.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.1M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine maintenance, staffing, stockpile upkeep, training, and contingency replenishment.
no detected belief propagation routine audits and refreshes
🚨 Minor Incident $8.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized belief propagation or small cluster requiring targeted amnestic deployment, extra PR/legal work, and limited temporary staffing.
localized cluster of belief targeted media leak or personnel noncompliance
🚨 Major Breach $18.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant spread of belief requiring rapid manufacture of amnestics, temporary large-scale facilities, and major operational surge.
regional outbreak of SCP-3443-like belief mass media amplification
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $108.1M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Wide or global-scale propagation requiring emergency national/international response, prolonged operations, and possible restructuring efforts.
widespread global belief propagation multiple concurrent failures
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
IT Staff (sysadmin/security/DB custodian) 3 [#2] 2–3 FTEs dedicated to database maintenance, integrity audits, and incident response.
Editorial / Records Custodians 2 [#3] 1–2 FTEs for entry custodianship, redaction, and FOIA/cover communications.
Taskforce 03-Macaque (operatives/medic/commander) 12 [#4] 8–16 personnel to staff multiple shifts and provide 24/7 on-call coverage for intervention and amnestic administration.
Medical / Psychiatric Staff 3 [#7] 2–4 clinicians on retainer/part-time for approval, supervision, and post-treatment monitoring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges; mid-point estimates were used where ranges existed. Major uncertainty remains around contingency sizing and true probability of belief-propagation events, so confidence is medium.
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