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SCP-5421 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5421
Expected annual
$6.7M
One-time setup
$6.0M
Annual recurring
$6.5M
Personnel
50
Initial one-time setup (~$6.0M) is driven by property acquisition, facility upgrades, research/medical clinic buildout and a large civilian-relocation reserve; recurring yearly operations (~$6.48M/year) are dominated by specialized staff wages, regional MTF readiness, research and incident-response reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.0M
Facilities $3.2M
[#1, #3, #21, #26] Property acquisition/long-term control (#1), physical containment upgrades (#3), civilian relocation/evacuation reserve (#21), and long-term storage/vault setup (#26) — summed mid-range estimates.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.1M
[#8, #14, #15] Medical/amnestic clinic retrofit & equipment (#8), research & safe-study program (robotics, memetic-safe tooling) setup (#14), PPE R&D/manufacture development (#15).
Equipment $380K
[#4, #11, #13] Sensor & surveillance hardware and bespoke redaction systems (#4), secure records destruction equipment/initial contracts (#11), secure IT / air-gapped hardware setup (#13).
Training And Certification $150K
[#16] Initial memetic-risk training and certification (estimated for a ~50-person initial cohort).
Buyout And Nda Initial $105K
[#2] Initial buyout/NDA compensation to building management and neighbours (one-time portion).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#6, #7, #12, #8, #29, #25] Ongoing wages for 24/7 onsite security guards (#6), regional MTF/readiness personnel (#7), RAISA monitoring & takedown team (#12), medical/amnestic staff (#8 recurring), cybersecurity specialists (#29), and translation/cultural SMEs (#25).
Incident Response Reserve $1.1M/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment of containment breach response reserve for large incidents (deployment, extra amnestics, legal settlements, rapid acquisitions).
Cover Story And Legal $961K/yr
[#2, #19, #20, #27, #28, #30] Ongoing NDA/cover-story payments (#2 recurring), local legal & government liaison retainers (#19), covert PR/takedown ops (#20), insurance/settlement reserve (#27), O5-level administrative oversight/audit costs (#28), and small cultural mitigation budgets (#30).
Research And Monitoring $678K/yr
[#14, #4, #5, #13] Annual research program budget and safe-study operations (#14 recurring), surveillance maintenance and air-gapped data hosting (#4/#5 recurring), and secure IT maintenance/licensing (#13 recurring).
Supplies And Consumables $558K/yr
[#9, #11, #15, #17, #30] Per-treatment amnestic costs for expected treatments (#9), annual secure-destruction operational budgets (#11 recurring), PPE stock/maintenance (#15 recurring), psychological services & personnel support (#17), and cultural/religious mitigation allocations (#30).
Logistics And Transport $190K/yr
[#10, #18] Operational dispatch costs/legal mitigation for salt-protocol or emergency visits (#10), plus travel/logistics for authorized entries and secure transport (#18).
Payroll Overhead $150K/yr
[#24] Employer-side payroll taxes and benefits overhead for Japan-based staff (20–40% add-on to base payroll).
Training And Recurring $30K/yr
[#16] Annual recertification and refresher courses for cleared personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $19K/yr
[#23, #26] Utilities and basic facility overhead for the sealed unit and equipment (#23) plus annual long-term storage vault maintenance (#26 recurring).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.5M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: ongoing operations, monitoring, regular research and preparedness expenses only.
no breaches standard monitoring routine research activities
🚨 Minor Incident $7.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Limited disclosure or a small-scale containment event requiring extra amnestics, takedowns, legal payments and PR activity.
small public leak several civilians viewed restricted material targeted takedowns and additional amnesticizations
🚨 Major Breach $10.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Large-scale breach requiring evacuation/condemnation of building, mass amnestic deployment, large legal settlements and emergency acquisitions.
widespread public dissemination building-wide contamination/evacuation lengthy legal & acquisition actions
👥 Personnel 50 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 6 [#6] Continuous 24/7 onsite guard presence (2 per shift, 3 shifts).
Mobile Task Force / Regional Response 12 [#7] Regional rapid-response MTF detachment on-call for breaches and takedowns.
Research Scientist 6 [#14] Memetics/safe-study researchers operating remote/robotic study tooling.
Medical Officer 4 [#8] Medical & amnesticization staff for Class A amnestic administration and monitoring.
RAISA / Records & Info Security Staff 5 [#11, #12] Team performing active monitoring, legal takedowns, and secure records destruction coordination.
Cybersecurity Specialist 3 [#29] Rapid takedown, scraping and mirror-cleaning specialists.
Translator / Cultural Liaison 2 [#25] Japanese-language specialists and cultural liaison staff.
Administrative Staff 2 [#19, #28] Local liaison, administrative coordination and O5-level logistics support.
Technician / Support Staff 10 [#4, #13, #14] Facilities, surveillance, robotics and IT technicians supporting equipment and research operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs, but memetic potency, required frequency of amnestic treatments, and whether Foundation must acquire full building control remain uncertain; mid-range estimates used for scenario costs lead to moderate confidence.
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