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SCP-6198 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6198
Expected annual
$8.3M
One-time setup
$15.2M
Annual recurring
$7.9M
Personnel
40
Initial one-time capital (construction, equipment, contingency) is dominated by a large contingency/reserve and facility buildout (~$15.2M). Annual operations are driven by staff wages, detainee care, and a replacement reserve (~$7.9M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.2M
Contingency Fund $10.0M
[#22] Large one-time contingency / escalation reserve to be drawn for catastrophic or rapidly escalating events (mid-range chosen).
Facilities $1.9M
[#1, #6, #7] Perimeter fence, modular hardened on-site operations compound, and power infrastructure (generators/backup) — mid-range estimates of fence ($550k), base ($1.2M), power infra ($200k).
Equipment $1.3M
[#2, #4, #5, #14, #16] Perimeter surveillance hardware ($275k), vehicles ($450k), UAV fleet ($325k), communications hardware ($60k), canine procurement/training ($150k) aggregated.
Relocation Compensation $1.0M
[#10] One-time household buyouts / relocation compensation (baseline mid-scale assumption).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#13] One-time cost to outfit or contract high-containment lab access / emergency sample processing capability (mid-range).
Cover Story Setup $150K
[#17] One-time setup for cover NGO, permits, website, initial PR/legal setup.
Soil Engineering Mobilization $100K
[#11] One-time geotechnical/equipment mobilization to support pit capping and containment operations.
Opsec Setup $100K
[#19] One-time OPSEC/intelligence program setup and initial infiltration/training costs.
Training Development $50K
[#15] One-time development of screening/training curricula and initial program materials.
Liaison Setup $50K
[#18] One-time legal/liaison setup and initial retainer/engagement with local counsel/diplomats.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.9M/yr
Routine Replacement Reserve $2.3M/yr
[#21] Depreciation / replacement reserve estimated at ~15% of initial capital (applied to total one-time capital here).
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#3, #8, #13, #16, #20, #15] Salaries for security (guards/MTF), research staff, medics, engineers/maintenance, K9 handlers, and limited admin/leadership; baseline staffing model (see personnel breakdown).
Detainee Care $1.0M/yr
[#9] Recurring per-detainee custody/care costs (baseline assumed ~10 detainees at ~$100k/yr each).
Contingency Reserve Draw $500K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment / draw provision for mid-sized escalations; supplements one-time contingency fund as needed.
Research And Monitoring $330K/yr
[#12, #13, #20] Environmental monitoring / groundwater testing, standby high-containment lab fees and consumables, data forensics and interrogation program staffing/consumables.
Intelligence Ops $300K/yr
[#19] Ongoing intelligence, OPSEC, covert disruption, undercover operations and counter-narrative expenditures.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#1, #2, #7, #21] Routine fence/sensor repairs, site hardening upkeep, and maintenance of power systems; includes part of routine capital maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing cover NGO costs, PR, permits, legal retainers and modest local payments to manage plausible deniability and local relations.
Hole Mitigation Ops $200K/yr
[#11] Recurring budget for lunar-cycle pit capping, geotechnical responses and scheduled sealing operations.
Administrative Overhead $200K/yr
[#23] HR, accounting, auditing, internal management and project administration overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#8, #5] Medical consumables, amnestic budget and basic UAV/spare parts/consumable supplies.
Training And Screening $100K/yr
[#15] Recurring psychological screening, resilience programs, refresher courses, and counseling.
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#4] Fuel, maintenance, insurance and lifecycle upkeep for mobile response vehicles and ATVs (baseline operations).
Surveillance Ops $50K/yr
[#2] Recurring surveillance maintenance, data storage, analytics, and automated alert operations.
Drone Ops $50K/yr
[#5] UAV operations, replacement parts, and operator training refresh.
Canine Upkeep $30K/yr
[#16] Kennel costs, veterinary care, food and training refresh for baseline 3 K9 units.
Communications Ops $30K/yr
[#14] Recurring encrypted communications, backups, satellite/mesh redundancy and storage operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.9M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with scheduled operations, recurring maintenance, and baseline detainee population (~10).
steady_state_operations predictable_lunar_cycle_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $8.3M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Localized increase in SCP-6198-C activity or a cluster of pits requiring extra sealing, short-term overtime and limited detentions.
additional_pit_formation localized_environmental_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $14.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Mass ritual activation or large-scale knowledge transfer causing many new hostile SCP-6198-A instances requiring emergency detainment, MTF deployment and remediation.
mass_ritual_activation large_detainee_surge
🚨 Political Exposure $11.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Exposure to local/national authorities or media forcing large cover payments, legal action, and possible accelerated relocations.
official_inspection media_leak_or_local_protest
👥 Personnel 40 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#3] Round-the-clock static guards and rapid-response teams to staff perimeter and patrols; baseline shift coverage included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 4 [#13, #20] Linguistics, hydrology/environmental, occultist/forensics and lab liaison staff for monitoring and emergency sample processing.
Medical Officer 3 [#8] On-site medics trained for mnestic administration, emergency care and evacuation coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#7, #11, #21] Site and equipment maintenance, power systems, routine repairs, and soil-engineering support coordination.
K9 Handler 3 [#16] Canine teams for search, deterrence and tracking; handlers included in staff_wages and canine upkeep budget.
Administrative Staff 2 [#17, #23] Cover-story staff, HR/payroll and small admin team for local liaison and documentation.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3, #23] Senior leadership overseeing operations, budgeting and external liaison.
📋 Confidence Notes
Cost ranges are wide and driven by poorly constrained variables (number of devotees/detainees, frequency/magnitude of pit events, and potential deific escalation). Many line items are intentionally contingency-driven; therefore overall precision is low.
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