SCP-6109 — SCP-6109 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6109 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-6109

Expected annual

$74.9M

One-time setup

$217.2M

Annual recurring

$67.9M

Personnel

One-time capital and endowment expenses dominate (site construction, contingency/endowment funds, and bullion/financial infrastructure ≈ $217M), while recurring annual operations (staff, temporal ops, logistics, program overhead) are the primary ongoing cost drivers at ≈ $67.9M/year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $217.2M

Worst Case Contingency $100.0M

[#30] Rapid-response / surge-capability reserve for large-scale public exposure, mass discoveries, or retrocausal cascade requiring emergency global scale-up.

Decommissioning Endowment $50.0M

[#29] Endowment-style perpetual care fund to ensure indefinite custody and maintenance of indestructible remains.

Program Capital $20.0M

[#28] Program-level capital expenditure (medium-scale program) for aggregated containment infrastructure and program rollout.

Facilities $15.0M

[#1, #6] Hardened/radiation-rated vault construction and cleanroom/structural retrofits; includes HVAC/inert-atmosphere provision for vault(s) and cleanroom build/retrofit.

Contingency Reserve $10.0M

[#21] Seed contingency/reserve fund to cover uninsured anomalous exposure, lawsuits, or large economic impacts.

Equipment $9.7M

[#2, #3, #4, #5] Containment caskets and inert gloveboxes per specimen, heat-capture/capture-exhaust hardware, radiation instrumentation, and remote-handling robotics initial purchase.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $9.2M

[#10, #13, #20] Initial temporal integration/mission-support hardware, per-specimen forensic testing suite (aDNA, CT, isotopes) for catalog of specimens, and archival/data-security air-gapped server setup.

Gold Recovery Infrastructure $1.0M

[#14] Vacuum recovery units, assay lab, secure vaulting and initial infrastructure to collect and safely handle gold dust generated by specimens.

Community Compensation Fund $1.0M

[#25] Initial fund for community compensation, site restoration, or quiet relocation following recoveries at sensitive religious/cultural sites.

Legal And Financial Setup $800K

[#15, #16] One-time legal/compliance setup, creation of financial conduits/shell entities and initial legal/diplomatic case preparation costs.

Per Specimen Budget $500K

[#27] Representative short-form per-specimen acquisition + stabilization + first-year operations estimate (used for rapid budgeting of new finds).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $67.9M/yr

Program Operational Budget $25.0M/yr

[#28] Aggregate ongoing program operating budget for medium-scale program oversight (staffing, retrieval, temporal ops, and overhead).

Research And Monitoring $20.1M/yr

[#10, #20] Ongoing temporal research & operations budget (using an existing classified program) and data-archive/secure-backup operations.

Logistics And Transport $6.5M/yr

[#7, #12] Secure transport/armored containment per recovery (air/ground + security) and field retrieval mission campaign costs (archaeological teams, excavation, escorts).

Reserve Replenishment $5.0M/yr

[#21, #30] Annual replenishment target for contingency/reserve funds and surge-capability reserves.

Staff Wages $4.5M/yr

[#8, #9, #18, #19] Salaries and benefits for security staff, specialized scientific personnel (forensic anthropologists, radiobiologists, ontokinetics experts), and permanent core operational staff.

Cover Story And Legal $2.5M/yr

[#15, #16, #17] Ongoing liaison office, legal/diplomatic engagement costs, covert information-control and media/PR operations.

Temporal Mission Provisioning $1.0M/yr

[#11] Retainers and provisioning for temporal agents and per-mission provisioning (training, period-appropriate supplies) averaged annually.

Incident Response Team $1.0M/yr

[#18] Standby rapid-response capability for new discoveries, hazardous-material intervention, and emergency containment equipment upkeep.

Market Stabilization Team $500K/yr

[#26] Economic monitoring and coordination team to manage bullion effects and liaise covertly with financial authorities if required.

Medical And Psych Support $400K/yr

[#19] Long-term medical surveillance, staff mental-health programs, hazard compensation and per-exposure follow-up.

Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr

[#24, #4] PPE, filters, seals, respirators, radiological consumables, periodic replacement of monitoring instrumentation and consumable supplies.

Energy And Utilities $300K/yr

[#22] Power for continuous inert atmosphere systems, cooling for heat-capture, robotics, lighting, and HVAC burdens.

Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr

[#3, #4, #5, #6] Maintenance and energy/maintenance for heat capture/scrubber systems, radiation instrumentation calibration, robotics upkeep, and cleanroom filters.

Bullion Custody And Insurance $200K/yr

[#14, #15] Ongoing custody fees, insurance, and secure-storage costs for recovered bullion.

Training And Exercises $200K/yr

[#23] SOP development, tabletop exercises, live drills, and specialized training (radiological, ontokinetics, religious sensitivity).

Public Compensation Annual $200K/yr

[#25] Annual budget for community compensation/mitigation for low-to-moderate incidents.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $67.9M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal operating year with standard recoveries, routine missions, and no major public incidents.

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🚨 Temporal Scaleup Mission $97.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline

Year with one or more large temporal extraction/support missions requiring elevated per-mission spending and temporary surge staffing.

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🚨 Major Breach $267.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline

Significant public exposure or mass-discovery event requiring emergency global scale-up, major PR/legal costs, emergency construction, and large financial stabilization actions.

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👥 Personnel 33 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#8] 24/7 armed security, perimeter guards and contractors for shift coverage.
Research Scientist	6	[#9] Senior scientists (radiobiologists, ontokinetics experts, forensic leads) on the core team.
Lab Technician	6	[#13, #5] Technicians for forensic testing, sample prep, and remote-handling operations.
Engineer / Maintenance	4	[#3, #5, #6] Engineers for heat-capture systems, robotics, HVAC and cleanroom maintenance.
Radiological Safety Officer	1	[#4] Dedicated RSO for dosimetry, monitoring, and safety compliance.
Medical Officer	1	[#19] Occupational medicine and exposure follow-up.
Incident Response Specialist	1	[#18] Rapid-response lead for site stabilizations and hazardous interventions.
Administrative Staff	2	[#16, #21] Office/admin support for legal liaison, financial accounting, and program administration.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#28] Program/site leadership and executive oversight.

📋 Confidence Notes

Substantial uncertainties: unknown total specimen population, highly variable per-mission temporal costs, and unpredictable economic/legal effects of gold conversion. Many top-line items (temporal R&D, surge reserves, endowment size) are wide-range estimates from analyst notes.

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