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SCP-6482 Unknown ✓ high confidence
SCP-6482
Expected annual
$21K
One-time setup
$8K
Annual recurring
$20K
Personnel
0.3
One-time setup and cataloging costs are modest (~$8.05k total) for containerization, basic lab verification and documentation. Recurring annual costs (~$20.1k/year) are driven primarily by incremental security staffing, site space allocation, periodic inspections/research and administrative/legal overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2K
[#5] Basic materials verification (XRD/SEM/ICP-MS or similar) and technician time for confirmatory analysis and hazard checks.
Emergency Contingency Fund $2K
[#16] One-time reserved contingency for unexpected reclassification, hazmat response or secure disposal (lower-end reserve assumed).
Equipment $1K
[#1, #2, #6] Stainless-steel/polymer tamper-evident container, initial PPE and small handling tools, and small tamper sensor/door contact and mounting hardware; includes procurement and basic integration.
Legal And Cover Initial $800
[#15] Initial legal vetting, record sanitization and creation of benign cover records/files.
Sops And Training $600
[#14] One-time update to handling SOPs and a short training module/reminder for vault personnel.
Transport To Site $500
[#3] Secure short-distance transfer with vehicle, two escorts, fuel and paperwork; set to lower-end if already on-site.
Cataloging And Accessioning $400
[#4] Database entry, high-resolution photography, physical labeling, accession paperwork and archival documentation.
Decommissioning $300
[#17] One-time final paperwork, transport and disposition if retired from containment.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20K/yr
Staff Wages $10K/yr
[#8, #10, #19] Incremental security staffing allocation (~0.1–0.25 FTE guard equivalent), technician inspection time and internal audit/inspector time allocated annually.
Cover Story And Legal $4K/yr
[#12, #15] Administrative overhead, record maintenance, classification paperwork and annual legal/cover-story maintenance costs.
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#13] Small-scope follow-up research budget for occasional tests (isotopic analysis, contaminants) and ad hoc provenance investigations.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#7] Vault/storage space allocation (opportunity or incremental cost) charged to site-controlled storage.
Remote Monitoring And Camera Upkeep $600/yr
[#9] Monitoring feed storage, periodic maintenance of CCTV/sensor upstreaming, alarms and logs specific to the container location.
Supplies And Consumables $175/yr
[#11] Silica gel/desiccants, archival foam replacement, humidity indicator cards and small preservation consumables.
Minor Utilities $100/yr
[#18] Pro-rated share of electricity for lighting and low-power monitoring devices.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $20K/yr
96.5% probability / year
Normal year with no incidents; routine inspections, monitoring and minimal administrative upkeep.
routine_inspection scheduled_maintenance annual_admin_tasks
🚨 Minor Incident $23K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$3K vs baseline
Small containment issue or damage requiring repairs, extra tests and short-term increased security/legal attention.
container_damage unexpected_corrosion minor_breach_or_spill
🚨 Major Reactivation $80K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Unexpected reappearance of anomalous behavior requiring emergency response, hazmat, contractor removal/disposal and extended investigation.
reactivation_of_anomalous_properties unexplained_mortality external_discovery
👥 Personnel 0.3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.15 [#8] Fractional FTE equivalent dedicated to incremental patrol/response priority for the container.
Technician / Maintenance 0.05 [#10] Periodic inspection and maintenance visits (annual or semi-annual checks).
Internal Auditor / Inspector 0.1 [#19] Periodic audit and compliance inspections by internal oversight teams (time-allocation equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP-6482 is described as neutralized and analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges; costs are therefore well-bounded and largely mundane (storage, monitoring, small research), yielding high confidence.
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