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SCP-6223 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6223
Expected annual
$8.3M
One-time setup
$13.3M
Annual recurring
$8.2M
Personnel
41
Estimated one-time setup costs of approximately $13.32M driven by remote base construction, helicopter purchase and contingency/remediation budgets; recurring annual costs around $7.70M driven primarily by staff wages, amnestic treatment programs, transport charters and program administration/legal support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.3M
Helicopter Purchase $2.8M
[#3] One-time purchase/lease buyout option for rotary lift (midpoint of provided range).
Remediation Contingency $2.8M
[#26] Contingency budget for physical remediation, heavy-lift, controlled destruction or containment reinforcement.
Facilities $1.9M
[#1, #11] Remote field-base construction and climate-hardened Euclid-class media vault build/fit-out.
Cover Story Initial $1.6M
[#19] Initial legal defense and cover-story/PR ops to suppress corporate/public exposure (midpoint).
Contingency Reserve $900K
[#30] Initial emergency reserve fund (approx. 15% of first-year program-level costs; within provided 10–25% guidance).
Equipment $768K
[#4, #8, #12, #23, #22] Generator/climate systems installation, secure evidence kit, digital archival hardware, UAV purchase, initial PPE/equipment.
Initial Investigation Boise $600K
[#15] Initial purchases of station logs, streaming analytics and local data acquisition in Boise/Caldwell.
Initial Diplomatic Payments $550K
[#7] Initial engagement, permits, compensation/bribes/indemnities to Ethiopian authorities (midpoint).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $488K
[#5, #14] Environmental/forensic site investigation setup and radio-monitoring/signal-analysis network set-up.
Compensation Payments $275K
[#20] Hush payments / compensation to affected civilians, ex-employees and witnesses (midpoint).
Amnestic Procurement And Rnd $250K
[#17] One-time procurement/R&D/setup for memetic/pharmacological amnestic capability.
Boise Field Agent Setup $200K
[#16] One-time costs for covert interview/temporary office setup and initial field operations in Boise.
Forensic Corpse Disposition $150K
[#6] Autopsy/transport, DNA/pathology, chain-of-custody, repatriation/secret burial and related costs.
Media Forensics Initial $88K
[#10] Initial data recovery and media forensics on recovered flash drive/tapes.
Courier Secure Transfer $28K
[#9] Secure courier/air cargo for transfer of recovered materials to Site 37 (single shipment estimate).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.2M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#2, #13, #21] On-site security contractors and specialized personnel, rotating scientific/containment team salaries, local hires/translators (aggregate midpoint).
Amnestic Treatments $1.8M/yr
[#17] Ongoing per-treatment costs for amnestic administration (assumes ~1,000 treatments/year at midpoint cost).
Program Administration $650K/yr
[#28] Program-level administrative overhead, accounting, audits and inter-site coordination.
Specialty Transport Charter $600K/yr
[#3] Recurring charter helicopter/airlift operations for remote access (annual charter ops midpoint).
Amnestic Follow Up $600K/yr
[#18] Post-treatment monitoring, counseling and replacement records (assumes follow-up for ~1,000 subjects at midpoint).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#10, #12, #14, #24] Ongoing media forensics/analysis, digital archival maintenance, radio monitoring analysts and satellite imagery subscriptions/analysis.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal defenses, PR monitoring, NDAs and corporate suppression contracts.
Facilities Maintenance $275K/yr
[#1] Maintenance, utilities and upkeep for the remote field base and perimeter installations.
Archival Operations $200K/yr
[#11] Climate-controlled vault operations, cataloging, non-water suppression maintenance and vault-level security at Site 37.
Power And Climate Fuel $175K/yr
[#4] Fuel, generator maintenance and battery cycling costs for diesel/solar hybrid and climate control.
Digital Takedown $150K/yr
[#27] Ongoing monitoring and takedown/prioritization of distributed digital copies and takedown efforts.
Diplomatic Liaison $125K/yr
[#7] Ongoing liaison/permits/compensation to local authorities to maintain secrecy and access.
Media Forensics Monitoring $125K/yr
[#10] Continued data recovery/analysis and specialist media forensics retainer (if analysis is ongoing).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#16] Ongoing Boise field operations logistics, travel and local transport for interviews and evidence handling.
Boise Ops Recurring $100K/yr
[#16] Recurring costs for field agent travel, temporary spaces and interview operations in Boise.
Emergency Evacuation Insurance $88K/yr
[#25] Medevac and emergency repatriation insurance for remote operations.
Training And Drills $88K/yr
[#29] Regular training, containment drills, amnestic administration exercises and legal response drills.
Digital Archival Maintenance $60K/yr
[#12] Air-gapped backups, format-migration workflows and specialist staff for digital redundancy.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#22] Consumables, PPE replacement, decontamination supplies and routine medical screening consumables.
Uav Operations $50K/yr
[#23] Operations and spare parts/consumables for periodic UAV/remote sensing surveys.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.2M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
routine surveillance scheduled amnestic treatments normal logistics and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $8.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure, minor security incident, or a small-scale remediation/repair requirement.
small breach or equipment failure limited extra forensic work short-term evacuation/repair
🚨 Major Breach $12.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or need for physical remediation/destruction with heavy-lift and mass amnestic campaign.
large-scale physical remediation mass amnesticization international operational surge
🚨 Political Exposure $10.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Discovery or public exposure requiring major legal defense, expanded hush payments and diplomatic crisis-management.
local government discovery media leak corporate/legal subpoenas
👥 Personnel 41 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 [#2] 24/7 armed patrols, contractors and specialized security (median of provided 10–18).
Research Scientist 10 [#13] Senior anomalous researchers, material scientists and radio engineers (median of 8–12).
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#4] Power, climate and generator maintenance staff for remote base systems.
Medical Officer 2 [#13, #17] Medics for on-site care and amnestic administration monitoring.
Administrative Staff 3 [#28] Program admin, accounting and coordination staff.
Local Personnel (drivers, translators, liaisons) 5 [#21] Local hires, drivers, translators and cultural advisers.
Field Agents / MTF (Boise operations) 4 [#16] Field agents for interviews, interrogation and local operations in Boise/Caldwell.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#28] Senior oversight and liaison with higher administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many line-item ranges enabling midpoint estimates, but large uncertainties remain (scale of amnestic campaign, number of treated civilians, decision to purchase vs charter aircraft, and political/diplomatic unknowns), so confidence is medium.
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