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SCP-6436 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6436
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$295K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time containment and infrastructure costs are modest (~$295k) while recurring operational costs are dominated by staffing, legal/coverup contingencies, and duplicate-site mitigation resulting in ~ $1.32M/yr recurring; major breaches could increase costs by multiples.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $295K
Emergency Technical Countermeasures R And D $110K
[#25] One-time R&D program to develop jamming/neutralization/isolation tools and technical countermeasures (speculative program).
Facilities $70K
[#1, #2, #9, #24, #26] Secure containment locker(s), upgraded inner vault, soundproof audio booth construction, small cabinet climate control installation, and duplicate-site basic containment buildout.
Equipment $46K
[#3, #4, #5, #19, #20] Tamper/intrusion sensors and seals, CCTV/audio installation, access-control software development (installed as equipment), IT/isolation hardware setup, and specialized physical locking/biometric hardware.
Background Checks Initial $25K
[#7] Initial background checks and reinvestigations budget for ~20 staff (one-time component).
Policy Development One Time $18K
[#21] Initial SOP/policy development, drafting approved scripts and training material one-time cost.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $14K
[#14] Materials analysis and provenance dating (metallurgical, XRF/SEM, radiometric tests) one-time lab services and fees.
Rare Language Consultant One Time $12K
[#11] One-off deep consults (Sumerian/rare-language) budgeted as one-time engagements.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $610K/yr
[#6, #10] Salaries for security guards (24/7 coverage), in-house interpreter(s)/monitoring staff and core research/operations personnel.
Coverup Contingency Fund $275K/yr
[#18] Annual allocation/reserve for public-relations, disinformation, witness compensation and contingency cover-ups (kept available for serious incidents).
Duplicate Site Recurring $125K/yr
[#26] Recurring duplicate-site staffing and basic operating costs (if offsite storage/policy adopted).
Research And Monitoring $103K/yr
[#13, #11, #12, #15] Annual research budget for anomalous-testing, recurring linguistic consultancy, audio forensics/transcription/storage, and red-team incident-response drills.
Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr
[#17] Legal retainer and insurance premiums (annual).
Two Person Rule Overhead $40K/yr
[#8] Marginal staffing/scheduling overhead to enforce two-person rule for sessions.
Logistics And Transport $18K/yr
[#16] Secure transport and armored courier costs for moves between facilities (annualized).
Psychological Care $12K/yr
[#22] Recurring counseling and aftercare for exposed personnel.
Background Checks Recurring $10K/yr
[#7] Recurring periodic reinvestigations and psych screening budget.
It Security Maintenance $9K/yr
[#19] Maintenance/audit costs for air-gapped servers, encrypted backups, and IDS related to call-record storage.
Facilities Maintenance $9K/yr
[#3, #4, #9, #20, #24] Ongoing maintenance and monitoring costs for tamper sensors, CCTV/video storage and servicing, audio booth upkeep, specialized lock/hardware maintenance, and climate-control maintenance.
Annual Auditing $8K/yr
[#27] Annual auditing and compliance reporting costs.
Policy Training $6K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for authorized users.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#23] Gloves, seals, batteries, archival sleeves, humidity-control consumables and similar consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with no significant incidents; routine operations, research, and upkeep only.
no breaches scheduled research routine audits
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized incident (unauthorized access attempt, small leak, or contentious call) requiring emergency response, legal fees, and modest PR/containment action.
unauthorized access attempt small data leak PR exposure to limited audience
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach or public exposure (widespread leak, coordinated misinformation response, or physical breach tied to SCP activity) requiring large-scale remediation, replacement/relocation, extended legal/PR efforts and possible site repair.
successful data/intranet compromise public/political exposure large-scale physical breach
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] 24/7 coverage (6 guards) assumed for redundancy and response; salaries form the largest portion of staff wages.
Research Scientist 2 [#13, #14] Lead researchers to run controlled tests, materials analysis coordination and oversee anomalous behavior testing.
Research Assistant / Lab Tech 2 [#12, #13] Assist with audio forensics, transcription processing, sample handling, and experimental logistics.
Interpreter / Linguist (in-house) 1 [#10, #11] In-house multilingual monitor for sessions; specialized consultants are budgeted separately.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#4, #19] Responsible for CCTV, tamper sensors, IT isolation hardware and routine maintenance.
Administrative Staff 1 [#5, #21] Manages access-control logs, requisition processing, and administrative SOP compliance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are estimated from wide ranges in analyst notes and depend heavily on policy choices (minimal custody vs. full operational control), the uncertain frequency/severity of incidents, and the unusual internet-distributed anomaly; therefore confidence is low.
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