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SCP-6028 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6028
Expected annual
$7.6M
One-time setup
$13.6M
Annual recurring
$7.5M
Personnel
7
One-time upfront costs (notably a potential full-scale site acquisition) total large sums (~$13.6M), while recurring annual operations to run the archival/acquisition/OSINT/PR program and rapid-response capabilities are the dominant ongoing cost (~$7.5M/year). Major drivers: historical acquisitions, long-term archival/digital infrastructure, legal/PR & media suppression, and contingency for a possible containment attempt.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.6M
Facilities $10.7M
[#2, #14, #26] Secure archival fit-out and facility upgrades (#2), biosecurity facility build/upgrade (#14), and speculative full-scale site initial outlay for attempted containment (#26).
Media Suppression One Time Incident $1.0M
[#23] One-time major legal/PR/settlement expense for an acute public leak or whistleblower incident (single-incident contingency as described in note #23).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#24] One-time recommended contingency reserve for unpredictable large expenditures (note #24).
Equipment $550K
[#3, #12, #20] Secure digital scanning/development hardware and servers (#3), initial remote sensor deployment (#12), and procurement of vehicles/drones/field equipment (#20).
Acquisition Slush Fund $250K
[#1] Immediate-access one-time slush fund for time-sensitive auction/purchase of manuscripts, prints, photographs and oral-history rights.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#13] Mobile field lab and portable sample-processing initial procurement and setup (#13).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.5M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.2M/yr
[#9, #10, #17, #21, #25] Contracted translations and philological analysis (#9), satellite imagery tasking/historical imagery access (#10), scientific research grants and contracted studies (#17), forensic dating/material analysis throughput (#21), and the long-term program budget sustaining archival acquisition/monitoring/PR (#25).
Cover Story And Legal $1.4M/yr
[#5, #6, #18, #23] Legal retainers/transactional costs for acquisitions and takedowns (#5), covert PR/disinformation and sponsored publications/exhibits (#6), bribery/informal cultural-liaison payments (#18), and a recurring reserve for media-suppression/legal response (#23).
Historical Acquisitions Budget $1.0M/yr
[#1] Annual dedicated acquisitions/licensing budget for manuscripts, prints, photographs, and oral histories (ongoing purchase/licensing program; note #1).
Full Scale Site Operations $1.0M/yr
[#26] Recurring operations budget in the event of a containment attempt at a physical site (armed security, permanent research staff, ecological management) — contingency-level recurring cost (note #26).
Logistics And Transport $550K/yr
[#8, #11, #19] Rapid-response travel and per-diem/settlements (#8), multiple field reconnaissance missions (helicopter/charter/LiDAR/drone missions; per-mission budgeting aggregated) (#11), and permits/customs/diplomatic liaison costs for expeditions (#19).
Staff Wages $500K/yr
[#4] Salaries and benefits for core historians, translators, paleographers, archivists, and cataloguers (conservative 3–6 FTEs; modeled as ~4 FTE specialists + small admin/tech support).
Facilities Maintenance $395K/yr
[#2, #14, #15, #20] Archive operations and climate systems (#2), biosecurity facility operations if maintained (#14), onsite security monitoring/guarding (#15), and equipment maintenance/fuel (#20).
Osint Monitoring $100K/yr
[#7] Social-media and open-source intelligence monitoring tools, subscriptions, and 1–2 analysts (continuous monitoring; note #7).
Incident Response And Mitigation $100K/yr
[#16] Budget for search & rescue, witness care, temporary relocation/compensation, and civilian mitigation when incidents occur (note #16).
Insurance And Bonding $100K/yr
[#24] Liability, kidnap & ransom, and other operational insurance premiums (note #24).
Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr
[#13, #22] Field lab consumables, cold-chain materials, shipping, and recurring training-related consumables (#13, #22).
Digital Infrastructure Hosting $60K/yr
[#3] Hosting, backups, encrypted storage, and security monitoring for scanned archives and metadata (recurring portion of #3).
Training And Certifications $50K/yr
[#22] Wilderness safety, first aid, hazmat handling, and cultural-sensitivity training and refresher courses for field teams (note #22).
Remote Sensor Maintenance $30K/yr
[#12] Maintenance, communications, and consumables for deployed remote sensor networks and camera traps (note #12).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.5M/yr
89.8% probability / year
Normal operational year: archival acquisitions, OSINT monitoring, research grants, PR/legal retainers, and routine field activities but no major incidents or containment attempts.
routine acquisitions ongoing OSINT detections standard research and PR activities
🚨 Minor Incident $8.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized event requiring emergency acquisition, rapid-response expedition, legal action, and targeted media suppression (no public catastrophic exposure).
high-profile auction or leak small-scale public disclosure requiring takedown
🚨 Containment Attempt $37.5M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Identification of a stable, accessible anomalous instance and decision to attempt physical containment, triggering large one-time capital outlays and greatly increased operations.
discovery of a stable physical site policy decision to attempt physical containment
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Historian / Archivist 4 [#4] Core historians, archivists, paleographers and cataloguers (FTEs responsible for acquisitions, authentication, and cataloguing).
Research Technician / Lab Technician 1 [#13] Field-lab and sample-processing technician support for mobile lab operations.
Legal / Acquisition Specialist 1 [#5] In-house legal/acquisition liaison to coordinate purchases, licensing, and takedown efforts.
Administrative Staff 1 [#4] Program coordinator / administrative support to manage operations, travel, and contracts.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from wide ranges in analyst notes and multiple speculative contingencies (especially physical containment). Many line items depend on unpredictable discoveries, litigation outcomes, and political variables; therefore uncertainty is high.
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