SCP-6002 — SCP-6002 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6002 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence

SCP-6002

Expected annual

$53.6M

One-time setup

$103.7M

Annual recurring

$48.5M

Personnel

Initial capital outlay is approximately $103.65M for infrastructure, lab fit-out, vehicles and equipment; recurring annual costs are roughly $48.55M driven by staffing (MTF + research), continuous surveillance/ISR, R&D and excision/contract operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $103.7M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $37.5M

[#3, #14, #15] BSL-3/BSL-4 lab fit-out (specialized HVAC/waste handling), initial procurement of reagents/PPE/autoclaves, genome-sequencing and cold storage / ARK install.

Equipment $22.2M

[#4, #5, #6, #9, #10, #12, #19] Generators/UPS/solar hardware, perimeter sensors deployment, drone/ISR platforms and ground stations, MTF equipment procurement, tactical aircraft/vehicle purchases (medium-lift helicopters, MRAPs), robotic manipulators, secure communications hardware.

Facilities $16.0M

[#2, #3] Construction of unmarked access roads, gates, staging pads, helipads, and hardened compound shell; modest field station structural work.

Insurance Reserve $10.0M

[#24] One-time contingency / indemnity reserve pool held in escrow for large accidental exposures or legal events.

Decommissioning $10.0M

[#32] One-time long-term decommissioning and environmental remediation escrow fund.

Longterm Biobank $5.0M

[#27] One-time establishment of major remote/off-site biobank backups (global redundancy).

Land Use And Permits $1.0M

[#1] One-time legal & permitting, easements and initial mitigation payments to formalize a 15 km restricted perimeter.

Coverup Settlements $1.0M

[#21] One-time reserve for large PR/settlement campaigns following exposure incidents.

Atc Placement $600K

[#7] Initial legal/placement costs to embed Foundation agents / pay retainers in ATC organizations.

Recruitment And Clearance $300K

[#16] One-time costs for recruitment, background investigations, and security clearances for specialized research staff.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $48.5M/yr

Staff Wages $11.5M/yr

[#9, #16, #23, #3] Salaries and benefits for core on-site personnel (MTF Nu-45: 50operators; research team ~20; medical staff; engineers; admin).

Research And Monitoring $8.0M/yr

[#15, #17, #18, #29] Genome-ARK operations, long-term R&D funding (gene-editing/phage therapy baseline), biodiversity monitoring, actuarial/modeling teams.

Facilities Maintenance $3.4M/yr

[#2, #3] Road and compound maintenance, utilities, facility certifications and general upkeep.

Cover Story And Legal $3.0M/yr

[#1, #8, #21, #24] Ongoing lease/mitigation payments, legal/FOIA defense, NOTAM/TFR coordination costs, PR and local relations budgets, annual insurance premium equivalents.

Logistics And Transport $2.5M/yr

[#10, #23] Tactical transport maintenance/fuel, medevac contracts and ground logistics.

Crisis Surge Retainer $2.5M/yr

[#28] Retainers and standing contracts with heavy-industry contractors for emergency excisions and surge mobilization.

Secrecy Premiums $2.0M/yr

[#31] Estimated annual uplift paid to contractors and vendors to operate under deep secrecy / NDA premiums (20–200% uplift applied across contractor spend).

Personnel Lodging And Hardship $2.0M/yr

[#22] Housing maintenance, hardship pay, meals, rotation logistics and evacuation insurance for rotational staff.

Excision Operations $2.0M/yr

[#11] Annualized budget for periodic excisions (cranes, saw rigs, specialist contractors); assumes multiple moderate excisions averaged per year.

Supplies And Consumables $1.8M/yr

[#14] PPE replacement (positive-pressure suits), single-use disposables, sterilants, autoclave servicing and consumables.

International Coordination $1.5M/yr

[#26] Diplomatic channels, payments to foreign agencies, and costs to establish/maintain foreign-site backups for ARK.

Aerial Surveillance $1.2M/yr

[#6] Drone operations, pilots, periodic manned overflights, and satellite imagery tasking subscriptions.

Embedded Atc And Global Coordination $1.2M/yr

[#7] Ongoing salaries/retainers/contracts/agency payments for embedded ATC personnel and international flight coordination.

Power Generation And Fuel $1.2M/yr

[#4] Diesel generator fuel deliveries, maintenance, and UPS/solar upkeep for remote site power resilience.

Communications Ops $1.0M/yr

[#19] Ongoing encrypted comms operations, SIGINT/COMINT support and monitoring services.

Biohazard Disposal $600K/yr

[#13] Ongoing contracts for secure incineration/transport/deep-burial/chemical neutralization of excised biomass.

Training Exercises $600K/yr

[#9, #25] MTF and site drills, excision simulations, compliance audits, and credential renewals.

Perimeter Sensor Maintenance $500K/yr

[#5] Annual maintenance, replacement nodes, hardened comms and backhaul fees for the 15 km perimeter sensor network.

Offsite Biobank Maintenance $500K/yr

[#27] Cold-storage maintenance, redundancy verification, and secure transport rotations for remote biobank copies.

Amnestic And Postincident $500K/yr

[#20] Annual budget for routine amnestic administration, medical follow-up, detention/processing for small-scale incidents.

Medical Support And Medevac $500K/yr

[#23] On-site clinic operations contracts, medevac per-incident capacity funding and trauma care access agreements.

Ethical Oversight $300K/yr

[#30] IRB/oversight meetings, O5-level consultations, and associated travel/legal costs.

Robotics Maintenance $150K/yr

[#12] Maintenance and spare parts for remote cutting systems and heavy manipulators.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $48.5M/yr

62.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, R&D and periodic small excisions covered by baseline budgets.

no major excisions regular monitoring and operations

🚨 Minor Incident $51.5M/yr

30.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Single moderate excision event requiring specialist contractors and surge logistics in addition to baseline operations.

moderate excision localized unexpected spread of SCP-6002-B

🚨 Major Excision Series $98.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Series of large excisions or a large-scale containment campaign requiring international contractor mobilization and major disposal operations.

large-scale excisions multi-week contractor mobilization

🚨 International Exposure $67.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$18.8M vs baseline

Diplomatic/legal incident triggered by cross-border impacts or public exposure requiring large PR/legal settlements and expanded international coordination.

foreign government involvement major public leak or NGO exposure

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $301.3M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$252.8M vs baseline

Severe containment failure or cascade of excisions and international crises requiring very large emergency response, indemnities and accelerated R&D.

major containment breach widespread ecological/genetic impact

👥 Personnel 80 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	50	MTF Nu-45 dedicated rotational unit; salaries estimated at ~$150k each (covers the bulk of tactical labor costs) [#9].
Research Scientist	20	Molecular biologists, bioinformaticians, mycologists, containment engineers forming core ARK research staff; salary average ~$150k [#16].
Medical Officer	2	On-site medical support and oversight for contaminated individuals and amnestic administration [#23, #20].
Engineer / Maintenance	4	Facilities, power, robotics and equipment maintenance staff to support remote BSL operations [#3, #4, #12].
Administrative Staff	4	Site administration, logistics coordination, and liaison roles for legal/cover-story tasks [#1, #21].

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst-provided ranges allow mid-point estimates but many costs depend on operational choices, secrecy premiums, and rare high-cost events; uncertainties around frequency of excisions and international incidents lower confidence to medium.

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