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SCP-5522 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5522
Expected annual
$6.5M
One-time setup
$40.3M
Annual recurring
$6.3M
Personnel
18
Estimated one-time setup and contingency reserves are large (~$40.3M) driven by property acquisition, large emergency reserves and R&D; recurring annual operations are substantial (~$6.27M/yr) dominated by staff wages, legal/PR and ongoing R&D and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $40.3M
Large Scale Outbreak Reserve $25.0M
[#30] Large-scale outbreak emergency reserve for national/international containment (purchase of franchises, mass amnestic campaigns, PR buys).
Mass Amnestic Reserve $5.0M
[#26] One-time contingency reserve for mass-amnestic capability in case of large outbreak (stock & rapid-deploy funds).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.3M
[#16, #13] Initial experimental containment R&D program and high-speed memetic-safe imaging/recording infrastructure (lab/program startup + hardened recording hardware).
Isp Cdn Access $2.0M
[#5] Initial acquisition / contracting / covert access costs to obtain ISP/CDN throttling capability across jurisdictions.
Property Acquisition Reserve $2.0M
[#8] Reserve for purchasing infected establishments (typical per-site acquisition budget aggregated into an initial reserve).
Facilities $1.2M
[#9, #14] One-time costs for condemnation/remodeling and secure evidence vaults / conversion into Foundation housing (combined estimate for a regional site remodel and vault buildout).
Bribery Investments $1.0M
[#18] Initial investments or high-level placements to enable influence inside ad/printing firms or governments.
Webcrawler Development $500K
[#1] One-time development costs for J/M-CON webcrawler and associated devops/software build.
Throttling Tool Development $500K
[#6] Development of client-side/content throttling tools, browser extensions, CDN filters or appliances (initial dev).
Fleet Purchase $250K
[#20] One-time fleet acquisition (e.g. 5 vans / armored vehicles) to support field teams and rapid response.
Investigative One Time $200K
[#25] Single deep-investigation / covert ops outlays (travel, HUMINT, SIGINT buy-ins) for tracing origins.
Sinkhole Appliance $125K
[#4] Secure sinkhole / traffic-monitor appliance stack one-time purchase.
Field Team Equipment $100K
[#7] Vehicles, PPE, tools and equipment for street-level removal teams (one-time equipment purchases beyond fleet).
Amnestic Initial Stockpile $50K
[#10] Initial stockpile and provisioning for Class‑C amnestics (one-time stock build).
Ppe Outfit $50K
[#15] One-time purchase to outfit a regional team with memetic-shielding / impact/heat protective suits.
Equipment $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#2, #7] OSINT/moderation analysts and field removal team wages and regional security payroll (estimated aggregate for operations staff).
Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr
[#3, #17] Ongoing legal retainer/takedown campaigns, international requests and PR/cover-story budgets for closed restaurants and media management.
R And D Ongoing $500K/yr
[#16] Ongoing experimental containment R&D (anchor/temporal research program operating budget).
Investigative Ops $500K/yr
[#25] Sustained HUMINT/SIGINT and covert investigative program budget to trace actors (e.g. "Delicious Dan").
Research And Monitoring $350K/yr
[#12] Research team salaries and ongoing monthly contagion analysis (Dr. Bannock & support).
Ad Buys $300K/yr
[#19] Rapid ad-slot buyouts and counter-ad buys to prevent broadcast spread.
Admin Overhead $300K/yr
[#29] Administrative overhead for procurement, finance, audit and recordkeeping related to containment ops.
Medical Standby $250K/yr
[#11] On-call paramedic/ambulance contracts and regional med-team salaries for Λ-Event response.
Isp Cdn Relationships $200K/yr
[#5] Annual costs to maintain ISP/CDN cooperation, lobbying or active throttling payments in multiple jurisdictions.
Bribery Influence $200K/yr
[#18] Annual small-placement payments and influence operations to maintain insider access in ad/printing firms and governments.
Insurance And Legal Defense $200K/yr
[#24] Worker's compensation, insurance premiums and legal defense reserves for staff injuries and liability.
Mass Amnestic Replenishment $200K/yr
[#26] Annual replenishment of emergency amnestic reserves and rapid-deploy administrative teams.
Psych Support $150K/yr
[#23] Psychological and memetic-safe therapy programs for exposed staff and civilians.
Webcrawler Ops $108K/yr
[#1] Hosting, devops and 24/7 operations/monitoring costs for J/M-CON webcrawler (estimated at ~$9k/mo).
Civilian Compensation $100K/yr
[#22] Compensation, relocation and follow-up costs for affected civilian customers post-amnesticization.
Training $100K/yr
[#28] Annual memetic-safety training and certified refresher programs for analysts and field staff.
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#20, #19] Logistics, transport escorts, and routine ad-slot response logistics (fleet maintenance and movement operations).
Field Team Consumables $72K/yr
[#7] Consumables and per-month supplies for field removal teams (~$6k/mo).
Sinkhole Maintenance $60K/yr
[#4] Maintenance, isolation and analytics costs for sinkhole servers and air-gapped reporting.
Utilities $60K/yr
[#27] Power and utilities to run monitoring servers, capture rigs and secure sites.
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#9, #14] Maintenance, utilities upgrades and upkeep for remodeled sites and secure vaults.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#7, #15, #21] Consumables for field teams, PPE replacements and routine hazmat supplies.
Amnestic Replenishment $50K/yr
[#10] Annual replenishment and production cost for Class‑C amnestic stockpiles.
Fleet Maintenance $50K/yr
[#20] Fuel, maintenance and insurance for response vehicle fleet.
Throttling Tool Maintenance $30K/yr
[#6] Ongoing maintenance and distribution costs for browser filters, CDN rules or throttling appliances.
Imaging Storage Maintenance $30K/yr
[#13] Air-gapped storage maintenance and secure evidence handling costs for recorded Λ-Events.
Hazmat Disposal $20K/yr
[#21] Routine disposal/decontamination costs for printed materials and contaminated equipment.
Ppe Replacements $10K/yr
[#15] Annual replacement and upkeep of memetic shielding apparel and PPE.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.3M/yr
87.9% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, takedowns, field removals and R&D without major outbreaks.
routine_monitoring localized_removals
🚨 Minor Incident $6.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized outbreak requiring extra field removals, per-jurisdiction legal actions and a modest amnestic campaign.
localized_outbreak single_jurisdiction_legal_actions increased_field_removals
🚨 Major Breach $11.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Regional spread with national media attention requiring mass amnestic deployment, larger property purchases and emergency PR/PR buys.
regional_spread national_media_exposure mass_amnestic_deploy
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $106.3M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Wide international broadcast or simultaneous multi-national outbreaks requiring deployment of large-scale contingency reserves and emergency purchases at scale.
international_broadcast simultaneous_multi-national_outbreaks
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
OSINT Analyst / Moderator 6 [#2] Dedicated analysts for web monitoring, takedowns and counter-content (salary included in staff_wages).
Field Technician / Removal Team 10 [#7] Street teams for physical advertisement suppression and sweeps (wages included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7] Regional security/MTF personnel supporting removals and site security (wages included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Wide parameter ranges in analyst notes, many political/legal and cross-border uncertainties, and high dependence on outbreak scale make precise costing uncertain; figures are order-of-magnitude estimates.
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