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SCP-5836 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5836
Expected annual
$2.7M
One-time setup
$9.2M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
15
Initial one-time capital of approximately $9.2M is dominated by secure construction, research setup and a multi‑million contingency reserve; ongoing annual costs are about $2.64M driven primarily by specialist wages, insurance, and recurring research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.2M
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#18] One-time contingency/reserve fund for accidental public exposure, large-scale mitigation, settlements and emergency interventions.
Facilities $1.9M
[#1, #2] Construction of reinforced explosive magazine and blind detonation chamber / test bay (blast-rated vault, access control, grounding, fire suppression, robotic handling bay shell and structural work).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#12] Initial research program setup and dedicated lab buildout for memetic studies and countermeasure development.
Equipment $690K
[#3, #6, #10, #11, #23] Hardware and installed systems: climate/inerting and specialized storage hardware, armored transport/secure containers (vehicle), air-gapped IT/data-capture hardware, sensor suite & instrumentation, and non-visual archive hardware.
Neutralization Per Campaign $125K
[#17] Cost per neutralization / safe disposal campaign (EOD neutralization, hazardous-waste treatment, controlled blind detonations, remediation).
Macro Economic Study $125K
[#25] Independent macro-economic / societal mitigation assessment (one-time study).
Training And Sop One Time $52K
[#13] One-time development and delivery of specialized SOPs and initial staff training for explosive handling and memetic risk.
Legal And Permitting One Time $50K
[#9] Initial permit application, registration fees, expert legal review and one-time compliance setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#4, #5, #19] 24/7 armed security roster and supervisor plus specialist team (EOD/explosives techs, chemists, memetics/safety researchers, site operations manager) and administrative/auditing staff; includes wages, benefits and training.
Cover Story And Legal $540K/yr
[#8, #9, #22] Specialized insurance and liability premiums, ongoing legal/permitting counsel and cover-story / PR and crisis communications budgets.
Research And Monitoring $440K/yr
[#7, #11, #12, #21] Ongoing memetic research program, sensor calibration/certification, hazardous waste handling/disposal, and environmental contaminant monitoring and reporting.
Logistics And Transport $118K/yr
[#6, #15] Fuel, maintenance for armored transport and retainers/agreements with regional EOD/HAZMAT and emergency-response coordination/drills.
It Forensic And Leak Detection $50K/yr
[#24] Active forensic monitoring, leak detection, and post-incident IT forensics to ensure no visual files leak to human-viewable systems.
Training And Sop Recurring $42K/yr
[#13] Annual training refreshers, drills, psychological screening and SOP updates specific to no-visual-access procedures.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#14, #20] PPE, medical surveillance consumables, periodic replacement/stabilization of nitroglycerin dynamite, blasting caps and disposables.
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#3] Energy, inerting gas usage, climate control maintenance and general facility upkeep for storage systems and blast chambers.
It Airgap Maintenance $20K/yr
[#10] Maintenance, audits and support for the air-gapped, non-visual data-capture pipeline and secure logging systems.
Backup Nonvisual Archives Maintenance $15K/yr
[#23] Recurring costs to maintain redundant non-visual encodings (audio, tactile, encrypted auditory storage) and validation/refresh cycles.
Secure Media Destruction $12K/yr
[#16] Recurring services and procedures to securely quarantine and irreversibly destroy inadvertent imagery with forensic confirmation.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, training, maintenance and research continue.
routine_operation no_imagery_leaks
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Limited unauthorized capture or small-scale procedural failure requiring targeted remediation and legal/PR response.
small_imagery_leak operator_error limited_forensic_response
🚨 Major Public Exposure $7.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread dissemination of visual detonation (viral video or mass exposure) triggering large-scale mitigation, legal liabilities and public-health interventions.
viral_video large_scale_public_exposure mass_mitigation_required
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#4] 24/7 armed security roster (6 guards + 1 supervisor) to cover shifts, leave and rapid response.
Research Scientist 3 [#5, #12] Senior researchers focused on memetic mechanism, countermeasures and controlled testing.
EOD Technician 2 [#5, #17] Explosives technicians and EOD staff for handling, testing and neutralization campaigns.
Hazardous Materials Manager 1 [#5, #7] Oversees hazardous-waste handling, storage safety and regulatory compliance.
Site Operations Manager 1 [#5, #9] Site-level operations oversight, permitting liaison and access control coordination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#19] Auditing, recordkeeping, inventory control and incident reporting administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges and sensible engineering/regulatory requirements, so cost categories and drivers are well-identified, but wide estimate ranges and unique memetic risks introduce uncertainty in frequency and scale of rare incidents.
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