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SCP-6156 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6156
Expected annual
$289K
One-time setup
$555K
Annual recurring
$284K
Personnel
4
One-time setup and archival work are modest (~$555,000) dominated by legal/contingency reserves; annual operations are driven by staff wages, clinical monitoring and coordination (~$283,900/yr). Major leak or mass-exposure scenarios can push costs into multi-hundred-thousand to million-dollar range.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $555K
Liability Reserve $200K
[#23] Contingency reserve for unpredictable memetic incidents, litigation and broad reputation costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $123K
[#6, #14] Memetic pilot study budget and archival duplication / master-storage hardware and vault provisioning for research & preservation.
Legal Cover Contingency $100K
[#15] Initial legal retainer/cover-up contingency funds for NDA, counsel and limited settlements (small- to mid-scale incidents).
Facilities $38K
[#1, #8, #18] Climate-controlled archival locker, viewer safety suite buildout, and mirror remediation/patching costs (one-time construction/retrofit).
Equipment $21K
[#2, #4, #13] Access-control hardware initial purchase, VCR/digitization hardware, and IR/thermal non-reflective monitoring equipment initial purchases.
Pr Takedown Contingency $20K
[#17] Budgeted initial funds for takedown/legal/PR actions in response to limited online leaks.
Investigation Producer Attribution $20K
[#22] One-time investigative/travel/subpoena costs to trace Vikander-Kneed Technical Media and other copies.
Forensic Av Analysis $12K
[#5] One-time specialist forensic audiovisual analysis contract to analyze and create forensic copies.
Sops And Training Development $9K
[#10] Development of containment/viewing SOPs, memetic safety docs, legal/ethics review and initial staff training materials.
Secure Transport Initial $5K
[#3] Budgeted initial secure courier/vehicle/guards/secure case for seizure and contingency transport.
Disposal Neutralization $5K
[#25] Cost for sanctioned destruction (incineration, verification, compliance) if authorized.
Ppe Sets $2K
[#9] Initial procurement of matte-lensed goggles/face-hoods (10–20 sets) and initial cleaning supplies.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $284K/yr
Staff Wages $230K/yr
[#11, #12] Ongoing salaries/benefits/overhead for security (guards) and allocated research staff/technician fractional FTEs.
Research And Monitoring $23K/yr
[#7, #14, #24] Ongoing clinical monitoring and debriefing costs for viewers, archival retention/air-gapped backups yearly costs, and cross-containment coordination with SCP-5056 custodians.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#15, #17] Annual legal/PR retainer and ongoing cover-story management and minor takedown/legal activity budget.
Logistics And Transport $7K/yr
[#3, #19] Expected per-incident transport/courier costs (regular movements) plus incident-response mobilization estimates averaged annually.
Long Term Therapy $5K/yr
[#20] Expected yearly budget for extended therapy/psychiatric care for severe cases averaged across site.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#1, #8, #13, #18] Climate-control maintenance for archival locker, viewer-suite upkeep, and maintenance of non-reflective monitoring installations.
Sop Refresher Training $3K/yr
[#10] Annual refresher training, memetic-safety drills and documentation updates.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#21] Annual consumables and spares (VCR belts, tapes, archival media replacements, cleaning supplies).
Amnestic Per Subject Cost Assumed $1K/yr
[#16] Conservative assumed annual budget for occasional amnestic administration (assumes ~1 treated subject/year at $1k each).
Ppe Replacements $500/yr
[#9] Consumable replacement and cleaning supplies for PPE sets.
Access Control Maintenance $300/yr
[#2] Annual license/maintenance for biometric/smart lock and audit-logging integration.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $284K/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine access controls, scheduled research, and no significant leaks or mass exposures.
scheduled_viewings routine_research no_release_events
🚨 Minor Incident $309K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Single unauthorized viewing or small containment lapse requiring incident response, limited medical follow-up and forensic analysis.
unauthorized_play small-scale exposure
🚨 Public Leak $624K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$340K vs baseline
Portion of tape or copies reach public/celebrity exposure requiring major legal, PR, and amnestic responses.
online_leak celebrity_exposure legal_action
🚨 Major Breach Mass Exposure $1.1M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$850K vs baseline
Widespread public exposure or mass unauthorized viewings triggering mass amnestic campaigns, major settlements, and site-level emergency operations.
mass_viral_spread multiple_civilian_exposures
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 Two trained guards allocated to restricted-access shifts and transport duties; salary and overhead included in staff_wages. [#11]
Research Scientist 1 Fractional-to-full allocation for memetic/psych research and oversight; salary portion included in staff_wages. [#12]
Research Technician 1 0.5 FTE technician-equivalent for handling, digitization and experiment support; salary portion included in staff_wages. [#12]
📋 Confidence Notes
Core operational and equipment costs are well-bounded (medium confidence); contingency and scenario costs (legal, amnestics, mass exposure) are highly uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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