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SCP-6334 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6334
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
10
Estimated one-time setup and potential containment upgrades are roughly $1.62M, with ongoing annual operations around $1.63M driven primarily by staff wages, interdisciplinary research and monitoring, outreach/tipline operations, and a 20% black-budget overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Facilities $1.1M
[#11] Containment chamber upgrades / retrofitting for anomalous-specific chamber (shock/EM shielding, anti-memetic measures) if required.
Equipment $209K
[#5, #10, #16] Robotic/remote manipulators (#10), specialized handling/PPE initial purchases (#5), and initial database/hardware for GIS/analytics (#16).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $198K
[#9, #17, #4, #22] Telepathy/psi testing infrastructure initial setup (#9), initial experiment supplies (#17), initial consumable/sample library purchases (#4), and small-scale manufacturing/supply-chain tracing initial investigation costs (#22).
Consultant Review Initial $40K
[#21] Initial external consultant review / independent risk assessment.
Autopsy Forensic Analysis Per Specimen $30K
[#7] Per-specimen non-biological necropsy: CT/X-ray, SEM, mass spec, petrography, metallurgical analysis (one-time per specimen estimate).
Evidence Retrieval $12K
[#1] Forensic team scene processing, PPE, packaging, short-term storage and chain-of-custody for Alan Hunt apartment recovery.
Training Program Initial $10K
[#18] Initial training and SOP development program for handlers/security.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $800K/yr
[#2, #8] Field search/investigation teams (4–6 FTE equivalents) and core research personnel (materials scientists, behavioral analysts, technicians) salaries + benefits + overhead.
Black Budget Overhead $272K/yr
[#23] Administrative overhead / contingency margin (20% of projected annual operational budget).
Cover Story And Legal $185K/yr
[#14, #15] Legal/amnestic administration and cover-story budgets (#14) plus media monitoring and countermeasures (#15).
Research And Monitoring $152K/yr
[#7, #9, #16, #22] Ongoing telepathy/psi equipment maintenance and ops (#9), expected autopsy/testing budget for specimens (#7), database/GIS maintenance (#16), and ongoing supply-chain tracing/small manufacturing tests (#22).
Tipline Informant Program $90K/yr
[#3] Tipline/portal operations, rewards to informants/civilians, outreach and buyouts.
Supply Chain Tracing $30K/yr
[#22] Ongoing tracing of scrap sources, purchase/testing of suspect batches and supply-chain forensics.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#12] Short-notice specimen transport, secure courier budget and emergency pickups.
High Value Feed Reserve $25K/yr
[#20] Contingency reserve for procurement of high-value gemstones/rare materials if specimens demand them.
Psychological Services $20K/yr
[#19] Counseling and wellness services for staff exposed to memetic/telepathic stress.
Consumable Sample Library $15K/yr
[#4] Ongoing restock of curated feed items (paper, metal, gemstones) used in feeding trials and sample library maintenance.
Waste Disposal $8K/yr
[#13] Hazardous/sharps disposal and decontamination of labs and vehicles after experiments.
Training And Sop Refresher $5K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training for handlers and security on procedures and recognition of telepathic cues.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#17] Ongoing small fabrication tools, disposable lab supplies and precision sample-prep consumables used in experiments.
Specialized Ppe Replacement $2K/yr
[#5] Annual replacements/consumables for puncture/anti-cut gloves, face shields, carriers, insulated tools.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#6] Incremental locker/Light Containment Wing storage costs (humidity control, inventory management).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard investigations, research, maintenance, outreach and contingencies; no major incidents or high-value procurement events.
standard field operations ongoing research and monitoring routine specimen turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Spike in recoveries leading to multiple autopsies, extra field deployments and additional lab testing.
multiple specimen recoveries intensive autopsy/testing extended field canvassing
🚨 High Value Demand $2.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Instances repeatedly demand high-value gemstones/elements, causing large procurement expenditures.
repeated high-value feed requests procurement of rare gemstones
🚨 Containment Upgrade $2.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
A single-year decision to construct/retrofit an anomalous-specific containment chamber (shock/EM shielding, anti-memetic measures).
discovery of a survivable/active instance evidence of containment instability
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#2, #12] Field search and secure transport teams; 4–6 FTE equivalents for canvassing and secure transfers.
Research Scientist 3 [#8, #9] Materials scientists, behavioral analysts, parapsychology/neurolinguistics specialists leading experiments and analysis.
Technician / Lab Assistant 1 [#8, #17] Technician support for lab equipment, sample prep, and autopsy assistance.
Administrative Staff / Call Center 1 [#3, #16] Tipline/operator, case database maintenance and logistics coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges and explicit budget line-items; uncertainty remains due to per-specimen variability, conditional high-value feed demands, and low-probability containment engineering decisions.
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