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SCP-6186 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6186
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
13
Initial capital and buildout are substantial (approx. $2.1M one-time) dominated by containment engineering and a designated contingency; annual operations are sizable (~$1.71M/yr) driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, utilities, and legal/insurance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#17] Designated contingency fund for breach, rebuilds, downtime and compensation (held as reserve).
Equipment $530K
[#3, #4, #5, #7, #20] Includes HVAC/negative-pressure systems, inert-gas purge hardware, continuous sensor suite, remote manipulators/robots, and sealed transfer vehicle/containers.
Facilities $510K
[#1, #2, #8] Includes airtight multi-pane glass chamber, outer blast-rated containment/structural reinforcement, and initial decon/airlock suite installation (design, materials, installation and certification).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $65K
[#6, #19] Initial data-acquisition/analysis infrastructure and initial training/documentation/procedural development costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $900K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13] 24/7 security guard payroll (~6 guards), containment technicians/engineers, research staff, and medical/occupational health staffing.
Research And Monitoring $260K/yr
[#6, #15, #23] Ongoing data storage & maintenance, research consumables/test budgets, and long-term archival/replication costs.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#16, #22] Legal/compliance, information-security/cover-story budgets and public-liability/indemnity insurance premiums.
Utilities And Energy $120K/yr
[#18] Continuous energy costs for negative-pressure HVAC, filtration, data-center/storage, lighting and gas conditioning.
Emergency Response Readiness $100K/yr
[#14] Hazmat/rapid-response team readiness contracts, drills, and standby coordination with external responders.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#8, #21] PPE consumables, decontamination disposables, routine hazardous-material disposal and filter replacement.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#9] Routine physical maintenance, daily inspections, minor resealing and small repairs to glass and structure.
Psychological Support $15K/yr
[#24] Ongoing counseling and ethical oversight support for staff.
Training And Procedural Refresher $15K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, and security clearances/background checks.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#20] Per-transfer transport costs for sealed transfers and secure logistics (assumes a small number of transfers/year).
Inert Gas Refills $6K/yr
[#4] Routine/occasional refills of inert-gas banks for emergency activations (assumes ~2 activations/year at midrange cost).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal operations, scheduled maintenance, and planned research activity.
no breach normal maintenance planned research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Localized damage or sensor/HVAC fault requiring emergency repairs and modest mobilization of hazmat and repairs.
small panel damage one-off inert-gas activation hazmat mobilization
🚨 Major Panel Replacement $2.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Failure of a primary viewing panel or major seal requiring specialist glaziers, crane/rigging and partial shutdown and repair.
structural glass failure pressure-induced cracking specialist replacement required
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Severe containment failure requiring full rebuild/replacement of containment suite, large emergency response, and public mitigation/legal action.
full glass failure entity escapes containment major public exposure
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] Continuous guard coverage; staffed 24/7 (6 guards, rotations) per analyst estimate (~$45k/yr each).
Containment Technician 3 [#11] Containment specialists and technicians (HVAC, glass techs, engineers) to perform daily checks and on-call repairs; costed as 2–4 FTEs.
Research Scientist 3 [#12] Principal investigators and research assistants to design and run tests and analyze data (2–4 researchers assumed).
Medical Officer 1 [#13] Occupational health physician / medical monitoring staff for inhalation hazards and exposure response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed on engineering, staffing and operational ranges, enabling a mid-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to unknown behaviour (expansion/chemical damage/possible sapience) which could push costs higher or trigger infrequent catastrophic expenses.
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