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SCP-9507 Solipsis6 ~ medium confidence
SCP-9507-D
Expected annual
$262K
One-time setup
$299K
Annual recurring
$256K
Personnel
4
One-time decommissioning and analysis costs are moderate (~$299k total), driven by field operations, analysis, amnestic administration and webcrawler development; annual recurring costs for partial staffing, POI monitoring, vault maintenance and digital/monitoring ops are ~ $256k/yr under normal operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $299K
Decommissioning Field Operation $80K
[#4] Personnel, special equipment, per diems and overtime for neutralization/removal operation.
Incident Response Reserve $50K
[#18] Contingency fund reserved for unforeseen re-manifestation or rapid deployments.
Webcrawler Development $40K
[#7] One-time development and setup of webcrawler filters/ML classifiers for I/O FUNGI.
Online Groups Countermeasures Initial $20K
[#19] Intensive one-time campaign to counter PGIs (infiltration, takedowns, targeted outreach).
Insurance Worker Comp Reserve $20K
[#21] Reserve for potential worker injuries and related compensation contingencies.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#9] Forensic and materials analysis (full panel of tests, external lab fees, specialist interpretation).
Amnestic Production And Administration $15K
[#5] Manufacture and administration of memetic/pharmaceutical amnestic(s), medical administration and monitoring.
Legal And Cover Story Initial $15K
[#14] Initial legal/PR/cover-story costs and NDAs to manage publicity and litigation risk.
Specialist Consultants $12K
[#11] Fees for ornithologist, cultural specialist, memetics expert, etc.
Secure Transport $9K
[#3] Armored/secured courier, two-person escort, packaging and shock isolation for local transfer to Reliquary.
Equipment $6K
[#2] Custom stone mount, inert-object cradle, vibration isolation and conservation mounting for SCP-9507-CONDUIT-D.
Administrative Overhead Initial $5K
[#20] Initial administrative reporting, redaction, and archival setup for records.
Outreach Cover Payments $5K
[#22] Payments/agreements with third parties (venue owners, platforms) to remove or suppress material.
Initial Conservation Stabilization $4K
[#10] Initial conservation/stabilization of stone conduit (consolidants, microclimate enclosure if required).
Medical Evaluation And Incident Care $3K
[#12] Emergency treatment, baseline medical exam, infectious disease screening associated with incidents.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $256K/yr
Staff Wages $80K/yr
[#15] Fractional FTE allocation charged to the project (PI + 2 techs + security lead at ~25% each).
Poi Covert Monitoring $60K/yr
[#6] Covert physical and online monitoring of POI until termination date (investigator shifts, analyst time).
Facilities Maintenance $36K/yr
[#1] Reliquary Site-25 vault space, climate control, routine patrols and alarm monitoring (marginal allocation).
Cover Story And Legal $24K/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal counsel, PR maintenance and small cover-story operations.
Webcrawler Operations $24K/yr
[#7] Ongoing compute, ML maintenance and analyst triage for I/O FUNGI crawling (~$1k–$5k/month).
Online Groups Monitoring And Takedown $12K/yr
[#19] Ongoing monitoring/watch and periodic takedown operations against PGIs.
Digital Data Storage $6K/yr
[#8] High-volume archival storage for livestream recordings, CCTV and analysis artifacts.
Training And Drills $6K/yr
[#16] Annual training for avian-handling, memetic safety, emergency response and SOP updates.
Medical Therapy And Followup $3K/yr
[#12] Ongoing counseling/mental health follow-up for POI after amnesticization.
Conservation Inspections And Supplies $2K/yr
[#10] Periodic conservator inspections, humidity monitoring and consumables for the conduit.
Ppe And Decontamination $2K/yr
[#13] Routine PPE, cleaning and biohazard decontamination for field responses.
Administrative Recurring $1K/yr
[#20] Recurring admin time for documentation maintenance and access control.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Hypothetical Full Containment Opportunity Cost $0/yr
[#17] Estimated avoided cost if full continuous containment had been required (~$500k/yr). Set to $0 here and excluded from baseline as this is an avoided/hypothetical scenario.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $256K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year following decommissioning: ongoing partial staffing, vault maintenance, POI monitoring until scheduled termination, webcrawler ops, and archival costs.
decommissioned_status scheduled_POI_monitoring routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $306K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring emergency response (e.g., public skirmish resurgence, targeted takedown of viral content, limited medical/cleanup costs).
localized_re-manifestation viral_stream_or_media_spread small_scale_public_incident
🚨 Major Breach $606K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Significant re-manifestation or public breach requiring MTF deployment, large amnestic campaign, heavy legal/PR work and extended response.
large_scale_manifestation lifted_veil_risk major_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (PI) 1 [#15] PI allocated ~25% FTE to project (partial salary charged to SCP budget).
Research Technician 2 [#15] Two techs allocated part-time (~25% each) for sample handling, conservation, and analysis support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (security lead) 1 [#15] Security lead fractional allocation (~25% FTE) for oversight of vault/transport and operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derive from analyst ranges and known Foundation practices; many line items have wide ranges (e.g., decommissioning, amnestic costs, monitoring intensity) so totals are approximate and depend on chosen midpoints and assumptions.
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