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SCP-5965 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5965
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
26
Estimated one-time startup/capital costs are approximately $1.45M USD driven by vehicle outfitting, safe-house retrofits, workplace buyouts and equipment; annual operating costs are approximately $3.48M USD driven primarily by staff wages (surveillance, MTF, research, therapists) and contingency/legal/PR reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Workplace Closure $562K
[#12] One-time school/nursery closure/compensation/legal package (~£450,000; converted to USD).
Equipment $362K
[#2, #3, #4, #22] Surveillance hardware, SOC/server setup, rapid-response van purchase & outfitting, IT/crypto setup (approx. £290,000 total; converted to USD).
Facilities $250K
[#11, #17] Safe-house retrofits and morgue/refrigeration bay one-time costs (approx. £200,000 total; converted to USD).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $188K
[#16] One-time research equipment and lab setup for behavioral/memetic/forensic research (approx. £150,000; converted to USD).
Training And Simulation Setup $62K
[#18] One-time training/scenario facility setup (~£50,000; converted to USD).
Relocation One Time $25K
[#10] One-time relocation/setup for a single family move (move/admin/ID changes ~£20,000; converted to USD).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.1M/yr
[#1, #5, #9, #16] Surveillance operatives (6 × £60k = £360k) + admin/benefits; MTF staffing (12 × £70k = £840k) + training/benefits; covert therapists (2 × £70k = £140k); research team salaries (~£300k). All wages/benefits combined (~£1,700,000/yr; converted to USD).
Incident Contingency Fund $312K/yr
[#20] Liquid reserve for escalation/large-scale events; recommended ~10–20% of annual ops (~£250k/yr used here; converted to USD).
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#13, #14, #25] Legal/liaison retainer (~£100k/yr), PR/social management (~£80k/yr), contingency payments to law enforcement/public liaison (~£60k/yr) (combined ~£240k/yr; converted to USD).
Research And Monitoring $181K/yr
[#3, #16, #18] SOC hosting/maintenance (~£15k/yr), research lab overhead (~£100k/yr), ongoing training/course costs (~£30k/yr) (combined ~£145,000/yr; converted to USD).
Administrative Overhead $144K/yr
[#24] Program management, case officers, HR, records, accounting (~£115k/yr; converted to USD).
Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr
[#2, #6, #19] Surveillance hardware replacements (~£10k/yr), amnestic stockpile & medical consumables (~£80k/yr), PPE/body bags/consumables (~£10k/yr) (combined ~£100,000/yr; converted to USD).
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#8, #12, #17] Site decontamination/structural repair, ongoing security/maintenance for closed workplace, morgue running costs (combined ~£80,000/yr; converted to USD).
Vehicle Maintenance $62K/yr
[#4, #21] Rapid-response van maintenance/fuel/insurance (~£15–30k/yr) and vehicle fleet maintenance for field teams (~£15–40k/yr). Estimated combined ~£50,000/yr; converted to USD.
Logistics And Transport $38K/yr
[#15] Emergency airlift/rapid transit retainer (~£30,000/yr retainer; converted to USD).
Housing Subsidy $30K/yr
[#10] Ongoing housing/support for relocated family (~£24,000/yr; converted to USD).
Psychological Aftercare $25K/yr
[#23] Ongoing aftercare and monitoring for amnesticised witnesses (~£20,000/yr; converted to USD).
Forensic Autopsy And Disposal $19K/yr
[#7] Forensic autopsy, transport, incineration/medical waste disposal per event (estimated total ~£15,000/yr depending on frequency; converted to USD).
It Security $19K/yr
[#22] IT security, encryption maintenance and licensing (~£15,000/yr; converted to USD).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing monitoring, standard operations, and no major incidents beyond routine activity.
no major manifestations routine monitoring and replacements
🚨 Minor Incident $3.7M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$188K vs baseline
Single manifestation requiring a rapid MTF response, autopsy/forensics, decontamination, per-incident legal/PR actions and possibly a single-family relocation.
single manifestation localized cleanup and PR/legal response
🚨 Major Incident $5.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.9M vs baseline
Multiple simultaneous manifestations or an event requiring school closure, multiple relocations, large legal/PR response and surge MTF deployments.
multi-site manifestations school/nursery closure and major public exposure
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Surveillance Operative 6 [#1] Covert field/electronic operatives (~6 operatives as cited).
MTF / Security Officer 12 [#5] Rapid-response personnel (24/7 coverage; 12 personnel cited).
Research Scientist 4 [#16] Research team (behavioral/memetic/forensic researchers; 4 researchers cited).
Lab Technician 2 [#16] Laboratory technical support included in research team salary estimate.
Therapist / Covert Counsellor 2 [#9] Covert grief counselling program (~2 full-time therapists cited).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide line-item estimates and many specific figures (GBP). Several items use midpoints from provided ranges and a GBP→USD conversion factor (1.25), and incident frequency is uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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