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SCP-6016 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6016
Expected annual
$15.2M
One-time setup
$68.5M
Annual recurring
$14.7M
Personnel
42
One-time setup is dominated by containment facilities, memetic countermeasures, and a large ADK-class contingency reserve (~$68.5M initial). Ongoing annual costs are driven by research programs, specialist staff wages, global monitoring, and security (~$14.7M/year baseline).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $68.5M
Contingency Reserve Adk $25.0M
[#20] ADK-class contingency reserve (liquid funds) for mass response, international coordination, and emergency procurement.
Facilities $16.5M
[#1] Reinforced outdoor yards, indoor shelters/pools, quarantine wing, observation towers, drainage and biosecurity sized for a small herd and staff/visitor access rooms.
Equipment $6.5M
[#3] Purchase option: large-animal imaging equipment (fMRI/CT) to accommodate elephants; alternative is contracting (recurring).
Memetic Initial Stockpile And R&D $5.5M
[#13] Initial R&D and stockpile for memetic countermeasures and amnestic agents; secure storage and delivery systems.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.0M
[#2] Dedicated thaumaturgy/acoustic research laboratory construction and fit-out: soundproofed rooms, high-speed audio capture, experiment control, secure archive, EM/Faraday shielding as required.
Reserves Seed $2.8M
[#30] Seed fund for unforeseen memetic/biocultural effects, procurement of emergent tech and rapid research pivots.
Rst Setup $2.0M
[#9] Rapid Response Team (vehicles, armored transport, heavy-duty crates, sedation gear, hoisting equipment) initial procurement and training setup.
Isolation Facilities Setup $1.5M
[#24] Temporary isolation/holding safehouses and quarantine sites establishment for rapid relocation.
Public Health Set Aside $1.0M
[#28] Initial set-aside for community/public health mitigation in case of leaks (compensation, temporary shelters, communications).
Elephant Acquisition Initial $700K
[#4] Initial capture/acquisition costs for a small herd (per-animal move costs aggregated for initial transfers, quarantine and permits).
Legal Reserve One Time $550K
[#21] One-time legal/litigation reserve for settlements or immediate legal action if exposure occurs.
Field Monitoring Setup $500K
[#23] Deployable camera traps, drones, acoustic monitors and initial field-team equipment for wild population monitoring.
Security Hardware $450K
[#8] Initial electronic perimeter systems, CCTV, motion sensors, biometric access control hardware (setup).
Acoustic Detection Setup $325K
[#10] High-fidelity mic arrays and field-deployable acoustic units, initial archive infrastructure for audio collection.
Trailer And Transport Fleet Setup $300K
[#4] Specialized trailers/crates, fleet setup for secure transport (one-time).
Backup Generation Setup $300K
[#18] Backup generators and specialized HVAC/critical-power setup for secure containment and lab systems.
Legal And Cover Setup $275K
[#16] Setup for front organizations, cover story creation, legal retainer to establish plausible deniability and initial PR infrastructure.
Data Infrastructure Initial $250K
[#19] Initial encrypted servers, secure vaults and air-gapped archive hardware for memetic logs and audio/neuro data.
Training Program Setup $35K
[#22] Initial memetic-safety and animal-handling training program development and pilot simulations.
Permits Initial Compliance $30K
[#17] Initial permits, regulatory compliance filings, and liaison setup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.7M/yr
Research And Monitoring $6.2M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #14, #15, #19, #23, #27, #13] Ongoing acoustic analysis and storage, publications/public-knowledge monitoring, EVE-level/anomalous monitoring subscriptions, psychological monitoring for staff, long-term thaumaturgy research programs, data infrastructure maintenance, field ops, ethics oversight, and memetic replenishment R&D budget.
Staff Wages $3.5M/yr
[#6, #8, #9, #11, #15] Animal care staff, security personnel, RST staff salaries, monitoring analysts, and resident research staff wages.
Cover Story And Legal $1.8M/yr
[#16, #17, #21] Ongoing cover story operations, legal retainers, permits/regulatory liaison, and insurance/indemnity premiums.
Facilities Maintenance $1.3M/yr
[#1, #18, #24, #29] Energy/utilities, HVAC/pool filtration, backup generator maintenance, routine building maintenance, and upkeep for isolation facilities.
Logistics And Transport $775K/yr
[#4, #26] Aircraft/charter retainer, expected per-move charters and routine transport logistics for relocations and international moves.
Supplies And Consumables $565K/yr
[#5, #25] Annual elephant care (food, enrichment) for a small herd plus consumables: bedding, drugs, PPE and lab reagents.
Rst Maintenance $300K/yr
[#9] Annual maintenance, vehicle readiness, sedation/drug stock rotation and training refresh for the Rapid Response Team.
Imaging Contract Access $120K/yr
[#3] Contracted large-animal imaging access (per-scan billing estimated for baseline monitoring and research scans).
Training And Drills $100K/yr
[#22] Annual memetic-safety, animal-handling, and emergency simulation drills and certifications.
Public Health Response Fund $50K/yr
[#28] Annual budget to respond to small-scale civilian exposure incidents and liaison with public health bodies.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.7M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with steady research, monitoring, and routine operations; no major containment incidents.
no major rituals detected routine animal health and research
🚨 Minor Incident $15.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized ritual occurrence or small leak requiring RST response, limited public mitigation, and legal/PR activity.
single SCP-6016 working observed nearby limited civilian exposure localized containment response
🚨 Major Breach $24.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or widespread ritual occurrence affecting multiple locations requiring large mobilization and partial use of contingency stockpiles.
multiple rituals / coordinated events substantial civilian exposure extended RST and international coordination
🚨 Adk Class Event $64.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
ADK-class destabilization requiring global response: mass amnestic campaigns, international coordination, and full drawdown of high-value contingency reserves.
rapid reproducibility across wild populations high EVE amplification and cascade memory effects international public exposure
👥 Personnel 42 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#8] Armed and technical security staff for 24/7 protection and rapid response.
Animal Care Specialist / Keeper 8 [#6] Specialized keepers (day/night) trained in elephant behavior and ritual indicators.
Senior Research Scientist 8 [#2, #15] Senior investigators in thaumaturgy, ethology, and neuroscience leading long-term research programs.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 6 [#2, #10] Lab technicians for acoustic capture, imaging ops, data processing, and maintenance of monitoring equipment.
Administrative Staff 5 [#11, #16] Analysts, translators, and admin for publications monitoring, cover operations, and liaison functions.
RST Specialist (sedation/transport) 4 [#9] Rapid Response Team members trained in elephant sedation, transport, and emergency containment.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1, #16] Site leadership, program management, and high-level legal/cover coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst ranges in the notes; many line items have wide ranges (especially contingency reserves, memetic R&D, and imaging options). Uncertainty comes from unknown herd size, frequency of rituals, and whether imaging will be purchased or contracted.
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