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SCP-5637 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5637
Expected annual
$8.8M
One-time setup
$19.1M
Annual recurring
$8.5M
Personnel
42
Estimated initial (one-time) capital and setup costs are approximately $19.06M, driven primarily by hyperwave R&D and specialized testing infrastructure; recurring annual operations are roughly $8.52M, dominated by high-clearance personnel wages, multi-site security, cybersecurity/SOC operations, and a built-in anomalous contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.1M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $14.1M
[#4, #8, #19] Initial program/lab setup for neural inoculation protocols (item #4), large-scale hyperwave receiver R&D & deployment (item #8), and optional specialized high-gravity testing/centrifuge infrastructure if deployed (item #19).
Equipment $1.4M
[#1, #6, #7, #13, #16, #20] One-time acquisition/hardening of secure digital archive servers/HSMs/air-gap backups (item #1), security electronics & surveillance hardware (item #6), SCiPnet/VPN/HSM setup hardware (item #7), secure destruction equipment (item #13), hardened drone/imaging fleet (item #16), and archival sensors (item #20).
Facilities $1.2M
[#2, #9] One-time costs for off-site redundant archive vault preparation/mirroring across three sites (item #2) and high-energy UPS/generator infrastructure per site (item #9).
Incident Response Initial Fund $1.0M
[#14] Initial contingency/reserve fund set aside for rapid incident response and containment (item #14).
Decommissioning $1.0M
[#24] One-time decommissioning/cleanup cost reserve in case final destruction is later mandated (item #24).
Legal Initial Setup $350K
[#10] One-time legal/cover-story/disinformation setup and contingency funds for initial legal infrastructure (item #10).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.5M/yr
Staff Wages $3.0M/yr
[#3, #5, #7] Annual wages for high-clearance Level-4 researchers (item #3), multi-site armed/cleared guards (item #5), and SOC/cybersecurity personnel (item #7).
Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr
[#8, #17, #19] Ongoing hyperwave monitoring operations and analyst costs (item #8), sanctioned scientific research/data analysis budget (item #17), and maintenance/test-runs for specialized testing infrastructure (item #19).
Anomalous Contingency $1.5M/yr
[#25] Reserve for unexpected anomalous-side expenses (10–25% contingency recommended) (item #25).
Facilities Maintenance $660K/yr
[#2, #6, #9] Recurring costs for off-site vault power/HVAC/security/audits (item #2), monitoring/replacement for security electronics (item #6), and generator/UPS fuel & testing (item #9).
Incident Response Reserve Contribution $500K/yr
[#14] Annual replenishment/contribution to the incident response and containment reserve (item #14).
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#10] Annual legal, cover-story, and disinformation operations, including PR and litigation readiness (item #10).
Insider Threat Mitigation $250K/yr
[#12] Background reinvestigations, continuous evaluation, polygraphs and counterintelligence measures (item #12).
Internal Audit $125K/yr
[#11] Regular audits, digital forensics tooling, and personnel-device sweeps to enforce the no-copy policy (item #11).
Personnel Actions Budget $125K/yr
[#15] Annual budget for investigations, severance, and settlements related to disciplinary actions (item #15).
Psych Medical Monitoring $125K/yr
[#18] Ongoing psychological and neurological monitoring for high-clearance personnel (item #18).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#21] Annual budget for armored/cleared transport and courier services for inter-site transfers (item #21).
Records Handling $60K/yr
[#22] Costs for redaction, reclassification, clerical archival staff, and archival software (item #22).
Digital Archive Maintenance $50K/yr
[#1] Recurring maintenance, replacement parts, and periodic media refresh for the secure digital archive hardware (item #1).
Neural Inoculation Maintenance $36K/yr
[#4] Annual boosters, monitoring, and medical follow-up per inoculated personnel (item #4).
Archival Monitoring $15K/yr
[#20] Sensors and periodic logging of Hume/illuminance and archival-quality digitization costs (item #20).
Drone Maintenance $12K/yr
[#16] Maintenance, batteries and pilot training for hardened drone fleet (item #16).
Media Refresh $12K/yr
[#23] Amortized annual cost for media migration and tape/format refresh (item #23).
Secure Destruction Maintenance $5K/yr
[#13] Consumables and documentation costs for secure destruction capability (item #13).
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.5M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, wages, research, and reserves funded as planned.
routine_operations no_unauthorized_transmissions no_breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $9.7M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Discovery of an unauthorized copy or limited unauthorized transmission requiring investigation, legal action, and temporary surge in security/SOC operations.
unauthorized_copy_detected limited_hyperwave_activity insider_suspect
🚨 Major Breach $13.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant leak, unauthorized wide-area transmission, or activation requiring full incident response, large legal/PR operations, possible partial decommissioning and cross-site emergency measures.
widespread_data_leak large_scale_hyperwave_bridge coordinated_insider_exfiltration
👥 Personnel 42 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 [#3] High-clearance Level-4 researchers with Grade C inoculation; count per analyst note (assumed 6).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#5] Armed/cleared guards across three archive sites (approx. 8–10 per site; total rounded to 30 to match wage budgeting).
Cybersecurity / SOC Analyst 6 [#7] SOC and cybersecurity operations staffing to provide 24/7 monitoring and incident response capability.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for nearly every cost component, allowing a reasoned estimate; however, wide ranges on hyperwave R&D, contingency sizing, staff counts, and optional centrifuge deployment introduce material uncertainty.
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