SCP-5106
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-5106
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
6
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $1.06M driven by facility retrofit, equipment, and initial research setup; recurring annual costs are approximately $1.48M driven by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, and legal/PR suppression operations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.1M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.5M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.5M/yr
Normal operational year with ongoing monitoring, routine research, and occasional small deployments but no major public incident.
localized containment
no viral exposure
routine deployments
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Minor Incident
$1.9M/yr
Localized public exposure or viral clip leading to targeted takedown effort, emergency deployments, additional amnestic administrations, and PR spikes.
viral video
local lawsuit
witness cluster
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Migratory Escalation
$4.0M/yr
Cross-jurisdiction migratory spread with persistent viral attention requiring continental-scale monitoring, elevated Galileo SLAs, and sustained legal/PR campaigns.
wide viral spread
multi-jurisdiction migration
platform non-cooperation
Personnel
6 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 2 | Avian behaviorist/ethologist/wildlife biologist on staff (salaries included in staff_wages). |
| Research Technician | 1 | Lab/field technician supporting trials, telemetry, and sample processing (salaries included in staff_wages). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 3 | Pro-rated MTF/security personnel for deployments and rapid response; deployment payroll included in staff_wages. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a medium-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains high around SCP migratory behavior, public virality, and frequency of costly incidents which could push recurring costs much higher.