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SCP-6492 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6492
Expected annual
$8.9M
One-time setup
$12.5M
Annual recurring
$8.5M
Personnel
45
Initial capital and reserve funding are roughly $12.3M driven primarily by the drone fleet, contingency reserves and one-time legal/escrow set-asides; annual operations are about $8.53M/yr driven by staff wages, imagery/cyber ops, and cover/legal costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.5M
Contingency Reserve $6.0M
[#16] Emergency escalation / heavy containment contingency reserve (midpoint $2M–$10M).
Equipment $3.0M
[#1, #5, #9, #13, #19] Perimeter drone fleet + GCS/spares ($2.2M), patrol ground fleet vehicles and kits ($378k), synthetic imagery pipeline development ($225k), secure server/hardware ($112.5k), initial spares/armament ($75k).
Litigation Escrow $1.2M
[#20] Litigation escrow / one-time escrow set-aside (midpoint $500k–$2M).
Facilities $968K
[#3, #4, #11] Towers/sensor node installation ($500k), modular hardened field compound and shelter ($338k), initial trail removal/access denial work ($130k).
Cover Reserve $600K
[#10] Contingency hush/compensation reserve and initial cover costs (midpoint of $200k–$1M reserve plus signage/permits).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $382K
[#8, #14, #15] Initial amnestic R&D/protocol testing ($112.5k), evidence processing/portable lab kits & freezers ($45k), specialized research equipment ($225k).
Amnestics Initial Stock $175K
[#7] Initial Class A amnestic analogue stockpile (500-dose reserve estimated $100k–$250k; midpoint used).
Initial Training Program $50K
[#18] Initial cross-team training program development and rollout (one-time).
Security Initial Training $40K
[#6] Initial training & certification for armed security teams (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.5M/yr
Staff Wages $5.0M/yr
[#2, #6, #7, #12, #15] Drone operations personnel (incl. benefits) ~$1.75M/yr, armed security teams (incl. benefits) ~$1.51M/yr, medical staff/medics ~$416k/yr, geospatial analysts ~$508k/yr, research staff (4–6 FTE midpoint) ~$780k/yr; totals include salaries + benefits as specified.
Cover Story And Legal $720K/yr
[#10, #20] Ongoing PR/liaison/permits (~$95k/yr midpoint) and legal retainer/insurance (~$625k/yr midpoint).
Satellite Imagery Ops $700K/yr
[#9] Annual licensing of high-res imagery plus cyber/media ops for suppression/fabrication and covert provider payments (range $250k–$1.2M; midpoint used).
Facilities Maintenance $654K/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #11] Drone/airframe maintenance & parts insurance (~$475k/yr), sensor/tower power & comms maintenance (~$80k/yr), field station utilities/fuel (~$22k/yr), vehicle fuel & maintenance (~$57k/yr), trail closure upkeep (~$20k/yr).
Misc Overhead $600K/yr
[#21] Administrative overhead (payroll admin, travel, lodging, accounting) estimated at ~10–15% of operating budget; midpoint used.
Research And Monitoring $280K/yr
[#8, #12, #15] Ongoing QC/legal adverse-event monitoring (~$90k/yr), GIS/modeling tools & licensing (~$40k/yr), lab access and consumables for research (~$150k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $250K/yr
[#17] Helicopter/airlift retainer and anticipated deployments (~$100k retainer + ~$150k deployments midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr
[#14, #19] Consumables and sample shipping/disposal (~$35k/yr) and annual replenishment of spares/armament/PPE (~$90k/yr).
Training And Psych $105K/yr
[#18] Ongoing drills, amnestic administration rehearsals, mental health care and retraining (range $60k–$150k; midpoint used).
It Security Ops $65K/yr
[#13] Ongoing cloud storage, bandwidth, SOC operations and comms encryption (~$30k–$100k/yr; midpoint used).
Amnestics Resupply $40K/yr
[#7] Annual resupply and disposal costs for Class A amnestic analogues (range $25k–$75k; midpoint used).
Turnover Hiring Reserve $25K/yr
[#18] Annual hiring/turnover reserve (~$25k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.5M/yr
79.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard surveillance, maintenance, research and liaison activities.
no perimeter breach standard growth managed by surveillance routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $9.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized rapid expansion or small breach requiring additional suppression assets and temporary surge staffing.
localized perimeter expansion temporary surge in field deployments
🚨 Major Suppression Operation $11.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant uncontrolled expansion requiring multi-day suppression mobilization (bulldozers, crews, aerial support).
rapid multi-acre/day expansion failure of initial containment measures
🚨 Catastrophic Containment $18.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Widespread expansion or policy decision forcing full engineered containment or protracted suppression, major legal/PR fallout.
accelerated exponential growth public exposure requiring evacuation/large-scale engineering
👥 Personnel 45 total
Role Count Notes
UAV Pilot / Drone Operator 8 [#2] Pilots from drone operations estimate (8 pilots).
Payload Operator / Analyst 6 [#2] Payload analysts processing EO/IR/thermal feeds (6).
Drone Shift Supervisor 2 [#2] Drone mission shift supervisors (2).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#6] Armed field agents (12).
Security Supervisor 4 [#6] Security supervisors (4).
Medic / Medical Officer 4 [#7] On-call medics/EMTs (4).
Geospatial Analyst 4 [#12] GIS/monitoring analysts (3–4; midpoint 4 used).
Research Scientist 5 [#15] Multidisciplinary research staff (4–6 FTE; midpoint 5 used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed with line-item estimates and clear mappings, but many items have wide ranges (imagery suppression, contingency costs, and suppression scale) and the object's growth behavior is uncertain, producing medium confidence.
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