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SCP-6268 Neutralized ✓ high confidence
SCP-6268
Expected annual
$848K
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$836K
Personnel
3.25
One-time setup and reserves (vault, contingency, sunk neutralization costs, cyber/legal setup) total roughly $2.09M; annual recurring costs driven by site overhead, dedicated staff, legal/diplomatic maintenance and cybersecurity total about $836k/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#14] Capital reserve for emergency re-neutralization / major incident / legal fallout (recommended seed fund).
Sunk Neutralization Costs $500K
[#15] Historical capture/neutralization costs (sunk archival estimate).
Facilities $350K
[#1] Level-5 Anomalous Item Security Container construction/installation (vault, sensors, Faraday shielding, certification).
Equipment $85K
[#5, #7, #9, #18] Climate/freezer/humidity cabinets (item #5), monitoring systems one-time install (item #7), records archival setup (one-time part of #9), physical records safe (one-time part of #18).
Cybersecurity Setup $50K
[#11] One-time hardened classified network / encrypted backups / IDS setup.
Legal And Diplomatic Initial $50K
[#12] One-time legal/diplomatic negotiation/settlement / cover-story setup relating to Federal Republic of Germany.
Potential Disposal Event $30K
[#16] One-time potential future disposal event (incineration/secure disposal) if policy changes.
Security Clearances Initial $20K
[#10] Initial background investigations/clearance costs for ~5 personnel (one-time portion).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $836K/yr
Staff Wages $300K/yr
[#3, #4] Dedicated personnel: 1custodial scientist/curator (~$120k/yr) and 2 guards + portion of supervisor (~$180k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $264K/yr
[#2, #6, #7, #18, #21] Site-54 allocated overhead (item #2), electricity/HVAC incremental (item #6), monitoring maintenance (item #7 recurring), safe maintenance (item #18 recurring), minor site spare parts (item #21).
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#12, #19] Ongoing legal/diplomatic liaison and cover-story/PR/media monitoring (item #12 recurring and public affairs/media monitoring item #19).
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#13] Emergency response and rapid re-containment readiness (equipment, training, travel readiness).
Cybersecurity Monitoring $35K/yr
[#11] Ongoing SOC monitoring, firmware/security updates, intrusion detection (recurring).
Research And Monitoring $32K/yr
[#8, #20] Periodic verification testing / parathanatology audits (item #8) and annual D.E.C.O. audits/oversight (item #20).
Asset Replacement Accrual $12K/yr
[#22] Long-term inflation/asset replacement accrual for vault components and climate hardware (annualized reserve).
Biohazard Management $10K/yr
[#16] Biohazard handling, waste management and periodic compliance consumables.
Records Hosting $8K/yr
[#9] Classified records hosting, backups, redaction workflows (recurring hosting/maintenance/audits).
Security Clearances Recurrent $5K/yr
[#10] Ongoing re-clearance and periodic background re-certification (~$1k/person/yr for ~5 people).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#17] Consumables and PPE for inspections (suits, gloves, vials, disinfectants).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $836K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine audits, maintenance, and scheduled verification testing.
routine_audits scheduled_verification normal_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $986K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized incident (equipment failure, contamination scare, or small breach) requiring repair, extra testing and short-term increased staffing/overtime.
equipment_failure unexpected_contamination localized_degradation
🚨 Political Exposure $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Leak or diplomatic dispute triggers major legal/diplomatic response, expanded PR/cover operations, and possible settlements or emergency containment actions.
classified_leak diplomatic_dispute public_disclosure
👥 Personnel 3.25 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#3] One custodial scientist/curator (Level-4/5 cleared) responsible for records, checks and liaison.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#4] Two dedicated guards for container area (pooled with site roster).
Security Supervisor (allocated portion) 0.25 [#4] Partial allocation of a supervisor's time/compensation to this object (portion of full-time supervisor).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and central values for most categories (vault, staffing, legal/cyber recurring costs); remaining uncertainty is moderate for low-probability large incidents but routine costs are well-defined.
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