SCP-6021 — SCP-6021 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6021 Keter ? low confidence

SCP-6021

Expected annual

$33.1M

One-time setup

$317.9M

Annual recurring

$30.2M

Personnel

One-time capital and contingency reserves dominate costs (notably a large reality-event reserve), while recurring personnel/security, research/monitoring, and contingency replenishments drive annual spending.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $317.9M

Reality Event Reserve $250.0M

[#30] High-capacity contingency fund recommended for low-probability, high-impact reality events.

Contingency Capex Reserve $20.0M

[#24] Fast-deploy containment trailers, mobile labs, and rapid infrastructure; contingency capex reserve.

Indemnity Reserve $20.0M

[#19] Capital reserve for indemnities and large operational losses (shadow/black-budget insurance).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $12.0M

[#9] Off-site research wing build-out/lease and outfitting.

Equipment $7.2M

[#4, #5, #6, #8, #14, #15, #21, #22, #23, #26] Initial vehicles/armor/equipment for security and MTF, RRT gear, sensor network purchase/installation, hardened comms, controlled-interaction apparatus, medical readiness kit, generators, hardened server room, archive setup, and memetic-protection hardware.

Buyouts And Easements $5.0M

[#3] Compensation, easements, and partial buyouts to mitigate adjacent property damage and reduce civilian presence.

Civilian Relocation Capex $2.0M

[#20] One-time relocation / temporary housing / buyout capex for affected civilians.

Facilities $600K

[#1] Purchase of five-acre core site, title, closing, survey, initial fencing.

Perimeter Legal Establishment $450K

[#2] One-time legal work to establish and defend 5-km cordon (injunctions, signage, notices).

Environmental Monitoring Setup $250K

[#16] Initial environmental instruments and baseline studies for soil/water/air monitoring.

Succession Preparation $200K

[#29] Initial replacement/succession planning and vetting preparations for SCP-6021-1.

Initial Cover Story Campaign $150K

[#17] Initial PR campaign and community messaging to establish cover story.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $30.2M/yr

Staff Wages $10.0M/yr

[#4, #5, #9, #10, #13, #15, #25, #29] Salaries and benefits for perimeter security, RRT, research staff/specialists, SCP-6021-1 oversight, medical staffing, intelligence analysts, and succession-related personnel.

Reality Event Replenishment $10.0M/yr

[#30] Periodic replenishment authority for the reality-event contingency fund.

Research And Monitoring $3.0M/yr

[#9, #11, #14, #16, #23] Research facility operations (non-salary), long-term observational studies, experiment apparatus calibration/maintenance, ongoing environmental sampling, and archival operations (non-capex).

Indemnity Replenishment $2.0M/yr

[#19] Annual replenishment for indemnity/black-budget reserve.

Medical And Forensic $650K/yr

[#15] Trauma teams, specialized medical staffing, consumables, and biohazard disposals.

Legal Defense And Lobbying $500K/yr

[#18] Litigation reserve replenishment, lobbying and local government payments (annual operating).

Intelligence And Counterintelligence $500K/yr

[#25] Subscriptions, liaison officers, and CI monitoring of global effects attributable to SCP-6021.

Surveillance And Uav Operations $450K/yr

[#6] Maintenance, hosting, and UAV fleet operations for fixed and mobile surveillance.

Satellite And Aerial Monitoring $400K/yr

[#7] Commercial satellite tasking/subscriptions and periodic manned overflights.

Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr

[#21, #22] Road/gate/power upkeep and maintenance of hardened infrastructure/UPS.

Logistics And Transport $300K/yr

[#21] Helicopter availability hours, vehicle fuel, and transport logistics for site operations.

Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr

[#2, #17] Ongoing community liaisons, paid messaging, and routine legal upkeep for cordon enforcement and cover story.

Training And Drills $300K/yr

[#27] Regular drills, inter-agency exercises, and readiness training.

Psychological Care And Screening $300K/yr

[#12] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling, memetic inoculation, and acute psychiatric care capacity.

Civilian Support Payments $250K/yr

[#20] Ongoing relocation support, witness management stipends, and NDA administration.

Memetic Protection $250K/yr

[#26] Ongoing training, medical supplies, and maintenance for memetic/neurological protection systems.

Comms And Cyber Security $200K/yr

[#8] Ongoing hosting, backups, and cyber-defense for encrypted comms and data storage.

Archives And Data Escrow $150K/yr

[#23] Offsite archival storage, escrow services, and redundancy operations.

Ethical Oversight $150K/yr

[#28] Internal review boards, audits, and documentation for experiments involving humans.

Environmental Monitoring $125K/yr

[#16] Continuous sampling and remediation supplies for soil/water/air monitoring.

Succession Upkeep $100K/yr

[#29] Ongoing upkeep of succession/vetting protocols for SCP-6021-1 replacement contingencies.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $30.2M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal year of operation with no major incidents; routine monitoring, staffing, and reserve replenishment.

no major anomalous escalation regular research and upkeep routine legal/PR actions

🚨 Minor Incident $31.7M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Localized anomalous manifestation or spike in witnessed events requiring temporary surge response, medical care, and PR management.

localized surge in visions/witnesses small-scale emergency medical/forensic response short-term PR/legal activity

🚨 Major Breach $55.2M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Significant containment/manifestation event requiring large-scale deployment of contingency capex, broad relocations, and accelerated buyouts/repairs.

sustained anomalous effects beyond perimeter multiple civilian exposures deployment of contingency infrastructure

🚨 Political Exposure $130.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline

Public exposure or political scandal forcing large-scale buyouts, legal settlements, national-level PR campaigns, and heavy indemnity draws.

media leak or public legal victory major political attention large-scale compensation/relocation orders

👥 Personnel 96 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	50	[#4] Perimeter cordon patrols and guard posts (~40–60 personnel).
Rapid Response Task Force / MTF Specialist	12	[#5] Dedicated fast-reaction team for rapid anomalous response.
Research Scientist	12	[#9, #10, #11] Researchers and technical staff for observational research and experiments.
Tactical Theology / Specialist Investigator	3	[#10] Specialist investigators (theology, memetics, anomaly analysis).
Medical Officer	4	[#12, #15] Trauma/psychiatric staff for acute and ongoing care.
Engineer / Maintenance	3	[#21, #22] Facility, power, and equipment maintenance staff.
Administrative Staff	4	[#17, #18] Admin, legal liaisons, and PR coordinators.
Intelligence Analyst	4	[#25] CI/analysis staff tracking global signatures and coordination.
Contracts/PR Liaison	3	[#17, #18] Local government and community liaison personnel.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#9] Senior oversight and executive decision-making authority.

📋 Confidence Notes

The anomaly is functionally uncontainable and the article provides wide ranges and many contingent reserve recommendations; many line items (buyouts, reserves, reality-event funds) are highly uncertain, producing low confidence in precise estimates.

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