SCP-6592
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-6592
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$5.2M
Annual recurring
$6.2M
Personnel
37
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $5.16M driven by containment construction, secure media/archive build, and covert broadcast infrastructure; recurring annual operations are roughly $6.18M/yr dominated by specialized staff wages, continuous monitoring, incident contingency reserves, and legal/cover operations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $5.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $6.2M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$6.2M/yr
Normal operational year with continuous monitoring, maintenance, and no major broadcast incidents.
no_airings
routine maintenance
regular research activity
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Minor Incident
$6.7M/yr
Localized unauthorized airing or small-scale leak causing limited public exposure and targeted remediation.
single-market airing
technical playback error
small leak of clip
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Major Breach
$8.0M/yr
Wider multi-region airing requiring mass remediation, large-scale amnestic deployment, and major legal/PR responses.
regional broadcast
widespread social-media spread
simultaneous multiple airings
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Catastrophic Breach
$26.2M/yr
Nationwide uncontrolled airing / mass-panic event requiring extensive remediation, long-term settlements, and major containment upgrades.
nationwide broadcast
mass public exposure
failure of broadcast insertion & monitoring
Personnel
37 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 12 | [#5] 4 guards per shift × 3 shifts; continuous onsite guard staffing for containment cell. |
| Research Scientist | 7 | [#7] Memetics/psychology/AV forensics/media studies researchers (senior + junior) responsible for counter-meme development and analysis. |
| Broadcast Monitoring Analyst | 8 | [#8] AIC WATERSHED monitoring staff (6–12 analysts) to triage automated alerts and monitor feeds. |
| MTF Operator (On-call) | 6 | [#6] Retainer rapid-response team for retrieval/incident response, memetics-trained operators. |
| IT / Cybersecurity | 2 | [#19] High-security IT staff to manage air-gapped archives, insertion hardware security, and forensic capabilities. |
| Medical Officer / Psychologist | 2 | [#13, #14] Medical and psychological staff for amnestic administration, emergency care, and staff aftercare. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates draw directly from analyst ranges but many items (memetic behavior, probability of airing, amnestic usage per incident) are highly uncertain; budget ranges are broad and operational choices (degree of redundancy/covert capability) materially change totals.