SCP-6428 — SCP-6428 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6428 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-6428

Expected annual

$474K

One-time setup

$152K

Annual recurring

$469K

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup is approximately $152,000 for containment buildout and initial equipment; annual operations run about $469,000/yr driven primarily by staff wages (research + security), psychological services, reimbursements for subject losses, and legal/PR costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $152K

Facilities $80K

[#1] Cell construction/modification for 3 m dunking booth, waterproofing, sealed drain and observation/airlock.

Equipment $32K

[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6] Secondary containment sump & corrosion-resistant hardware (#2); HVAC/dehumidifier install portion (#3); CCTV/audio hardware (#4); pressure/seat sensors & event logging (#5); secure locker & RFID inventory system (#6).

Transport Per Move $18K

[#23] Representative per-move secure transport/crate and convoy cost (one-time per move; used only if relocation is required).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $13K

[#14, #15] Data-analysis / lab hardware and initial instrumentation (#14) and initial laboratory testing setup for water/residue analysis (#15).

Cover Story Development $10K

[#10] One-time cover story / legal/consent template development and memetic/amnestic protocol planning.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $469K/yr

Staff Wages $250K/yr

[#7, #8] Research personnel (1 full-time researcher + 1 tech) and pro-rated security allocation (approx. 2 guards equivalent).

Misc Contingency $61K/yr

[#22] Miscellaneous contingency (15% of baseline annualized budget) to cover unforeseen costs, higher therapy caseloads, equipment replacement, or regulatory requirements.

Cover Story And Legal $45K/yr

[#10, #18] Annual legal/communications retainer, ethics oversight, and legal defense/PR contingency funding.

Psychological Screening Counseling $40K/yr

[#9] Allocation for psychological pre-screening, on-call counseling and follow-up therapy retainer/sessions.

Reimbursements And Participant Fees $20K/yr

[#11] Subject reimbursements for stolen funds (~$100 per throw) and participation fees; baseline model assumes ~100 throws/year scaled to program size.

Research And Monitoring $12K/yr

[#4, #15, #19, #21] Ongoing CCTV/audio storage & maintenance (#4), periodic lab testing (#15), records/database maintenance (#19), and periodic containment audits (#21).

Therapy Post Exposure $10K/yr

[#12] Contingency budget for short-term and occasional longer-term psychiatric care post-exposure.

Amnestic Retainer And Training $10K/yr

[#16] Annual retainer/training and inventory maintenance for amnestic/memetic administration capability.

Amnestic Treatment Reserve $5K/yr

[#16] Per-treatment reserve (assumes a small number of treatments per year at variable per-patient cost).

Incident Response Drills $5K/yr

[#17] Annual training, drills, and tabletop exercises for security & research staff.

Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr

[#2, #3] Annual maintenance for secondary sump and corrosion controls (#2) and HVAC/dehumidification energy & maintenance (#3).

Software Licenses $3K/yr

[#14] NLP, speech-to-text, analysis software licenses and ongoing updates/maintenance.

Administrative Processing $3K/yr

[#20] Administrative costs for processing reimbursements, small-claims, and restitution workflows.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#13] PPE, replacement baseballs, sanitization supplies, towels, waterproof clothing, disposable covers, biohazard cleaning supplies.

Locker Inventory Maintenance $200/yr

[#6] RFID inventory, tamper alarm testing and annual locker checks for SCP-6428-1 storage.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $469K/yr

88.5% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine testing, maintenance, and modest participant throughput.

normal_operations scheduled_tests routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $494K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Single-subject psychological adverse event or minor legal complaint requiring extra therapy and small settlement/administrative response.

subject_harm complaint_or_small_litigation multiple_failed_tests

🚨 Major Breach $669K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Unauthorized removal/exposure of SCP-6428-1 leading to multiple civilian exposures, extensive amnestic operations, containment repairs, and large legal/PR costs.

unauthorized_removal multiple_civilian_exposures significant_legal_action

🚨 Political Exposure $569K/yr

0.5% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Public/media exposure or social-media leak causing legal, PR, and increased operational scrutiny requiring additional amnestics and legal settlements.

social_media_leak civilian_litigation media_scrutiny

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	[#8] Full-time researcher to run experiments, analysis, and coordinate screening.
Technician	1	[#8, #14] Full-time tech to handle equipment, sensors, data backups, and lab testing support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#7] Pro-rated security allocation equivalent to ~2 guards (shared-cost basis) to provide monitoring and access control.

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs are based on well-described containment needs and explicit analyst estimates, but uncertainty remains around testing frequency, how aggressively reimbursements/amnestics are applied, and security allocation; therefore medium confidence.

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