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SCP-5346 Uncontained ? low confidence
SCP-5346
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
12
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $3,247,000 driven by facility fit-outs, digital filter development, and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are approximately $2,145,000 driven primarily by staff wages, legal/PR/cover operations, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Large Scale Public Containment Reserve $1.0M
[#24] High-level one-time reserve for an extreme public containment campaign (low-probability, large-cost).
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#19] One-time contingency reserve allocation for unexpected exposure, litigation, or emergency buyouts.
Facilities $450K
[#2, #5, #21] One-time suite buildout (~$250k), morgue fit-out (~$150k) and archival setup (~$50k).
Digital Filter Development $400K
[#6] One-time development of ML/AI detection and plugin/filter systems (mid-range estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#9] Lab equipment and safe-viewing/research facility setup (~$300k+ specialized viewing & instruments ~$50k).
Licensing Buyouts $250K
[#8] One-time negotiation/licensing or buyouts for source materials (representative mid-range buyouts).
Equipment $217K
[#1, #17, #18, #13] Tactical kits & vehicles (~$150k), CCTV & alarm (~$15k), initial PPE procurement (~$12k), IT/hardware setup (~$40k) aggregated.
Physical Media Seed Collection $40K
[#15] Initial seed collection of prints/tapes (one-time acquisition and cataloging).
Training Curriculum Development $25K
[#12] One-time curriculum and materials development for memetic-safety training.
Contained Safe Editing Initial Versions $15K
[#23] One-time editing/QC for initial safe/redacted versions.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#1, #9, #11, #14, #17] Rapid-response operatives (4), research scientists (3), clinical psych staff (1), OSINT analysts (2), morgue/security guards (2); salaries & benefits included.
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#7, #20, #23] Covert PR/legal retainer baseline (~$250k), family liaison/witness management budget (~$100k), ongoing editing/licensing ops when required.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#6, #9, #3, #4, #14] Cloud compute/ops for detection (~$100k), research consumables & computing (~$100k), baseline budget for occasional testing/forensic outsourcing and OSINT tooling.
Facilities Maintenance $116K/yr
[#2, #5, #21, #17, #15] Utilities and maintenance for quarantine suite (~$6k), morgue overhead (~$100k/yr), archival maintenance (~$10k/yr), CCTV monitoring contract included.
Amnestic Program $100K/yr
[#10] Annual program budget for Class E amnestic procurement, storage, and medical administration (mid-range).
Hr Contingency $75K/yr
[#22] Annual HR/recruiting contingency and replacement/onboarding budget for attrition related to obsession or impairment.
Psych Care And Counseling $60K/yr
[#11] Annual counseling budget and per-evaluation costs in support of staff monitoring and therapy (separate from clinical staff salaries).
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#1, #16] Travel & per-diem contingency for on-call operatives (~$30k) plus secure transport and incident logistics (~$20k).
Forensic Autopsy And Pathology $25K/yr
[#4] Baseline annual budget for autopsy, toxicology, and outsourced neuropathology testing (per-incident fees budgeted conservatively).
Training Delivery $25K/yr
[#12] Annual delivery of memetic-safety training, drills, and instructor fees.
It Hosting And Maintenance $25K/yr
[#13] Recurring hosting, maintenance & compliance for secure recordkeeping, redaction infra and backups.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#18] Ongoing PPE consumables and disposables (~$1k–$5k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with only routine monitoring, staffing, and maintenance costs.
no_major_incidents routine_research_and_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Isolated exposure or single fatality requiring rapid response, medical treatment, autopsy, and takedown/legal surge.
single_fatality isolated_social_media_exposure local_recovery_operation
🚨 Major Breach $5.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Mass exposure, viral media event, or whistleblowing forcing large-scale buyouts, public containment campaign, and legal settlements.
mass_exposure viral_media_event whistleblower_or_leak
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Rapid-response operatives for apprehension and on-call detention; salaries and benefits included in staff_wages. [#1]
Research Scientist 3 Dedicated memetics/neurology researchers paid ~ $120k each; included in staff_wages. [#9]
Clinical Staff / Psychologist 1 Clinical staff for evaluations and post-exposure counseling; salary included in staff_wages. [#11]
OSINT Analyst 2 Social-media and open-source monitoring analysts; salaries included in staff_wages. [#14]
Morgue Security Guard 2 Onsite guards for morgue/storage areas; salaries included in staff_wages. [#17]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimate confidence is low due to the anomalous nature of SCP-5346, wide ranges in many line items (legal buyouts, public campaign costs), and uncertainty in incident frequency; many costs are policy-dependent (reactive vs proactive).
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