SCP-6137 — SCP-6137 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6137 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6137

Expected annual

$1.4M

One-time setup

$2.4M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

One-time setup costs are dominated by contingency/reserve funds and facility buildout (~$2.45M total), while recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages (research + security) and long-term research funding (~$1.37M/yr). Main cost drivers are salaries, long-term research, and contingency/reserves for escalation.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M

Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#22] Reserve fund for rapid escalation/reclassification, specialist teams, or higher-containment buildout.

Containment Breach Reserve $525K

[#25] One-time reserve allocation for containment-breach insurance, liability reserves, and initial PR crisis planning.

Facilities $300K

[#1, #2] Reinforced humanoid containment suite construction and HVAC/independent environmental control modifications (suite buildout, reinforced walls/door, bathroom, anti-tamper fittings, separate ducting and controls).

Decommissioning $150K

[#29] End-of-life decommissioning, sanitization, and destruction of records/equipment estimate.

Equipment $145K

[#3, #4, #5, #6, #13, #16] UPS/backup generator, access control & biometrics hardware, CCTV/audio initial setup, sensor suite setup, portable X-ray purchase, initial secure server/hardware setup.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $116K

[#12, #14, #26, #27] Initial specialized analytical testing budget, freezer/cryostorage and sample vault setup, specialty tattoo-analysis equipment (dermatoscope, multispectral imaging), and one-time cultural/linguistic research expenses.

Transport Vehicle $90K

[#17] Secure/armored transfer vehicle purchase for subject transfers.

Cover Story Legal Setup $88K

[#18] Initial cover-story/front company setup, legal counsel and information-security measures for initial concealment.

Emergency Kit $10K

[#7] Initial sedation & emergency response kit (sedatives, autoinjectors, restraint gear, transport cage).

Clearance Processing One Time $10K

[#21] One-time personnel security clearance and background check processing for initial hires.

Transport Training $8K

[#17] One-time transfer team training associated with secure transport setup.

Initial Medical Exams $4K

[#8] Initial full medical exam, baseline labs, vaccination and infectious disease screening.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $790K/yr

[#9, #10, #11, #8] Dedicated research team salaries, dedicated security staffing (guards + supervisor), psychologist salary, and recurring medical oversight/physician/nurse time.

Research And Monitoring $315K/yr

[#12, #23] Recurring follow-up analytical testing and long-term research program funding (multi-year experiments, grants, collaborative costs).

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#18] Ongoing legal/PR/counterintelligence and cover-story maintenance costs.

Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr

[#19] Pro-rated share of utilities, building maintenance, insurance, and facility overhead attributable to the containment suite.

Supplies And Consumables $32K/yr

[#15, #28, #20] PPE/decon supplies and biomedical waste disposal, miscellaneous consumables/administrative overhead, and subject food/laundry/living supplies.

Ethical Oversight $30K/yr

[#24] Internal review board, external ethics consultants, and compliance oversight.

Data Management And Cybersecurity $25K/yr

[#16] Ongoing server maintenance, database costs, IT administration, and cybersecurity for logs, video, and records.

Logistics And Transport $12K/yr

[#17] Per-transfer contract or vehicle operation costs for secure transfers (assumed limited frequency).

Subject Compensation $10K/yr

[#30] Recurring psychological/monetary compensation and approved comforts for a cooperative subject.

Surveillance Storage And Maintenance $10K/yr

[#5] Recurring CCTV/audio storage costs, maintenance, and secure off-site backups.

Personnel Training $10K/yr

[#21] Recurring training program costs for turnover, drills, and new-hire training.

Psychological Services $10K/yr

[#11] Enrichment program budget and non-salary recurring psychologist program expenses.

Sample Storage Operation $6K/yr

[#14] Operation costs for freezer/cryostorage, sample chain-of-custody, and vault upkeep.

Sedation Replenishment $6K/yr

[#7] Recurring replenishment of sedatives, autoinjectors and restraint consumables.

Imaging Per Scan $6K/yr

[#13] Outsourced MRI/CT scan expenses (assumed occasional scans per year).

Cultural Consultancy Subscription $5K/yr

[#27] Recurring consulting/subscription fees for iconographic databases and cultural/linguistic specialists.

Sensor Maintenance $3K/yr

[#6] Maintenance/calibration for motion, door, environmental, and biometric sensors.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

87.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with routine operations and no major incidents.

cooperative subject no unexpected memory-loss cascade standard research cadence

🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

A contained, non-breaching incident (medical episode, small disappearance event) requiring extra scans, overtime, and short-term legal/PR response.

sudden personnel disappearance(s) extra imaging/tests overtime and short-term consultancy

🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Partial containment failure or cascading disappearances requiring emergency response teams, temporary relocation, substantial legal/PR response and temporary high-containment measures.

unplanned mass disappearance temporary loss of surveillance or control need for emergency specialized teams

🚨 Reclassification Escalation $3.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Discovery of hazardous anomalous properties or reclassification requiring rapid high-containment construction, major research scale-up, and civil/military coordination.

tests reveal hazardous anomalous properties orders for high-containment upgrade requirement for specialist long-term infrastructure

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	3	[#9] Dedicated research team (1 senior researcher + 2 junior researchers/technicians) conducting tattoo analysis and behavioral studies.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#10] Rotational guards providing 24/7 coverage (6–8 guards estimated) for direct containment security.
Security Supervisor	1	[#10] Supervisor/shift lead for security team.
Psychologist	1	[#11] Psychological services and rapport-building (part-time/full-time psychologist).
Medical Officer	1	[#8] On-call physician/nurse for continuous medical oversight and baseline exams.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a mid-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to anomalous, hard-to-predict behavior (memory/erasure effects) that can rapidly change containment needs and trigger large, low-frequency costs.

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