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SCP-6113 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6113
Expected annual
$21.1M
One-time setup
$9.8M
Annual recurring
$20.9M
Personnel
49
One-time capital costs of approximately $9.85M for lab buildout, containment wing, vehicles and IT; recurring annual operations driven primarily by amnestic administration, field ops, legal/litigation reserves and disinformation operations totaling ~ $20.9M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.8M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M
[#14] Thaumaturgy research lab buildout, specialized containment chambers and shielding.
Facilities $3.0M
[#26] Secure containment wing buildout (site prep, secure cells, monitoring equipment).
Equipment $700K
[#6, #10, #17] Web-cluster hardware ($250k), armored/unmarked vehicles ($250k), secure IT hardware ($200k).
Shell Ngo Startup $150K
[#28] Startup costs for shell NGOs / cover programs.
Baseline Assumptions $0
[#1] Contextual baseline assumptions (throughput, subject/contact counts) — no direct one-time cost.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20.9M/yr
Staff Wages $5.0M/yr
[#8, #9, #12, #15, #16, #30] Salaries and benefits: disinformation specialists, field operators/MTF agents, medical clinicians, thaumaturgy research team, D-Class program administration, audit/compliance staff.
Contingency $3.5M/yr
[#31] 20% contingency buffer applied to recurring baseline (to cover inflation, variability, escalation).
Rapid Response Fund $3.0M/yr
[#29] Emergency rapid-response and escalation reserve (maintained/replenished annually).
Supplies And Consumables $2.5M/yr
[#3, #32] Amnestic drug packages and per-administration consumables (~$2,496,000) and small/misc consumables ($50,000).
Litigation Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#21] Annual litigation/defense reserve for high-profile exposures and settlements.
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#4, #19, #22] Legal record updates ($312,000), legal/PR retainer and covert legal support ($500,000), media suppression / reputation management ($250,000).
Direct Payouts $1.0M/yr
[#20] Operational reserve for hush money, small settlements, and payments to witnesses (~$1,000,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $804K/yr
[#5, #15, #16] Post-release monitoring (1 month) $104,000; research consumables/test apparatus $200,000; D‑Class testing operations (test-specific costs) $500,000.
Short Term Detention $437K/yr
[#2] Secure interview/holding (up to one week per subject) including guards, meals, basic medical observation, facility amortization (~$300/day/subject → ~$2,100/subject; 208 subjects → $436,800).
Disinformation Infrastructure $420K/yr
[#7] Cloud hosting, bandwidth, ad buys/astroturfing and moderation for disinformation ops (~$420,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $325K/yr
[#11, #9] Vehicle maintenance/fuel/insurance/drivers $125,000 and field team travel/training/consumables $200,000.
Psychological Aftercare $208K/yr
[#25] Post-amnestic therapy / cover-story therapy ($1,000 per subject → $208,000/yr).
Shell Ngo Maintenance $200K/yr
[#28] Ongoing maintenance costs for cover organizations / shell NGOs.
International Coordination $150K/yr
[#23] Translation, embassy-level coordination, and foreign legal/covert ops.
Personnel Training $100K/yr
[#24] Training for field teams and analysts (operational security, sensitivity, handling affected individuals).
Secure It Maintenance $100K/yr
[#18] Maintenance, key management, audits, and SOC analyst time for secure/offline IT.
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#27] Energy, HVAC, backup generator marginal costs for data center and labs; general facility overhead.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $50K/yr
[#13] Disposal contracts and compliance for amnestic/medical hazardous waste.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $20.9M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine throughput and operations as planned.
routine subject processing standard disinformation operations regular research and monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $21.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized exposure, small legal challenge, or a leak requiring surge amnestic/PR response and additional legal costs.
localized leak targeted FOIA or civil suit surge in amnestic/PR operations
🚨 Major Breach $35.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
High-profile public exposure or international incident triggering mass litigation, large settlements, and global containment/PR efforts.
national/international media exposure mass litigation or regulatory action international coordination and large-scale remediation
👥 Personnel 49 total
Role Count Notes
Disinformation Specialist / Content Ops 6 [#8, #7] Six full-time specialists responsible for campaign creation, content ops and analysis; maps to disinformation personnel salaries and infrastructure.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Field Operators) 24 [#9, #11] Four regional teams × 6 operators = 24 operators; salaries reflected in staff_wages and travel/vehicle costs reflected in logistics.
Research Scientist / Thaumaturgy Staff 10 [#15, #14] Core thaumaturgy research team and techs; staffing costs reflected in research staff wages and lab buildout in initial capital.
Medical Officer (Physician / Psychiatrist / Nurse) 3 [#12, #3, #13] Clinicians to administer amnestics and manage side effects; salaries and per-administration care costs accounted for in staff_wages and supplies.
Audit / Compliance Staff 3 [#30] Internal compliance and oversight team; staffing costs included in staff_wages to manage legal/ethical risk mitigation.
Administrative Staff / D-Class Program Admin 3 [#16, #19] Administrative personnel for D-Class testing program administration and legal/PR coordination; costs included in staff_wages and cover/legal budgets.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived directly from analyst line-item figures and explicit assumptions (throughput, per-subject costs). Significant uncertainty remains due to anomalous behavior, jurisdictional variability, and potential for extreme one-off legal settlements; contingency included to partially address this.
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