SCP-6754 — SCP-6754 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6754 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6754

Expected annual

$13.7M

One-time setup

$175.3M

Annual recurring

$12.5M

Personnel

One-time setup and contingency costs are dominated by a potential global rights buyout and contingency reserves (~$175.3M one-time). Recurring annual operations to monitor, takedown, regional response, research and clinical support are roughly $11.545M/yr, driven by staffing, takedown operations, research and legal/PR maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $175.3M

Rights Buyout $100.0M

[#1] Global purchase/suppression of distribution rights and master copies (order-of-magnitude estimate; central one-time mitigation).

Long Term Escalation Reserve $50.0M

[#25] Long-term escalation / global containment reserve (scalable; mid-range placeholder $50M).

Contingency Reserve Fund $20.0M

[#23] One-time contingency / emergency escalation reserve fund ($20M).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M

[#9] Memetics research lab buildout, servers, AV analysis suites and secure observation rooms ($2M setup).

Pr Initial Campaign $1.0M

[#11] Initial PR / narrative management campaign (paid media buys, influencer contracts, initial covert influence ops).

Equipment $950K

[#6, #10, #14, #15] Initial surveillance hardware/drones (#6 $500k), secure archival hardware (#10 $150k), covert removal initial kit (#14 $100k), cybersecurity one-time hardware/setup (#15 $200k).

Relocation Compensation Fund $500K

[#13] One-time relocation/compensation fund to incentivize cooperation/relocation for high-risk households.

Countermeasure Development $500K

[#16] Development of memetic countermeasures (one-time development costs).

Facilities $250K

[#4] Regional field containment base lease/renovation and secure comms.

Training Curriculum Development $100K

[#17] Initial development of training packages and protocols for first responders and public safety partners.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.5M/yr

Staff Wages $5.9M/yr

[#2, #3, #5, #8, #9] Aggregate explicit staff salary lines: takedown staff (~$1.2M), monitoring analysts (~$0.5M), on-site operational staffing (~$2.25M), clinical staff (~$0.75M), memetics research staff (~$1.2M).

Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr

[#11, #12] PR / narrative maintenance (~$500k/yr) and baseline legal/litigation budget (~$1M/yr).

Escalation Reserve Allocation $600K/yr

[#25] Annual allocation to escalation/expansion reserve to be available for scaling up containment if prevalence rises (complements one-time escalation reserve).

Logistics And Transport $580K/yr

[#7, #20] SAR operational readiness ($300k) and vehicle/helicopter transport reserves ($280k).

Research And Monitoring $540K/yr

[#3, #9, #18, #10] Global web/social monitoring tools/cloud ($200k non-wage), memetics lab supplies ($200k), database/case-management hosting & development ($120k), archival storage/repairs ($20k).

Compensation And Hush Reserves $500K/yr

[#19] Annual payments, settlements and hush reserves to reduce public inquiry.

Digital Removal Takedown $400K/yr

[#2] Non-wage portion of continuous takedown program (automation, infra, incident budgets). Staff wages for takedown are in staff_wages.

Covert Removal Operations $400K/yr

[#14] Ongoing operations, purchases and buyback incentives to collect/erase circulating physical media.

Rapid Search And Recovery $300K/yr

[#7] SAR team operational readiness and exercises (annual); note: ~$20k/large deployment is per-incident and modeled in scenarios.

Cybersecurity Operations $300K/yr

[#15] Ongoing cybersecurity, SIEM, red-team testing and secure comms operations.

Covert Anthropology And Infiltration $300K/yr

[#24] Undercover field researchers and travel to monitor fan communities and detect cultification.

Supplies And Consumables $275K/yr

[#22, #8] Consumables, PPE and field supplies ($75k) plus clinical meds/consumables portion (~$200k).

Insurance And Routine Contingency $250K/yr

[#23] Insurance premiums for personnel/property and routine contingency coverage.

Countermeasure Production And Testing $200K/yr

[#16] Annual production, testing and distribution of memetic countermeasures/inoculation media.

Database And Case Management $120K/yr

[#18] Development, hosting and IT staff for secure case management and missing-persons tracking.

Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr

[#6] Surveillance/sensor maintenance, site upkeep and generator maintenance for regional field base and sensor stations.

Surveillance Maintenance And Replacement $100K/yr

[#6] Ongoing sensor and drone maintenance and replacement (annual).

Training And Refreshers $50K/yr

[#17] Recurring refresher courses and certifications for first responders and partners.

Energy And Utilities $50K/yr

[#21] Power for remote sensors, solar maintenance, generator fuel and battery replacement.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.5M/yr

81.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, takedown, research, regional presence and minor operations only.

no_major_exposure_events routine_monitoring_and_takedowns

🚨 Minor Incident $12.0M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$-430000 vs baseline

Localized surge in exposures / a few disappearances requiring several large SAR deployments, extra PR/legal actions and overtime.

localized_exposure_cluster multiple_large_SAR_deployments

🚨 Major Breach $22.0M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$9.6M vs baseline

Major publicized exposure or series of incidents causing mass media attention, multiple large legal actions, expanded SAR and emergency amnestic/clinical operations.

widely_shared_viral_exposure high_profile_disappearances major_litigation

🚨 Global Suppression Attempt $116.5M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$104.1M vs baseline

One-year where Foundation attempts large-scale legal purchase/suppression of rights and master copies worldwide.

attempt_rights_buyout major_international_legal_operations

👥 Personnel 71 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	30	[#5] On-site operational staffing (24/7 regional coverage; ~30 FTEs).
Takedown & Legal Operatives	10	[#2] Digital-removal / takedown program staff (10 staff per analyst notes).
Research Scientist / Memeticist	8	[#9] Memetics research staff (staffing budget ~ $1.2M/yr implies ~8 researchers).
Clinical Staff / Medical Officers	5	[#8] Clinical treatment & amnestic program (5 clinicians cited).
Monitoring Analysts / Data Analysts	5	[#3] Global web/social monitoring analysts (5 analysts cited).
IT Staff / Database Administrators	2	[#18] Database & case management (1–2 IT staff included in item).
Covert Anthropology / Undercover Operatives	5	[#24] Covert anthropology/infiltration (4–6 operators; mid-range 5 used).
SAR Specialists / Search Teams	6	[#7] Rapid search & recovery capability (dedicated local SAR unit staffing implied by readiness budget).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide line-item estimates and many staffing/operational details, producing a reasonable mid-confidence estimate for recurring costs. Significant uncertainty remains around one-time global suppression costs, escalation fund sizing and event-driven legal/amnestics costs, so overall confidence is medium.

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