SCP-5763 — SCP-5763 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5763 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5763

Expected annual

$2.7M

One-time setup

$5.8M

Annual recurring

$2.6M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $5.80M driven by secure vault construction, contingency/reserve funds, and specialized equipment; recurring annual costs are approximately $2.56M driven by continuous Director security detail, ongoing research/medical programs, legal/cover operations, and specialist staffing.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.8M

Contingency Reserve $2.0M

[#13] Emergency containment/breach contingency reserve for large incidents (~$2,000,000 budgeted reserve).

Facilities $1.6M

[#1, #2] Dedicated reinforced vault ($1.2M midrange) and memetic/visual isolation installation ($400k midrange) integrated into an existing site.

Indemnity Reserve $1.0M

[#22] Insurance-equivalent indemnity fund baseline establishment (recommended ~$1,000,000).

Rapid Response Setup $400K

[#13] Rapid-response team initial training & equipment setup (~$400k one-time).

Equipment $392K

[#3, #4, #12, #24, #25] Air-gapped analog storage & physical-file handling ($75k), cryptographic hardware key management setup ($112,500), surveillance hardware/CCTV/tamper sensors ($90k), specialized PPE/memetic-filter devices procurement ($35k), and IT isolation/air-gapped systems ($80k).

Legal Structuring $200K

[#20] Initial legal structuring, record-sealing setup and establishment of cover/legal frameworks (~$200k one-time).

Redundancy Backup Setup $100K

[#9] Off-site secure backup copies setup (air-gapped sealed copies and courier/seal procedures) estimated midrange.

Forensic Recovery $70K

[#10] Forensic data recovery and archival restoration (document specialists, memetic-resistant recovery teams) estimated midrange.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K

[#7] Initial addiction-treatment program design/setup ($40k one-time).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr

Staff Wages $540K/yr

[#6] Dedicated Director security detail (24/7 rotating guards). Midrange annual cost used.

Research And Monitoring $500K/yr

[#14, #26] Ongoing research & safe-experimentation ($300k/yr) plus psychological/organizational research into alternatives ($200k/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr

[#20, #21] Ongoing legal/OPSEC costs and civilian cover operation/front-company overhead combined (~$275k + $200k midranges).

Addiction Treatment Program $250K/yr

[#7] Ongoing addiction-treatment program & medical cost pool for affected personnel (~$250k/yr).

Specialist Recruitment Premiums $150K/yr

[#15] Premium hiring and recruitment costs for memetic/addiction specialists (~$150k/yr midrange).

Reserve Topup $100K/yr

[#22] Periodic top-ups to the indemnity/contingency reserve (~$100k/yr assumed).

Personnel Replacement $90K/yr

[#16] Replacement and attrition costs due to addiction-exposure (~$90k/yr midrange).

Rapid Response Training $80K/yr

[#13] Ongoing training & readiness for the memetic/psych rapid-response team (~$80k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $78K/yr

[#18, #19, #24] Consumable supply management (conditional midrange $50k), hazardous waste disposal (~$17,500), and PPE replacements (~$10k/year).

Behavioral Monitoring And Audit $55K/yr

[#11] Behavioral monitoring, automated access-audit systems, and periodic internal audits (~$55k/yr midrange).

Consumable Supply Management $50K/yr

[#18] Conditional recurring cost for tracked acquisition and inventory of consumable anomaly (midrange $50k/yr).

External Training $50K/yr

[#23] Training and certification for supporting non-Department personnel (~$50k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr

[#12, #28] Recurring maintenance for surveillance/vault systems and utilities/administrative overhead (~$20k + ~$20k).

Director Abstinence Support $40K/yr

[#8] Paid leave, medical supervision, and acting-director costs for mandatory two-week abstinence (~$40k/yr budgeted).

Medical Testing $35K/yr

[#17] Regular drug screens, psych evaluations, and clinician time (~$35k/yr).

External Audit $32K/yr

[#27] Periodic external/independent oversight and audits (~$32.5k/yr).

It Maintenance $16K/yr

[#25] Maintenance of air-gapped IT isolation hardware and integrity verification (~$16k/yr midrange).

Logistics And Transport $15K/yr

[#9] Off-site backup storage & secure courier rotation (storage/courier midrange ~$15k/yr).

Key System Maintenance $15K/yr

[#4, #5] Ongoing maintenance, audits, and log retention for cryptographic hardware and enforced workflows (~$5k + ~$10k).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, training, maintenance, and program costs only.

no_incident routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline

Small containment issue or file corruption requiring forensic recovery, temporary treatment surge, limited legal/cover response, and partial contingency use.

file_corruption unauthorized_access_attempt localized_memetic_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $5.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Significant breach/exposure necessitating full emergency response, large indemnity/containment payouts, major legal actions, and reserve replenishment.

full_containment_breach widespread_exposure public_exposure/legal_fallout

👥 Personnel 8 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#6] 24/7 rotating dedicated Director security detail estimated at 8 guards (midrange from 6–12), matches staff_wages allocation.

📋 Confidence Notes

Midrange estimates used for ranges provided in analyst notes; primary uncertainty stems from conditional items (whether SCP is consumable and memetic severity) and frequency of incidents, so confidence is medium.

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