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SCP-6963 MEMET ~ medium confidence
SCP-6963
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$6.9M
Annual recurring
$4.7M
Personnel
25
One-time capital and buildout costs are approximately $6.9M (construction, bespoke purgatorial infrastructure, O-EEG and supporting equipment). Annual operating costs are approximately $4.69M/year, driven mainly by pharmaceuticals, staff wages (security/medical/DoPS/analysts), and secure storage/IT operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.9M
Facilities $2.5M
[#1] Secure containment cell construction (high-security chamber, EM/Faraday & anti-memetic shielding, antechamber, HVAC, biometric locks).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M
[#2, #10, #12, #23] Eden-Mind / purgatorial-space construction and integration (#2), initial DoPS/ritual setup (#10), compounding lab setup (#12), R&D/pilot project startup (#23).
Equipment $1.4M
[#3, #4, #6, #7, #20, #28] O-EEG procurement (#3), initial recording/storage hardware (#4), power/UPS/generator equipment (#6), automated sleep/wake stimulation hardware (#7), emergency response kit/equipment (#20), initial capital spares stock (#28).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#21] Recommended liquid contingency reserve for containment failure, cleanup, emergency relocation or large-scale amnestic campaigns.
Cover Story Setup $150K
[#22] One-time cover-story / legal setup costs (initial fabrication, PR/legal retainer for initial containment cover).
Multi Year Planning Note $0
[#29] Multi-year operational projection (planning figure) — qualitative planning reference; not double-counted here.
Policy Scaling Note $0
[#30] Notes on scale & sensitivity (qualitative guidance on how policy choices affect cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #15] Aggregated wages/benefits for on-site guards (security), nursing/medical staff + on-call physician + neurotechs, DoPS/thaumaturgical personnel contracts, and data/footage analysts/supervisor.
Pharmaceuticals $1.0M/yr
[#11] SSRIs laced with amnestics dosing (~48 doses/day) and custom-compounded amnestic costs; dominant recurring expenditure.
Research And Monitoring $450K/yr
[#14, #23] O-EEG / sensor maintenance/calibration and ongoing R&D to improve containment and monitoring techniques.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#22, #26] Ongoing legal/cover-story budget and audits/third-party reviews / insurance-equivalent auditing costs.
Storage And Backups $300K/yr
[#4, #5] Enterprise-grade redundant encrypted primary storage, air-gapped cold archive, off-site backups and associated maintenance — based on 1TB/day lossless output and enterprise costs.
Data Security It Ops $250K/yr
[#16] Secure classified networks, access control, encryption key management, logging, vetting for IT staff and classified media handling operations.
Facilities Maintenance $130K/yr
[#6, #25, #7] Generator/fuel & UPS maintenance and utilities/real-estate overhead and routine maintenance; includes scheduled maintenance for sleep/wake hardware.
Replacement Upgrade Cycle $120K/yr
[#24] Regular replacement/upgrade of thaumaturgical reagents and hardware lifecycle replacements for servers/O-EEG.
Long Term Archival $100K/yr
[#17] Cold archival retention costs, periodic integrity checks and redundancy across classified sites.
Staff Mental Health $100K/yr
[#18] Mental-health programs, rotation/replacement costs, counseling and burnout mitigation for exposed personnel.
Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr
[#21] Ongoing replenishment / maintenance of contingency reserves as used for smaller incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $75K/yr
[#12, #13, #28] Compounding QC and consumables, medical disposables/electrodes/PPE, and periodic replenishment of spare parts.
Training Memetic Safety $50K/yr
[#19] Initial and recurrent memetic-safety training, emergency drills and certification for personnel.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#20] Recurring readiness/training and transport/equipment readiness costs for emergency response / breach recovery team.
Personnel Vetting $25K/yr
[#27] Background checks, polygraphs, security clearances and periodic reinvestigations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine maintenance, scheduled R&D, regular dosing and no containment failures or major incidents.
routine operations no breaches standard staff turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $4.9M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident (equipment failure, temporary data loss, or medical event) requiring emergency response, extra medical care, replacement hardware, and limited additional amnestic deployment.
partial O-EEG or storage failure medical complication requiring extra care small-scale containment breach requiring targeted amnestics
🚨 Major Breach $7.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or transfer event requiring large-scale amnestic campaigns, site decontamination/relocation, heavy emergency operations and major equipment replacement.
transfer of SCP-6963-1 outside host widespread memetic contamination site evacuation/relocation
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#8] 24/7 armed security presence (3-shift coverage), memetic-safety trained guards.
Research Scientist / DoPS Thaumaturge 3 [#10] DoPS personnel and ritual upkeep; high-skill/rare contractors.
Research Scientist / Neurotech 1 [#9, #14] Neurotechnology operation and O-EEG calibration/maintenance support.
Medical Officer / Nurse 3 [#9] Continuous medical monitoring, drug administration, emergency interventions for HMS risk.
On-call Physician 1 [#9] Physician available for emergencies and oversight.
Data Analyst 5 [#15] Footage review, transcription, redaction, cataloging and supervisor.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#6, #28] Facility, power, generator and server maintenance and lifecycle replacements.
Administrative Staff 1 [#22, #25] Administrative and records handling, logistical coordination and cover-story support.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1, #29] Oversight, budgeting and multi-year planning responsibilities.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges provided; many line items have wide ranges (notably pharmaceuticals and bespoke thaumaturgical work). Memetic/thaumaturgical integration and bespoke hardware introduce substantial uncertainty, but recurring operational items are well-identified.
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