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SCP-935 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-935
Expected annual
$5.1M
One-time setup
$905K
Annual recurring
$5.0M
Personnel
27
Initial one-time setup is modest (~$0.9M) for archival, lab and transport kit; annual operations are substantial (~$5.0M/yr) driven primarily by staff wages, contingency/reserve, rapid-response readiness, and international logistics/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $905K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#10] Specialized lab equipment and containment-safe testing rooms for memetic testing and decommissioning experiments (SEM, spectroscopy, test chambers).
Equipment $230K
[#3, #11, #12] Transport case and vehicle mods ($80k), surveillance hardware/implantation program ($50k), secure IT/hardened servers ($100k) one-time purchases.
Initial Genealogy Push $50K
[#6] Upfront bulk records acquisition and initial DNA/testing push to identify candidate subjects.
Protective Custody Onboarding $50K
[#7] One-time relocation/onboarding costs for an example cohort of 5 sheltered subjects (~$10k each).
Training Setup $30K
[#15] Initial program setup for Bowe Protocol drills, expert card-game contractor onboarding and simulation rooms.
Facilities $25K
[#1] Containment locker upgrade, climate control, tamper sensors, Faraday cage and local CCTV (one-time cabinet and installation).
Conservation Plan $10K
[#16] Initial conservation assessment and plan for 18th-century cards.
Marginal Onboarding Per Subject $10K
[#20] One-time marginal onboarding cost per additional at-risk subject (as given).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#2, #4] Dedicated security coverage (~6 guards incl. benefits and overhead ≈ $350k) and Bowe Commission research team salaries & associated benefits/equipment ≈ $1.2M.
Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#18] Annual reserve to fund major breaches/escalatory responses and unpredictable one-off costs (recommended $1M/yr).
Rapid Recontainment $500K/yr
[#5] On-call rapid response unit readiness, training, certifications, allowances and equipment (~$500k/yr).
Administrative Overhead $500K/yr
[#19] Program management, procurement, accounting and oversight specific to the Bowe Commission (~$500k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $470K/yr
[#6, #10, #11] Ongoing genealogical subscriptions and investigator time ($150k/yr), decommissioning experiment runs & contracted specialists ($300k/yr), and ongoing surveillance data/monitoring (~$20k/yr).
Protective Custody $250K/yr
[#7] Example recurring cost for housing & stipends for 5 sheltered subjects (~$50k/yr each → $250k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#8] Legal/cover-up, forged records, emergency PR, payments to coroners and covert facilitation (~$200k/yr working budget).
Logistics And Transport $155K/yr
[#3, #13] Transport case/vehicle maintenance and consumables (~$5k/yr) plus travel/hotels/vehicles for interceptions and international movement (~$150k/yr).
Psychological Support $100K/yr
[#14] Counseling, behavioural management and therapy for observed family members and staff (~$100k/yr).
International Liaison $100K/yr
[#17] Covert liaison payments, legal facilitation and diplomatic expenses for foreign operations (~$100k/yr baseline).
Marginal Per Subject $55K/yr
[#20] Recurring marginal cost per additional sheltered subject (~$50k housing/stipend + $5k monitoring per year).
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#15] Recurring costs for protocol exercises, contractor card-game specialists and regular training (~$50k/yr).
Secure It And Hosting $50K/yr
[#12] Hosting, encrypted records, software licenses and audits (~$50k/yr).
Mortuary And Post Mortem $30K/yr
[#9] Per-incident mortuary, embalming and covert funeral arrangements; budgeted ~$30k/yr assuming 1–2 incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#1, #16] Locker archival climate control and tamper-sensor maintenance (~$2k/yr) plus periodic conservation inspections (~$5k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.0M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, research, training and contingency reserve funded.
no_breach routine_operations scheduled_exercises
🚨 Minor Incident $5.2M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
A localized incident (small breach or 1–2 fatalities) requiring international travel, modest additional cover-up and targeted tactical response.
single_subject_disappearance one_or_two_covert_funerals limited_international_recovery
🚨 Major Breach $6.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach requiring multi-week tactical deployments, heavy international operations, large-scale investigations and major cover-ups.
multi-site_search prolonged_tactical_deployment large-scale_international_ops
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $10.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Rare catastrophic event with extended foreign operations, legal/diplomatic crises, and multi-million-dollar emergency procurement/response.
widespread_exposure failed_recontainment multi-country_tactical_campaign
👥 Personnel 27 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2] Dedicated site security guards to cover 24/7 rotation for locker and transfers.
Principal Investigator 1 [#4] Lead of the Bowe Commission research team (salary reflected in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 2 [#4] Full-time multidisciplinary researchers studying SCP-935 and running experiments.
Memeticist / Psychologist 1 [#4] Specialist for memetic hazard assessment and subject psychology.
Genealogist 1 [#4, #6] Responsible for lineage tracing and coordinating investigations.
Field Operative / Liaison Agent 4 [#4] Field operatives handling subject interactions, liaison and low-profile operations.
Rapid Response Agent / Tactical 6 [#5] On-call rapid recontainment and tactical personnel (readiness costs in rapid_recontainment).
Medical Officer 1 [#5] Medic assigned to rapid response and subject care.
IT Administrator 1 [#12] Maintains encrypted servers, secure comms and monitoring dashboards.
Administrative Staff 3 [#19] Program admin, procurement and accounting for the Bowe Commission.
Conservator / Archivist 1 [#1, #16] Specialist for periodic inspection, conservation and archival handling of the cards.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for many categories, yielding reasonable confidence in the structure and magnitudes; uncertainty remains around the number and geographic distribution of at-risk family members (which scales costs linearly) and the frequency/severity of incidents.
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