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SCP-6362 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6362
Expected annual
$6.5M
One-time setup
$5.7M
Annual recurring
$6.5M
Personnel
52
Initial capital costs are dominated by physical buildout and a dedicated contingency reserve (~$5.5M one-time). Annual operating costs are dominated by 24/7 human monitoring, security escorts and medical readiness (~$6.47M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.7M
Contingency Reserve Scaleup $3.0M
[#27] Reserve fund for rapid scale-up / mass-appearance scenarios (order-of-magnitude reserve).
Equipment $995K
[#2, #11, #12, #17, #21, #26] Camera hardware + central NVR, armored recovery vehicles, dedicated ambulance purchase, on-site storage hardware, PPE setup, initial IT hardening.
Facilities $925K
[#1, #6, #9, #10, #18] Cells construction (5), trauma bay/OR upgrades, pathology fit-out, morgue equipment, backup power installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#8, #16] Research instrumentation and controlled-environment equipment, forensics/pathology lab equipment.
Legal Setup $250K
[#14] Initial legal agreements, records-access setup, compliance contract work.
Webcrawler Development $150K
[#13] One-time development of webcrawler and monitoring infrastructure.
Training Setup $75K
[#22] Initial staff selection program, training curriculum build, psychological screening setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.5M/yr
Staff Wages $3.6M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #11, #13, #16] CCTV monitors (3 FTE per A ×5), security escorts (3 FTE per A ×5), on-site medical staff & contracted trauma surgeon, research team salaries, pathologist/techs, recovery field team, webcrawler analysts, forensic analyst(s).
Public Liability Settlement Reserve $500K/yr
[#30] Annualized reserve for public liability, settlements or large legal contingencies.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing legal counsel/compliance and baseline media/cover-story management.
Insurance And Workers Compensation $300K/yr
[#23] Insurance, workers' compensation and liability reserve (approx. 10–20% of payroll levels).
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#28] HR, procurement, utilities, janitorial and general facility overhead.
Research And Monitoring $270K/yr
[#8, #17, #13, #24] Research consumables & instrumentation upkeep, cloud/archive retention costs, webcrawler hosting, ethics/oversight costs associated with research.
Long Term Rehab And Prosthetics $250K/yr
[#7] Long-term rehabilitation/prosthetics/psychiatric care (planning figure: $50k/yr per survivor × assumed 5 survivors).
Repair Structural Damage Reserve $200K/yr
[#20] Per-event repair/cleanup reserve averaged across expected events.
Training And Psychological Support $200K/yr
[#22] Ongoing staff training, rotation/psych support and hazard pay to mitigate burnout.
Supplies And Consumables $190K/yr
[#6, #16, #19, #29, #21, #9] Medical/trama consumables, forensics consumables, cell linens/food/meds, decontamination/biohazard disposal, PPE replacements, pathology disposal costs.
It Security $150K/yr
[#26] Ongoing IT security, insider-threat monitoring, CISO/audit activities.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#11, #12] Fuel/maintenance/insurance for recovery vehicles and dedicated ambulance operations.
Incident Simulation Drills $50K/yr
[#25] Regular emergency drills, red-team and SOP validation exercises.
Morgue Operations $30K/yr
[#10] Morgue storage operations and related annual costs.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#18] Generator fuel/maintenance and basic HVAC/equipment upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.5M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled drills, and no major public incidents.
no_major_incidents steady_event_rate no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $6.7M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
One or several moderate events requiring emergency surgeries, extra repairs and elevated PR/legal activity.
multiple_assault_events extra_surgeries localized_media_attention
🚨 Major Breach $8.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Public exposure or a scaling incident (multiple simultaneous recoveries/exposures) requiring major settlements, emergency expansion and large PR/legal expenditures.
public_exposure large_settlements rapid_scale_up
👥 Personnel 52 total
Role Count Notes
CCTV Monitor 15 3 FTE monitors per contained A × 5 (night/day/supervision shifts); matches [#3].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 3 FTE escorts per contained A × 5 to accompany patients when out of cell; matches [#4].
Research Scientist 2 Senior research staff studying anomaly behavior; matches part of [#8].
Research Technician 2 Lab technicians supporting research and instrumentation; matches part of [#8].
Medical Nurse 2 On-site nurses for rapid response/trauma care; matches part of [#5].
Paramedic / Medic 1 On-site medic/EMT for immediate stabilization; matches part of [#5].
Trauma Surgeon (contract) 1 On-call contracted trauma surgeon (counted as on-call headcount); matches [#5].
Field Recovery Operative 6 Recovery team FTEs for field extraction and transport; matches [#11].
Forensic Analyst 1 Evidence processing and scene analysis; matches [#16].
Pathologist 1 Pathology lead for autopsies and specimen management; matches [#9].
Webcrawler Analyst 2 Analysts triaging automated flags and feed monitoring; matches [#13].
Administrative Staff 3 HR/procurement/accounting support included in administrative overhead; matches [#28].
IT Security Officer 1 CISO/IT security role for insider-threat mitigation and audits; matches [#26].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and salary assumptions, but uncertainty remains about event frequency, survivorship rates and required long-term rehabilitation/legal exposure, so totals (especially contingency sizing) have moderate uncertainty.
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