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SCP-5925 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5925
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$899K
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
10
One-time setup (facility reinforcement, equipment, and research setup) is under $1M; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, mandatory-reading lost productivity, memetic/safety staffing, and a contingency/reserve, totaling roughly $1.94M/yr for a single-site (≈500-staff) baseline.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $899K
Equipment $225K
[#3, #5, #6, #17, #22] Cameras, two-way audio, biometric locks, tamper sensors, server/hardware for surveillance, IT integration hardware, archival hardware, and transport cage/vehicle prep.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#12] One-time research setup for Protocol 5925-Eshu testing: lab space, instrumentation, and test-subject preparation.
Insurance Reserve $200K
[#25] One-time internal/reserve funding for insurance/liability (self-insurance reserve component).
Background Checks $100K
[#10] One-time deeper background checks/vetting for key staff (scaled to site population).
Cybersecurity $60K
[#20] One-time cybersecurity hardening upgrades (IDS/IPS, endpoint management, initial forensic capability purchases).
Coverup Preparedness $50K
[#16] One-time cover-up/legal preparedness expenditures (readiness retainer / setup for emergency PR/legal operations).
Facilities $34K
[#1, #2] Iron/steel plating for B5 doorframe and structural/engineering survey/certification.
Policy Rollout $30K
[#9] One-time administrative reclassification & policy rollout costs (redrafting containment procedures, legal review, change-control).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $640K/yr
[#4, #11] 24/7 security staffing (6 guards + supervisor) and dedicated memetics/cognitive-safety team salaries and benefits.
Contingency Reserve $500K/yr
[#15] Annual contingency/reserve allocation for containment breach repair, decontamination, temporary housing, and emergency contracting.
Research And Monitoring $272K/yr
[#5, #12, #13, #17, #23] Ongoing surveillance storage/maintenance, protocol research operations, medical/psychological monitoring baseline, archival recurring costs, and records retention.
Lost Productivity $150K/yr
[#8] Paid staff time for mandatory reading/acknowledgement circulations (lost productivity for required familiarity among site staff).
Cover Story And Legal $95K/yr
[#16, #25] Legal/PR retainer and insurance administration/liability monitoring costs.
Personnel Overhead $75K/yr
[#24] Hazard pay / retention premiums and recruitment overhead for affected teams.
Training And Compliance $60K/yr
[#21] Ongoing compliance training, memetic-awareness refreshers, and instructor costs.
Cybersecurity Monitoring $40K/yr
[#20] SOC monitoring, endpoint monitoring, and forensic staff time focused on leak prevention.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#7, #18] Printing/distribution media and tamper-evident stationery/chain-of-custody supplies.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#22] Transport readiness and per-year readiness budgeting for secure relocation (not including per-move convoy costs).
Incident Response Drills $20K/yr
[#14] Quarterly emergency exercises, consumables, and overtime pay for drills.
It Licensing $15K/yr
[#6] Licensing, DRM, and admin costs for the secure access-control and document-dissemination system.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#19] Energy, HVAC and utilities for B5 cell monitoring and routine facilities maintenance.
Policy Audits $10K/yr
[#9] Periodic audits and updates to containment policies and memetic-safety procedures.
Background Audits $10K/yr
[#10] Lighter recurring auditing of clearances and access controls.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled research, mandatory circulation, and routine maintenance only.
no breach regular circulations routine audits and drills
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Limited nomenclative exposure affecting a small number of staff requiring medical treatment, overtime, targeted remediation, and modest legal/PR action.
isolated exposure limited medical/psychological cases targeted audits and repairs
🚨 Major Breach $2.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Containment breach or transport incident requiring relocation, major repairs, extensive medical response, and a significant incident response campaign.
containment breach secure relocation/multiple-site involvement large-scale medical response
🚨 Political Exposure $4.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Public exposure or cross-jurisdictional leak necessitating major legal defense, global PR campaign, and extensive cover operations.
public leak foreign jurisdiction involvement large-scale media/legal campaign
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Six guards for 3-shift coverage (two per shift preferred).
Security Supervisor / Lead 1 [#4] One supervisory/security lead included in staffing estimates.
Memetics Specialist / Senior Researcher 1 [#11] Senior memetics/cognitive-hazard specialist to oversee Protocol 5925-Eshu.
Research Scientist / Junior Memetics Researcher 2 [#11] One to two junior memetics researchers for monitoring and controlled exposures.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs for physical containment and IT/hardware are moderately well-defined; largest uncertainties are the scale of circulated personnel (site vs multi-site), frequency/depth of background checks, chosen reserve levels, and probabilities of nomenclative incidents — these drive wide ranges in recurring costs.
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