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SCP-5824 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5824
Expected annual
$14.3M
One-time setup
$4.1M
Annual recurring
$13.7M
Personnel
9
Estimated one-time setup of about $4.10M driven by secure vaults, fail-safes and emergency reserves; annual operating costs are large (~$13.73M/yr) dominated by monthly creation/turnover of covert MTF teams and associated legal/PR/containment logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1M
Emergency Response Reserve $2.8M
[#25] High-severity incident emergency response reserve/fund (one-time reserved capital).
Equipment $425K
[#2, #5, #12, #18] Robotic/remote-handling system purchase & integration, initial MTF kit procurement (first-team), sensor network & hardening initial install, generator/UPS initial purchase.
Facilities $375K
[#1] Hardened/tamper-resistant vault construction, redundant biometric locks, environmental control and secondary emergency safe.
Covert Training Facility $275K
[#6] One-time setup for indoctrination/training space, mock props and rehearsal infrastructure.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#10] One-time specialized instruments and lab bump for research (mass spec, paleography tools, dating equipment).
Medical Stockpile $88K
[#20] Initial Class-A amnestic and medical stockpile procurement & secure storage.
Evidence Handling System $60K
[#17] Secure air-gapped servers, encrypted backups, secure scanners and chain-of-custody hardware initial purchase.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.7M/yr
Mtf Formation Turnover $7.2M/yr
[#4] Monthly MTF formation/turnover (recruiting, vetting, contractor/hazard costs) as required by containment protocol.
Cover Story And Legal $2.2M/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #21] Administrative costs for creating/disbanding MTFs, witness management/amnestic response contingency, legal & PR teams, and political fallout/hush reserves.
Mtf Equipment Replacement $1.1M/yr
[#5] Recurring provisioning and disposal of logo-free MTF gear, weapons caches, comms, medical kits and cover materials (monthly teams).
Staff Wages $750K/yr
[#9, #19] On-site medical/psychiatric staffing (2–4 FTE) and dedicated Site-32 program staff (4–6 FTE: guards, security supervisor, program manager).
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#10, #22] Dedicated research team salaries and ongoing R&D to mitigate SCP-5824-A (improvements and experiments).
Administrative Mtf Costs $420K/yr
[#13] Back-office costs: fake identities, payroll fronting, background fabrication, records disposal per monthly team turnover.
Candidate Recruitment And Maintenance $414K/yr
[#7] Recruitment, isolation, housing, security, medication and care for D-Class candidates (monthly candidate + extras rotation).
Decommissioning Fees $270K/yr
[#23] Fees for secure disposal of retired team gear, destruction of cover materials and administrative closure for disbanded teams.
Contingency Repairs $175K/yr
[#16] Rapid repair contracts and property damage reserves for equipment/infrastructure failures related to SCP-5824-A.
Law Enforcement Coordination $110K/yr
[#24] Covert liaison arrangements, MOUs and non-attributable funding to coordinate with local law enforcement.
Forensic Testing Budget $100K/yr
[#11] Consumables and campaign budgets for radiocarbon/ink dating, destructive tests and chemical assays on generated pages.
Covert Training Operation $88K/yr
[#6] Instructors, scenario prep, staged training and mock operations to indoctrinate each new MTF.
Logistics And Transport $84K/yr
[#3] Monthly secure transport (armored vehicles, drivers, escorts, fuel, route planning).
Amnestic Administration $66K/yr
[#8] Class-A amnestic pharmaceuticals and medical staff administration costs (pre-touch and post-use administrations).
Facilities Maintenance $34K/yr
[#1, #18] Vault maintenance/inspection/certification and energy/utilities (HVAC, generator/UPS upkeep).
Robotic System Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2] Maintenance, spare parts and redundancy requirements for remote handling systems (frequent due to SCP-5824-A failure modes).
Medical Stockpile Replenishment $30K/yr
[#20] Periodic replenishment of amnestic and medical supplies.
Surveillance Maintenance $25K/yr
[#12] Ongoing maintenance and replacement for tamper sensors, redundancies and hardened mechanical barriers.
Data Storage Maintenance $25K/yr
[#17] Maintenance of secure documentation, air-gapped backups, encrypted storage and paper archival rotation.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.7M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled monthly rituals and no major breaches or public incidents.
monthly_MTF_rotation scheduled_transports routine_research_and_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $14.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
A localized exposure or witness event requiring rapid amnestic response, modest legal/PR action and additional containment overtime.
external_witnesses limited_public_exposure small legal/PR campaign
🚨 Major Breach $23.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
An incident where SCP-5824-1 causes a significant uncontrolled event (site breach or large public disruption) requiring emergency response, large-scale amnesticization and major legal/PR interventions.
site_breach mass_witness_exposure large-scale_emergency_response
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Program Manager 1 Oversees SCP-5824 program and monthly scheduling; included in site staffing estimates [#19].
Security Supervisor 1 Responsible for daily guard operations and escort coordination; included in site staffing estimates [#19].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Dedicated guards for daily readiness and transport security (part of site staffing 4–6 FTE) [#19].
Medical Officer 3 On-site medics/psychiatrists for amnestic administration, sedation and post-incident care (2–4 FTE range) [#9].
📋 Confidence Notes
Although analyst notes are detailed, SCP-5824's anomalous, probabilistic behaviors and dependence on engineered human operations introduce large uncertainties in incident frequencies and escalation costs; many line items are range estimates rather than fixed contracts.
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