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SCP-5383 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5383
Expected annual
$14.3M
One-time setup
$58.6M
Annual recurring
$13.9M
Personnel
25
Initial program setup including hardened vault, equipment, RAISA and contingency reserves is estimated at ~$58.6M one-time, driven primarily by large insurance/diplomatic reserves and secure infrastructure. Recurring annual operations are estimated at ~$13.9M/yr, driven by staff wages, cover/legal operations, RAISA/memetic research, and contingency/opportunity costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $58.6M
Insurance Reserve $27.5M
[#19] Internal self-insurance / liability reserve to absorb catastrophic legal/sovereign claims.
Public Mitigation Reserve $10.0M
[#27] Large-scale public mitigation reserve (minimum planning allocation for potential mass-misuse response).
Diplomatic Fallout Reserve $5.5M
[#16] Reserve for long-term diplomatic fallout and Church relations contingencies.
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#13] Contingency/compensation slush fund reserve for payouts, hush money, and ad-hoc settlements.
Equipment $4.0M
[#2, #3, #6, #14, #15, #20] Initial biometric/access systems, RAISA secure hardware, tactical kit & vehicles, initial secure transport capability, emergency destruction setup, and initial generator/UPS purchase.
Facilities $3.5M
[#1, #26] Vault construction and hardening estimate plus decommissioning/cold-storage budget.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.8M
[#4, #9, #25, #18] Archival preservation setup and scanning, initial memetic R&D infrastructure, forensic/provenance startup analysis, and initial high-clearance vetting/setup costs.
Emergency Negotiation Fund $1.2M
[#11] Initial emergency negotiation / diplomatic fund for immediate contingencies.
Catastrophic Insured Liability $0
[#30] Unquantified catastrophic escalation risk (modelled as contingent/uninsured; set to 0 here pending case-by-case activation).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.9M/yr
Staff Wages $3.3M/yr
[#5, #7, #8, #6] 24/7 armed security complement, Department of Tactical Theology specialists, senior-clearance research staff and tactical team personnel (salaries, hazard/penalty pay and shift premiums).
Cover Story And Legal $3.0M/yr
[#11, #12, #29] Annual legal/diplomatic liaison, cover-and-contain information operations, lobbying and legal frameworks to suppress exposure and manage FOIA/press/legal risk.
Opportunity Cost $2.0M/yr
[#22] Effective cost of reallocated senior staff and lost alternative program output.
Research And Monitoring $1.7M/yr
[#3, #9, #17, #25] Ongoing RAISA compute & licensing, memetic research continuation, intelligence/open-source monitoring, and forensic follow-up costs.
Entity Housing $1.2M/yr
[#21] Interaction and housing costs for anomalous/divine entities used in containment/consultation.
Amnestic Program $600K/yr
[#10] Pharmaceuticals, administration, medical staff and monitoring budget for routine amnestic use and stockpiles.
Specialist Contractors $600K/yr
[#28] Retainers and episodic fees for occult scholars, Vatican historians, memetic developers and PR/security contractors.
Tactical Upkeep $500K/yr
[#6] Annual upkeep, training, vehicles and equipment refresh for the tactical response team.
Personnel Vetting $400K/yr
[#18] Ongoing vetting, periodic psych screening, polygraphs and rehabilitation monitoring for high-clearance personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#1, #20] Vault/HVAC/structure maintenance and generator upkeep; annual maintenance contracts for hardened containment.
Training Exercises $125K/yr
[#24] Cross-disciplinary tabletop exercises and training for theological contingencies and breach response.
Power And Fuel $125K/yr
[#20] Fuel contracts, generator maintenance and redundant power costs to run vault and RAISA.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#14] Baseline secure transport readiness; per-transfer airlift/armored transport costs handled as episodic draws.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#23] Specialized PPE, ritual-safe housings, archival consumables and small-run handling consumables.
Backup Storage $12K/yr
[#4] Periodic recopying, offsite encrypted backups and media refresh costs to avoid media rot.
Public Mitigation Response $0/yr
[#27] Large-scale crisis spending (nationwide amnestic campaigns, legislation lobbying surge) accounted as contingent/reserve; baseline annual draw 0.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.9M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine containment, research and liaison activities only.
no breach routine research standard diplomatic posture
🚨 Minor Incident $14.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized leak, limited exposure or small-scale information bleed requiring tactical response, targeted amnestics and PR suppression.
limited exposure small tactical breach targeted amnestic campaign
🚨 Major Breach $23.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Full containment breach or publicized leak forcing mass amnestics, large diplomatic payouts, tactical surge and international legal responses.
full breach mass exposure large-scale legal/diplomatic action
🚨 Political Exposure $63.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
High-profile political or religious exposure (e.g. Vatican claims/canonization) causing prolonged negotiations, loss of access and major international fallout.
Vatican/public canonization high-profile disclosure nation-state intervention
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#5] 24/7 on-site armed security complement to cover shifts and specialized anomalous-risk training.
Department of Tactical Theology Specialist 5 [#7] Theologians, liturgists, exorcists and chaplaincy liaisons retained to advise containment protocols.
Research Scientist / Senior Research Staff 6 [#8] Senior-clearance researchers, memeticists, psychologists and RAISA administrators with hazard pay.
Tactical Team Operator / Technician 4 [#6] Tactical response team members who staff rapid reaction and equipment maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are given as wide ranges and several major risks (diplomatic fallout, public mitigation, catastrophic escalation) are inherently unquantified. Core recurring staffing and infrastructure costs are better defined, but reserve and contingency sizing drives most uncertainty.
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