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SCP-5733 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5733
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$907K
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
10
Initial setup costs are approximately $907,000 driven by vault upgrades, testing-chamber buildout, digitization lab setup and legal/contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs are approximately $1,452,000 driven primarily by security and research staffing, medical/legal reserves, and IT/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $907K
Equipment $295K
[#2, #4, #6, #10, #14, #15, #16, #22, #24] Archival shelving/boxes and tamper-evident containers ($2,000), CCTV/tamper sensors ($15,000), playback/recording hardware ($8,000), facial-recognition systems/licenses ($40,000), incident response kit/team establishment equipment/reserve ($200,000), courier procedures/training hardware/procedures ($5,000), IT/air-gap secure systems ($10,000), backup archival processes/storage ($5,000), workflow/approval software setup ($10,000).
Facilities $230K
[#1, #5] Vault environmental upgrade ($150,000) and dedicated testing chamber build-out + killswitch ($75,000 + $5,000) for climate control, humidity control, HVAC redundancy, soundproofing and safe playback capability.
Media Suppression Contingency $200K
[#23] Contingency reserve for buying up copies, fabricating records or paying contractors/payouts if public investigation requires heavy suppression (variable, mid-range estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $132K
[#7, #8, #18, #19] Initial media conservation/restoration ($2,000), secure digitization lab setup ($100,000), internal oversight stand-up ($10,000), memetic-hazard training/program development ($20,000).
Cover Story And Legal Setup $50K
[#17] One-time creation of cover documentation, forged acquisition records and initial legal/PR setup to maintain cover story and suppress leaks.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $841K/yr
[#3, #9] Vault security staffing (6 guards, fully loaded ~$351,000/yr) and research staffing (Lead + 3 assistants, fully loaded ~$490,000/yr).
Medical Treatment Reserve $150K/yr
[#13] Annual reserve for acute psychiatric hospitalization, therapy, medication, disability and incident medical costs (midpoint of $100k–$200k range).
Research And Monitoring $105K/yr
[#8, #10, #18] Ongoing digitization experiments and program costs ($30,000/yr), facial-recognition compute/updates/analyst support ($60,000/yr), internal oversight & ethics review recurring costs ($15,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#17] Annual legal retainer, monitoring, covert record manufacture and PR suppression activities.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#11, #15] Manual field investigation and travel budget ($50,000/yr), secure courier operational moves (10 moves @ $1,000 each = $10,000/yr).
Tester Longterm Care Reserve $50K/yr
[#12] Reserve for extended care, mandated follow-ups and longer-term psychological treatment related to testers.
Incident Response Readiness $50K/yr
[#14] Annual fund for readiness drills, replenishment of incident kits, overtime and rapid-response logistics.
It Security And Sysadmin $30K/yr
[#16, #24] On-site sysadmin, patching, audits, and workflow system maintenance ($25,000 + $5,000 = $30,000/yr).
Insurance Premiums $20K/yr
[#20] Archival insurance and liability coverage (mid-range estimate).
Tester Screening $15K/yr
[#12] Pre-screen psychiatric evaluations and consent screenings (~$300 per screening × 50 screenings).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#1, #4, #5] Vault HVAC/energy & environment maintenance ($7,000/yr), surveillance monitoring/storage ($3,000/yr), testing chamber maintenance ($2,000/yr).
Training And Memetic Education $10K/yr
[#19] Annual refreshers and memetic-hazard education for staff with access.
Personnel Monitoring $4K/yr
[#21] Long-term psychological monitoring of exposed personnel (~$200/person × 20 personnel).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#7, #22, #25] Ongoing media conservation consumables ($500/yr), off-site storage ($1,000/yr), miscellaneous consumables/PPE/evidence materials ($2,000/yr).
Playback Repair And Replacement $2K/yr
[#6] Replacement/repair reserve for archival-grade playback and recording hardware.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine testing and maintenance only.
routine_testing scheduled_maintenance ongoing_research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized adverse event (single tester hospitalization, small containment lapse) requiring incident response, medical treatment and limited legal action.
single_tester_adverse_reaction minor_containment_breach limited_public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or multiple affected personnel; substantial medical, forensic and legal costs plus large incident response.
multiple_testers_hospitalised vault_or_transport_breach extended_containment_operations
🚨 Political Exposure $3.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Public/media exposure or FOIA-driven release requiring extensive legal suppression, buy-up operations, long litigation and large PR/cover operations.
viral_leak major_media_investigation failed_cover_story
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] 24/7 vault security coverage (6 guards across shifts; salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Lead researcher (Dr. Carpenter level) included in research staffing costs.
Research Assistant / Analyst 3 [#9] Research assistants/analysts included in research staffing costs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are drawn directly from analyst notes where provided; major uncertainties arise from the anomaly's propagation risk (digitization/digital replication), variable incident-driven costs and the optionality of large suppression contingencies, yielding a medium confidence in the long-run figures.
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