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SCP-6502 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6502
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
17
Estimated initial capital of approximately $1.85M driven primarily by property acquisition, site hardening, monitoring hardware, and lab fit-out; annual operating costs about $1.52M mostly driven by staffing (security, liaison, research) and ongoing monitoring/R&D/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Facilities $615K
[#1, #2, #5] Property/control acquisition (~$550k median of provided range), perimeter hardening/fencing (~$40k), and trenching/mains site work (~$25k). Covers structural/site work and access hardening for Harwick Cemetery.
Equipment $488K
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #11, #15, #19, #23] Initial purchase & installation of ground-level monitoring nodes (~$80,500 for 46 nodes), per-node solar/battery packs (~$27,600), communications hardware (~$30,000), server/console hardware (~$30,000), initial custom monitoring software dev (~$75,000), generator (~$20,000), exhumation kit (~$100,000), data migration/setup (~$10,000), vehicle capital (~$90,000), and initial audio tools (~$25,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#10] Neuropathology/microbiology lab fit-out, containment (BSL) readiness, and specialized scientific instrument procurement -- one-time laboratory buildout estimate.
Contingency Seed $200K
[#18] One-time seed for containment escalation/contingency reserve to address unexpected public leaks, mass protests, or emergency remediation.
Decommissioning Reserve $200K
[#25] One-time reserved planning funds for potential future decommissioning, site transfer, memorialization, or long-term trust setup.
Major Upgrade Reserve $100K
[#21] One-time reserve for anticipated major upgrades every 5–10 years (electronics, infrastructure refresh) to be used when a scheduled major refresh is necessary.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $920K/yr
[#3, #8, #9] Security staffing (approx. 6 FTE, mix of armed/unarmed) ~$280k; monitoring/liaison operators (2 FTE) ~$140k; lead researcher + research team + technicians combined ~$500k per year.
Research And Monitoring $148K/yr
[#4, #6, #7, #21, #23] Annual monitoring-node refresh/amortized replacements (~$8k), telemetry/bandwidth and comms maintenance (~$5k included in overall), monitoring software/console maintenance (~$15k), ongoing R&D/technology refresh (~$100k/yr), and transcription/audio-processing staff/services (~$25k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#14, #16, #20] Cover-story administration, municipal relations, clandestine payments/PR (~$40k/yr), legal counsel/compliance and outside counsel (~$60k/yr), and media/OPSEC budget for monitoring and misinformation (~$25k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $121K/yr
[#10, #12, #24] Laboratory consumables and reagents (~$100k/yr), biohazard waste contracts/disposal (~$15k/yr), and PPE/vaccinations/medical supplies (~$6k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#11, #19] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and small fleet upkeep (~$10k/yr) plus emergency rapid-response/exhumation readiness & per-operation averaged budget (~$50k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#2, #5, #13] Routine groundskeeping and seasonal maintenance (~$30k), battery replacements and generator fuel/UPS maintenance (~$15k), and perimeter/site repairs and consumable maintenance (~$10k).
Contingency Replenish $50K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment / reserve contributions to maintain the containment escalation contingency ($50k/yr).
Ethical Oversight $15K/yr
[#22] Internal IRB/human-subjects review boards and expert consultants for research ethics (~$15k/yr).
Psychological Support $12K/yr
[#17] Contracted counseling, debriefing, and rotation-related support services (~$12k/yr).
Records Management $8K/yr
[#15] Secure archival storage, encrypted backups, and records redundancy maintenance (~$8k/yr).
Medical Monitoring $6K/yr
[#24] Routine medical monitoring costs for staff interacting with interred subjects (vaccinations, checks) (~$6k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing monitoring, research, staffing, and routine maintenance only.
no incidents routine maintenance scheduled research activities
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Limited containment incident such as accidental exhumation, single-subject medical emergency, or localized equipment failure requiring emergency response and legal mitigation.
accidental exhumation localized equipment failure small-scale public suspicion
🚨 Major Breach $3.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or multi-subject incident requiring large-scale remediation: mass excavation, litigation, prolonged PR campaign, and relocation or extended containment operations.
public discovery/exposure mass protest or forced access major equipment/systemic failure
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] 24/7 site security coverage (rotating shifts), mix of armed and unarmed guards to match the analyst estimate of 4–8 FTE.
Monitoring Operator / Liaison 2 [#8] Two full-time liaison/operators to maintain regular contact with interred subjects and perform follow-ups.
Lead Researcher / PI 1 [#9] Principal investigator responsible for oversight of SCP-6502 research and approval of new interments.
Research Scientist 3 [#9] Postdocs and researchers supporting PI in neuroscience/pathology/archaeology research.
Technician / Lab Tech 2 [#9, #10] Laboratory technicians to run assays, maintain equipment, and support exhumation/sample processing.
Medical Officer 1 [#24] Medical oversight for staff vaccinations, health monitoring, and interaction safety.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#5, #6] Facilities/ICT maintenance and power/communications upkeep (generators, buried cabling, repeaters).
Administrative Staff 1 [#14, #15, #16] Administrative/legal support for municipal relations, records, and procurement.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from analyst-provided ranges and a stated small-site example of ~200 interments scaled to the documented population (~46). Many line items are range-based and dependent on chosen posture (staffing level, R&D intensity), and the anomalous nature of SCP-6502 introduces operational uncertainty.
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