SCP-6168 — SCP-6168 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6168 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-6168

Expected annual

$186K

One-time setup

$314K

Annual recurring

$182K

Personnel

Initial (one-time) setup costs focused on containment retrofit, specialized testing equipment and contingency reserves total roughly $314k; annual recurring costs (~$182k/year) are dominated by staff wages (security + research) and ongoing monitoring/maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $314K

Emergency Containment Reserve $85K

[#23] Reserve budget for emergency containment upgrades (barriers, airlocks, remote locking, added hires) if behaviors change.

Incident Field Investigation $42K

[#15] Field investigation to locus (Phú Quốc / Vietnam): travel, permits, local hires and equipment shipping (typical).

Project Contingency One Time $41K

[#25] Standard one-time contingency (15% of other one-time line items).

Insurance Reserve $25K

[#20] One-time contingency reserve for insurance/legal loss fund or asset recovery.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $24K

[#10, #13] Baseline materials and forensic testing ($4,500 typical) and specialized sensors/anomaly testing equipment ($20,000 typical).

Thaumaturgy Evaluation One Time $20K

[#14] Initial thaumaturgic/paranormal evaluation budget for controlled protocols and expert consultation.

Facilities $15K

[#1] Containment cell retrofit: medium-sized animal containment cell retrofit with dedicated HVAC/dehumidifier, reinforced lock and pass-through.

Poi Investigation One Time $10K

[#16] One-time PoI investigative costs (OSINT, travel, legal assistance baseline).

Transport Per Move $10K

[#17] Typical cost to move SCP between facilities for a single relocation (vehicle, crew, escorts).

Legal Cover Setup $10K

[#18] Initial legal/cover-story setup and paid expert fees for establishing plausible explanations.

Custom Transport Crate $7K

[#7] Shock-isolating, humidity-controlled custom transport crate and handling kit.

It Security Setup $6K

[#19] Secure servers, encrypted backups and initial IT security infrastructure (typical midpoint).

Pest Contingency Reserve $5K

[#6] Contingency reserve for fumigation / localized treatments if pest infestation detected.

Conservation Initial $5K

[#5] Initial conservator assessment and stabilization treatment for wooden artifact.

Equipment $4K

[#2, #3] Climate monitoring setup ($1,200) and surveillance hardware (2 IP cameras $1,000; NVR + initial storage $2,000) initial purchase/installation.

Inventory Tagging $2K

[#9] Initial RFID/barcode tagging, tamper-evident seals and database setup.

Biological Screening Initial $1K

[#11] Initial biological/contaminant screening (surface swabs, lab tests).

Ppe Kit One Time $1K

[#8] Initial handling / operator PPE and small hoists/rigging kit purchase.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $182K/yr

Staff Wages $108K/yr

[#4, #12, #16] Security staffing (0.6 FTE equivalent guard funded ~ $32.5k) plus research staffing for behavioral/ethology study (project-length salaries aggregated ~$70k) and limited PoI monitoring support (~$5k).

Project Contingency Recurring $24K/yr

[#25] Recurring contingency/overhead (15% of recurring line items).

Cover Story And Legal $19K/yr

[#18, #24] Legal retainer and PR monitoring (~$10k/yr) plus long-term archiving and publication suppression activities (~$9k/yr).

Research And Monitoring $12K/yr

[#5, #11, #13, #14, #6] Annual conservator spot maintenance (~$2k), biological follow-up sampling (~$300), ongoing thaumaturgy testing budget if extended (~$10k), and routine sensor calibration/monitoring; includes pest inspection linkage.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#17] Annual contingency fund for emergency moves / routine relocations (~$5k/yr).

Insurance $5K/yr

[#20] Annual insurance/liability fund or legal reserve.

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#3, #8, #22] Consumables, PPE replacements and small equipment (gloves, archival tissue, batteries) plus storage/maintenance for surveillance (~$500).

It Security Maintenance $3K/yr

[#19] Ongoing IT/security maintenance, cloud storage and encrypted backups (~$1.5k–$5k typical; midpoint used).

Power Utilities $1K/yr

[#21] Incremental electricity for HVAC, monitoring and instruments.

Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr

[#1] Routine maintenance for containment cell, HVAC servicing and minor repairs.

Pest Inspections $1K/yr

[#6] Routine pest inspections and bait system maintenance.

Inventory Maintenance $300/yr

[#9] Annual tagging/database maintenance and chain-of-custody record upkeep.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $182K/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with scheduled monitoring, maintenance, research and no major incidents.

routine monitoring scheduled maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $192K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline

Localized non-catastrophic issue (e.g., pest detection, minor conservation event, small transport or repair) requiring limited emergency spending.

pest outbreak localized structural damage

🚨 Field Investigation $225K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$42K vs baseline

Deployment of a small field team to locus (Phú Quốc/Yên Bái) for investigation, permits and on-site data collection.

new leads at locus need for on-site sample collection

🚨 Major Breach $332K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Significant containment failure or contested seizure requiring emergency containment upgrades, emergency transport, legal response and potential asset recovery.

break-in/theft attempt unexpected behavioral escalation

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#4] Represents the dedicated day-shift guard (0.6 FTE funded equivalent; supplemented by roving/night shift staff shared with site).
Research Scientist / PI	1	[#12] PI oversight for behavioral/ethology study; part of the research staffing budget.
Research Assistant	1	[#12] Research assistant time (0.5–1.0 FTE project-length) included in research staffing budget.
Administrative Staff	1	[#16] Administrative / POI monitoring support (translation, liaison) included in staff wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items are standard conservation and security costs (medium confidence), but thaumaturgic testing and incident-driven expenditures are highly variable and introduce uncertainty.

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