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SCP-6018 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6018
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$5.1M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
7
Initial one-time setup and secure testing infrastructure require multi-hundred-thousand to low-million dollar outlays, while the largest recurring costs are continuous security, medical standby, and research/oversight; contingency/per-incident costs can add hundreds of thousands if events occur.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.1M
Facilities $1.8M
[#5, #7, #25] Land/building for remote test compound, acquisition/adjacent parcels, and option for deep/hardened long-term retirement storage.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.3M
[#10, #24] Initial multi-discipline forensic/neuropathology project and seed funding for neutralization/mitigation research programs.
Equipment $780K
[#1, #2, #4, #6, #11, #18, #19] SCIF-grade storage locker & sensors, access-control software/hardware (dev/integration), armored vehicle purchase, perimeter detection hardware, non-destructive instruments purchase, failsafe/playback interlocks, and secure server/storage hardware.
Contingency Fund $500K
[#20] Seeded reserved contingency/emergency fund for rapid incident response and on-the-spot cover-up needs.
Victim Compensation Fund $500K
[#21] Initial pooled victim/family compensation and relocation fund.
Interagency Fund $200K
[#26] Covert reserve for interagency/government relations and quiet settlements.
Sop And Initial Training $25K
[#17] One-time SOP development and initial training workshop costs.
Post Test Monitoring Setup $20K
[#22] Initial setup for GPS/biometric monitoring system and data infrastructure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $450K/yr
[#3] 24/7 onsite security staffing: six full-time guards (three shifts) plus supervisor; salaries and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $350K/yr
[#10, #24] Ongoing forensic/neuropathology experiments and annual neutralization/mitigation research operations (staff time, contracts, experiment campaigns).
Medical Standby Retainer $300K/yr
[#8] Annual retainer for on-call anesthesiologist/neurologist and nursing critical-care team for test standby.
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#13, #14] Legal/PR retainers, cover-story creation, and administrative overhead for multi-level approval processes and O5 sign-off support.
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#4] Drivers, armored vehicle maintenance, and scheduling/security costs if Foundation owns transport assets.
Local Population Monitoring $120K/yr
[#16] Liaison/officer salaries and community demographic monitoring to ensure no children/pregnant women move into range.
Drone Retainer $50K/yr
[#6] Drone operator retainer and routine drone patrol operations for perimeter clearance verification.
Interagency Relations Replenish $50K/yr
[#26] Annual replenishment/operational budget for covert interagency/government relations and discreet settlements.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#1, #5, #18] Site upkeep and utilities for the remote compound, small safe/locker inspection & maintenance, and periodic hardware inspections.
Psychological Services $30K/yr
[#12] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling, and monitoring for operators and participants.
Ethical Compliance $30K/yr
[#23] Independent reviewers, outside bioethics consults, and third-party audits.
Post Test Monitoring Ops $25K/yr
[#22] Ongoing GPS/biometric monitoring subscriptions and analytics for tracked individuals.
Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#17] Recurring SOP refresher training, tabletop exercises, and emergency drills.
It Hosting And Archival $20K/yr
[#19] Secure server hosting, archival storage costs, and log retention for video/biometric/sensor feeds.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#15, #27] Pregnancy test program costs and routine consumables (PPE, tape preservation materials, batteries, small replacements).
Sensor Maintenance $10K/yr
[#6] Maintenance and calibration for LIDAR/thermal/ground sensors used to certify 100 m exclusion zones.
Non Destructive Scan Ops $10K/yr
[#11] Annual budget for external scan contracts and small instrument ops when avoiding purchase/operation of all instruments.
Access Control Software $6K/yr
[#2] Hosting, updates, and admin for the 25-signatory workflow and multi-factor access control integration.
Long Term Inpatient Per Incident $0/yr
[#9] Per-incident ICU/hospice and biohazard handling costs are handled as incident-specific expenses in scenarios; baseline reserves set to zero here.
Contingency Replenish $0/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment of contingency fund reserved for as-needed use; baseline set to zero (replenish on-demand).
Per Incident Victim Compensation $0/yr
[#21] Per-incident compensation/settlement costs handled as incident-specific spending in scenarios; baseline set to zero here.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: ongoing operations, security, medical retainer, research, monitoring, and routine maintenance only.
no incidents scheduled testing only routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$130K vs baseline
Single test leads to medical emergency (ICU/stabilization), small-scale cover-up and per-incident legal/compensation costs.
single test causes comatose/dying vessel per-incident ICU/stabilization required small legal/cover-up action
🚨 Major Incident $3.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Multiple casualties or containment breach requiring MTF rapid-response, major medical/legal expenses and contingency fund drawdown.
multi-person casualty or local exposure rapid MTF deployment substantial legal settlements
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $4.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Major public exposure or political incident requiring large-scale settlements, interagency payments, possible destruction/retirement campaigns and deep storage operations.
public exposure/political involvement large-scale legal settlements destruction/retirement campaign
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] Six full-time guards covering three shifts; included in staff_wages.
Security Supervisor 1 [#3] Onsite supervisor and escalation point; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, but many high-variance items (incident frequency, land costs, research program scale, and contingency usage) create substantial uncertainty; figures are conservative estimates within provided ranges.
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