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SCP-5479 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5479
Expected annual
$20.1M
One-time setup
$3.5M
Annual recurring
$16.9M
Personnel
17
Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$3.48M) for secure storage, archive duplication, and IT/initial research setup; recurring annual costs are high (~$16.9M) driven by personnel (research, security, medical), METATRON monitoring, MTF readiness/field operations, and large contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.5M
Long Term Research Seed $1.0M
[#23] Seed funding for long-term multi-year research program (first tranche).
Facilities $750K
[#1] Secure physical storage vault (Site-43 film/archive vault) construction/retrofit estimated.
Metatron Development $500K
[#9] METATRON.aic one-time development/customization for festival/media surveillance.
Initial Investigation Goi $500K
[#17] Initial covert investigation/infiltration seed into GOI-5889 operations.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#3] Memetic-safe playback/observation chamber one-time build-out and adjacent medical bay staging.
Red Team Initial $150K
[#18] Red-team testing & containment-protocol development initial setup (mock festivals, controls).
Mtf Initial Mobilization Gear $100K
[#7] MTF-Gamma-5 initial mobilization/gear purchase (one-time equipment/vehicles/kit seed).
Equipment $95K
[#4] Specialized playback equipment & filters (air-gapped/projectors/filters/headphones/Faraday shielding) one-time purchase.
Air Gapped Archive $50K
[#2] Air-gapped digital archive & master-copy duplication (one-time duplication/media/write-once media and secure cabinets).
Forensic Analysis One Time $50K
[#11] Forensic audio/voiceprint analysis one-time work and expert engagements.
Initial Secure Transport $30K
[#14] Initial secure transport to Site-43 (armed escort, secure vehicle, route planning, decoys).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.9M/yr
Societal Level Contingency Planning $10.0M/yr
[#25] Long-term planning reserve for worst-case / societal-level response (planning reserve floor; infrequent but high-impact).
Contingency Reserve Mass Exposure $2.0M/yr
[#19] Reserve fund for rapid mass-amnestic campaigns, large-scale MTF mobilization and emergency interagency coordination (baseline reserve floor).
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#5, #6, #13] Core research team salaries, 24/7 on-site security staffing, and medical staffing/psychiatric coverage (annual salaries + benefits).
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#2, #9, #10, #17, #18, #23] Ongoing archive maintenance, METATRON operations, digital takedown/forensics staffing, continued GOI investigation ops, red-team training, and annual research program tranches.
Cover Story And Legal $900K/yr
[#11, #16, #22] Ongoing legal reserve, cover-story / PR operations, insurance/indemnity and liaison budgets.
Logistics And Transport $520K/yr
[#7, #8, #14] MTF readiness/training budget, expected annual field retrievals (assumed baseline deployments), and routine secure-transport costs.
Supplies And Consumables $431K/yr
[#4, #12] Equipment maintenance and consumables; amnestic program (per-administration costs and ongoing clinical follow-up).
Public Relations Damage Control $100K/yr
[#24] Baseline annual allocation for reactive PR/damage-control events (staged cancellations, paid placements) averaged annual reserve.
Admin And Ethics Overhead $75K/yr
[#21] Record-keeping, auditing, Ethics Committee coordination, personnel clearance administration and scheduling constraints.
Facilities Maintenance $65K/yr
[#3, #20, #1] Annual maintenance for playback chamber, energy/infrastructure overhead (power/HVAC/backup), and vault/site upkeep.
Copy Destruction $65K/yr
[#15] Annualized secure destruction / hazardous disposal of physical/digital copies (bulk recalls and routine events).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.9M/yr
69.5% probability / year
Normal year with monitoring, scheduled maintenance, routine field readiness and no major exposure incidents.
no major festival exposures routine monitoring alerts only
🚨 Minor Incident $17.7M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
One or a few small festival/online leaks requiring targeted MTF response, extra takedowns, and modest legal/PR actions.
localized festival screening detected several uploads requiring takedown and small amnestic operations
🚨 Major Incident $26.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant multi-site exposure (large festival or coordinated online spread) requiring large mobilization, mass amnestic efforts, legal settlements, and partial use of contingency reserves.
large public exposure coordinated online distribution or multiple festival premieres
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $516.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline
Widespread uncontrolled distribution leading to societal-level response: national emergency coordination, mass amnestic campaigns, and major political/PR costs.
nationwide distribution mass panic / media amplification
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Memetics PI 1 [#5] Senior memetics PI (senior salary band)
Research Scientist (mid-level) 2 [#5] Mid-level memetics/film analysis researchers
Forensic Audio Specialist 1 [#5, #11] Forensic audio / voiceprint analysis specialist
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#6] On-site security staffing for 24/7 coverage (8-12 guards assumed, midpoint used)
Medical Officer / Psychiatrist / Psychologist 3 [#12, #13] On-call medics and mental health staff for amnestic administration and follow-up
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates combine many large ranges and contingency reserves; memetic/GOI behavior, incident frequency, and political/legal costs are highly uncertain, so confidence is low.
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