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SCP-6296 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6296
Expected annual
$244K
One-time setup
$197K
Annual recurring
$240K
Personnel
3
One-time setup and contingency reserves are approximately $197,000, with recurring annual costs of about $240,000. Main drivers are staff wages (research and incremental security), legal/amnestic contingency funding, and recurring research/monitoring and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $197K
Legal Seed Fund $50K
[#14] One-time seed fund for legal/PR contingency and cover-up work.
Contingency Research Reserve $50K
[#18] One-time contingency reserve for unexpected long-term preservation or research escalation (destructive sampling, external instrumentation).
Amnestic Initial Stock $30K
[#11] Initial amnestic/memetic-countermeasure stockpile (200 doses at ~$150/dose).
Containment Extraction Reserve $25K
[#12] Reserve for single-activation containment/extraction team and transport (contractor/vehicle/personnel).
Equipment $22K
[#1, #2] Secure display case ($20,000) and environmental monitoring hardware ($2,000) - museum-grade sealed case and sensors/minor HVAC wiring.
Biohazard Cleanup Reserve $10K
[#13] Reserve for contractor biohazard/chemical/biological cleanup and decontamination if unexpected spoilage occurs.
Archival Preservation $5K
[#7] One-off conservation consultation and archival packaging (inert tray, archival polymer).
Sop Development $5K
[#10] One-time development of written protocols and memetic-risk assessment materials.
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $240K/yr
Staff Wages $170K/yr
[#4, #5] Incremental security/patrol time (~2–3 extra guard hours/day) and part-time research staffing/oversight (0.5–0.75 FTE fully burdened).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #9, #10, #16] Environmental monitoring & microclimate recurring costs ($500/yr); CCTV retention/storage ($1,000/yr); non-destructive analysis & lab access ($10,000/yr); psychological monitoring & personnel support ($5,000/yr); SOP/training refreshers ($2,000/yr); data management & incident reporting ($2,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal/PR contingency support and cover-story maintenance.
Administrative Overhead $20K/yr
[#15] Administrative overhead for procurement, record-keeping, audits and contract management.
Amnestic Replenishment $8K/yr
[#11] Annual replenishment and administrative turnover of amnestic stock (50 doses/year & admin).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#17] Marginal additional power/site overhead allocation for display, sensors and monitoring (~$300–$1,000/yr; using upper estimate).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#8] Consumables (gloves, sterile tools, replacement display seals, desiccants).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $240K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no significant incidents; ongoing monitoring, staffing, and contingency replenishment only.
no breach no extraction routine monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $280K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Small containment incident requiring a single extraction activation and targeted cleanup/legal response.
localized degradation/spoilage minor exposure event single-team extraction
🚨 Major Breach $440K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant public exposure or memetic spread requiring mass amnestic deployment, large-scale legal/PR response and rapid research/containment escalation.
public leak widespread memetic exposure research escalation/transport
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#5] Senior research coordinator (fractional FTE 0.5–0.75) responsible for oversight and non-destructive analysis coordination.
Research Technician 1 [#5, #6] Small technical support time for periodic scans, imaging and lab consumables (fractional hours aggregated to one technician position).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#4] Incremental security/patrol allocation equivalent to ~2–3 extra guard hours/day distributed across shifts.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates for each cost; quantities and frequencies (fractional FTEs, reserve sizing, and incident probabilities) retain some uncertainty, but overall cost ranges are reasonably well-specified.
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