SCP-6205 — SCP-6205 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6205 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6205

Expected annual

$7.7M

One-time setup

$172K

Annual recurring

$7.5M

Personnel

One-time capital costs are modest (~$172k) for secure storage and technical controls; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel, contingency/reserve funding, and security/legal monitoring at roughly $7.46M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $172K

Equipment $73K

[#7, #9, #11, #20, #21] HSM/PKI hardware, air-gapped ledger server hardware, telephony hardware, forensic kit hardware, high-quality document scanners.

Expense System Customization $32K

[#13] Development and QA to modify expense/per-diem and corporate card workflows to block/flag SCP-6205-origin actions.

Facilities $32K

[#5] Secure physical evidence storage room/safe build-out, access control, cameras, environmental controls.

Multi Signature Controls Implementation $24K

[#22] Policy drafting and system configuration to require multi-signature/validation for SCP-6205-claimed actions.

Secure Disposal Setup $10K

[#28] Initial SOP drafting and purchase of redaction/destruction equipment for secure disposal procedures.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.5M/yr

Large Scale Escalation Reserve $5.0M/yr

[#30] Maintained liquidity / escrow / line-of-credit to execute extreme containment escalations (temporary entities, settlements, buyouts, rapid financial isolation).

Staff Wages $525K/yr

[#1] Salaries and benefits for a small multidisciplinary Compliance/Containment Team (1 Compliance Lead, 2 Senior Accountants/Auditors, 1 Compliance Analyst); includes HR overhead and 25% benefits.

Contingency Penalty Fund $500K/yr

[#17] Liquid contingency/penalty reserve to cover SCP-enforced fines/late fees without disrupting operations (baseline reserve).

Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr

[#4, #19] Legal retainer and litigation reserve plus Public Affairs/regulatory cover costs for external disclosures, regulator inquiries, and settlements.

Internal Investigations Reserve $200K/yr

[#2] Reserve budget for per-incident internal affairs/investigations (interviews, subpoenas, disciplinary proceedings).

Research And Monitoring $100K/yr

[#24] Ongoing research and containment studies to model SCP-6205 behavior and recommend policy updates.

External Forensic Accounting $100K/yr

[#3] External forensic accounting/audit retainer for independent review and attestations for sensitive directives.

Insurance Premiums $100K/yr

[#18] Cyber and financial liability insurance premiums elevated for anomalous financial risk profile.

Employee Relief Fund $100K/yr

[#26] PR/employee relief fund and mediation budget for hardship or deduction disputes.

Security Monitoring Tools $80K/yr

[#10] SIEM/DLP/UEBA and Privileged Access Management subscriptions and operations to detect anomalous financial actions.

Training And Waiver Admin $80K/yr

[#15] Training program development, LMS content, periodic retraining, and waiver processing for ~1,000 affected employees.

Vendor Bank Relationships $60K/yr

[#27] Liaison budget for managing banking and vendor accounts, KYC, and contract clauses to reduce settlement friction.

Employee Monitoring $50K/yr

[#16] Enhanced access logging, storage, and analyst time to review alerts related to financial records.

Policy Compliance Audits $50K/yr

[#23] Annual internal audits of Article III procedures, waiver compliance, and directive handling.

Staff Meeting Time Cost $50K/yr

[#25] Salary-equivalent cost of weekly review & sign-off meetings (6 staff × 2 hrs/week × loaded rate).

Expense System Licensing $15K/yr

[#14] Licensing and monitoring fees for the customized expense management system.

Psych Counseling $15K/yr

[#29] Counseling and EAP support for staff affected by stress or moral injury from directives.

Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr

[#6] Climate control, monitoring, custodial processes, and periodic audits for the evidence room.

Forensics Software Subscriptions $10K/yr

[#20] Ongoing software/subscription costs for forensic analysis tools used by trained staff.

Telephony Service Recording $8K/yr

[#11, #12] Ongoing telephony hosting, call authentication service, and call recording storage/retention costs.

Pki Hsm Maintenance $6K/yr

[#8] Ongoing HSM/PKI support, certificate lifecycle management, and training for signing policies.

Secure Disposal Operations $4K/yr

[#28] Ongoing operations costs for secure redaction/destruction procedures.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.5M/yr

79.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents; ongoing monitoring, staffing, and reserve maintenance.

no incidents routine audits standard training cycles

🚨 Minor Incident $7.6M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized incident (fraudulent directive or small enforcement) requiring investigations, extra forensics, and modest settlements.

single-site fraudulent directive one-off legal dispute external forensic engagement

🚨 Major Incident $8.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant event causing multi-site investigations, regulatory involvement, and substantial legal defense/settlement costs.

multi-site financial impact regulatory inquiry litigation requiring external counsel

🚨 Catastrophic Escalation $22.5M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline

Extreme escalation where SCP-6205 compels large external transfers or triggers systemic regulatory/financial cascade requiring major liquidity actions.

large-scale compelled transfers regulatory cascade need for emergency buyouts or shell companies

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Compliance Lead	1	[#1] Lead responsible for review and sign-off of SCP-6205 directives.
Senior Accountant / Auditor	2	[#1] Two senior accountants/auditors performing financial review and validations.
Compliance Analyst	1	[#1] Analyst to support documentation, tracking, and SOP compliance.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items and recurring needs are well described in analyst notes (staffing, tooling, legal, reserves), but large contingency/reserve sizing and probabilities for extreme escalation are inherently uncertain given anomalous behavior; hence medium confidence.

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