SCP-6279 — SCP-6279 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6279 Safe-provisi ~ medium confidence

SCP-6279

Expected annual

$2.9M

One-time setup

$2.0M

Annual recurring

$2.8M

Personnel

Initial capital/setup costs are estimated at about $2.04M driven by secure vaults, redundant storage, legal/purchase of prints and specialized screening infrastructure; recurring annual operations are about $2.816M driven by staff wages, incident reserve, monitoring, travel and legal/PR suppression.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M

Facilities $600K

[#1] Climate-controlled, fire-suppressed, lock-restricted vault sized for reels and PPE antechamber; construction/fit-out cost estimate.

Redundant Storage $300K

[#2] Second physically separate vault or commercial cold storage fit-out to hold backup copy or surrogate.

Legal Fees One Time $200K

[#10] Upfront legal fees, permits, negotiations or sovereign buyout costs to acquire or control prints and rights.

Clinical Suite Setup $150K

[#7] Secure clinical suite setup for amnestic administration and medical monitoring.

Purchase Of Prints $150K

[#11] Purchase/compensation for original prints, archives, private collectors to acquire exclusive control of known prints.

Armored Transport Purchase $120K

[#3] Purchase of armored van and tamper-evident transfer containers for secure movement.

Screening Theater Buildout $120K

[#8] Non-networked, analog-capable projection room with sightline mitigations, Faraday shielding and isolation features.

Tactical Team Setup $100K

[#4] Initial training, equipment and deployment-readiness budget for tactical retrieval/containment team.

Data Handling Setup $100K

[#21] Setup of hardened classified databases, air-gapped servers and secure record storage.

Faraday And Jamming $50K

[#14] Faraday cage and signal containment for screening room and vault; jamming/coordination costs.

Amnestic Inventory Initial $50K

[#23] Initial stockpile of approved memory-modifying pharmaceuticals and secure storage.

Disposal Neutralization $35K

[#25] One-time cost for authorized specialized incineration / neutralization procedure if required.

Forensic Equipment Initial $30K

[#19] Initial CCTV, forensic cameras and chain-of-custody portable evidence kits.

Archival Preservation Initial $20K

[#12] Initial archival preservation materials and film restoration supplies.

Projection Hardware $15K

[#13] Specialized analog-only playback kit and film handling tools to avoid digital copying.

Equipment $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr

Staff Wages $900K/yr

[#5, #6] 24/7 security staff salaries (4-6 guards) plus memetics/anomalous-media research staff and clinical medical officer salaries.

Incident Response Fund $500K/yr

[#15] Annual contingency/reserve for emergency containment, mass amnestic deployment, public-safety measures and reparative costs.

Travel And Local Ops $200K/yr

[#18] Resident field agents, safehouse, local contracting and travel/lodging in locations where film surfaces (e.g., Italy).

Legal And Diplomacy $150K/yr

[#10] Ongoing legal counsel, permits, international liaison, and diplomacy/cover-up legal expenses.

Pr And Cover $150K/yr

[#17] Ongoing censorship, paid takedowns, PR campaigns and payments to festivals/theaters to suppress screenings.

Digital Monitoring $120K/yr

[#9] Active internet/content monitoring, takedown, and digital forensics subscriptions/legal effort.

Forensic Research $120K/yr

[#22] Forensic linguistic and cultural contract research to map propagation and predict targets.

Clinical Recurring Costs $100K/yr

[#7] Annual expected costs for amnestic administration, medical monitoring and potential hospitalizations.

Cultural Payments $80K/yr

[#26] Payments/grants/contracts to archives and festivals to control access and maintain deniability.

Research And Monitoring $60K/yr

[#6, #22] Non-personnel research expenses, controlled testing, subscriptions and monitoring tools used by memetics/cultural research teams.

Tactical Retrieval Operations $60K/yr

[#4] Recurring operational budget for deployments (salaries, per-diem, travel, lodging) when retrievals occur.

Insurance $60K/yr

[#16] Liability and facility insurance premiums or equivalent self-insurance costs.

Personnel Training $60K/yr

[#20] Memetic safety training, psychological screening, rotation programs and counseling.

Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr

[#1, #2, #8, #14, #19, #21] Maintenance for vaults, screening theater, Faraday equipment, surveillance and data-handling hardware.

Long Term Monitoring $50K/yr

[#24] Ongoing monitoring and post-exposure care for known/potential targets.

Theater Monitoring $40K/yr

[#27] Regular inspections of suspect theaters and masking/cleaning operations.

Data Handling Ops $25K/yr

[#21] Ongoing operations, audits and hardening of classified databases and access logs.

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#12, #13] Ongoing archival supplies, film treatment consumables and projection consumables.

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#3] Recurring transfer/rental costs per transport (contracted transfers, per-transfer fees).

Armored Transport Transfers $20K/yr

[#3] Annual budget for contracted transfers/rentals and escort fees when movement is required.

Amnestic Replenishment $15K/yr

[#23] Annual replenishment of amnestic pharmaceuticals and administration kits.

Forensic Equipment Maintenance $10K/yr

[#19] Maintenance and replacement for CCTV and forensic equipment.

Archival Preservation Maintenance $6K/yr

[#12] Periodic conservation treatments, humidity checks and inspections.

Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, maintenance and suppression activity only.

no unexpected exposures routine legal/monitoring actions

🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized exposure or discovery requiring a tactical retrieval, limited amnestic use, legal/PR surge and modest contingency drawdown.

single public screening detected small cluster of exposures required targeted retrieval

🚨 Major Breach $4.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Large-scale public exposure, mass amnestic deployment, international legal emergency and heavy contingency spending.

widespread unauthorized screenings public viral distribution international diplomatic complication

👥 Personnel 11 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	5	[#5] 24/7 stationed security force (4-6 guards) to staff vault and screening facility; salaries included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	3	[#6] Memetics / anomalous media researchers (2-4); personnel and salary costs included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer	1	[#7] Clinical staff to administer amnestics and monitor exposed personnel; salary included in staff_wages and clinical_recurring_costs.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#14, #19, #21] Responsible for Faraday, surveillance, and data-handling maintenance; salary included in staff_wages and facilities_maintenance.
Administrative Staff	1	[#10, #17] Handles legal coordination, cover stories and liaison; salary included in staff_wages and legal/pr budgets.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges enabling mid-confidence numerical estimates, but memetic hazard behavior and legal/diplomatic variables create substantial uncertainty in incident frequency and scale.

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