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SCP-7953 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7953
Expected annual
$17.4M
One-time setup
$30.7M
Annual recurring
$15.9M
Personnel
26
Initial one-time setup and contingency funding are large (≈$30.7M) driven by webcrawler development, research buildout, and contingency reserves; annual operations are substantial (≈$15.9M/yr) driven by staff wages, large-scale video analysis, webcrawler ops, legal/PR and security/operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.7M
Long Term Contingency $10.0M
[#27] High-end contingency reserve for large-scale containment/neutralisation (asset seizure, industry actions, mass remediation).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M
[#14] Research program setup: fMRI/MEG access, neural interface equipment, animal-model / lab startup and initial multi-year research funding (one-time equipment/buildout portion).
Covert Buyouts Fund $5.0M
[#11] Contingency fund for covert buyouts/hush payments/asset purchases (recommended reserve/minimum).
Webcrawler Development $2.2M
[#3] One-time development cost for I/O LORENZ suppression crawler and initial dev/engineering.
Facilities $2.0M
[#4, #13] Secure video viewing rooms (RF/Faraday shielding, memetic dampeners, redundant power, certification) and secure detention/interrogation facility outfitting.
Emergency Reserve $2.0M
[#20] Initial emergency / crisis containment reserve for rapid-response deployment and mass amnestic purchases.
Countermeasure Development $1.0M
[#15] One-time development costs for filters, automated sanitizers, plugins, and distribution infrastructure (initial dev phase).
Ad Investigation Fund $1.0M
[#17] One-time fund to audit/compensate advertisers or purchase fake inventory to explain ad placements.
Covert Recruitment Initial $300K
[#23] Initial covert recruitment & infiltration campaign costs (placement of assets, fake identities, signing bonuses).
Forensic Storage $275K
[#8] One-time purchase of cold/hot archive hardware and secure air-gapped backups (initial capacity purchase).
Field Ops One Time $200K
[#12] Initial purchases and setup for field ops (surveillance gear, vehicles, temporary detention outfitting for specific raid operations).
Equipment $150K
[#5] Secure viewing hardware & locked-down workstations, forensic capture appliances and cold-storage ingesters (one-time procurement).
Neutralisation Equipment $150K
[#24] One-time purchase of non-lethal seizure gear, portable Faraday kits, disposable protective clothing and evidence containers.
Legal Setup $125K
[#10] Initial legal framework and cover litigation/PR setup costs (entity creation, retainers, initial contracts).
Audit Setup $125K
[#28] One-time setup for secure logging/audit trail systems and initial third-party audit engagement.
Amnestic Stock $100K
[#6] Initial stock of approved amnestic pharmaceuticals and secure medical storage equipment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15.9M/yr
Staff Wages $3.8M/yr
[#1, #2] Salaries for Dedicated Memetics & Countermemetics Team (12–20 FTE) and Identity & Technocryptography / Cyber Ops Team (8–12 FTE).
Video Analysis $3.0M/yr
[#9] Controlled viewing/annotation staffing, mandatory amnestic cost per session and tooling for large-scale video triage.
Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr
[#14] Ongoing research program costs (scientists, scans, lab time, consumables and multi-year research grants).
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#10, #18] Ongoing legal/litigation, PR cover, shell company maintenance and media liaison operations.
Field Ops Per Year $1.0M/yr
[#12] Annual budget for recurring surveillance/raid campaigns (teams, tactical support, temporary detention logistics).
Insurance And Reserves $1.0M/yr
[#22] Annual self-insurance / risk reserve allocations for leaks, lawsuits and suppression collateral damage.
Webcrawler Operation $550K/yr
[#3] Ongoing operation costs for the suppression crawler (servers, bandwidth, upkeep, dev ops).
Public Facing Seo $500K/yr
[#16] Ongoing SEO/content-burying campaigns and paid placements across jurisdictions.
International Legal Diplomatic $500K/yr
[#19] Retainers and diplomatic/legal efforts across foreign jurisdictions when VKTM content crosses borders.
Emergency Replenish $500K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment for emergency/crisis containment fund and standby rapid-response resources.
Monitoring And Takedown $400K/yr
[#26] Ongoing monitoring of mirror/scrape sites, takedown ops and bot infrastructure for mirrors and darknets.
Medical And Psych Aftercare $300K/yr
[#7] Ongoing medical and psychological aftercare for exposed staff (neurology consults, therapy, inpatient as needed).
Physical Security $300K/yr
[#21] Guarding key sites, secure transport and personnel protection contracts.
Misc Logistics $300K/yr
[#30] Travel, vehicle leases, safehouses, lodging and general operational logistics.
Covert Recruitment Ops $200K/yr
[#23] Ongoing sustainment of infiltration assets (payroll, fake IDs, supporting logistics).
Public Health Surveillance $200K/yr
[#29] Surveillance, hotlines and coordination with (covert) public-health authorities for clusters of false-memory reports.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#4, #13] Maintenance, certification and utilities for secure viewing rooms and interrogation/detention facilities.
Countermeasure Maintenance $150K/yr
[#15] Maintenance and distribution costs for countermeasure tech (filters, plugins, inoculation content).
Ad Investigation Ops $150K/yr
[#17] Yearly operations for ad-inventory audits and compensations to avoid advertiser inquiries.
Forensic Storage Ops $105K/yr
[#8] Ongoing costs for storage, integrity checks, hot/cold-tier access and cross-site redundancy.
Staff Training $100K/yr
[#25] Annual memetic-safety training, amnestic administration drills and legal/ethical training.
Audit Ops $75K/yr
[#28] Ongoing independent audits, secure log preservation and occasional third-party review.
Amnestic Replenishment $50K/yr
[#6] Yearly replenishment of amnestic pharmaceuticals and medical consumables based on expected usage.
Equipment Maintenance $30K/yr
[#5] Maintenance contracts and replacement cycles for secure viewing hardware, playback filters and ingesters.
Neutralisation Supplies $20K/yr
[#24] Recurring replacement and consumable costs for neutralisation / seizure kits and disposable PPE.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15.9M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with containment activities, monitoring, scheduled research and no major public incidents.
no major public leak regular monitoring and research routine takedowns
🚨 Minor Incident $17.4M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Limited public exposure or a trending mirror requiring rapid-response takedowns, targeted amnestic deployments, overtime and extra PR/legal activity.
localized exposure trending additional takedown purchases targeted amnestic deployments
🚨 Major Neutralisation Campaign $40.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Suppression fails or VKTM resists; full-scale neutralisation requiring large buyouts, industry-scale legal action, multi-site field ops and mass remediation.
widespread public exposure failed suppression political / legal escalation
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Memetics Researcher / Countermemetic Specialist 16 [#1] Dedicated memetics & countermemetics team for monitoring uploads, designing countermemetics, controlled viewings and amnestic coordination (12–20 FTE).
Identity & Technocryptography Analyst / Cyber Ops 10 [#2] Identity & technocryptography / cyber ops staff for tracking upload infrastructure, takedowns, forensics and defending infrastructure (8–12 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes give detailed line items and ranges allowing midrange estimates, but the object's memetic/online behavior and scope of public exposure are inherently uncertain, and some contingency items (buyouts, long-term escalation) are highly situational.
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