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SCP-5805 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5805
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
8
First-year one-time setup and capital costs are approximately $1.31M, with ongoing annual operating costs about $1.279M; the largest recurring drivers are personnel and storage/filtering operations, while one-time software/filter development and contingency reserves drive startup costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Filter Software Development $300K
[#6] One-time custom development and validation of memetic/DSP/ML filters (development, qualification by memetics staff, initial validation).
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#24] One-time contingency/escalation research fund reserved for unexpected behaviors or major containment upgrades.
Equipment $291K
[#2, #5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #14, #19, #22] Physical containment cabinet/display, ADC/preamps/microphones/cabling, inference/serving servers, primary on-site NAS/SAN storage hardware, LTO/tape library hardware, secure Channel 101 distribution hardware, hardened playback endpoints and PPE, monitoring/CCTV install, initial software licensing, and purchase of duplicate/sham radios for testing/cover.
Facilities $205K
[#1, #3, #4] Secure Aural Studies lab build-out including acoustically treated room, HVAC/humidity/vibration isolation, floating floor/soundproofing, and installed EM shielding/Faraday cage. Sum of estimated build-out and structural acoustic treatment and shielding.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $195K
[#16, #23] Research-grade physical-analysis equipment budget (in-house instruments or outsourced project allowances) and archive/curation pipeline development for safe transcription, metadata, and redaction.
Transport Crate And Secure Move $15K
[#21] Secure transport crate, escorts, and environmental control budgeted as a typical one-time move cost (AS-NEEDED).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $820K/yr
[#12] Salaries and benefits for recommended team: 1lead researcher, 1 memetic analyst, 1 audio engineer/technician, 2 research techs, 2 Level-2 guards (shared/dedicated), plus partial site medical/psych support. Includes benefits/overhead (~30%).
Research And Monitoring $194K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10, #11, #13, #14, #19, #23] Recurring costs for memetic filter maintenance/retraining, server power/maintenance, storage maintenance/refresh, Channel 101 operations, playback endpoint replacements, staff training and certifications, monitoring/log storage, software renewals/support, and archive operations.
Contingency Reserve Annual $100K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve for unexpected behaviors, minor upgrades, or special investigations.
Facilities Maintenance $56K/yr
[#1, #3] Annual site overhead and maintenance for the dedicated acoustics lab, HVAC tuning, humidity control, and minor acoustic maintenance.
Medical And Incident Response $30K/yr
[#15] Ongoing medical/psychological support budget for routine coverage, debriefing, and on-call incident response.
Administrative Overhead $25K/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead, audits, compliance, documentation, and periodic review boards.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#20] Annual legal/public-affairs/cover-story maintenance and occasional legal counsel to manage external inquiries or leaks.
Energy And Utilities $15K/yr
[#18] Power and HVAC costs for servers, filters, and lab space (typical small lab & compute footprint).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#9] Off-site tape vaulting/rotation and associated logistics (annual vaulting/rotation expense).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#17] Cables, connectors, power conditioners/UPS peripheral replacements, batteries, cleaning, and routine consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal operations, maintenance, and training only.
no incidents standard operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small memetic exposure or equipment failure requiring medical evaluations, short downtime, limited replacement/repair, and investigation.
single-person exposure hardware failure requiring replacement
🚨 Major Incident $1.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Containment breach or wider staff exposure requiring containment upgrades, extended medical treatment, forensic analysis, and significant equipment replacement.
partial containment breach widespread staff exposure need for major containment upgrades
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.3M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Large-scale breach or uncontrolled dissemination of memetic material resulting in emergency response, public mitigation, legal action, and major capital expenditures.
uncontrolled transmission outside site mass exposure requiring emergency public mitigation
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Lead Researcher 1 [#12] Principal investigator for memetics/audio.
Memetic Analyst 1 [#12] Specialist for memetic filtering and validation.
Audio Engineer / Technician 1 [#12] Maintains capture/playback chain and recordings.
Research Technician 2 [#12] Lab support, archive curation, and experiment prep.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#12] Level-2 guards dedicated/shared for containment and access control.
Medical Officer 1 [#12, #15] Site medical/psych on-call support allocated to SCP-5805.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing reasonable estimates, but memetic risk, potential for rare high-cost incidents, and choices about fidelity of archival/storage produce material uncertainty; mid-level confidence reflects good operational detail but uncertain tail risks.
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