SCP-6003 — SCP-6003 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6003 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6003

Expected annual

$10.8M

One-time setup

$64.8M

Annual recurring

$10.6M

Personnel

Initial capital and buildout are large due to a remote maritime Site-NULL and specialized maritime assets (estimated ~$64.8M one-time). Recurring costs are driven by staff wages, maritime logistics/vehicle maintenance, and ongoing research & monitoring (estimated ~$10.6M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $64.8M

Facilities $30.5M

[#1, #21] Site-NULL construction and climate-controlled vault/buildout (primary structural/construction costs).

Equipment $10.1M

[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #17] Purchase/outfitting of maritime patrol vessel(s), RIBs, utility helicopter, research-vessel outfitting, unmanned systems, persistent monitoring hardware, and secure servers/datacenter hardware.

Containment Denial $10.0M

[#24] Contingency cost for island denial / large-scale physical blockade (extreme contingency estimate).

Anomalous Loss Reserve $10.0M

[#29] Reserved sinking fund for anomalous loss, lawsuits, or catastrophic remediation (one-time reserve allocation).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M

[#9, #12] Specialized instrumentation, radiocarbon/DNA/isotope lab setup and excavation/conservation equipment and portable conservation lab.

Muon Tomography Deployment $800K

[#10] One-time or rare high-cost muon-tomography deployment for internal structure imaging.

Land And Sea Rights $600K

[#2] Initial purchase/lease/permits and creation of front companies / legal cover initial setup.

Heavy Breaching Tools $400K

[#11] Diamond core drills, cryogenic/laser cutters, robotic manipulators and initial testing purchases.

Medical Biohazard Setup $400K

[#14] Quarantine chamber, decon showers, PPE stockpile and one-time medical facility setup.

Detention Facility Conversion $200K

[#16] Conversion / setup of short-term detention and processing areas.

Amnestic Initial $150K

[#15] Initial stocks of amnestics and memetic-research startup costs.

Environmental Studies $100K

[#20] Initial environmental impact assessments and baseline ecological studies.

Training Program Development $75K

[#26] Initial development of specialized training and non-Euclidean/memetic protocol materials.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.6M/yr

Staff Wages $4.4M/yr

[#3, #5, #6, #13, #14] Salaries and benefits for security rotation (guards/MTF), pilots/aviation crew, research scientists/technicians, medical staff, and core site personnel.

Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr

[#6, #10, #12, #25] Ongoing research vessel operations/crewing, periodic imaging campaigns (GPR/ERT/seismic), conservator labor and multi-year archaeological program field seasons and analyses.

Logistics And Transport $1.2M/yr

[#4, #5, #6, #19] Fuel, mooring, boat/helicopter maintenance and charters, routine resupply runs, crew rotations and transport costs.

Facilities Maintenance $1.0M/yr

[#8, #17, #18] Ongoing maintenance and comms/data fees for monitoring array, SOC/secure-comm maintenance, and energy system maintenance/fuel logistics support.

Supplies And Consumables $450K/yr

[#9, #11, #15] Lab reagents/consumables, expendables for breaching attempts, replacement PPE/amnestic replenishment and routine lab supplies.

Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr

[#2, #16, #22, #28] Ongoing legal retainers, front-company maintenance, PR/misinformation campaign, takedowns and legal processing costs related to trespassers and cover stories.

Salvage And Sar Fund $300K/yr

[#23] Annual reserved contingency for salvage, search & rescue response and immediate cleanup/story management.

Medical And Biohazard $250K/yr

[#14] Recurring medical screening, quarantine operations, PPE resupply and medevac readiness costs.

Psychological Care $200K/yr

[#27] Counseling, retention bonuses and mental-health programs for isolated/affected personnel.

Specialized Training $150K/yr

[#26] Recurrent training, drills, memetic hazard refreshers and non-Euclidean navigation protocols.

Human Intelligence Ops $150K/yr

[#30] Payments to local contacts, fisheries monitoring and HUMINT to deter/reward local populations and monitor civilian knowledge.

Detention Processing $150K/yr

[#16] Recurring costs for detainee processing, legal procedures, amnestic administration logistics and short-term holding operations.

Environmental Mitigation $125K/yr

[#20] Ongoing monitoring, remediation, and compliance costs for ecological mitigation.

Breaching Operations $100K/yr

[#11] Per-attempt expendables, test operations and small-scale breaching campaign costs (routine/annualized attempts).

Artifact Insurance $100K/yr

[#21] Insurance, climate-control energy and secure storage maintenance for recovered artifacts.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.6M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with steady operations, scheduled research seasons, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.

routine_research scheduled_maintenance no_major_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $11.1M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized incident (trespassing, small medical evacuation, limited environmental contamination or a vessel incident) requiring salvage, medical response and legal actions.

trespass_cleanup small_medical_evacuations minor_environmental_response

🚨 Major Breach $15.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment/operational emergency (vessel loss, mass exposure, large settlement or environmental disaster) requiring large-scale salvage, legal settlements and emergency containment.

vessel_loss large_settlement environmental_catastrophe

👥 Personnel 49 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#3] Overall site leadership and executive oversight.
Security Supervisor	3	[#3] Senior security officers / shift leads.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	18	[#3] Rotating guards, maritime patrol teams and boarding crews (24/7 coverage).
Research Scientist	10	[#9, #13, #25] Archaeologists, botanists, anthropologists, geophysicists and senior researchers.
Research Technician / Conservator	4	[#9, #12] Lab techs, conservators and field technicians.
Medical Officer	2	[#14] Medical staff for quarantine, screening, and emergency care.
Engineer / Maintenance	3	[#1, #18] Site engineers and maintenance crew for generators, hull/leg supports and equipment upkeep.
Pilot / Aviation Crew	2	[#5] Helicopter pilots and aviation support staff.
Vessel Crew	4	[#4, #6] Crewing for patrol/research vessels and deck operations.
Administrative Staff	2	[#2, #17] Admin, legal liaisons, and logistics coordinators for front companies / permits.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide detailed line-items but ranges are wide and several extreme contingencies dominate one-time totals; many values use mid-range professional judgment rather than precise invoices, so estimates are plausible but have moderate uncertainty.

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