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SCP-6618 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6618
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$539K
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
12
First-year capital expenses are moderate (~$539k) driven by specialized equipment and secure facilities; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel, webcrawler/monitoring and legal/cover-story budgets, totaling about $2.02M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $539K
Equipment $344K
[#3, #4, #5, #12, #14, #20] Dedicated analog-only player & kill system, high-resolution capture chain, Moore Technological Tampering Instrument acquisition, field-recovery kits/vehicle retrofits, secure write-once storage hardware, and containment breach mitigation hardware (one-time purchases).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $160K
[#7, #8, #16] Webcrawler/darkweb development and integration, procurement/licensing or development of Riemann-Mannheim empathy testing and HR integration, and initial SOP/memetic-safety documentation development costs.
Facilities $35K
[#1, #2, #3] Locker upgrade, climate-controlled archival enclosure, and construction of an EM-shielded isolated playback booth (purchase + installation).
Project Summary Reference $0
[#23] Project summary / first-year vs steady-state projections — informational only, no additional one-time cost.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Research And Monitoring $490K/yr
[#19, #21] Ongoing expanded research programs (phased research expansion budget) and linguistic/NLP monitoring efforts to correlate 'Papa' usage (research staffing + software).
Staff Wages $465K/yr
[#6] Core project personnel: Project Lead, 2x senior researchers, 1x lab tech/engineer, 1x security tech (salaries + benefits).
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#11, #17] Legal retainers, DMCA-like takedowns, covert retrievals, and public relations / cover-story budget to suppress/mitigate leaks.
Webcrawler Operations $260K/yr
[#7] Ongoing webcrawler operations: 3analysts + hosting/processing and software maintenance (annual operations cost).
Contingency Fund $125K/yr
[#15] Annual contingency reserve for emergent medical evacuations, SOP changes, emergency quarantines, and replenishment after incidents.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#12] Field-recovery operations travel, per-operation costs (3–5 ops/yr assumed baseline ~4 ops), transport and PPE replenishment.
Security Staffing $100K/yr
[#10] Incremental site guard hours, two-person rule enforcement, and escorting for authorized playbacks (2–3 FTE-equivalent overtime/incremental hires).
Medical And Psych Support $70K/yr
[#9] Pre-screening, on-call psychologists, post-exposure counseling, crisis intervention funds and possible inpatient care.
Miscellaneous Overheads $28K/yr
[#22] Pro-rated site utilities, administrative support allocations, compliance reporting and minor overheads.
It Isolation And Pentest $20K/yr
[#18] Periodic penetration testing and secure maintenance of air-gapped playback/capture systems.
Training And Sop Maintenance $18K/yr
[#16] Annual memetic-safety refreshers, tabletop exercises and SOP updates.
Moore Instrument Maintenance $15K/yr
[#5] Calibration, maintenance and specialized warranties for Moore Technological Tampering Instrument (annual).
Containment Mitigation Replacements $10K/yr
[#20] Replacement and consumables for containment breach mitigation hardware and medical stock (sedatives, restraints, emergency equipment consumables).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#13] Forensic consumables, archival sleeves, gloves, cleaning kits, and routine preservation supplies.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2, #3] Routine maintenance of climate control and playback booth upkeep.
Personnel Screening And Testing $5K/yr
[#8] Annual testing and administration costs to maintain low-empathy access list and periodic re-testing.
Secure Data Storage Maintenance $4K/yr
[#14] Maintenance, rotation and vaulting costs for write-once archival storage of captured footage and analysis.
Archival Energy Maintenance $550/yr
[#2] Energy and basic maintenance for climate-controlled archival housing (annual).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year of operations with routine monitoring, training, and no significant leaks or field incidents.
routine operations no online leaks no field recoveries beyond baseline
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized leak or single external copy discovered leading to limited takedown/legal action and 1–2 extra field recoveries.
single online leak localized public exposure one or two field recovery ops
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Widespread discovery of multiple copies or evidence of technopathic propagation requiring mass takedowns, many field recoveries, emergency medical support and scaled research response.
multiple copies discovered technopathic/technological propagation international field-recovery campaign
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Project Lead / Research Lead 1 [#6] Senior lead overseeing containment, research and authorized playbacks.
Research Scientist (senior) 2 [#6] Two senior researchers for experiments, analysis and SOP development.
Lab Technician / Engineer 1 [#6] Technician for capture hardware, playback maintenance and experiments.
Security Technician (tech) 1 [#6] Technical security/support role integrated with lab operations.
Webcrawler / Darkweb Analyst 3 [#7] Dedicated analysts for continuous webcrawler triage and monitoring.
Security Officer / Site Guard 3 [#10] Dedicated guard FTE equivalents for escorting & two-person rule enforcement.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 1 [#9] Part-time/contract psychologist for pre-screening, post-exposure counseling and crisis response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are based on analyst-provided ranges and SCP operational practices; many items have wide ranges (e.g., specialized instrumentation, legal exposure frequency), so estimates are reasonable but contain uncertainty.
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