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SCP-5193 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-5193
Expected annual
$253K
One-time setup
$144K
Annual recurring
$248K
Personnel
3
One-time setup and wind-down costs are modest (~$145k) dominated by contingency and equipment; annual recurring costs are about $247.5k driven primarily by field staffing, safehouse rent, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $144K
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#12] Liquid contingency fund to mobilize expanded operations (recommended $25–100k).
Equipment $26K
[#3, #5, #6, #17] Covert safehouse furnishing (~$10k), covert comms/bodycams/phones (~$7.5k), secure server/cloud setup (~$4.5k), evidence locker/processing setup (~$4.5k).
Demobilization Closure $20K
[#13] One-time wind-down/demobilization costs (~$10–30k).
Initial Training $18K
[#7] Initial covert/public ops and medical/amnestic training for small team (~$10–25k).
Historical Research $15K
[#8] Archival/FOIA/genealogical investigation (~$5–20k; deeper study up to $50k).
Amnestic Stockpile $10K
[#4] Initial amnestic stockpile (~$10k initial).
Cover Identity Setup $6K
[#11] Setup of cover identities / tourist agency / paperwork (~$3–8k).
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $248K/yr
Staff Wages $56K/yr
[#1, #9] Two covert field agents (weekly monitoring travel/stakeout/reporting and loaded labor) ~ $44k/yr; fractional case manager administrative FTE (0.1–0.25 FTE) ~ $12k/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#10, #11] Legal retainers, proactive legal cover, settlement fund and ongoing small cover operations / PR (~$30–75k/yr legal + ~$5–15k/yr cover ops).
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#3] Safehouse/short-term holding rental and associated utilities/maintenance (~$24–48k/yr rent; added upkeep).
Supplies And Consumables $27K/yr
[#4, #16] Ongoing amnestic administration costs (assumed mid-range caseload ~$25k/yr) + consumables/medical supplies/batteries (~$1–3k/yr).
On Call Response Budget $20K/yr
[#2] Budget reserve for on-call response team overtime and callouts (recommended ~$20k/yr; per-incident $1.2–3k).
Insurance Liability $20K/yr
[#19] Insurance/liability buffer and reserves for claims (~$10–50k/yr).
Psychological Followup $10K/yr
[#18] Post-amnestic outpatient counseling and follow-up care (~$5–20k/yr depending on caseload).
Intelligence Liaison $6K/yr
[#20] Misc. liaison payments to local law enforcement/park staff (~$2–10k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#14] Archive retention and periodic cold-case monitoring / annual check-ins (~$3–8k/yr); small ongoing research budget.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#15] Ground transport, mileage, parking per-shift (~$2.6–7.8k/yr).
Training Refreshers $4K/yr
[#7] Recurring refresher training for covert ops / medical procedures (~$2–5k/yr).
Evidence Analysis Budget $2K/yr
[#17] Recurring per-analysis costs and processing as needed (~variable; budget reserve).
Covert Equipment Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5] Replacement/maintenance for bodycams, encrypted phones, radios, accessories (~$1–2k/yr).
Surveillance Storage $2K/yr
[#6] Ongoing secure encrypted storage, off-site backups and maintenance (~$500–2k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $248K/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, safehouse upkeep, legal/cover operations and no major incidents.
no_reactivation routine_weekly_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $262K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
One or a few localized incidents requiring on-call response, extra amnestic administrations, and modest legal/analysis costs.
isolated_public_interaction single_detainment_event
🚨 Reactivation Major Response $398K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
SCP-5193 begins to manifest again requiring rapid mobilization, expanded safehousing, emergency research and larger amnestic/medical response.
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🚨 Political Exposure $322K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Public/political exposure or legal action requiring heavy PR, settlements, and intensified legal defense.
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👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 Two covert Foundation agents present for weekly Friday monitoring; wages included in staff_wages [#1].
Administrative Staff / Case Manager 1 Fractional FTE (0.1–0.25) for case management and coordination; represented as one headcount for rostering, wages included in staff_wages [#9].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational practices, so cost drivers are fairly well understood; uncertainty remains around incident frequency, amnestic caseload, and contingency use, hence medium confidence.
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