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SCP-6256 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6256
Expected annual
$2.6M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
14
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $2.36M (driven by research program startup, robotic/pass-through systems, suits and mobile containment unit); recurring annual costs are approximately $2.58M/year driven primarily by security and monitoring staff wages, ongoing research/R&D, medical/psychiatric care, and contingency/readiness budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#10, #23] Initial research program equipment and program-level R&D startup (EEG/fMRI access, research instrumentation, synthetic-host R&D program start).
Mobile Containment Unit $575K
[#15] One-time procurement of contingency rapid-response / mobile containment unit (vehicle, trailer, containment systems). Midpoint of $150k–$1,000,000 range.
Equipment $240K
[#2, #5, #7, #8, #11, #20] Surveillance system one-time install, full-body encapsulation suits initial procurement, robotic manipulators/pass-through hardware, medical monitoring equipment (equipment portion), secure database initial setup, and pass-through/inspection tools. Sum of midpoints for each equipment line item.
Major Initial Cleanup $200K
[#13] One-time major initial amnestic/cover-up / remediation cost for a large incident or town-level operation (separate from per-incident recurring costs).
Facilities $100K
[#1] Containment cell retrofitting (padded walls, double airlock, secure door, anti-suicide fixtures). Estimate is midpoint of provided range.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Research And Monitoring $809K/yr
[#10, #21, #23] Ongoing research program funding (studies, researcher salaries, consumables), plus data archival/forensic logging/backups and ongoing R&D maintenance for technological workarounds.
Staff Wages $775K/yr
[#3, #4, #8] 24/7 monitoring personnel (3–5 FTEs) and armed security presence (6–9 guards) plus on-call/part-time medical staffing aggregated as staff wages (midpoint salary estimates).
Emergency Trauma Contingency $300K/yr
[#16] Annual contingency fund for emergency medical & trauma incidents (surgeries, ICU, long-term care, funerary/cover costs) based on midpoint of recommended reserve.
Mobile Unit Maintenance $125K/yr
[#15] Annual readiness, maintenance, and training costs to keep rapid-response / mobile containment assets mission-ready.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#14] Baseline legal, PR, covert operations budget and settlements/cover costs (annual baseline contingency).
Public Health Surveillance $100K/yr
[#25] Ongoing epidemiological surveillance and public-safety follow-ups for affected communities (baseline reserve).
D Class Management $90K/yr
[#17] Costs to recruit, house, feed, and manage D-class personnel if used as hosts (assumes baseline 1–3 D-class assigned; midpoint used).
Psychiatric And Counseling $75K/yr
[#9] Ongoing psychiatric care and counseling for hosts, former hosts, and staff (midpoint of $30k–$120k).
Compensation For Detectors $50K/yr
[#22] Compensation and protective support for one or a small number of detector/previous-host subjects used operationally (midpoint assumed).
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#6, #19] Suit maintenance, consumables, decon station operation, HEPA/SCBA refills, disinfectants, batteries, and routine replacements.
Training And Sops $30K/yr
[#18] Annual training, SOP development, drills, doffing/donning recertification and documentation.
Background Screening $30K/yr
[#24] Enhanced vetting and insider-threat mitigation overhead for personnel interacting with case data.
Amnestics And Remediation $20K/yr
[#13] Recurring small-incident amnestic and memetic remediation fund (baseline reserve for routine incidents).
Secure Db Operations $12K/yr
[#11] Annual IT operations, encryption, audited backups, and support for secure host-history tracking database.
Monitoring Of Former Hosts $6K/yr
[#12] GPS/ankle-monitoring or periodic check-in monitoring for a small number (~3) of former hosts (midpoint per-person cost × assumed baseline count).
Video Storage And Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2] Annual storage, retention, and maintenance for 24/7 CCTV recordings and telemetry (midpoint of $3k–$8k).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#1] Routine maintenance of containment cell systems (locks, padding repair, airlock upkeep).
Inspection Operations $3K/yr
[#20] Annual operational costs to inspect and quarantine permitted objects (books, magazines) passed through to the host.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, no major incidents; routine monitoring, research, and maintenance only.
routine_operations scheduled_research normal_staffing/maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$130K vs baseline
Localized incident such as a host self-harm requiring emergency care, limited amnestic remediation, and short-term increased operations.
host_self-harm small exposure requiring amnestics localized medical response
🚨 Major Breach $4.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Containment breach or leak causing large-scale response: mobile recontainment deployment, broad amnestic campaign, legal/PR, and replacement/repair of infrastructure.
facility_containment_breach insider_transfer or mass exposure multi-person incident
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Monitoring Operator 4 [#3] 24/7 camera/vitals operators (3–5 FTEs); headcount shown is midpoint staffing on duty across shifts.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#4] Armed security presence (6–9 guards to cover 24/7); represents total on-site/security team count required for continuous coverage.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] On-call physician/EMT coverage (0.2–0.5 FTE equivalent); represented as one assigned medical staff member (part-time/on-call).
Administrative / Site Coordinator 1 [#3, #11] Administrative support for scheduling, database access control, and coordination (allocated from staff wage pool).
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing reasonable midpoint estimates, but many recurring items (number of former hosts monitored, frequency/severity of incidents, and R&D program scope) are highly variable, producing significant uncertainty.
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