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SCP-5293 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5293
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
8
Baseline one-time setup is modest but optional memetic R&D drives one-time costs into the low millions; annual recurring costs are dominated by staffing, facility overhead, and incident readiness (~$1.05M/yr). Main drivers: security staffing, research/monitoring, legal/contingency, and optional memetic-sanitization R&D.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Memetic Sanitization Rnd $1.5M
[#20] Optional large-scale development of memetic-sanitization/filtering software/hardware (one-time R&D capital estimate; optional).
Emergency Fund Initial $150K
[#13] Initial establishment or top-up of restricted rapid-response / emergency fund (midpoint chosen).
Facilities $58K
[#1, #4, #15] Locker reinforcement/upgrade (#1), observation/observation-room retrofit (#4), and reserve/secondary locker capacity (#15) (aggregated estimate).
Equipment $50K
[#2, #5, #6, #7, #15, #17] Custom internal mold tooling and forms (#2), intercom hardware (#5), sensor hardware (#6), video/audio sanitization equipment/configuration (#7), duplicate mold component (#15), UPS/hardware sometimes classed as equipment (#17).
Disposal End Of Life $25K
[#23] End-of-life disposal / decommissioning budget (one-time if required).
Initial Training $12K
[#11] Initial cohort training and certification costs (one-time portion).
Records Initial Setup $8K
[#22] Initial secure records storage, air-gapped backups and physical file security setup.
Sealing Setup $2K
[#3] Vacuum/inert-atmosphere sealing/backfill setup (one-time setup portion).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $587K/yr
[#8, #9, #10] Security/watch staffing (6 FTEs) (#8), memetics researcher (0.5–1.0 FTE accounted as 1 position for headcount but ~0.75 FTE for cost) (#9), 1 FTE technician (#10). Salaries + benefits included.
Administrative Contingency $136K/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead and contingency (15% of recurring subtotal as an organizational allocation).
Incident Reserve $100K/yr
[#21] Annual reserve allocation for incident remediation (post-incident forensic analysis, counseling, replacement, etc.).
Research And Monitoring $79K/yr
[#6, #7, #11, #19, #22] Sensor maintenance/data storage (#6), software/filter updates and validation (#7), ongoing training/psych screening (#11), controlled experiment budget (#19), secure records maintenance (#22).
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#1, #4, #16] Ongoing maintenance of locker modifications, observation room, pro-rated Area-179 overhead allocation and facility upkeep.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#18] Annual legal retainer, cover-story maintenance, NDAs, and occasional legal actions.
Emergency Readiness $30K/yr
[#13] Annual readiness costs for rapid-response team, maintaining response supplies and logistics.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#14] Secure transport and logistics averaged as an annualized expected cost per move.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#12] PPE, consumables, cleaning supplies and replaceable handling gear.
Offsite Storage Fees $2K/yr
[#15] Annual storage fees if backup containment/mold are stored off-site (annualized).
Power And Climate $2K/yr
[#17] Energy cost for sensors, monitoring and any small local climate control; UPS maintenance included elsewhere.
Sealing Reseals $1K/yr
[#3] Recurring per-reseal consumables and gas costs (annualized estimate).
Intercom Maintenance $500/yr
[#5] Minor annual maintenance and testing of secure intercom/communication hardware.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no containment incidents; regular maintenance, staffing, and scheduled research occur.
routine maintenance scheduled experiments no containment incident
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small containment slip or localized equipment failure requiring reseals, overtime, limited remediation and legal/PR activity.
localized breach/resseal equipment failure small forensic/repair actions
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Severe containment breach (similar to Incident-5293) with structural damage, major remediation, casualty response, and significant legal/PR costs.
full containment failure facility structural damage public exposure / casualty
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 6 on-site/resident monitors across three shifts to provide 24/7 coverage (from note #8).
Research Scientist (Memetics Specialist) 1 0.5–1.0 FTE recommended; budgeted as ~0.75 FTE for costs but represented as 1 role for headcount (note #9).
Engineer / Maintenance (Technician) 1 1 FTE technician for electronics, sensor maintenance and packaging reseals (note #10).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line items for equipment, staffing, and recurring needs, so core operational costs are medium-confidence. Large optional R&D and incident magnitudes are uncertain and drive uncertainty upward; assumptions (frequency of reseals, chosen midpoints, optional R&D inclusion) account for remaining uncertainty.
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