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SCP-5967 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5967
Expected annual
$13.9M
One-time setup
$84.1M
Annual recurring
$13.3M
Personnel
56
One-time capital costs are estimated at ~$84.1M driven by town acquisition/Provisional Site conversion and SRA installation; ongoing annual operating costs are ~ $13.27M/yr driven by security, SRA maintenance/power, media/legal cover, and monitoring/psychological programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $84.1M
Facilities $71.2M
[#1, #2, #5, #10, #11, #27] Purchase/conditioning of Lyndhurst/Provisional Site-83, structural reinforcement and soundproofing, SRA installation infrastructure, generator installation and decommissioning contingency.
Equipment $5.3M
[#3, #6, #9, #12, #13, #17, #19, #24] Cryogenic chambers and refrigeration hardware, initial PPE sets, MTF vehicle/equipment readiness, monitoring/radio equipment, heavy-lift/crane rigs, sensor hardware, and initial IT/hardened comms hardware.
Amnestic Administration One Time $3.0M
[#15] One-time/amortized amnestic administration & follow-up for mass witness remediation (baseline 1,000 people estimate).
Emergency Contingency Reserve One Time $3.0M
[#23] Capital set-aside for armored vehicles, mobile anechoic shelters, stockpiles and other rapid-deploy matériel.
Media Cover Seed $1.0M
[#14] Initial seed funds for cover-story PR, legal insertion, and off-book payments to local actors.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#16, #18] Biohazard lab setup (autoclave, containment tools) and initial lab upgrades for restricted anomalous research/analysis.
Training Program Initial $100K
[#21] Initial memetic/audio hazard training program and drills setup (curriculum, initial instructor costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.3M/yr
Staff Wages $5.6M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #12, #18, #22] Salaries and benefits for security staff (~30 guards), contracted/assigned psychologists/behavioral-health, MTF recurring personnel support, SRA engineering staff portion, monitoring analysts, scientific staff, and legal/administrative payroll components.
Cover Story And Legal $2.2M/yr
[#14, #22] Ongoing PR/cover-story budgets, payments to local officials/businesses, legal teams, shell operations and FOIA/press handling.
Facilities Maintenance $2.2M/yr
[#10, #11, #23] Ongoing SRA maintenance/power conditioning, generator/fuel contracts & maintenance, and infrastructure upkeep for cryogenic/soundproof suites.
Supplies And Consumables $750K/yr
[#4, #6, #15, #16, #25] Liquid cryogen deliveries & plumbing consumables, PPE replacements, recurring amnestic follow-up consumables, hazardous-waste contracts and general facilities consumables/overhead.
Research And Monitoring $650K/yr
[#12, #13, #19, #18] Non-staff monitoring costs (storage, vehicles, data retention), radio monitoring/suppression equipment ops, sensor/software maintenance and research consumables/equipment upkeep.
Medical And Rehabilitation $500K/yr
[#20] Ongoing medical readiness, PTSD treatment, neurology care and civilian/staff rehabilitation services.
Emergency Reserve Refresh $400K/yr
[#23] Annual refresh/replenishment of emergency stockpiles, amnestics, and rapid-response matériel.
Community Monitoring $400K/yr
[#26] Long-term sociological remediation teams, surveys, reintegration programs and local monitoring of affected neighborhoods.
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#9, #17] Recurring vehicle/escort costs, heavy-lift move operations, decontamination between moves, and deployment logistics for MTF and containment transfers.
Secure It Maintenance $200K/yr
[#24] Hardened server maintenance, encrypted communications subscriptions, audits, and secure backups.
Training And Protocols $50K/yr
[#21] Recurring refresher training, drills, and memetic-hazard preparedness exercises.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.3M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing containment and monitoring, no major breaches or public exposure events.
routine operations scheduled maintenance standard personnel rotations
🚨 Minor Incident $15.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized incident requiring emergency response, limited amnestic operations, repairs and short-term surge staffing.
small containment breach localized broadcast from Reality Cinq single-instance decompensation requiring intervention
🚨 Major Breach $33.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Large-scale containment failure or multi-instance outbreak requiring mass amnestics, large-scale deployments, SRA replacement/repairs and possible temporary relocation of containment.
multiple-instance manifestations widespread Reality Cinq broadcast breach of cryogenic containment or SRA failure
🚨 Political Exposure $18.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant public/political exposure requiring extended legal/PR operations, large off-book payments, and potential litigation containment.
media leak FOIA/press escalation local political scrutiny of Site-83 activities
👥 Personnel 56 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 24/7 site and perimeter security staffing per note #8; fully loaded annual cost included in staff_wages.
MTF Agent / Rapid Response 8 Dedicated rapid-response MTF contingent for apprehension and raids; salaries partly in staff_wages and ops in logistics.
Research Scientist 5 Anomalous biology/memetics staff to monitor SCP-5967; included in scientific staffing recurring costs (#18).
Engineer / Maintenance 4 SRA, generator and cryogenic systems engineers/technicians; portion of SRA maintenance staffing included in staff_wages (#10).
Analyst / Surveillance Operator 4 Monitoring, CCTV/RF/RG operations and data analysis staff; reflected in monitoring recurring and staff_wages (#12).
Medical Officer 2 Medical/rehab staff for staff and civilian care; costs captured in medical_and_rehabilitation recurring (#20).
Psychologist / Behavioral Health 1 On-site behavioral health lead; psychological assessment program costs (#7) captured in staff_wages and recurring program costs.
Administrative Staff 2 Site administrative and legal liaison support; included in staff_wages and cover/legal recurring budgets.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst notes but carry uncertainty due to unknowns: whether full town purchase/quarantine is pursued, variability in SRA install/maintenance costs, potential for unanticipated memetic behaviors, and uncertain instance counts/range which heavily affect amnestic and emergency costs.
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