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SCP-5888 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5888
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$488K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
16
Estimated one-time startup ~ $488,500 driven by contingency reserve, secure storage, and digitization equipment; recurring annual costs ~ $1,308,000 driven primarily by continuous security and research staffing plus archival/operational support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $488K
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#23] Long-term archival & research contingency reserve (allocated one-time fund for unexpected archival scaling, expensive assays, or off-site secrecy contingencies).
Equipment $86K
[#6, #8, #9, #10, #11] Security camera installation, secure locker hardware, climate-controlled archival cabinet, digitization/forensic imaging rig, initial secure digital storage hardware and setup.
Legal Procurement Setup $30K
[#18] Setup of cover identities, shell vendor accounts, classified purchasing channels, and initial legal counsel for procurement and copyright/forensics issues.
Facilities $28K
[#7, #8] Living-quarters buildout and integration labor for secure locker/locker integration; includes anti-tamper fittings and modest site fit-out.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K
[#13] LIMS / custom database development and research-lab software buildout (one-time development costs).
Amnestic Stockpile $10K
[#16] Initial amnestic stockpile and anti-memetic materials for emergency containment and training simulations.
Emergency Response Equipment $10K
[#20] Soft restraints, containment trailer outfitting, sedative kits and emergency medical gear purchased as capital equipment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5] Security staffing (8 guards + supervisor; payroll + benefits), dedicated research staff (1 PI + 2 assistants), medical coverage (0.2 FTE physician + 0.5 FTE nurse + consumables), part-time psychologist, and part-time memetics/info-hazard specialist (benefits included).
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#12, #13, #15] Transcription & data processing, LIMS hosting/maintenance, and clinical/neuroimaging scans & lab tests for research.
Facilities Maintenance $44K/yr
[#6, #9, #21] CCTV maintenance/electricity, climate-controlled archival cabinet utilities/maintenance, and pro-rated Site-19 utilities/overhead allocation for housing and lab footprint.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#18, #25] Ongoing legal/cover maintenance, covert procurement operations, and annual budget for legal review/redaction/secure destruction of copyrighted or sensitive media.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#14, #17, #22] Experimental consumables and stimuli budget, PPE/biohazard handling and waste disposal, and food/laundry/personal supplies for SCP-5888.
Administrative Overhead $15K/yr
[#24] HR, background checks, routine training updates, and administrative time to manage access requests and clearances.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#19] Secure transfers, armored transport, sedation/medical escorts, and occasional off-site specialist analysis transport.
Secure Digital Storage $10K/yr
[#11] Annual costs for off-site rotation, air-gapped backup operations, software licenses, and storage maintenance.
Amnestic Replenishment $5K/yr
[#16] Annual replenishment and refresher training for amnestic stockpile and memetic countermeasures.
Emergency Drills $5K/yr
[#20] Annual breach/response drills and associated consumables for emergency response readiness.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine research, containment, and archival activity; no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_studies normal_instance_production_rates
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Localized memetic exposure or small containment breach requiring targeted amnestic deployment, extra medical scans, legal response, and logistics.
localized_memetic_exposure unauthorized_access small_breach
🚨 Archive Overload $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Sustained period of unusually high-volume instance production leading to rapid archival growth, off-site storage needs, and emergency digitization/analysis contracting.
sustained_high_output long_non-demanifest_instances unexpected_historical_artifact_volume
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#1] 8 guards (rotation) + 1 supervisor to provide 24/7 physical presence and monitored access.
Research Scientist (PI) 1 [#2] Lead researcher overseeing experiments, interviews, and analysis.
Research Assistant / Technician 2 [#2] Two full-time research assistants/technicians for experiments, logging, and sample handling.
Medical Officer 1 [#3] On-call/part-time physician (0.2 FTE) providing clinical oversight and scans as needed.
Nurse / Medical Technician 1 [#3] Part-time nurse (0.5 FTE) for routine care, wound management, and sample collection.
Psychologist / Psychiatrist 1 [#4] Part-time psychologist for weekly sessions and memetic monitoring (0.5 FTE equivalent).
Memetics / Info-hazard Specialist 1 [#5] Part-time memetics specialist to screen produced instances and advise viewing protocols.
📋 Confidence Notes
Most major line items are explicitly estimated in analyst notes (staffing, digitization, storage), giving reasonable fidelity. Uncertainty remains around the volume of produced instances and memetic risk scaling, which could materially raise archival, legal, and amnestic costs.
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