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SCP-6106 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6106
Expected annual
$4.0M
One-time setup
$6.8M
Annual recurring
$3.9M
Personnel
30
Initial capital expenditure is substantial (~$6.8M) driven by construction of a reinforced isolation chamber, duplication/contingency reserves and specialized equipment; annual operating costs (~$3.9M/yr) are dominated by staffing (CCTV, security, MTF) and ongoing cyber/legal/monitoring activities.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.8M
Facilities $3.3M
[#1, #8, #15, #26, #30] Structural construction and site integration: isolation hemisphere chamber, hardened observation posts, off-site quarantine retrofit, physical exclusion-zone construction and (partial) duplication at a secondary site.
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#23] Emergency/reserve fund for large-scale escapes, mass cover-ups, rapid MTF mobilization and unexpected costs (recommended reserve).
Equipment $674K
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #16, #17, #27] Hardware and installed systems: custom anchored safe, long-range optical/thermal camera units, video/rack capex, UPS/generator hardware, MTF vehicle purchase, non-digital transport tools, and remote audio capture hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#20] Research lab outfitting and initial instrumentation for behavioural studies and containment-tech research (startup outfitting).
Ai Development $300K
[#9] Alexandra.AIC initial development and integration (one-time development cost).
Legal Retainer $100K
[#22] Initial legal/PR retainer and one-time cover-story setup costs.
Archive Upgrades $35K
[#14] Archive physical upgrade capex: lighting, fixed cameras, anti-tamper sensors and signage.
Media Disposal Capex $30K
[#19] Small incinerator purchase or capital cost for on-site secure destruction capability.
Archivist Training Program $20K
[#12] Initial creation and delivery of archivist/librarian training materials and program development.
Administrative Adaptations $8K
[#28] One-time procurement and training for analogue administrative systems and seals (typewriter/analogue forms).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#5, #6, #13, #16] Ongoing personnel payroll: 3camera monitoring (12 FTE), on-site security guards (8–12 FTE used here as 10 FTE), additional archival escorts (1–3 FTE used here as 2 FTE), and MTF team salaries/readiness portion.
Research And Monitoring $950K/yr
[#9, #20] Ongoing research program funding and monitoring: Alexandra.AIC maintenance/compute and recurring research staff/program costs.
Cover Story And Legal $440K/yr
[#22, #24] Ongoing legal, PR, cover-story maintenance and internal audit/compliance overhead.
External Web Monitoring $250K/yr
[#10] Continuous web crawling, takedown operations, SLA contracts, and staff for external site monitoring and rapid removal requests.
Cybersecurity $150K/yr
[#11] IDS/IPS, quarantine automation, incident response and cybersecurity staffing related to SCP-6106 propagation risks.
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#29] Vehicle fuel, maintenance and routine transport costs for transfers and patrols.
Psychological Support $80K/yr
[#21] Ongoing counselling, personnel reliability checks and liaison support for affected staff and families.
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#1, #8, #26, #30] Recurring maintenance, HVAC, structural inspections and upkeep for chamber, observation posts, fences/exclusion-zone infrastructure and duplicated facilities.
Mtf Training $50K/yr
[#16] Ongoing MTF training, drills specific to capture/transport and readiness.
Offsite Storage Operation $40K/yr
[#15] Operation costs for secure off-site quarantine/storage of unaffected materials (>100 m operations).
Drills And Exercises $40K/yr
[#25] Regular field exercises, tabletop simulations and coordinated drills with staff and MTFs.
Training And Policy Refreshers $30K/yr
[#12] Recurring archivist/librarian refresher training, compliance documentation and administrative overhead.
Video Infrastructure Maintenance $20K/yr
[#4] Maintenance, storage and archival costs for remote video transmission/recorders located >100 m.
Bait Materials $15K/yr
[#18] Production and controlled use of bait/sacrificial decoys and safe disposal after experiments.
Generator Maintenance $12K/yr
[#7] Fuel, testing and maintenance for UPS/generator systems supporting remote monitoring.
Media Disposal Contracts $10K/yr
[#19] Contracted incineration/shredding and recurring decontamination/disposal services when needed.
Audio Storage And Analysis $10K/yr
[#27] Storage, analysis and forensic review of remotely-captured audio evidence recorded outside exclusion zone.
Archive Maintenance $6K/yr
[#14] Minor maintenance for archive lighting, sensors and non-textual signage upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#17, #28] Small consumables: analogue logs, mechanical tally consumables, seals and other low-cost recurring supplies.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.9M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Uneventful year with normal operations and no major incidents.
no containment breaches routine monitoring and operations
🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident (single discovery or transport complication) requiring extra MTF response, legal takedowns and overtime.
single-site manifestation rapid takedown and localized MTF mobilization
🚨 Major Breach $5.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or multiple victim events requiring emergency mobilization, mass cover-up and accelerated research.
escape from containment multiple witnessed disappearances large-scale public exposure
🚨 Political Exposure $4.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Public exposure or legal/political incident requiring heavy PR, settlements and extended legal operations.
public leak media/political scrutiny
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
CCTV Operator / Supervisor 12 [#5] Three operators per shift + one supervisor per shift, 3-shift continuous coverage.
Security Officer / Guard 10 [#6] 8–12 FTE estimated for 24/7 exclusion enforcement; 10 FTE used for budgeting.
Archivist / Librarian (escort) 2 [#13] 1–3 additional archival staff or dedicated escorts to enforce two-person rule; 2 FTE used.
MTF Agent / Response Team 6 [#16] Dedicated capture/transport team; salaries/readiness portion included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories allowing medium confidence in estimates; uncertainty remains due to SCP-6106 being currently uncontained, unpredictable manifest frequency on public sites, and site-specific capital reuse assumptions.
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