SCP-6275
Joke
~
medium confidence
SCP-6275
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$6.8M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
13
Initial (one-time) capital and contingency requirements dominate costs (~$6.8M), driven by specialized containment construction, water treatment, memetic-suppression R&D, and a remediation contingency; annual operating expenses are ~ $2.84M, driven by specialist staff, R&D/monitoring, and legal/insurance.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $6.8M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $2.8M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$2.8M/yr
Normal year with no major contamination events; routine operations, monitoring and R&D continue.
no breaches
localized containment only
routine maintenance and research
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Minor Incident
$3.0M/yr
Small containment breach, localized spill or brief memetic exposure requiring overtime, short remediation, contractors and limited compensation.
small spill
limited public exposure
temporary system failure
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Major Environmental Spill
$6.3M/yr
Significant release into public waterways or groundwater requiring multi-party remediation, extended public-health response, litigation and prolonged monitoring.
persistent contamination of public water
large-scale breach
regulatory and litigation actions
Personnel
13 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Memetics Researcher | 1 | Lead memetics researcher (senior). |
| Research Scientist / Memetics | 2 | Memetics / cognitive scientists conducting experiments and countermeasure R&D. |
| Clinical Psychologist / Psychiatrist | 1 | Clinical monitoring, post-exposure care and protocol design. |
| Technician (bio/water/maintenance) | 2 | Technical staff for pumps, filtration, HVAC, sensors and routine maintenance. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | Trained security personnel for 24/7 containment and rapid response shifts. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | On-site medic for immediate response and medical countermeasures. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: engineering and salary costs are grounded in the analyst ranges, but memetic properties and environmental spread create substantial tail risk (remediation/litigation uncertain). Contingency magnitude and incident frequencies are judgment-based.