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SCP-5904 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5904
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$6.1M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
18
Initial one-time deployment and mitigation funds are dominated by amnestic stockpiling and contingency/reserve allocation; recurring annual costs are dominated by specialist personnel and persistent monitoring/takedown operations. Initial one-time estimate is roughly $6.08M with steady-state recurring costs of about $3.52M/year, driven primarily by wages and monitoring/legal activities.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.1M
Amnestic Stockpile $2.0M
[#10] One-time production/procurement and secure storage of a strategic specialized amnestic dose stockpile.
Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#23] Allocated contingency/reserve fund for mass remediation, emergency amnestic deployment, international operations and rapid escalation.
Facilities $750K
[#1, #5] Vault upgrade and construction of a reinforced memetic-safe reading/playback chamber (construction, HVAC, fire suppression, access controls, antechamber).
Legal Coverup Initial $500K
[#17] Initial legal/cover-story/PR reserve for seizures, settlements and early containment-related legal work.
Initial Investigation Ops $300K
[#13] Start-up covert field operations / investigative sweep budget (travel, covert entry, surveillance startup).
Public Records Investigation One Time $150K
[#27] One-time deep-dive into historical public records, subpoenas and cross-jurisdictional legal work to trace origins.
Equipment $105K
[#6, #18, #25, #26] Controlled-playback and analogue handling tools; secure containers/cabinets and indexing hardware; equipment for tamperproof metadata cataloging; initial medical/emergency kit.
Cyber Emergency Operations $100K
[#16] Occasional one-off emergency digital forensics / cyber take-down operations (budgeted per emergency).
Forensic Initial Seizure $50K
[#12] Forensic media handling, cataloging, photography and evidence processing for an initial major seizure operation.
Buy Up Fund $50K
[#14] Initial covert buy-up / market suppression fund to purchase circulating VHS instances.
Training Setup $30K
[#19] One-time setup for anti-cognitohazard training materials, course development and initial certification.
Destruction Per Operation $25K
[#21] Typical per-operation cost estimate for licensed incineration / destruction (permits, transport, remediation) where authorized.
Archive Cataloging One Time $15K
[#20] Initial cataloging & ingestion of seized long-term inventory (hundreds of tapes).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#3, #4, #7, #16, #22, #15] Security detail (on-site guards), RAISA / anti-cognitohazard roster, research team salaries, cyber/digital forensics team wages, GoI/OSINT HUMINT staff, and a portion of I/O METATRON ops staffing.
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#15, #17, #24] Annual legal/takedown budget, ongoing cover-story/PR retainer costs and witness management/stipends/relocation programs.
Medical Followup For Exposed Subjects $300K/yr
[#11] Ongoing psychological/medical follow-up for exposed subjects (counseling, meds, visits) at a modest baseline caseload.
Research And Monitoring $210K/yr
[#15, #25, #18] I/O METATRON cloud compute / monitoring subscriptions and ops (compute portion), catalog maintenance and records administration/audits.
Amnestic Administration Operational $200K/yr
[#9] Baseline operational provisioning for clinical amnestic administration (per-treatment costs aggregated to a modest baseline yearly caseload).
Ongoing Investigation Ops $150K/yr
[#13] Recurring investigative operations budget for follow-up field work and international inquiries.
Public Records Ongoing $75K/yr
[#27] Ongoing public records and corporate forensics monitoring budget.
Supplies And Consumables $52K/yr
[#8, #6] Clinical testing supplies, PPE, single-use media-handling disposables; replacement/maintenance for controlled-playback equipment.
Training $50K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher courses, memetic hazard handling refreshers and certification of new staff.
Facilities Maintenance $45K/yr
[#2, #20, #26] Vault and HVAC/humidity control maintenance; long-term storage integrity checks and insurance; medical standby/ambulance contract standby.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#28] Vehicle leases, secure transport, fuel and courier costs for moving physical media and field teams.
Contingency Reserve Maintenance $0/yr
[#23] Contingency fund maintenance / opportunity cost not budgeted as a steady annual line here (fund held as reserve).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
86.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with steady-state containment and routine monitoring, training and occasional small seizures.
routine_monitoring periodic_seizure_followups
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized exposure or small public listing requiring a moderate amnestic campaign, additional legal takedowns and targeted field ops.
localized_exposure small_public_listing limited_seizure
🚨 Major Breach $6.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Widespread mirror uploads or multiple public viewings requiring mass amnestic deployment, international takedowns and large-scale field operations.
mirror_uploads viral_spread multiple_public_viewings
🚨 Catastrophic Mass Exposure $11.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic global or multi-region distribution event requiring emergency diversion of contingency reserves, mass remediation and international containment.
global_viral_spread failed_takedowns mass_viewing_events
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#3] 24/7 on-site physical custody security detail (2 FTE rotation).
RAISA / Anti-cognitohazard Agent 6 [#4] Specialist agents for transcript review, controlled playback and emergency response.
Research Scientist 4 [#7] Psychology/neuroscience/memetics research team (lead, memeticist, psychologist, lab techs).
Cyber / Digital Forensics 3 [#16] Cyber countermeasures & digital forensics team for darknet takedowns and tracing uploads.
I/O METATRON Ops / Developer 1 [#15] Ops/developer staff to maintain monitoring AI and crawler infrastructure.
Administrative Staff / Records Admin 1 [#18] Records & RAISA compliance administration, audits and indexing oversight.
Medical Officer 1 [#9, #11, #26] Medical/clinical staff for amnestic administration, follow-up care and on-scene emergency readiness.
📋 Confidence Notes
Substantial uncertainty from memetic behavior, non-copyability, and exposure count sensitivity; many cost items were given as wide ranges or per-case values and outcomes (viral spread, international operations, bespoke amnestic manufacturing) are highly variable.
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