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SCP-6235 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6235
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$3.4M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
11
Total one-time setup and contingency requirements are approximately $3.37M driven by fabrication, burial/vault works, environmental remediation contingencies and redundant containment; recurring annual costs are approximately $1.54M driven by staff wages (security + researchers), cybersecurity and ongoing monitoring/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.4M
Leak Spill Remediation Contingency $625K
[#9] Pre-funded contingency for petroleum-contaminated soil remediation, pump-and-treat, excavation, and potential regulatory fines.
Decommissioning Contingent $550K
[#22] Contingent decommissioning and hazardous-waste disposal estimates (end-of-project removal/decon/disposal).
Equipment $475K
[#1, #2, #8, #11, #15] Inner containment cube fabrication (#1), outer containment cube fabrication (#2), heavy lift/rigging/transport (#8), perimeter hardening / intrusion detection installation (one-time portion) (#11), initial IT/offline archival hardware (#15).
Program Admin Contingency One Time $439K
[#25] Program/admin overhead and contingency buffer (15% applied to one-time costs).
Facilities $312K
[#4, #5] Excavation/vault construction and reinforced concrete vault (excavation, concrete works, access shaft, waterproofing, secondary containment).
Redundant Remote Containment Initial $300K
[#23] One-time establishment of a redundant remote containment copy/facility (recommended option).
Cybersecurity Initial $200K
[#14] Initial specialized cyber forensics, incident response engagement, audits and hardening to investigate/contain file-editing behaviour.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $175K
[#13, #16] Air-gapped forensic analysis environment initial buildout and initial research lab equipment for the small multidisciplinary research team.
Initial Petroleum Purchase $115K
[#3] Purchase, transport and safe pumping of ~125 m^3 petroleum into the larger hollow cube.
Environmental Compliance Initial $100K
[#6] Initial engineering, permits, double-liner design, leak-detection system installation planning and environmental impact assessments.
Legal Setup And Cover Initial $50K
[#17] Initial legal fees, permitting work and cover-story setup to enable visible works while preserving secrecy.
Documentation Control Initial $25K
[#18] Initial OPSEC/documentation control measures, background checks, NDAs and staff briefings setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $830K/yr
[#10, #16] Security personnel for 24/7 coverage (6 guards + supervisor) and multidisciplinary research team salaries (approx. 4 researchers fully-loaded).
Program Admin Contingency Recurring $201K/yr
[#25] Program/admin overhead and contingency buffer (15% applied to recurring annual costs).
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#12] Rapid response capability costs including vehicles amortization, fuel, maintenance and operations/coordination.
Cybersecurity Incident Response $100K/yr
[#14] Ongoing cybersecurity monitoring, contractor incident readiness and log analysis for anomalous file-editing behaviour.
Redundant Remote Containment Maintenance $100K/yr
[#23] Recurring maintenance and operations cost for redundant remote containment site (recommended).
Research And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#7, #13, #15, #24] Environmental monitoring & sampling and sensor maintenance (#7), air-gapped lab maintenance & media replacement (#13 recurring), offline backup storage & verification recurring costs (#15), and incident simulation & training exercises (#24).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing legal, PR maintenance, permitting upkeep and documentation control / OPSEC recurring activities.
Facilities Maintenance $48K/yr
[#11, #19, #21] Perimeter/intrusion system maintenance (#11 recurring portion), utilities & energy for monitoring and small generator/UPS maintenance (#19), and amortized periodic containment refurbishment (#21).
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#20] Consumables, PPE, sampling kits, seals/gaskets and routine maintenance consumables.
Perimeter Hardening Maintenance $12K/yr
[#11] Recurring maintenance for fencing, CCTV, motion sensors and tamperproof cabling (recurring portion of #11).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with scheduled monitoring, maintenance, staff wages and routine operations only.
no_incident routine_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$288K vs baseline
Localized petroleum leak or small containment failure requiring remediation and regulatory response.
minor_leak sensor_alert localized_contamination
🚨 Cyber Propagation $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
SCP-6235's file-modifying behaviour propagates or causes significant network compromise requiring major IT rebuild and broad forensic response.
widespread_file_editing server_compromise cross-network_propagation
🚨 Major Breach $5.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Physical breach or interruption causing the smaller hollow cube to detonate and major contamination/site damage.
unauthorized_access file_deletion_trigger containment_breach
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] Six guards to provide 24/7 perimeter coverage (2 per shift).
Security Supervisor 1 [#10] Supervisory/security lead to manage rotations and liaison with Site-55 security.
Research Scientist 4 [#16] Multidisciplinary research team (digital forensics, containment specialists, anomaly researchers).
📋 Confidence Notes
Physical containment and environmental controls are straightforward to cost (medium confidence), but cyber/propagation risks and contingent remediation magnitudes are uncertain which reduces overall confidence.
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