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SCP-6766 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6766
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$8.3M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
19
Initial one-time capital costs are dominated by secure/archive vault upgrades, lab fit-out and contingency reserves (~$7.7M total one-time). Recurring annual operations are approximately $2.77M/yr driven primarily by staff wages (analysis, rapid-response, research staff) and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.3M
Escalation Reserve $5.0M
[#18] Recommended contingency/escalation reserve to enable large-scale emergency containment (~$5,000,000 minimum, #18).
Legal Emergency Contingency $1.0M
[#11] Emergency contingency/fund for extraordinary cover actions (~$1,000,000 one-time, #11).
Facilities $600K
[#7, #15] Evidence vault setup/shelving (~$100k, #7) and archive / memetic-secure vault upgrades (~$500k, #15).
Equipment $595K
[#2, #4, #6, #7, #9, #10, #14] Includes ML model development/integration (~$75k, #2), anti-cognitohazard gear procurement (~$150k, #4), vehicle modifications (~$120k, #6), catalog system (~$20k, #7), containment hardware (~$100k, #9), secure-server hardware (~$100k, #10), and initial PPE/sample kit (~$30k, #14).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#8] Small lab fit-out specialized for antimemetic/materials analysis and memetic-safe protocols (~$500k, #8).
Anti Cognitohazard Gear Procurement $150K
[#4] Anti-cognitohazard gear procurement (~$15k per kit × 10 kits = $150k one-time, #4).
Vehicles Mods $120K
[#6] Vehicle procurement/modifications for regional rapid-response teams (~$120k one-time, #6).
Containment Hardware $100K
[#9] Dedicated containment hardware for physical samples (~$100k one-time, #9).
Secure Server Hardware $100K
[#10] Hardened / air-gapped server hardware (~$100k one-time, #10).
Ml Model Development $75K
[#2] One-time model development & integration (~$75k, #2). (Separate line for auditability in addition to equipment aggregation.)
Initial Ppe And Sampling Kits $30K
[#14] Initial PPE / sampling kit provision (~$30k one-time, #14).
Catalog System $20K
[#7] Evidence catalog system / database (~$20k one-time, #7).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#3, #6, #7, #8, #12, #10, #19] Salaries & benefits: 2video analysts + 1 data scientist (~$350k incl. benefits, #3), 6 rapid-response operators (~$450k incl. benefits, #6), curator (~$60k, #7), 3 research scientists (~$450k, #8), lab techs (~$200k est., #8), outreach officer (~$80k, #12), IT/security staff (~$120k, #10), administrative/site liaison (~$200k, #19).
Research And Monitoring $233K/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #8, #9] Surveillance ingestion/hot & cold storage, indexing & logging (~$33k/yr, #1), inference/cloud compute (~$20k/yr, #2), training & psychological support (~$55k/yr, #5), lab consumables & small-scale experiment supplies (~$75k/yr est., #8), sample analysis campaigns (~$50k per campaign assumed 1/yr, #9).
Cover Story And Legal $188K/yr
[#11, #17] Legal retainer for authorities/claims (~$150k/yr, #11) and ongoing monitoring service for online leaks (~$37.5k/yr mid-range, #17).
Logistics And Transport $170K/yr
[#6, #13] Regional rapid-response vehicle O&M included above; incident response per-dispatch costs (~$3k/dispatch × 50 dispatches ≈ $150k/yr, #13) plus residual vehicle O&M/travel (~$20k/yr, #6).
Facilities Maintenance $90K/yr
[#6, #7, #15] Vehicle O&M/fuel (~$20k/yr, #6), vault climate control & security (~$20k/yr, #7), archive/vault ongoing maintenance (~$50k/yr, #15).
Insurance And Worker Comp $75K/yr
[#16] Insurance / reserve for worker comp / claims (~$50–100k/yr; mid ~$75k/yr, #16).
Public Takedown Incident Budget $50K/yr
[#17] Per-incident takedown budget for hard-to-remove leaks (assume ~$5k/incident × ~10 incidents/yr as planning baseline, #17).
Secure It Managed Services $30K/yr
[#10] Managed IT/security services and penetration testing (~$30k/yr, #10).
Anti Cognitohazard Gear Maintenance $15K/yr
[#4] Annual calibration/consumables and certification for anti-cognitohazard gear (~$10–20k/yr, mid ~$15k/yr, #4).
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#14] Consumables replenishment for PPE and sampling (~$10k/yr replenishment, #14).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, scheduled research, and typical dispatch levels.
routine_monitoring no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized uptick in manifestations or public reports causing extra dispatches, counseling, and legal/takedown activity.
increased_dispatches extra_legal_takedowns
🚨 Major Breach $4.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Unusual behavior/manifestation pattern requiring rapid containment mobilization, temporary sites, large-scale MTF deployment and emergency research.
atypical_manifestation direct_agent_harm_or_public_exposure
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant research findings prompt expansion of lab capabilities and hiring, increasing annual operational budgets.
major_research_findings decision_to_scale_program
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Video Analyst / Research Analyst 2 [#3] Two full-time video analysts reviewing flagged footage and maintaining catalogs (part of #3).
Data Scientist 1 [#3] One data scientist to maintain models and analysis pipelines (part of #3).
Security Officer / Rapid Response Operator 6 [#6] Two regional rapid-response teams of three operators (2×3 = 6) (#6).
Curator / Evidence Manager 1 [#7] One curator for curated evidence archive and chain-of-custody (#7).
Research Scientist 3 [#8] Three researchers for antimemetic/materials study (#8).
Lab Technician / Technical Staff 2 [#8] Technicians to support lab work and sample handling (estimated, #8).
Public Liaison / Outreach Officer 1 [#12] One outreach officer coordinating municipal cemetery liaison and limited public contact (#12).
IT / Security Engineer 1 [#10] One IT/security staff for hardened systems and evidence management (#10).
Administrative Staff / Site Liaison 2 [#19] Administrative and site liaison positions supporting coordination with nearby sites (#19).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed item-level estimates; however many line items (contingency reserves, frequency of dispatches/incidents, escalation costs) require judgement calls and assumed midpoints, so overall confidence is medium.
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