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SCP-6346 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6346
Expected annual
$3.5M
One-time setup
$5.0M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
19
Initial one-time setup is approximately $5.03M driven by an analog containment wing, contingency reserve, and initial testing/equipment; ongoing annual costs are approximately $3.36M/year driven primarily by specialist and response personnel, logistics/transport, legal/PR, and recurring testing/consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.0M
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#15] One-time contingency/reserve fund to enable emergency response, reparations, or rapid acquisition of resources for exposure/containment failure.
Facilities $1.8M
[#1] Secure analog containment wing build-out (rooms, FARADAY/isolation, HVAC zoning, fireproof vaults, airlocks, electromagnetic shielding).
Standard Containment Cell $400K
[#17] Provisioning/build cost for at least one standard anomalous containment cell (reinforced room, CCTV-free human-observed, restraint tools).
Experimental Testing Initial $250K
[#11] Initial red-team/experimental testing budget for mapping non-indexability across database types and pay-for-access experiments.
Equipment $200K
[#2] Analog lab equipment (typewriters, analog audio recorders, microfilm cameras, film processors, archival paper, acid-free boxes, film storage cabinets).
Secure Archives One Time $100K
[#7] Fireproof safes and installation, initial off-site vault setup and physical archival infrastructure (paper backups, artifact storage).
Training Program Setup $100K
[#10] Development of SOPs, drills, manuals, and initial staff training program design and simulations.
Custom Non Indexing Systems One Time $75K
[#12] Development and manufacturing of physically unique IDs, non-indexable tags, tamper-evident lockboxes and custom cataloging systems.
Secure Communications Initial $50K
[#14] Purchase of air-gapped radios and initial secure analog communications equipment.
Data Policy Research One Time $50K
[#16] Initial legal/data-policy research into definitions of 'database'/'reference' and statutory carve-outs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#4, #5, #6] Salaries & benefits: specialized research personnel (linguists, database theorists, cognitive scientists, cryptographers), FRT/containment technicians, and memory-vault mnemonists.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#5, #18] Vehicle leases, fuel, secure transport, armored/escorted transfers, chain-of-custody handling and related operational consumables for field response teams.
Cover Story And Legal $230K/yr
[#8, #16] Legal retainer, PR/cover-up, public affairs, and ongoing data-policy/legal memo maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $225K/yr
[#9, #11] Compliance, audit and oversight program plus recurring experimental/red-team testing budget to probe database/non-indexing boundaries.
Psychological And Counterintelligence $150K/yr
[#13] Psychological support, secrecy-stress mitigation, counseling, and counterintelligence measures to prevent leaks from memory-carriers and staff.
Facilities Maintenance $110K/yr
[#1, #7] Ongoing maintenance of analog containment wing, HVAC/EM shielding upkeep, and maintenance of physical archive infrastructure.
Outreach And Partners $100K/yr
[#20] Coordination with external partner agencies, liaison reimbursements, trainings, and maintenance of classified MOUs/partnerships.
Secure Communications Recurring $65K/yr
[#14] Courier budgets, maintenance of air-gapped radios, and emergency paper courier network costs.
Training Continuing $50K/yr
[#10] Continuing training, annual drills, SOP updates, and simulation refreshers for staff.
Incident Response Retainer $50K/yr
[#19] Annual retainer for forensic/incident response; per-incident costs are separate (~$10,000–$200,000 per serious incident) and handled from contingency or incident funds as needed.
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#3] Ongoing consumables for analog recordkeeping (film stock, paper, inks, gloves, processing chemicals, archival supplies).
Secure Archives Recurring $30K/yr
[#7] Off-site vault rental and recurring archival storage costs for paper records and artifacts.
Custom Non Indexing Recurring $12K/yr
[#12] Replacement and modest recurring costs for custom non-indexing tags, lockboxes, and physical cataloging supplies.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with only scheduled operations, testing, and routine training.
no incidents scheduled testing routine training
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
An inadvertent digital mention or small exposure requiring targeted forensic takedown, legal/PR response, and limited operational overtime.
inadvertent digital mention limited public inquiry small containment/handling mistake
🚨 Major Breach $8.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant exposure or containment failure that requires large-scale emergency response, major PR/legal action, and use of contingency reserves.
public exposure containment failure large-scale legal action
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 Specialists (linguists, database theorists, cognitive scientists, cryptographers) used in staff_wages [#4].
FRT / Containment Technician 8 Field Response Team and containment technicians (paper-only incident handling) used in staff_wages [#5].
Mnemonist / Memory Specialist 5 Human memory vault personnel and rotation pay included in staff_wages [#6].
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP-6346 is a conceptual/eschatological construct; cost ranges and probabilities derive from analyst judgment and broad ranges in the notes. Many line items (contingency sizing, per-incident costs, staffing mix) are highly uncertain, so confidence is low.
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