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SCP-6020 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6020
Expected annual
$30.1M
One-time setup
$77.3M
Annual recurring
$29.8M
Personnel
270
Upfront capital and land control are the main costs (~$77.3M one-time), driven by land acquisition, site/building works, and contingency; ongoing annual operations are labor- and services-heavy (~$29.8M/yr), driven by security, gardening workforce, and site overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $77.3M
Facilities $64.8M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #17, #18, #23, #30, #35] Land acquisition, Site-171 buildout, perimeter works, initial planting, fire-suppression setup, power/water infrastructure, dormitory construction, and seeded decommissioning reserve summed for a realistic mid-range capital estimate; #1 is informational and used to size land needs.
Contingency Reserve Seed $5.0M
[#25] Seeded contingency / emergency fund reserved up-front (target reserve ~$5M).
Equipment $3.9M
[#9, #10, #11, #16, #19] One-time deployment/purchase of perimeter sensors and towers, drone hardware, vehicles/heavy equipment capital, secure communications hardware, and autoclave/incineration hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.1M
[#13, #14, #15, #22, #24, #28] Greenhouse/growth-chamber buildout, small occupational clinic, research instrumentation and lab setup (sequencers, sample storage), initial archaeology/curation excavation costs, initial training/curriculum development, and initial legal/ethics review.
Legal Cover Setup $500K
[#20] One-time legal/cover story creation, shell entity formation, and permit acquisition expenses.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $29.8M/yr
Staff Wages $19.0M/yr
[#8, #12, #14] Ongoing payroll: security force (~150–300 personnel; modeled here ~200), dedicated gardening/worship teams (~32–64 staff), and medical/psychiatric staff; figure includes benefits and overtime estimates.
Logistics And Transport $1.9M/yr
[#10, #11, #23] Recurring vehicle/equipment fuel & maintenance, drone flight operations and pilot costs, and recurring staff boarding/food/rotation logistics.
Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr
[#13, #15, #22, #27] Botanical/horticultural research staff and consumables, recurring instrument consumables/contract tests, ongoing curation and archaeological study costs, and ecological/wildlife monitoring.
Administrative Overhead $1.2M/yr
[#32] Regional director allocation, HR, procurement, classified records handling, and accounting overhead allocated to Site-171 operations.
Facilities Maintenance $800K/yr
[#6] Ongoing site and grounds maintenance (woodland thinning, path clearing, general building/road upkeep).
Supplies And Consumables $600K/yr
[#31] PPE, lab reagents, gardening consumables (buckets, toy mowers), fuel consumables for small equipment and routine consumables across programs.
Fire Suppression Operations $500K/yr
[#7] Annual wildfire readiness contracts, seasonal aerial support retainers, and operational readiness costs.
Contingency Replenish $500K/yr
[#25] Periodic replenishment to the contingency reserve to maintain readiness for anomalous changes.
Escalation Fund Annual Reserve $500K/yr
[#26] Annual set-aside to respond rapidly to small expansions/contractions before invoking large emergency purchases.
Insurance Liability $500K/yr
[#29] Internal covert indemnity/insurance reserves for accidents, lawsuits, and liability exposures.
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#20, #28] Ongoing PR, legal retainers, permit renewals, and compliance/licensing related to possible exploitation/commercialization.
Power Ops $400K/yr
[#17] Fuel, generator maintenance, UPS/battery upkeep and hybrid system operations.
Specialist Contractors Retainer $400K/yr
[#34] Annual retainers for heavy-lift, helicopter, hazmat, and forensic archaeology capabilities and/or per-event callouts.
Sensor Network Ops $300K/yr
[#9] Monitoring, maintenance, data backhaul, and redundancy costs for thermal cameras, vibration sensors, towers, and SOC connectivity.
Community Relations $300K/yr
[#21] Local hiring programs, discreet payments, sponsorships, and community engagement to reduce suspicion.
Cyber Ops $250K/yr
[#16] Recurring classified-network operations, SOC staffing, and cyber defense/comms costs.
Water And Sewage Ops $250K/yr
[#18] Potable water, wastewater treatment operations, and wastewater compliance monitoring.
Counter Surveillance $250K/yr
[#33] Social-media monitoring, rapid-takedown budgets, rumor suppression, and active counter-surveillance.
Waste Management $125K/yr
[#19] Contracted biohazard disposal, incineration/autoclave service contracts and regular municipal waste handling.
Training Refresher $100K/yr
[#24] Annual refresher training, psychological screening follow-ups, and protocol adherence programs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $29.8M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine staffing, maintenance, and monitoring.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Wildfire Event $34.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Seasonal wildfire or large localized fire affecting planted buffer and requiring emergency suppression, replanting, and repairs.
wildfire extended_fire_suppression
🚨 Rapid Expansion $34.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Anomalous expansion of SCP-6020-A requiring rapid land acquisition/fencing and scaling of staff.
sudden_radius_increase urgent_land_acquisition
👥 Personnel 270 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 200 [#8] 24/7 perimeter and internal security staffing (150–300 total); model uses ~200 guards including supervisors and QRT.
Gardener / Ritual Staff 48 [#12] Dedicated gardening/worship workforce (32–64 staff) responsible for frequent manual activities that maintain SCP-6020-A diameter.
Research Scientist 6 [#13, #15] Botanical/genetics/archaeology research staff required for study and monitoring of anomalous flora and cultural remains.
Medical Officer 4 [#14] Onsite medical and psychiatric staff for occupational health and SCP-sensitive wellbeing services.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#11, #17] Facilities, power, vehicles and grounds technical staff for maintenance and equipment operations.
Administrative Staff 6 [#32, #20] Site admin, HR, procurement, and classified-records staff supporting operations and cover-story maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are drawn from detailed analyst notes with explicit ranges; the largest uncertainties are local land prices, long-term staffing/posture choices, and unpredictable anomalous behavior (expansion/contraction), so a medium confidence rating is appropriate.
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