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SCP-6774 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6774
Expected annual
$21.0M
One-time setup
$16.0M
Annual recurring
$20.3M
Personnel
141
Baseline one-time capital outlays of roughly $16.0M (site retrofits, anchoring/mobile rigs, agent placement setup and contingency reserves) and annual operating costs of ~ $20.3M driven mainly by embedded agent salaries, handler/supervision overhead, Thaumatology research and investigative operations; scaling to a global-saturation model (1,000 facilities) would raise recurring costs by an order of magnitude.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.0M
Embedded Agent Initial Setup $10.0M
[#1, #3] Initial recruitment, vetting and cover setup per embedded agent (modeled at $100k/agent); baseline model assumes 100 target facilities -> $100k × 100 = $10,000,000 one-time.
Incident Response Reserve $2.0M
[#22] One-time establishment of an incident/crisis fund (reserve) for large-scale exposures, recalls or emergency responses.
Equipment $1.9M
[#4, #6, #7, #8, #16, #24] One-time purchase: in-factory testing kits, MTF team equipment, thaumaturgical anchoring rigs, portable anchoring rigs, secure server hardware, and one-time capture/op readiness equipment.
Litigation Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#12] One-time contingency reserve for potential major litigation related to screening/cover operations (midpoint of analyst range).
Facilities $800K
[#9, #10, #7] Site-level retrofit and modular cell construction (Site-19 basement & Thaumatology storage), soundproofing/memetic signage initial setup, and engineering integration costs for anchoring rigs into cells.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $131K
[#27, #15] One-time disposal/neutralization trials and initial conservation/accessioning treatments for existing instances.
Legal Compliance Consulting $75K
[#11] One-time outside counsel/legal consulting to design screening and cover operations to limit discrimination/liability exposure.
Pr Initial Campaign $50K
[#17] Initial retainer / readiness costs for PR / narrative-control campaigns.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20.3M/yr
Staff Wages $11.5M/yr
[#1, #5] Embedded agent salaries (100 agents assumed at $100,000/yr each) plus QA/payroll overhead from sampling labor (effective payroll overhead estimate).
Embedded Agent Supervision $3.2M/yr
[#2] Handler network, secure communications, clandestine payments and extraction contingency funding for embedded agents (~$32,500/agent/yr × 100 agents).
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#13, #14, #16, #27, #29] Thaumatology/research staff salaries and lab consumables, forensics/provenance budgets, IT/SOC operations for secure logging, ongoing disposal/neutralization R&D, and archival/research archive management.
Investigations Creator Networks $1.1M/yr
[#24] Ongoing intelligence/operational efforts against creator networks (GoI-5869) including surveillance and clandestine ops.
Cover Story And Legal $925K/yr
[#12, #17, #26] In-house legal allocation for HR/employment/privacy compliance, ongoing PR/takedown ops, and insurance/indemnity/compensation reserves (recurring legal/PR/insurance spend).
Program Management $500K/yr
[#23] Long-term program director, administrative staff, procurement and interdepartmental coordination costs.
Logistics And Transport $425K/yr
[#19, #28] Annual budget for transportation, seizure/destruction logistics and travel/international compliance for cross-border operations.
Cyber Ops $300K/yr
[#18] Ongoing cyber takedown and inoculation campaigns to suppress memetic spread online.
Medical Psych Care $210K/yr
[#21] Long-term secure custody medical/psych care for PoI and counseling/debriefing pool for staff.
Supplies And Consumables $126K/yr
[#4, #15, #30] In-factory kit consumables, archival storage per-item, and misc small consumables (sedatives, PPE, replacement audio players, petty cash).
Portable Rig Upkeep $60K/yr
[#8] Upkeep and maintenance for mobile anchoring rigs.
Containment Drills $50K/yr
[#20, #10] Regular training, simulation exercises and memetic-safety refresher training to prevent accidental activations.
Mtf Operational Costs $40K/yr
[#6] Per-deployment operational costs (fuel, overtime, consumables); baseline assumes occasional small deployments.
Staff Screening Recurring $35K/yr
[#11] Periodic re-screening, HR admin and periodic psychological checks for staff working near storage.
Energy And Utilities $25K/yr
[#25] Power, backup generator fuel and utilities for containment equipment and monitoring at baseline facilities.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#9, #10] Annual maintenance for modular containment units and soundproofing/memetic isolation upkeep.
Anchoring Maintenance $12K/yr
[#7] Thaumatology anchoring maintenance and ritual consumables for anchored containment cells.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $20.3M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with 100-facility coverage and routine operations, no major public exposures or large-scale policy changes.
no major public exposures embedded program functions as planned
🚨 Minor Incident $20.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$280K vs baseline
Localized activation outside embedded control requiring several MTF deployments, targeted PR/legal actions and some extra containment operations.
localized public activation small-scale recall/seizure few MTF deployments
🚨 Major Breach $24.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or major manufacturer recall requiring heavy legal settlements, large PR campaign and multiple capture/containment operations.
large-scale media exposure major recall or litigation multiple high-cost MTF operations
🚨 Global Saturation Scaleup $139.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$119.2M vs baseline
Policy decision to scale the embedded-agent program to ~1,000 facilities (global-saturation), dramatically increasing payroll and supervision costs.
decision to cover 1,000+ facilities large-scale program expansion
👥 Personnel 141 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Agent / Asset 100 [#1, #3] Field assets placed in target facilities (baseline: 1per facility × 100 facilities).
Handler / Field Handler 15 [#2] Handlers and clandestine payment/communication network for embedded agents; supports supervision and extraction contingencies.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#6] MTF teams maintained for rapid recovery and deployments; equipment costs accounted separately.
Research Scientist / Thaumatology Researcher 5 [#13] Thaumatology and memetics researchers and lab techs supporting containment research and R&D.
Program Director / Administrative Staff 4 [#23] Program management, procurement, audits and inter-department coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#9, #7, #8] Engineers for cell construction, anchoring integration and maintenance of portable rigs.
Medical Officer 2 [#21] Medical/psych support for PoI and exposed staff.
IT / SOC Staff 2 [#16] Secure logging, encrypted storage, SOC operations to handle memetic-safe data access.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed per-item ranges and concrete examples (100 vs 1,000 facilities) enabling a reasoned baseline estimate, but key drivers (number of target facilities, exact agent salary/handler ratios, and frequency/scale of public incidents) remain uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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