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SCP-6499 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6499
Expected annual
$826K
One-time setup
$5.3M
Annual recurring
$815K
Personnel
7
One-time setup costs are approximately $5.33M (dominated by a speculative scale-up/industrialization contingency). Baseline recurring operations are roughly $814.8K/year, driven primarily by staff wages, medical/incident preparedness, and legal/cover-story budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.3M
Scale Up Capital $5.0M
[#25] Speculative one-time capital for R&D, scale-up, regulatory and controlled manufacturing if anomalous protective effect is pursued (very uncertain).
Incident Response Reserve $125K
[#11] One-time reserve for rapid-response activation, quarantine, decontamination and emergency logistic setup.
Equipment $106K
[#3, #7, #8, #12, #13, #15, #18] Initial CCTV/biometric hardware, non-human analysis scanners and hyperspectral gear, EEG kit (one-time component), initial data-security hardware, one-time digitization/scanning, initial archival materials, specialized PPE purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $45K
[#5, #6, #23] Construction/outfitting of controlled viewing/test chamber; one-time authorization/clearance processing per-person costs; initial training and protocol development costs.
Facilities $35K
[#1, #17] Secure anomalous-item locker purchase and installation; initial access/setup for certified fire-testing facilities.
Disposal Neutralization $16K
[#24] One-time budget for potential safe neutralization/disposal or verification.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $815K/yr
Staff Wages $430K/yr
[#4, #22] Salaries and benefits for on-site security personnel and core research team (research scientists, memetics specialist, lab technician; 2–4 guards / 3–4 researchers).
Research And Monitoring $109K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #5] Ongoing research campaign budgets including fMRI/PET rental and imaging per-study costs, per-phase research budgets, medical/psychiatric monitoring reserves and ongoing vetting/monitoring of authorized personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $95K/yr
[#19, #20] Annual legal, confidentiality, cover-story, PR and witness-management budget (baseline allocation for potential inquiries and occasional witness handling).
Admin Overhead $74K/yr
[#26] Administrative/procurement/accounting overhead estimated at ~10% of program recurring budget (within stated 8–12% range).
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#2] Pro-rated site space allocation and facility overhead (utilities, facility maintenance, site security overhead) at Site-196.
Logistics And Transport $17K/yr
[#16] Secure transport and escorted transfer costs (assumes a small number of transfers per year).
It Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3, #12] Maintenance, auditing and secure backup costs for classified IT infrastructure, CCTV maintenance and encrypted server upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#14, #15, #18] Annual consumables and PPE replacements, archival replacement materials and environmental monitoring consumables.
Records Management $6K/yr
[#21] Long-term archiving, encrypted backups, cataloguing and routine audit costs.
Incident Response On Demand $5K/yr
[#11] Small annual allocation for on-demand incident activation costs (additional per-incident spending modeled in scenarios).
Fire Testing Campaigns $5K/yr
[#17] Occasional controlled burn / thermal testing campaign baseline allocation.
Training Refresher $5K/yr
[#23] Annual refresher training and memetic-hazard procedure updates for authorized staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $815K/yr
89.8% probability / year
Routine year with scheduled research, maintenance, and no major incidents.
no exposures routine research campaigns regular maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $845K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Single localized exposure or small containment incident requiring medical checks, legal/PR work and limited response.
single accidental exposure small-scale emergency medical response limited media attention
🚨 Major Incident $1.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant accidental triggering or containment breach causing multiple exposures, hospitalizations, large legal/PR costs and major investigation.
multi-person exposure extended medical care required regulated investigation / litigation
🚨 Research Scaleup $2.8M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Decision/year where anomalous protective properties are pursued for scale-up (applied R&D, regulatory, manufacturing controls).
positive reproducible protective results strategic R&D decision political/regulatory escalation
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (cognitive/neuropsychologist) 2 [#22] Core cognitive/neuropsychology research roles (1–2 FTE).
Memetics / Behavioral Specialist 1 [#22] Specialist for behavioral/memetic analysis and protocol design.
Lab Technician / Research Assistant 1 [#22] Lab support for test setup, equipment operation and subject handling.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#4] On-site guards/escorts to control access and respond to incidents (2–4 FTE range; modeled as 3).
📋 Confidence Notes
Most operational line items are well-specified (equipment, staffing, site overhead), but many inputs are wide ranges and the speculative scale-up pathway (#25) is highly uncertain; probabilities for incidents are judgment estimates rather than empirically derived.
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