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SCP-6468 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6468
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$3.5M
Annual recurring
$5.1M
Personnel
33
One-time capital costs are driven by secure containment, tamper-evident containers, software development and a global remediation campaign, totaling several million USD; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages (security, MTF, research) and ongoing monitoring/response, totaling several million USD per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.5M
Equipment $1.0M
[#2, #4, #5, #7] Tamper-evident sealed containers for 3,159 items; room- and container-level CCTV hardware; access-control hardware/three-person interlock; physical archival media/write-once components.
Contingency Reserve $625K
[#24] Contingency / research reserve for emergent anomalies and rapid expansion (Addendum IV risk).
Global Hunt Campaign $600K
[#20] Initial global remediation/hunt campaign to locate extant instances (scanning, contractors, takedowns, log purchases).
Facilities $250K
[#1] Standard Anomalous Item Storage Room construction/refit at Site-418-δ (reinforced room, HVAC, airlock, integration for sensors/CCTV/access-control).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $188K
[#14] Forensic and research laboratory equipment (high-speed cameras, accelerometers, micro-force sensors, tissue-handling equipment, histology/bio-testing instruments).
Tamper Monitoring Software $162K
[#10] Server monitoring/telemetry development (Minecraft plugin/mod, SIEM ingestion, dashboards, secure alerts).
Deployment Outreach $150K
[#11] Outreach and legitimate distribution costs for server-side detection plugin (marketing, incentives, bounties).
Tamper Evidence Backend $125K
[#3] Central tamper-evidence backend development (sensors integration, secure logging, redundancy, SSO/workflow).
It Infrastructure $125K
[#23] One-time IT/cloud infrastructure, secure VPNs, encrypted backups and disaster recovery setup for telemetry/incident management.
Mtf Deployment Contingency $125K
[#12] Deployment contingency fund for rapid-response MTF interventions (one-time reserve referenced in readiness notes).
Training Development $48K
[#22] Development of training, SOPs, and vetting programs for handling/retrieval/treatment protocols.
Website And Legal Setup $30K
[#8] Foundation-run replacement website purchase/development and initial legal/domain transfer costs.
Takedown Legal Actions $25K
[#9] One-time legal/cover-up/takedown actions for third-party hosting (Wix/registrars) and counsel retainer.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.1M/yr
Staff Wages $3.5M/yr
[#6, #12, #15] Aggregated fully-burdened salaries/benefits for site security personnel, MTF 辛卯-17 cyber-retrieval team, and scientific/research staff.
Research And Monitoring $526K/yr
[#10, #7, #14, #20, #3, #8, #23, #4] Server monitoring ops and telemetry, archival media rotation, lab consumables/specialized testing, ongoing global-hunt monitoring, tamper-evidence backend maintenance, website hosting ops, IT/cloud operating costs, CCTV storage/maintenance.
Per Retrieval Operations $500K/yr
[#13] Operational costs per retrieval (admin bribes/hosting costs, temporary servers, travel/lodging, incident-specific equipment); modeled ~100 retrievals/yr at moderate per-retrieval cost.
Medical Response And Treatment $200K/yr
[#16] Medical response and treatment logistics for civilians/staff affected (emergency care, forced feeding, monitoring); annual incidence modelled conservatively.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#21] Incident response legal & PR retainer and rapid-response cover operations.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#26] Shipping, transport and secure transfer of recovered items (secure courier, armored transfer, customs).
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#27] Small consumables and replacement budget (tamper tapes, sensors, batteries, disposables).
Training And Vetting $30K/yr
[#22] Recurring training programs, drills, SOP updates, and personnel vetting maintenance costs.
Long Term Care And Prosthetics $25K/yr
[#19] Long-term prosthetics, occupational therapy, psychological care and disability support for permanently injured individuals.
Surgical Amputation Costs $20K/yr
[#18] Costs for surgical amputation and immediate follow-up when required (per-patient modeling aggregated annually).
Milk Procurement And Feeding $15K/yr
[#17] Procurement and feeding equipment costs for milk treatments (bulk milk, pumps, tubing, disposables).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#25] Energy and utilities for servers, CCTV, HVAC for vault and onsite equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.1M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady monitoring, routine retrievals, and no major remediation campaign or large public incident.
routine detections scheduled retrievals ongoing monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$305K vs baseline
Localized outbreak or media leak that causes a surge in in-person retrievals and increased legal/PR activity.
localized public outbreak multiple in-person retrievals small media exposure
🚨 Major Remediation Campaign $7.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Large-scale global remediation or decision to pursue covert supply-chain compromise/black-ops to eliminate widespread instances.
widespread public instances discovered decision to execute global takedown/buyouts covert supply-chain operations
👥 Personnel 33 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#6] Site security guards for 24/7 coverage (headcount derived from aggregated guard salary pool).
MTF Agent / Cyber-operator (辛卯-17) 12 [#12] Standing cyber-retrieval team (digital containment specialists and operators).
Research Scientist 6 [#15] Multidisciplinary scientific staff (physicists/engineers and biologists/medical researchers).
📋 Confidence Notes
Cost ranges are based on analyst-provided estimates for each line item, but digital distribution, legal unknowns, and remediation scale introduce substantial uncertainty; detailed site-specific procurement and operational tempo would refine figures.
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