SCP-6498
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-6498
Expected annual
$3.9M
One-time setup
$18.9M
Annual recurring
$3.8M
Personnel
20
Estimated one-time establishment costs are approximately $18,907,500 driven primarily by optional hardened off-site vault construction, entombment/structural work, R&D and reserve funds; recurring operations are ~ $3,752,000/yr driven mainly by staff wages (security + research) and ongoing research/monitoring and legal/cover operations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $18.9M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3.8M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3.8M/yr
Normal year with steady operations, no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, research and staff wages only.
no removal incidents
no major breaches
regular ops and maintenance
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Minor Incident
$4.5M/yr
Localized incident where an item is removed or a limited manifestation occurs requiring emergency retrieval, medical treatment, temporary scaling of security and legal actions.
item removal to populated area
localized manifest requiring emergency retrieval
limited medical/investigation costs
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Major Breach
$6.3M/yr
Significant breach or propagation event requiring mass response, large-scale medical/legal remediation, possible accelerated vault construction or large decommissioning operations.
multiple-item removals
manifestations in populated area
mass-casualty or property damage scale event
Personnel
20 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | [#3] 6 guards total to staff 24/7 rotations (salary + benefits + hazard pay). |
| Research Scientist | 8 | [#10] Anomalous specialists, engineers, materials scientists and linguists (6–10 FTEs mapped to 8 here). |
| Rapid Response Team / Retrieval Specialists | 4 | [#11] Tactical/retrieval specialists for rapid incident response; salaries/ops are included in recurring staff costs. |
| Data Analyst / Monitoring Specialist | 2 | [#27] Long-term monitoring and data analysts for persistent surveillance and data review. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of broad ranges provided in analyst notes; many high-cost line items (vault, long-term decommissioning reserve, R&D) are optional and contingent on chosen strategy, producing moderate uncertainty.