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SCP-6115 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6115
Expected annual
$7.4M
One-time setup
$7.5M
Annual recurring
$7.1M
Personnel
28
Initial setup costs are substantial (~$7.52M one-time) driven by mail-screening/equipment, secure storage, and specialized facility upgrades; recurring annual costs are ~ $7.07M/year driven by specialist staffing, MTF/mail interdiction operations, research, and legal/cover expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.5M
Equipment $4.0M
[#2, #8, #9, #12, #13, #20] Thaumaturgic dampening locker/vault, mail-screening scanner installations (pilot 10 hubs), mobile incinerator units, secure transport vehicle purchase, diagnostic/CT upgrades, and IT/communications setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#3] Paraphysics research laboratory upgrade, ritual-grade benching, mass spectrometer/HPLC/cryostats, initial 12–24 month research program startup costs.
Facilities $875K
[#1, #4] Structural build-out of a dedicated containment/medical wing (negative-pressure/paraphysics-capable rooms) and biosecure cultivation facility for thaumaturgic worms.
Containment Reserve Fund $600K
[#19] One-time reserve fund for surge response capability / emergency deployments.
Contingency Plan Development $500K
[#26] One-time development of worst-case escalation / mass-exposure response plans and stockpile preparation.
Documentation Investigation Initial $125K
[#24] Initial investigative budget for pamphlet analysis, translation, memetic analysis and tracing origin.
Training Development $100K
[#16] Development of initial training courses, manuals, simulations, and tabletop exercise materials.
Ritual Startup $60K
[#21] Startup stock of ritual/thaumaturgic consumables (inks, ritual metals, rare reagents).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.1M/yr
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Salaries and benefits for paraphysicians (3 FTE), medical support nurses/techs (6 FTE), and partially-dedicated MTF personnel salary allocation.
Cover Story And Legal $1.6M/yr
[#17, #22, #25] Legal/PR retainer and settlements, insurance/legal-defense reserve premiums, and contingency reimbursements/compensation for intercepted/destroyed civilian mail.
Contingency Reserve Annual $1.0M/yr
[#26] Ongoing contingency/renewal fund to cover replenishment after surge responses and to maintain readiness for cluster events.
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#3, #18, #24, #13] Ongoing paraphysics research program (experiments/reagents), long-term follow-up/monitoring of recovered individuals, ongoing investigative analysis, and diagnostic scan program costs.
Logistics And Transport $525K/yr
[#7, #11, #12, #9] MTF deployment/travel/operational costs (incremental deployments), courier contracts/sample transport, vehicle operations for secure transport, and incinerator operational costs.
Supplies And Consumables $360K/yr
[#10, #14, #21, #13] PPE/decontamination consumables, acute care medical consumables and pharmaceuticals, recurring ritual consumables, and per-scan clinical operating costs.
Energy And Utility Costs $150K/yr
[#23] Additional HVAC, lab equipment power draw, incinerator fuel and detection equipment energy use.
Mail Screening Maintenance $125K/yr
[#8] Recurring maintenance, calibration, and IT integration costs for mail screening/detection equipment at partner hubs.
Cultivation Maintenance $125K/yr
[#4] Recurring costs for breeding/holding thaumaturgic worms: feed, quarantine testing, veterinary/thaumawarden oversight, and replacements.
It And Comms Maintenance $100K/yr
[#20] Annual hosting, cybersecurity, and maintenance for secure anomaly logging, telemetry, and communications systems.
Waste Management $50K/yr
[#15] Hazardous waste disposal contracts, specialist contractor fees, and incineration disposal of thaumaturgic bio-waste.
Training Program Refresher $50K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher courses for postal partners, medical staff, and MTF units.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.1M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Routine year with interception, treatment, ongoing research, and normal operations without large incidents.
normal_packet_flow no large clusters standard interdiction and treatment rates
🚨 Minor Incident $7.8M/yr
14.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized cluster or several simultaneous exposures requiring extra deployments, short-term surge in treatment and legal/compensation costs.
localized_cluster multiple hospitalizations increased MTF deployments
🚨 Major Outbreak $27.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Widespread dissemination leading to mass exposures requiring nationwide emergency response, quarantine, large-scale hospitalizations, and major PR/legal actions.
bulk-mail dissemination mass exposures nationwide mail disruption and emergency hospitals
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Paraphysician / Thaumaturgic Specialist 3 [#5] 2–4 full-time specialists assumed (3 used for budgeting).
Medical Support Nurse / Clinical Technician 6 [#6] Nurses/techs with anomalous training; 4–8 FTE range (6 used).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#7] Partially dedicated MTF Alpha-4 operators (~12 partially dedicated).
Research Scientist 2 [#3] Paraphysics research staff funded by research program recurring budget.
Lab Technician 1 [#3] Laboratory technician support for paraphysics equipment and assays.
Administrative Staff 2 [#17, #20] Administrative coordination for legal/PR, partner integration and IT/communications liaison.
Medical Officer 1 [#1, #5] Senior medical oversight for containment wing and clinical protocols.
Veterinary / Thaumawarden 1 [#4] Oversight for cultivation facility and therapeutic worm husbandry.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: article and analyst notes provide many line-item ranges and program structure but contain wide cost ranges for thaumaturgic-specific items, uncertain packet incidence rates, and variable legal/contingency needs.
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