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SCP-5358 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5358
Expected annual
$6.9M
One-time setup
$18.9M
Annual recurring
$6.6M
Personnel
29
Initial capital requirements are substantial largely due to construction of a Faraday‑shielded archival vault, specialized Level‑3 viewing booths, and amnestic production capability; annual operating costs are driven by dedicated staffing (MTF, analysts, medical/intelligence), platform takedown/legal activity, and ongoing amnestic production/monitoring. Baseline recurring costs are estimated at roughly $6.6M/yr, with one‑time capital near $18M in a moderate plan.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $18.9M
Emergency Outbreak Contingency Fund $10.0M
[#19] Contingency fund for a mass dissemination / outbreak scenario (mass amnesticization, field hospitals, large‑scale operations).
Facilities $4.5M
[#1, #6] Vault retrofit (air‑gapped, Faraday, climate control, blast/EM shielding, evidence lockers) and two secure Level‑3 viewing booths (remote viewing, isolation, emergency systems).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#8] Amnestic research and secure pharm production facility setup (secure lab, QC, packaging and chain‑of‑custody infrastructure).
Insurance Reserve $1.1M
[#22] Initial insurance/liability reserve to cover potential legal/compensatory exposures.
Low Volume One Time Capital $900K
[#25] Optional lower‑scale initial capital alternative if operations are kept intentionally lightweight.
Equipment $492K
[#2, #3, #12] Cold/archival storage hardware and tape libraries, on‑premise analysis servers/GPU nodes, and digitization/VHS cleaning equipment.
Web Crawler Development $275K
[#4] One‑time development of secure web crawlers, indexing and sandboxing tooling for SCP‑5358 monitoring and ingestion.
Mtf Initial Gear Vehicles $260K
[#9] Initial MTF gear procurement and vehicle purchase(s) for Kappa‑43 interdiction operations.
Hazardous Gear Initial $65K
[#10] Initial Level‑2 hazardous/resistance gear procurement per operator (hazmat suits, respirators, Faraday bags, decon units).
Covert Front Setup $60K
[#14] One‑off covert front / false business setup to support local cover operations in Asheville.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.6M/yr
Staff Wages $4.4M/yr
[#5, #7, #9, #17, #18] Annual personnel costs (analysts, medical/amnestic team, MTF salaries, linguists/cultural researchers, intelligence personnel).
Cover Story And Legal $375K/yr
[#15] Legal, PR, and cover‑story management (lawyers, public affairs, DMCA/takedown enforcement and local official engagement).
Amnestic Production And Qc $300K/yr
[#8] Recurring production, quality control and small‑batch amnestic manufacturing/packaging costs if run in‑house.
Local Field Ops Surveillance $300K/yr
[#14] Ongoing Asheville area surveillance, informant payments, targeted sweeps and local cover expenses.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#11] Secure transport, armored transfers, transport guards, vehicle maintenance and fuel for moving physical media to Site‑43.
Insurance Provisioning $200K/yr
[#22] Annual provisioning/additional insurance/legal reserve replenishment for incidental liabilities.
Platform Takedowns $175K/yr
[#16] Contracts and recurring fees for platform takedowns, expedited removals, and content monitoring.
Psych Aftercare $175K/yr
[#23] Counseling, monitoring and follow‑up care for affected civilians and staff.
Training And Sop $150K/yr
[#20] Ongoing training, SOP maintenance, red‑team drills and cognitive hazard handling certification.
Web Crawler Ops And Moderation $125K/yr
[#4] Ongoing ops, moderation staff and maintenance for crawlers, secure indexing and human‑in‑the‑loop review workflows.
Miscellaneous $88K/yr
[#24] Office supplies, travel reimbursements, petty cash, evidence bags, batteries and small contingencies.
Server Power And Maintenance $50K/yr
[#3] Power, cooling and maintenance for on‑premise analysis servers, GPUs, and secure compute hardware.
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#21] Energy/HVAC and basic vault maintenance including generator/UPS fuel and upkeep for climate control and storage rooms.
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#2] Replacement archival media (LTO/tapes), periodic verification and chain‑of‑custody consumables.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $21K/yr
[#13] Disposal costs for destroyed/contaminated physical media (incineration, certification, witnesses).
Hazardous Gear Replacement $15K/yr
[#10] Annual replacement/consumables budget for Level‑2 hazardous/resistance gear per operator.
Media Processing Operations $3K/yr
[#12] Annual operating cost for tape processing/digitization (variable by volume).
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.6M/yr
81.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine ingestion, analysis, limited field interdictions and steady production/maintenance.
routine discoveries scheduled digitization and takedowns
🚨 Minor Incident $7.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized spike in physical manifestations or online propagation requiring surge MTF activity, extra amnestic administrations and legal takedowns.
localized viral spread multiple physical tapes seized
🚨 Major Outbreak $21.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Widespread viral dissemination prompting mass amnestic deployment, large‑scale field operations, emergency medical response and major cover stories.
platform‑level viral spread mass civilian exposure
🚨 Political Exposure $8.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant media/legal exposure or civic incident requiring extended PR/legal campaigns, intelligence operations and larger cover expenditures.
leak to national media civil litigation or public incident
👥 Personnel 29 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 MTF Kappa‑43 dedicated rotation (8–12 operators), counted as 10 for budgeting; salaries and benefits included in staff_wages [#9].
Research Scientist / Analyst 6 Content ingestion and analyst staff (4–8 analysts) for 24/7 coverage; wages captured in staff_wages [#5].
Medical Officer / Clinician 4 On‑call amnestic team (3–6 clinicians) for monitoring and administration; wages included in staff_wages [#7].
Linguist / Cultural Researcher 3 Vlorsch translation and cultural analysis (2–4 specialists); salaries included in staff_wages [#17].
Intelligence / Investigator 4 HUMINT/Cyber intel staff for GoI‑5889 investigations; costs included in staff_wages [#18].
Administrative Staff 2 Site administration, legal liaison and operations support included within staff_wages and recurring operational budgets [#15].
📋 Confidence Notes
Many items are supplied as wide ranges in analyst notes (construction variability, outbreak magnitude, GoI activity), and contingency outcomes are highly non‑linear; baseline recurring items (staff, takedowns, production) are better constrained, giving medium overall confidence.
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