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SCP-6472 this ~ medium confidence
scp 6472
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$7.8M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
17
One-time setup and large contingency reserves drive initial cost (~$7.8M), while specialized staffing, monitoring/takedown operations, and legal/insurance are the main recurring costs (~$3.47M/yr). Major incidents can multiply annual spending by millions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.8M
Contingency Reserve Emergency $2.8M
[#18] Emergency medical/mortuary contingency & investigations reserve fund (one-time reserve portion).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.8M
[#5, #8, #10, #13] Automated detection & image-matching development (#5), initial clinical/clinic equipment (#8 initial), initial training & certification program (#10 initial), initial R&D/clinical validation setup for therapeutic memetic products (#13 initial).
Facilities $1.3M
[#1, #2] Secure memetics laboratory buildout (#1) and hardened archival vault/media isolation (#2).
Public Safety Reserve $1.0M
[#22] Public safety / epidemic mitigation minimum contingency/reserve (one-time recommended minimum).
Equipment $900K
[#3, #4, #9, #12, #14, #16] Controlled-exposure display hardware and PPE (#3), secure server infrastructure initial deployment (#4), security access hardware (#9 one-time portion), rapid-response vehicles/equipment (#12 one-time portion), production/bottling presses (#14 one-time portion), GPU/compute cluster (#16 one-time purchase).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Memetics research team salaries and benefits (#7), clinical/psych staff salaries (#8), security personnel wages (#9).
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#12, #23] Rapid response/takedown teams operational costs (#12 recurring), annual budget for destruction/remediation sweeps (#23).
Clinical Trials Continuation $300K/yr
[#13] Ongoing clinical trial and validation costs after initial R&D (#13 recurring).
Research And Monitoring $225K/yr
[#6, #16, #17] Cloud/operational monitoring and takedown costs (#6), GPU/compute cluster maintenance/power (#16 recurring), archive/forensic baseline analysis budget (#17).
Cover Story And Legal $175K/yr
[#11] Legal/public-facing takedown and cover-work retained counsel, takedown operations and covert PR (#11).
Administrative Overhead $165K/yr
[#21] Administrative/compliance overhead: memetic approval board staff, audits, documentation and software licensing (#21).
Insurance Premiums $150K/yr
[#19] Insurance, liability premiums and escrow for settlements (#19).
External Consultancy $150K/yr
[#24] Retained external memetic consultant/validator costs (#24).
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#9, #20] Site security systems maintenance/CCTV and general facility utilities/HVAC/UPS maintenance (#9, #20).
Supplies And Consumables $65K/yr
[#14, #15] Production materials and packaging materials (#14 recurring), consumables and lab supplies (#15).
Public Safety Planning $50K/yr
[#22] Ongoing public safety / epidemic mitigation planning and coordination costs (#22 recurring planning).
Training And Certification Refreshers $18K/yr
[#10] Annual refreshers for training & certification program (#10 recurring).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major public incidents; ongoing monitoring, staffing, maintenance, and routine operations.
no_leak routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized leak or small public exposure requiring targeted takedown, forensics, legal actions and limited medical/psych support.
localized_leak single-platform_spread small_public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $8.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread public leak or rapid online replication requiring emergency response, large-scale remediation, legal settlements and public-health interventions.
widespread_leak rapid_online_replication multiple_hospitalizations
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Memeticist 6 [#7] Senior memeticists, cognitive scientists, software engineers and ethics/QA lead; 4–8 specialized staff indicated.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#9] Physical security personnel and site guards; 3–6 guards indicated.
Medical Officer / Clinical Psychologist 2 [#8] Clinical/psych staff for monitoring, counselling and medical response.
Rapid Response Technician / Field Agent 3 [#12] Rapid response / takedown teams for physical removals and device seizures.
Administrative Staff 2 [#21] Memetic approval board staff, compliance and administrative overhead.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing reasonable estimates, but many ranges are wide and contingency/reserve sizing is highly scenario-dependent so uncertainty remains.
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