SCP-6367 — SCP-6367 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6367 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-6367

Expected annual

$1.1M

One-time setup

$808K

Annual recurring

$1.1M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$0.8M) driven by shelter, vehicles and extraction-capable equipment; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel, logistics, legal/cover and contingency (~$1.05M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $808K

Facilities $200K

[#1] Low-profile climate-controlled hardened field shelter, site prep, shipping and anchoring for desert conditions.

Extraction Heavy Lift $200K

[#17] Contingency for heavy-lift (helicopter/C-130), specialized shock-isolated crate and armed escort if urgent extraction required.

Vehicles And Transport $170K

[#4] Two off-road 4x4 vehicles, spare parts, recovery gear, shipping.

Equipment $98K

[#2, #3, #9, #12, #13] Power hardware (panels/batteries/inverter), satellite/secure comms hardware, on-site armament/security hardware, surveillance camera install, secure data/hardware.

Sample Transport Extraction $60K

[#15] Secure packaging and transport (ground convoy / airlift / diplomatic options) per extraction.

Research Campaign $40K

[#14] One-time field research expedition campaign costs (equipment, travel, lab analysis) per campaign.

Artifact Conservation $25K

[#16] Conservation, desiccation, pest treatment and stabilization if artifact removed.

Legal Cover Setup $15K

[#18] Initial setup costs for cover story/diplomatic permit/legal arrangements.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr

Staff Wages $450K/yr

[#6] Salaries, benefits and hazard pay for 1 permanent on-site lead and rotating specialists (total salary pool).

Administrative Overhead $100K/yr

[#25] HQ support: planning, legal counsel, procurement, payroll and audits (10–20% overhead applied).

Contingency Reserve $100K/yr

[#26] Reserve fund (10–25% recommended) for unexpected escalation, lawsuits or anomalous events.

Research And Monitoring $90K/yr

[#12, #13, #14] Ongoing research expeditions/field tests, surveillance data retrieval/maintenance, secure backups and analysis.

Logistics And Transport $75K/yr

[#7, #19] Rotation logistics (travel, lodging, charters) and local contracting (drivers, translators, porters).

Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr

[#18, #22] Ongoing diplomatic/legal cover costs and counterintelligence/OPSEC management.

Supplies And Consumables $32K/yr

[#10, #24] Field life-support consumables (water trucking, rations) and spare parts/consumable stockpile.

Vehicle Maintenance And Fuel $30K/yr

[#5] Fuel for vehicles/generator, routine vehicle maintenance and desert-specific consumables.

Medevac Contract $20K/yr

[#8] Standing medevac/insurance contract readiness fees (actual flight cost per incident accounted in scenarios).

Psychological Care $20K/yr

[#21] Increased psych evals, counseling, monitoring and incentives for on-site agent.

Medical And Healthcare $16K/yr

[#11] Medical supplies, vaccines, routine checkups and psych screening costs.

Training And Exercises $15K/yr

[#23] Desert survival, CBRN basics, anomalous-interaction drills and qualification exercises.

Satellite Airtime $12K/yr

[#3] Airtime/data plans for satellite links (BGAN/Iridium/Starlink-equivalent).

Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr

[#20] Sand removal, anchoring checks, shelter repairs and routine site upkeep.

Security Ammo And Replacement $6K/yr

[#9] Ammo, replacement parts and qualification/maintenance for on-site armament.

Power System Maintenance $3K/yr

[#2] Solar array and battery bank maintenance, occasional generator maintenance costs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr

75.0% probability / year

Routine year with standard rotations, maintenance, research and cover-ops; no major incidents or extraction.

normal operations scheduled rotations routine maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Single medevac or limited equipment failure requiring emergency response and repairs.

medical evacuation equipment damage localized repair

🚨 Extraction Operation $1.4M/yr

13.0% probability / year +$335K vs baseline

Decision to remove SCP-6367 and on-site agent requiring heavy-lift, secure transport, conservation and elevated security.

extraction_required international transport heavy-lift operation

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Lead / On-site Agent	1	[#6] Permanent assigned specialist (Agent Parker) with full salary+benefits.
Research Specialist / Rotating Operators	3	[#6] Rotating specialists covering relief, research and security duties (averaged staffing to match salary pool).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates derive from analyst-provided ranges and typical field-ops assumptions; many items (legal cover, extraction urgency, local payments) are highly variable, producing moderate confidence.

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