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SCP-5080 Safe-doctrina ~ medium confidence
SCP-5080
Expected annual
$9.5M
One-time setup
$81.6M
Annual recurring
$9.0M
Personnel
45
One-time capital and contingency requirements are large (~$81.6M) driven primarily by contingency reserve and potential dedicated satellite launches; recurring annual costs are moderate (~$9.0M/year) driven by staff wages, satellite leasing/telemetry, and ongoing MONAD operations and compute upkeep.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $81.6M
Contingency Reserve $50.0M
[#26] Long-term containment contingency fund for catastrophic remediation, mass amnestic campaigns, large-scale evacuations.
Satellite Launch Capital $20.0M
[#4] Dedicated small-satellite program / replacement satellites (one-time capital if Foundation elects to launch/replace assets).
Equipment $6.3M
[#2, #5, #8] MONAD receiver array hardware, AIC/compute racks and memetic-decoding hardware, physical memetic-containment storage modules and protective sleeves.
Facilities $1.0M
[#1] Hardened containment laboratory: soundproofing, RF/EM shielding, Faraday cage, negative-pressure HVAC, vault doors.
Legal Coverup Initial $1.0M
[#17] Initial heavy legal/cover-up outlays: suppression, payments to institutions, early liaison costs.
Armored Vehicle Purchase $600K
[#23] Purchase of armored vehicles (approx. 3 vehicles assumed at ~$200k each).
Data Destruction Operations $500K
[#7] Controlled purge infrastructure: remote/data-centre sanitization capability, physical drive destruction logistics and tooling.
Decommissioning $500K
[#24] Controlled dismantling/decommissioning capability for MONAD or other instruments if ordered.
Civilian Compensation $500K
[#27] Replacement / compensation payments to civilian researchers and institutions for redaction/retraction.
Security Equipment And Training $250K
[#11] One-time equipment and specialised training/certification for security/MTF personnel assigned to SCP-5080.
Secure Archival Setup $200K
[#6] Multiple redundant offline copies, tamper-evident media, cryptographic sealing vault setup for memetic media.
Amnestic Stockpile $200K
[#14] Initial manufacture/stockpile of approved amnestics and delivery systems (cold-chain, storage).
Incineration Setup $150K
[#15] On-site secure incineration/cremation facility setup for hazardous remains.
Public Relations Initial $100K
[#18] Initial PR/info-sanitization setup: takedown infrastructure, vendor retainers, narrative seeding.
Training Program Initial $100K
[#19] Initial memetic-safe procedural training program creation and initial certifications.
It Erasure Operations $100K
[#28] Specialist IT staff time and tooling to find/erase references in partner/internal systems, forensic confirmation.
Forensic Evidence Handling $50K
[#16] One-time forensic documentation and secure evidence storage for major incidents.
Regulatory Compliance Initial $50K
[#30] Initial permits and compliance paperwork for disposal, launches, hazardous waste under plausible cover.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.0M/yr
Staff Wages $4.8M/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Salaries for research staff, medical/clinical staff, and security/MTF teams (ongoing payroll).
Satellite Leasing And Telemetry $2.0M/yr
[#4] Leasing ground-station time, telemetry downlink and data licensing if not using dedicated satellites.
Facilities Maintenance $450K/yr
[#5, #6, #25] Electricity/maintenance for compute clusters, secure archival maintenance, HVAC and backup generator maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $375K/yr
[#3, #5] MONAD operational upkeep and clinical operation (consumables during runs, clinical staff during runs) and routine research monitoring overhead.
Logistics And Transport $250K/yr
[#12, #23] Annual transport budget and average task-force deployment logistics (per-deployment costs averaged into annual budget).
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#17, #18] Recurring legal/cover-up liaison, PR, takedown operations and payments to remove public datasets.
Observatory Telescope Time $200K/yr
[#21] Routine observatory telescope time and astronomical data analysis fees.
Psychological Surveillance $200K/yr
[#29] Ongoing psychological surveillance, resilience programs and counter-insubordination measures.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#22] Consumables and lab reagents, replacement electrodes, sterile disposables.
Amnestic Resupply And Administration $75K/yr
[#14] Recurring amnestic production, resupply and administration costs per year.
Incident Response Exercises $75K/yr
[#20] O5 tabletop/oversight meetings, live drills and after-action reviews.
Medical Treatment Reserve $50K/yr
[#13] Annual reserve for acute care/initial treatment for affected subjects (per-incident averages).
Training And Human Factors $50K/yr
[#19] Recurring staff training, simulations, memetic-safe certifications.
Forensic Operations $20K/yr
[#16] Annual budget for forensic documentation and specialist lab time averaged across incidents.
Regulatory Compliance Recurring $20K/yr
[#30] Recurring permit fees and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
Biohazard Disposal $10K/yr
[#15] Recurring per-body hazardous disposal costs averaged annually.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.0M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents: ongoing research, maintenance, leasing, and normal training/exercises.
no major leaks scheduled operations only no large-scale legal actions
🚨 Minor Incident $9.4M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$390K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring one task-force deployment, limited forensic work, medical treatment for a few subjects, and targeted amnestic/PR actions.
isolated data leak single-site exposure limited civilian disclosure
🚨 Major Breach $29.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or public exposure requiring mass amnestic campaign, major legal/compensation costs, possible satellite replacement or emergency launches, and large-scale remediation.
public/uncontained dissemination of memetic artifacts large-scale civilian discovery critical satellite or telemetry compromise
👥 Personnel 45 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 15 [#9] Astronomers, esoteric physicists, psionicists and metaphysics specialists running MONAD analyses and interpreting outputs.
Lab Technician / Research Assistant 6 [#9, #5] Lab techs supporting neural-link sessions, AIC operations and sample handling.
Medical Officer 3 [#10, #13] Neurologists/psychiatrists and med techs for clinical monitoring and treatment.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 11 [#11, #12, #23] Site guards and rapid-response task-force personnel for containment, recovery and interventions.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#1, #25] HVAC, Faraday cage, negative-pressure and generator maintenance staff.
IT / AIC Engineer 5 [#5, #6, #28] High-performance compute ops, air-gapped archival maintenance, and IT erasure/forensics staff.
Administrative Staff 2 [#17, #18] Admin and liaison staff for legal/cover coordination and external agency contact.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates combine well-understood budget lines (salaries, leases, compute) with highly uncertain decisions (dedicated satellite program, size of contingency reserve and scale of legal/PR operations). Wide ranges in analyst notes and strategic choices (lease vs. launch, contingency tolerance) justify medium confidence.
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