SCP-6073 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6073
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
12
First-year one-time capital outlays are roughly $2.95M driven by containment construction, specialized equipment, and initial research capital; recurring annual costs are roughly $2.10M driven primarily by personnel, ongoing research, and legal/insurance/contingency budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Equipment $540K
[#2, #3, #4, #9, #11, #12, #21] Flame deterrent hardware and integration (#2), HVAC/sterile-air equipment installation (#3), monitoring/sensor suite (#4), transport crate and hoisting hardware (#9), optional incinerator hardware if onsite (#11), UPS/backup generator (#12), communications/security hardware (#21).
Research Program Initial Investment $500K
[#17] Initial capital for a multi-year research program (specialized instrumentation, outside collaborator start-up funds, archiving).
Insurance Reserve One Time $500K
[#22] One-time multi-year reserve for insurance / litigation / cover-up contingencies (sizable, situational).
Facilities $388K
[#1, #19] Airtight reinforced chamber construction and site modifications outside the chamber (non-organic corridor hardening, flooring, wipe stations).
Contingency Reserve Initial $300K
[#18] Initial contingency and emergency-response reserve fund for major repairs, mass-deployment or rapid expansion.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K
[#7] Secure wet-lab buildout, benches/secondary containment, microscopes/multispectral imaging and related instrumentation.
Major Refurbishment Fund $200K
[#13] Reserve for mid-life/major refurbishment events (estimated per-event $100k–$300k).
Capture Kits And Vehicles $120K
[#8] One-time purchase of specialized PPE kits, suppression tools, vehicles and MTF capture equipment.
Cover Story Setup $35K
[#14] One-time setup for cover infrastructure and initial PR/legal setup for plausible cover story.
Protocols Training Development $35K
[#16] Development of plant-free handling curriculum, SOP documents and initial drills.
Security Training And Equipment $25K
[#5] Initial training and equipment costs for 24/7 guarding staff (synthetic-only uniforms, PPE, non-lethal restraints training).
Research Staff Hiring And Training $15K
[#6] One-time hiring, onboarding and specialized training costs for containment research staff.
Ethics Setup $10K
[#15] Initial ethical oversight setup, policy drafting and related training.
Behavioral Protocol Setup $10K
[#20] One-time protocol drafting for controlled interactions and behavioral management for a sapient subject.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #6] Security personnel 9 guards (incl. benefits/OT) and research staff (approx. 3 FTE total) ongoing wages and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $368K/yr
[#6, #17, #15, #20] Recurring long-term research program expenditures, behavioral monitoring/program costs, and medical/ethical oversight (ongoing study costs separate from staff wages).
Cover Story And Legal $265K/yr
[#14, #22] Ongoing legal retainers, PR, permits, community relations and insurance/reserve costs (litigation/settlement reserve).
Logistics And Transport $138K/yr
[#8, #9] Annual MTF/readiness and capture operations budget (drills, per-deployment readiness, vehicle upkeep).
Contingency Replenishment $62K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment of contingency/emergency-response reserve.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#7, #9, #10] Laboratory consumables/reagents, PPE replacement, transport crate upkeep and routine consumable replacements.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#13] Annual maintenance, minor repairs and averaged refurbishment provisioning ($20k–$60k/yr averaged).
Energy Consumption $28K/yr
[#12] Ongoing power costs for HVAC, monitoring, and occasional flame activations (does not include one-time UPS/generator capex).
Waste Disposal And Incineration $20K/yr
[#11] Annual contracted incineration or hazardous-waste handling for plant-contaminated materials and PPE.
Hvac And Air Filtration $18K/yr
[#3] Recurring electricity, HEPA/UV filter replacement and HVAC servicing to maintain sterile/anti-plant environment.
Training Refreshers $18K/yr
[#16] Recurring refresher training, drills and SOP updates for plant-free handling and emergency procedures.
Communications Security Support $10K/yr
[#21] Recurring support for secure communications, storage maintenance and encrypted/air-gapped backups.
Flame System Fuel And Maintenance $8K/yr
[#2] Recurring fuel (propane) and maintenance for flame-based deterrent hardware.
Monitoring And Sensors Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Data storage, sensor calibration, camera/NDVI system maintenance and redundant archive costs.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with no containment incidents beyond routine maintenance and scheduled research.
routine_operations scheduled_research periodic_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized containment alarm or small escape attempt causing limited damage and overtime deployments.
localized_containment_alarm minor_infrastructure_damage
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Partial breach necessitating MTF field operations, chamber repairs, legal/PR response and temporary relocation of research.
partial_escape extended_MTF_deployment substantial_repair
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Full containment failure with public exposure, large-scale deployments, litigation, and reconstruction of containment.
full_escape public_exposure site_reconstruction
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#5] 24/7 guarding with 3 guards per shift (3 shifts) totaling 9 guards trained for non-plant-contact protocols and flame-deterrent operation.
Research Scientist 2 [#6, #17] Two full-time research scientists conducting study into plant-manipulation mechanics and countermeasures (part of the 3 FTE research complement).
Psychologist (part-time) 1 [#6, #15, #20] Part-time psychologist/behavioral specialist for profiling, ethical oversight input and staff care.
Lab Technician 0 [] Lab technician support was referenced in notes but research staff wage estimate was cast as 3 FTE total; dedicated additional headcount for tech support is not separately budgeted beyond the 3 FTE research complement.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with wide ranges provided in analyst notes; SCP is uncontained/unknown-class with uncertain anomalous reach, so many costs (staffing needs, breach frequency, and research scale) are highly uncertain.
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