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SCP-5996 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5996
Expected annual
$579K
One-time setup
$348K
Annual recurring
$577K
Personnel
10
Estimated one-time setup of $348,000 (includes containment modifications, furnishings, equipment, and contingency reserves). Annual recurring operating costs are approximately $577,060/yr, driven primarily by security staff wages, research/monitoring staff, network/censorship support, training, and legal/cover expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $348K
Escalation Reserve $200K
[#30] Optional large-scale escalation/reserve (baseline lower-bound set-aside for potential relocation, special transport, or heavy repairs).
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#24] Contingency reserve for breach repair, emergency scale-up and immediate replacement/repairs.
Facilities $40K
[#1] Containment room + isolated hallway construction/modification (secure cell, reinforced door, acoustic treatments, observation port).
Cover Story Setup $20K
[#23] Establishing cover story/front-company and legal concealment one-time costs.
Equipment $19K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #9, #12, #19, #20] Basic furnishings; speaker system and camera mounts; CCTV/NVR integration; secure workstation and handset; non-lethal weapons procurement; transport/restraint equipment; initial PPE stock; initial bedding.
Background Checks Initial $10K
[#22] Initial high-level background checks & vetting for ~10 assigned staff.
Medical Setup $5K
[#11] One-time setup for controlled-drug storage and medic training.
Data Retention Setup $2K
[#28] Initial setup for long-term encrypted backups/off-site log archiving.
Weapons Compliance Setup $1K
[#10] One-time weapons licensing/armory compliance paperwork and minor armory upgrades.
Controlled Substance Compliance $1K
[#25] One-time registration, secure drug-cabinet installation and audit setup for sedatives/controlled substances.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $577K/yr
Staff Wages $518K/yr
[#8, #11, #15, #16, #17] 24/7 security guard payroll + benefits (6 guards), part-time medic, 0.5 FTE monitoring analyst, research/behavioral staff, and administrative overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $27K/yr
[#9, #11, #13, #14, #19, #20, #21, #22, #29] Non-lethal weapon consumables, medical supplies, meals (3/day), entertainment allowance direct payments, incident cleanup/PPE replacement, laundry/bedding replacement, misc spares, periodic background rechecks, and psychological support for staff.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#23] Ongoing legal/cover-story maintenance, paperwork, and administrative concealment costs.
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#18] Annual training exercises, drills, and coordinated breach-response practice.
Network Security Support $4K/yr
[#6] Ongoing support/updates for network isolation, firewall, and automated censor software.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#26, #27] Incremental energy, HVAC and marginal utilities/waste disposal for the cell.
Data Storage $2K/yr
[#7] Recurring storage, backups, and off-site secure log archiving for video and communication logs.
Data Retention $2K/yr
[#28] Ongoing multi-year retention costs and compliance for archived surveillance/log data.
Logistics And Transport $500/yr
[#12] Recurring transport/restraint equipment maintenance and consumables.
Weapons Compliance $500/yr
[#10] Annual renewals/registrations and armory compliance upkeep for less-lethal weapons.
Controlled Substance License $500/yr
[#25] Annual licensing/renewal fees and audits for controlled substances.
Entertainment Admin $200/yr
[#14] Administrative overhead to monitor and process SCP entertainment allowance transactions.
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $577K/yr
94.4% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard operations and scheduled maintenance only.
no incidents routine maintenance scheduled training
🚨 Minor Incident $592K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Small on-site incident requiring overtime, medical treatment, limited equipment replacement and cleanup.
subdual and transport overtime pay limited equipment replacement
🚨 Major Breach $727K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or incident causing staff memory loss effects, requiring amnestics, extended overtime, repairs and retraining.
breach requiring retraining facility repairs large-scale amnestic deployment
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.1M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Worst-case escalation requiring relocation, armored transport, large-scale quarantine or specialized equipment, possibly external contracting.
relocation/relabelling specialized transport site quarantine/scale-up
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] Six guards for continuous coverage (two per shift equivalent) as specified.
Medic / Medical Officer 1 [#11] One part-time medic assigned (0.2–0.3 FTE used for budgeting; counted as one staff member).
Research Scientist 1 [#16] Research/behavioral monitoring staff to study communications and run approved tests (budgeted as ~0.5–1.0 FTE; counted as one assigned researcher).
Analyst / Monitoring Staff 1 [#15] Monitoring/censorship reviewer (0.5 FTE budgeted; counted as one assigned analyst).
Administrative Staff 1 [#17] Administrative/management slice supporting site ops, HR, and legal coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are order-of-magnitude estimates derived from analyst assumptions and typical civilian-equivalent salaries; containment specifics are well-described but some items (network/censor, contingency sizing, escalation costs) have broad ranges, hence medium confidence.
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