SCP-6752 — SCP-6752 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6752 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-6752

Expected annual

$2.3M

One-time setup

$2.2M

Annual recurring

$2.3M

Personnel

One-time setup and containment capital is approximately $2,240,000 driven by construction, reserves, and specialized equipment. Recurring annual costs are approximately $2,264,500/yr dominated by staffed security, research personnel, medical screening, and legal/operations overhead.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M

Litigation Contingency Reserve $500K

[#24] One-time reserve fund for extreme litigation, settlements, or mass-exposure casualty costs.

Facilities $405K

[#1, #2, #10, #11] Secure storage cabinet/room construction, HVAC balancing/sensors, clinic upgrade, quarantine/ward build-out.

Equipment $260K

[#3, #6, #9, #21] Access-control hardware, high-resolution scanner+workstation+server, PPE kits, diagnostics equipment.

Emergency Contingency Reserve $250K

[#12] Liquid contingency reserve allocated for emergency response / mass-exposure incidents.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#8] Sealed viewing booths, one-way displays, monitoring and redundant fail-safes for controlled testing.

Legal Seizure Campaign $200K

[#14] Initial active seizure campaign budget (subpoenas, travel, buyouts) for copies outside Foundation custody.

Emergency Response Equipment $150K

[#12] Rapid-deployment equipment for emergency response and mobile containment.

Cover Story Contingency $100K

[#15] One-time contingency for crisis PR/litigation response related to public exposure.

Destruction Shredding $80K

[#13] One-time commercial shredding/incineration (representative mid-range estimate chosen from $66k–$100k option).

Long Term Archival Decision Analysis $30K

[#25] External panels, ethics review and decision analysis for retain vs destroy vs restrict.

Web Monitoring Setup $20K

[#17] One-time setup/integration for marketplace scraping and takedown automation.

Training Development $20K

[#18] SOP development and memetic-safe handling procedure creation (one-time development cost).

Recordkeeping Setup $10K

[#19] Secure database and offline backup initial setup.

Inventory And Cataloging $8K

[#5] Cataloging 4,738 books, barcodes, chain-of-custody database setup.

Transport Consolidation $7K

[#20] One-time armored courier / specialized transport consolidation estimate (mid-range).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr

Staff Wages $1.6M/yr

[#4, #7, #11, #16, #23] 12 guards ($540k), memetics research team (2 researchers + 2 technicians, $460k), quarantine ward staffing ($200k), 2 investigators ($200k), program manager + admin ($180k).

Medical Screening $250K/yr

[#10] Per-screening costs (~$500) budgeted for 500 screenings/yr.

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#14, #15] Legal retainer/active casework ($150k/yr) and public cover/PR ($50k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $80K/yr

[#16] Purchases/buybacks ($50k/yr) and travel budget ($30k/yr) for investigative/retrieval operations.

Emergency Readiness $50K/yr

[#12] Maintain readiness for rapid-deployment team, training, and consumables.

Training And Sop Delivery $40K/yr

[#18] Annual training delivery and drills for handling and containment staff.

Diagnostics Maintenance $25K/yr

[#21] Calibration and maintenance for EEG, eye-tracking, and psychophysiological equipment.

Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr

[#9, #22] PPE replacements ($5k/yr) and routine consumables (gloves, inks, labels, $10k/yr).

Web Monitoring Saas $10K/yr

[#17] SaaS and continuous scanning services for marketplace monitoring/takedowns.

Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr

[#2, #3] Climate-control incremental energy ($2.5k/yr) and access-control maintenance ($5k/yr).

Equipment Maintenance $5K/yr

[#6] Scanner and secure workstation/server annual maintenance.

Recordkeeping Maintenance $2K/yr

[#19] Annual maintenance for secure databases, backups and audit trails.

Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal year with planned containment, staffing, monitoring, and routine training; no major incidents.

no incidents routine operations scheduled training

🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Limited accidental exposure or small-scale breach requiring extra screenings, emergency response activation, and PR/legal action.

single-room exposure limited staff exposure localized containment response

🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$3.8M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or mass-exposure event requiring mass medical response, litigation, large-scale decontamination, and extended operational surge.

mass exposure facility breach catastrophic equipment failure

🚨 Destruction Policy Execution $2.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Deliberate policy decision to destroy all copies during the year (large one-time destruction and takedown operations), increasing short-term spend.

policy decision to destroy coordinated takedown and destruction major legal action

👥 Personnel 22 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#4] 12 guards to provide 24/7 coverage (as specified).
Research Scientist	2	[#7] Two memetic researchers (senior research staff).
Technician	2	[#7] Two memetic technicians to support experiments and equipment.
Medical Officer	2	[#11] Quarantine/psychiatric ward medical staffing (estimated from staffing cost).
Investigative Officer / Field Agent	2	[#16] Two full-time investigators for monitoring and retrieval operations.
Program Manager / Executive Staff	1	[#23] Program manager to oversee containment effort.
Administrative Staff	1	[#23] Administrative/procurement support for the containment program.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates were provided by the analyst for most categories so cost granularity is good, but uncertainties remain (shared-site cost allocation, destruction option choice, breach severity probabilities, and long-tail legal/medical liabilities).

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