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SCP-5105 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5105
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
13
Initial year with retrofit and research seed estimated at ~$2.95M one-time, driven by room retrofits, power redundancy, R&D seed, and contingency; recurring annual costs ~ $1.40M dominated by high-skill staffing, ongoing R&D, secure communications, and emergency/reserve allocations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Contingency Incapacity $1.0M
[#16] Contingency reserve for O5 incapacitation / continuity of command (recruit/brief/retrain replacements, legal/administrative procedures).
Mitigation Rnd Seed $500K
[#18] Seed funding for long-term mitigation / countermeasure R&D.
Facilities $450K
[#1] Retrofit of primary O5 meeting room and one backup (LED grid, baffles, hardened access, physical reinforcement).
Equipment $380K
[#3, #4, #6, #7, #19] Automated lighting control hardware, cameras/sensors and storage hardware, access/mantrap/biometric hardware, secure remote conferencing endpoints, secure communications/logging hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#8, #11] One-time specialized research instrumentation and memetic/phenomenology lab equipment (fMRI access/fees, spectroradiometers, high-speed imaging, memetic containment hardware).
Emergency Fund Reserve $300K
[#20] Insurance-style black-budget / unallocated emergency reserve (one-time component).
Power Infrastructure $250K
[#2] UPS, on-site generator, automatic transfer switch and fuel storage installation (infrastructure install).
Training Development $20K
[#14] Initial development of SOPs, training materials for O5 meeting conduct and emergency illumination protocols.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $850K/yr
[#5, #6, #8, #9] On-going salaries: on-call engineers (2 FT + shift premium), dedicated security guards (4), research team salaries (senior memetics lead + supporting researchers/techs), and medical/psychiatric staffing overhead included here.
Research And Monitoring $272K/yr
[#4, #10, #18] Data-center/storage costs and offsite replication, controlled testing budget/hazard pay for experiments, and ongoing R&D program funding.
Emergency Fund Allocation $100K/yr
[#20] Recurring allocation to an emergency/response fund for unforeseen consequences and flexible response.
Secure Remote Support $35K/yr
[#7] Recurring support, cryptographic key management and maintenance for high-assurance secure conferencing and multi-authority decision systems.
Cover Story And Legal $28K/yr
[#17] Administrative, legal review, redaction, documentation management and internal cover overhead.
Medical Support $25K/yr
[#9] Emergency treatment fund and on-call consumables/supplies distinct from staffing wages.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#6] Maintenance of access control hardware, mantraps, physical room maintenance and periodic structural checks.
Power Infrastructure Maintenance $15K/yr
[#2] Recurring fuel testing, generator load testing and maintenance contract for UPS/generator.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#12] Replacement LEDs/panels, cabling, batteries, camera spares and other consumables.
Training Refresh $10K/yr
[#14] Annual refreshers and drills for SOPs and O5 meeting conduct.
Personnel Vetting $10K/yr
[#15] Periodic re-screening, continuous psych monitoring, and clearance maintenance for personnel with access.
Secure Comm Support $10K/yr
[#19] Ongoing support and maintenance for cryptographic logging, secure minutes storage and non-repudiable records systems.
Automated Lighting Support $6K/yr
[#3] Software patching, licensing and support for sensor-driven lighting/fail-safe automation.
Energy Costs $4K/yr
[#13] Electricity costs for directed illumination systems and standby power draw.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, research and reserves expended as budgeted.
no incidents routine maintenance scheduled drills and research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized systems failure (lighting/control or temporary generator outage) requiring overtime, emergency repairs, forensics and short-term relocation.
lighting automation failure short UPS/generator outage minor breach of procedures requiring forensic review
🚨 O5 Incapacitation Contingency $2.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
SCP-5105 causes incapacitation or psychological impairment of one or more Overseers requiring emergency succession, extended legal/administrative action and large contingency expenditures.
Overseer incapacitation forced continuity-of-command procedures legal/rehabilitation/replacement costs
🚨 Research Breakthrough Scale Up $1.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Decision to aggressively scale R&D after promising results, requiring major increased annual R&D expenditure and deployment of countermeasures.
promising mitigation results policy decision to fund scale-up accelerated countermeasure deployment
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#5] On-site technical staff for lighting, power and comms; 24/7 on-call coverage (two full-time engineers with shift premiums).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Dedicated guards for meeting room access control, screening and to enforce illumination policies.
Research Scientist 4 [#8] Small memetic/psychology/phenomenology research unit (1 senior lead + 2–3 supporting researchers/technicians).
Medical Officer 1 [#9] On-call psychiatric/medical support for Overseers (acute reactions and screenings).
IT / Systems Administrator 1 [#3, #7, #19] Responsible for automated lighting systems, secure remote conferencing, cryptographic logging and data archival systems.
Administrative Staff 1 [#17] Administrative/legal/records support for documentation, redaction and cover management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges and midpoints; many items (O5-level staffing arrangements, contingency/reserve policy, and long-term R&D scope) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence rather than high.
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