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SCP-5678 Neutralized?1 ? low confidence
SCP-5678
Expected annual
$4.7M
One-time setup
$8.4M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
20
Initial capital expenditures are approximately $8.44M driven by archival/vault construction, contingency reserves, insurance and legal cover operations; recurring annual costs are roughly $4.62M driven mainly by staff wages, research grants and ongoing memetic/countermeasure programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.4M
Insurance And Liability Reserve $2.8M
[#24] Reserved fund for legal liability, settlements, severance and temporary jurisdictional protection.
Reserve Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#20] Discretionary reserve for emergent catastrophic remediation (facility relocation, mass amnestics, cross-country ops).
Facilities $735K
[#4, #18] Capital buildout for offsite archival vaults (multi-site, EMP/RF hardening) and backup power infrastructure (generators/UPS, fuel contracts) to harden storage and containment sites.
Equipment $698K
[#2, #8, #15, #22] Secure storage locker and badge/CCTV install (#2), mobile field laboratory vehicle(s) and on-board sensors/drones (#8), specialized containment hardware modules (Faraday cages, vacuum/antechambers) (#15), and secure briefing/communications equipment (#22).
Cover Operations $550K
[#17] Legal/PR/plausible-deniability campaign, staged events and initial cover-up measures.
Black Ops Recovery $500K
[#14] Reserve/one-off cost estimate for covert surgical recovery/neutralization operations if SCP-5678-2 is at large.
Amnestic Stockpile Initial $300K
[#10] Initial purchase/manufacture of an amnestic stockpile and setup of secure dispensing capability.
Counterintelligence Investigation $225K
[#13] One-time internal investigation, polygraphs, background reinvestigations and IT audits to locate leaks/sabotage.
Evidence Preservation $225K
[#16] Salvage, conservation, high-resolution scanning and photogrammetry of physical records and spaces.
Digital Forensics Recovery $175K
[#3] One-time contract engagement for professional digital forensics, data recovery and log reconstruction to resolve contradictory records.
Memetic Countermeasure Program $125K
[#5] Initial development cost for memetic screening filters, AI/software vetting and training materials.
Destruction Disposal $105K
[#23] Controlled destruction/disposal and hazardous handling for SCP-5678-1 if policy requires destruction.
Cryptographic Timestamping $55K
[#12] Setup of cryptographic timestamping, external notarization workflow and multi-party anchoring.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#6, #7, #19] Salaries and overhead for dedicated research team (PIs + techs), full-time site security/armed response, and redundancy hires/cross-training to avoid single-point-of-failure loss.
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#9, #21] Persistent remote sensing/surveillance contracts and long-term research grants into underlying memetic/reality-alteration phenomena.
Memetic Program Ops $300K/yr
[#5] Ongoing operation, tuning and human review of memetic screening, content filters and training refresh.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#10] Annual replenishment and logistics for amnestic stockpile and associated consumables.
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#8] Ongoing operating costs for mobile field laboratories (vehicle ops, drone hours, maintenance).
Psychological Care $125K/yr
[#11] Specialized counseling, debriefing programs and cognitive reconciliation for affected personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $86K/yr
[#2, #4, #18] Annual maintenance for secure locker environmental controls/seals (#2), offsite vault upkeep and climate control (#4), and generator/fuel maintenance for hardened systems (#18).
Staff Morale And Stability $75K/yr
[#25] Retention bonuses, extra leave, hotlines and morale programs to prevent defections amid organizational uncertainty.
Emergency Incident Response $50K/yr
[#1] Standing budget for episodic field-team mobilization, transport readiness and overtime; larger responses are budgeted as scenario-driven increments.
Counterintelligence Ongoing $50K/yr
[#13] Ongoing CI/insider-threat monitoring, periodic audits and targeted reinvestigations.
Crisis Communications $30K/yr
[#22] Encrypted comms channel subscriptions, secure briefing operations and training refreshers.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#17] Ongoing legal retainer and minimal PR/cover-story maintenance after an initial campaign.
Cryptographic Verification $5K/yr
[#12] Recurring fees for periodic external notarization and verification of evidence anchors.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with monitoring, staffing, and no major incidents or large emergency operations.
no major containment events routine monitoring and research only
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized field incident requiring short-term MTF mobilization, targeted forensics and increased surveillance.
short-term field response contracted forensic engagement temporary increased surveillance
🚨 Major Incident $6.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant at-large anomaly activity or confirmed reality-affecting event requiring black-ops extraction, equipment procurement and rapid containment expansion.
confirmed SCP-5678-2 at-large covert recovery/neutralization operation purchase/installation of hardened containment
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $14.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Widespread institutional dissolution or mass records erasure requiring large-scale reconstruction, deployment of reserve funds and mass amnestic remediation.
mass record dissolution loss of multiple sites or leadership nation-scale remediation required
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#6] Two principal investigators (Level‑4 clearance) responsible for leading investigation and research.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 4 [#6] Supporting researchers and technical staff for experiments, evidence processing and lab operations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#7] Full-time security staff and armed response unit providing site security and expanded shift coverage.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#15, #18] Engineers for containment hardware, generators and facility maintenance.
Administrative / CI Staff 2 [#13, #19] Counterintelligence and administrative staff for investigations, cross-credentialing and redundancy management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates have low confidence due to contradictory dossier details, wide cost ranges in analyst notes, uncertainty whether the anomaly exists or is reality-altering, and large scenario-dependent one-off expenses.
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