SCP-6311 — SCP-6311 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6311 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-6311

Expected annual

$3.9M

One-time setup

$4.9M

Annual recurring

$3.8M

Personnel

Initial setup is dominated by relocation and construction of a purpose-built containment chamber and specialized equipment (drones, generators, surveillance). Recurring costs are driven by staff wages, intelligence exploitation, emergency readiness, and ongoing consumables (meat procurement, biohazard handling, maintenance).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.9M

Facilities $2.1M

[#1, #2] Brick-by-brick relocation and onsite reconstruction (#1) and purpose-built reinforced concrete containment chamber with climate control and emergency antechamber (#2).

Equipment $1.3M

[#4, #5, #6, #10, #18, #20] Purchase of inspection/manipulator drones (#4), surveillance/hardened recording arrays (#5), UPS/generator hardware installation (#6), initial walk-in freezer and approved stock storage (#10), secure data/hardware systems (#18), and outfitting emergency extraction/tactical assets (#20) categorized as installed hardware/equipment.

Reserve Extreme Events One Time $1.0M

[#22] Reserve fund set aside for unpredictable extreme events, legal contingencies, emergency amnestic wipes, and large-scale incident mitigation.

Relocation Cover One Time $175K

[#17] One-time cover/PR/legal expenses associated with initial relocation under archaeological/cultural preservation cover.

Personnel Replacement One Time Per Event $150K

[#16] One-time cost estimate per senior personnel replacement event (severance / recruiting / relocation / training).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K

[#3] Initial structural stabilization consumables (mortar, consolidation chemicals, scaffolding fixtures adapted for drone use) used during initial stabilization.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.7M/yr

[#7, #8, #4, #25] Salaries for dedicated security detail and supervisors (#7), research staff and specialists (Level-3+ negotiators, folklorists, structural engineers) (#8), drone operators/technicians (#4), and embedded program manager/executive staff salary contribution (#25).

Intelligence Exploitation $550K/yr

[#21] Budget for analyzing, securely exploiting, and tasking follow-up research on information provided by SCP-6311-1.

Personnel Replacement Reserve Yearly $300K/yr

[#16] Annual budgeted reserve to handle recruiting, relocation, training, and institutional knowledge recovery for lost senior staff.

D Class Maintenance $250K/yr

[#13] Recruitment, housing, wages, security and replacement cycles for D-class personnel if used in testing.

Medical And Psych Services $125K/yr

[#12] Medical surveillance, vaccinations, immediate response medics, and psychological counseling for negotiators and witnesses.

Forensics And Incident Response $125K/yr

[#15] Forensics investigations, CCTV review labor, autopsy/forensic pathology contingencies, and internal incident review budgets.

Contingency Training Maintenance $125K/yr

[#20] Training/maintenance for rapid response assets, hazmat/drone drills, and readiness upkeep for emergency extraction teams.

Audit And Insurance $125K/yr

[#25] Quarterly audits, internal insurance accounting, and program management overhead (non-salary portion).

Cover Story And Legal $85K/yr

[#17] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/liaison payments to local officials, and maintenance of cover story/legal liaison.

Drone Maintenance And Support $65K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, spares, repairs, tethered power upkeep, and support contracts for precision manipulator drone fleet.

Memetic And Amnestics $60K/yr

[#14] Routine memetic containment operations overhead and budget for amnestic drugs and memetics team labor.

Training And Simulation $60K/yr

[#9] Scenario training, negotiation protocol simulations, psychological resilience training, and drills.

Power And Generator Fuel $50K/yr

[#6] Fuel, maintenance, and service contracts for on-site generators and UPS to ensure continuous power for climate control and containment systems.

Logistics And Transport $40K/yr

[#1, #10] Local transport, freight for routine shipments, covered transport for meat procurement and occasional D-class/asset movements.

Oversight And Ethics $35K/yr

[#19] Ethical review board operations, external consultants, and compliance documentation for high-risk negotiations.

Folklore And Archive $35K/yr

[#23] Folklorist fieldwork, archive work, and creation of public misinformation materials to prevent civilian interference.

Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr

[#11] Biohazard handling supplies, sharps disposal, laundry/deep-cleaning consumables and pest-control supplies.

Biohazard And Pest Control $30K/yr

[#11] Ongoing BSL-2 hygiene protocols, pest control contracts, and waste handling for raw meat storage areas.

Secure Data Ops $30K/yr

[#18] Maintenance for secure servers, redaction teams, restricted-network storage, and cryptographic controls.

Surveillance Monitoring And Storage $18K/yr

[#5] Monitoring operations, redundant recording storage, forensic review capacity, and data retention costs for hardened recording systems.

Meat Procurement $15K/yr

[#10] Baseline low-use approved meat procurement, traceability, single-use packaging and refrigerated supply-chain costs.

Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr

[#3] Weekly maintenance materials and small structural upkeep consumables (mortars, sealants, small repairs) performed regularly by drones/contractors.

Waste Disposal Budget $10K/yr

[#24] Annualized budget for ethical incineration / high-level biohazard disposal events (per-event estimates exist; this is an expected annual allocation).

Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, weekly drone maintenance, occasional low-use negotiations, and no major incidents.

routine_maintenance scheduled_negotiations no_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized incident such as a negotiator disappearance or single significant containment incident requiring forensics, targeted amnestics, and short-term surge in response assets.

single_disappearance forensic_investigation amnestic_event

🚨 Major Breach $5.8M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Significant breach or catastrophic event: multiple personnel lost, large-scale extraction, major legal exposure and drawdown of reserve funds for international mitigation.

multi_personnel_loss international_incident reserve_draw

👥 Personnel 16 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#7] Dedicated security detail for 24/7 coverage, supervisors and rotation included in wage estimates.
Research Scientist	4	[#8] Level-3+ negotiators, folklore specialists, and structural engineers responsible for negotiations and analysis.
Drone Technician / Operator	3	[#4] Operators and technicians to run inspection/manipulator drones and remote masonry maintenance.
Site Director / Program Manager	1	[#25] Site/program manager and executive liaison overseeing containment and budgets.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs enabling midpoint estimates, but incident frequencies, reserve sizing, and exploitation spend are uncertain, producing medium confidence in the final aggregated figures.

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