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SCP-5604 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5604
Expected annual
$958K
One-time setup
$930K
Annual recurring
$833K
Personnel
4
One-time setup and redundancy measures estimated at ~$930,000 driven by lab setup, offsite contingency, and specialized containment construction; ongoing annual operations are approximately $833,000/year driven primarily by on-site staff wages, research/testing, and contingency/human-subject care.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $930K
Emergency Contingency Fund $500K
[#22] Capital reserve held to fund emergency retrievals, medical/surgical care, expedited legal/PR actions, and witness relocation when needed.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#7, #25] Lab buildout and specialized memetics/neuroscience equipment plus initial capability for limited chemical/analog testing licensing and enablement.
Facilities $128K
[#1, #2, #3, #21] Vault/drawer retrofit, special inspection chamber design/installation, HVAC/logger installation, and offsite secure-vault setup costs.
Equipment $60K
[#4, #12, #13, #15, #16] CCTV/storage/logging hardware; secure transport cases/vehicle capital (baseline partial); glovebox/fume-hood purchase; memetic-resistant documentation/archive hardware; air-gapped server hardware.
Training Program Development $40K
[#19] One-time development of memetic inoculation and staff training program materials and initial rollout.
Evidence Preservation And Destruction $2K
[#14] Contracted incineration / documented hazardous waste disposal for destruction of tablets or evidence as needed.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $833K/yr
Staff Wages $370K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Dedicated custody/security FTE(s), medic/pharmacist oversight (0.5–1.0 FTE), and baseline research staffing (researcher(s) + lab tech) salaries and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#8] Neuroimaging, toxicology testing, behavioral assays and other per-study testing costs for initial cohorts and follow-ups (non-salary research costs).
Human Subjects Care $100K/yr
[#9] Costs for monitoring, medical and psychiatric care, and contingencies for D-class/volunteer test subjects.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#17] Ongoing legal/intelligence/cover operations, retesting, witness relocation, and PR suppression baseline funding.
Logistics And Transport $65K/yr
[#11, #12] Field retrievals and rapid-response deployment costs (travel, teams, secure transport maintenance/training).
Market Surveillance $50K/yr
[#18] Ongoing undercover buys, informants, field agents and lab confirmations to surveil illicit markets for 'R-IN' tablets.
Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #15, #16, #21] Maintenance/calibration of memetic dampening hardware, HVAC/monitoring energy and upkeep, CCTV/storage upkeep, archival maintenance, air-gapped system upkeep, and offsite vault storage fees.
Training Programs $15K/yr
[#19] Recurring refresher training and memetic-risk drills for staff interacting with SCP-5604.
Audit And Compliance $15K/yr
[#23] Periodic internal audits, chain-of-custody reviews, and third-party compliance checks.
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#13, #24] PPE consumables, single-use handling gear, labels, tamper-evident bags, sterile pipettes and small lab consumables.
Psychological Support $10K/yr
[#20] Counseling, temporary reassignment, and pharmaceutical/occupational-health support for exposed staff.
Embedded Agents $0/yr
[#10] Budget for Foundation-embedded agents in external agencies (three-to-eight agents). Set to 0 in baseline; handled as scenario-driven expense when activated.
Long Term Research Projects $0/yr
[#25] Recurring project funding for analog synthesis and controlled-substance projects; set to 0 in baseline pending program decision.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $833K/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine custody, monitoring, periodic research/testing, and no major incidents or national-scale operations.
routine_monitoring scheduled_research no_external_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $933K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
One or more localized discovery(s) requiring field retrievals, limited medical treatment, and modest legal/cover actions.
small_field_retrieval single_subject_medical_case
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment compromise or public exposure requiring emergency medical care, large-scale retrieval, PR/legal response, and possible temporary surge staffing.
public_exposure widespread_discovery multiple_severe_medical_cases
🚨 Proactive National Program $2.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
Operational decision to fund a broad embedded-agent program and scale surveillance/research into a national effort.
scale_up_policy nationwide_embedded_agents
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#5] One dedicated, medically-cleared custodian or security FTE assigned to custody (24/7 coverage achieved via on-call arrangements or overtime).
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Memetics/neuroscience researcher responsible for studies, analysis, and protocol development.
Engineer / Lab Technician 1 [#7, #13] Laboratory technician supporting assays, consumables, and equipment operation.
Medical Officer / Pharmacist 1 [#6] Licensed pharmacist/physician responsible for access authorization, testing, and on-call emergency care (0.5–1.0 FTE covered as a single assigned role).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates based on wide ranges in analyst notes, memetic uncertainties, and policy-dependent decisions (e.g., whether to fund embedded agents or large-scale research). Many line items are highly scenario-dependent and subject to large variance.
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