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SCP-6506 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6506
Expected annual
$340K
One-time setup
$249K
Annual recurring
$330K
Personnel
2.0
One-time startup ~ $249,000 driven by a sleep-room retrofit, purchase of PSG monitoring equipment and an optional expansion study; recurring annual costs ~ $330,310 driven primarily by the lucid-dreamer FTE, allocated vault/storage overhead, and research/monitoring staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $249K
Expansion Research Study $125K
[#17] Optional one-time budget for a controlled study of SCP-6506's therapeutic effects (per-study cost).
Equipment $54K
[#4, #10] One-time purchase of mid-range polysomnography system + cameras (estimate) and purchase of secure transport case.
Facilities $28K
[#3] One-time secure sleep room / on-site sleep lab retrofit (electronic lock, blackout, sound insulation).
Contingency Fund $20K
[#12] One-time contingency / replacement & recovery fund for loss, damage, or emergency retrieval.
Legal Setup One Time $9K
[#8] One-time human-subjects oversight / legal consent documentation and initial compliance setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $9K
[#2, #15] Climate-controlled archival enclosure / textile conservation one-time setup and small-scale materials analysis / baseline anomalous testing.
Recruitment Screening One Time $5K
[#7] One-time recruitment and security/medical screening costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $330K/yr
Staff Wages $135K/yr
[#5] Lucid-dreamer staff salary (1 FTE baseline, includes benefits).
Facilities Maintenance $64K/yr
[#1, #3] Allocated anomalous storage/vault overhead (accounting allocation for Site-17 high-security storage) and sleep-room maintenance/utilities.
Research And Monitoring $61K/yr
[#4, #7, #9, #13] Data storage and software, partial FTE research technician/analyst (0.25–0.5 FTE cost included here), ongoing medical/psych oversight and counseling budget for subjects.
Administrative Overhead $20K/yr
[#14] Administrative overhead allocation (procurement, recordkeeping, payroll) estimated at ~15% of personnel costs.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#10, #20] Recurring secure-transport escort and administration costs for biweekly transfers and incremental security staffing delta for transfers/emergency response.
Insurance Reserve $15K/yr
[#16] Internal insurance / indemnity reserve for incident payouts or internal claims.
Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr
[#8, #18] Ongoing human-subjects administration, legal recordkeeping and compliance, and communications/cover/OPSEC costs.
Overtime Compensation $5K/yr
[#6] Overtime / shift differential / duty compensation for biweekly sleep sessions (~26 sessions/year).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#4, #11, #19] PSG electrode consumables (~$10/session), textile handling PPE and cleaning supplies, bedding rotation and laundry consumables.
Archival Inspections $1K/yr
[#2] Recurring climate-controlled archival inspections, pest management and minimal textile conservation work.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $330K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled biweekly sleeps, routine monitoring, and no major incidents.
scheduled biweekly sleeps routine monitoring and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $345K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Small conservation or handling incident requiring emergency conservation, short-term retrieval, and extra legal/administrative work.
textile damage or pest event minor loss/damage requiring recovery and conservation
🚨 Major Breach $430K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Theft, major loss, or psychological incident requiring investigation, retrieval operations, and internal payouts/response.
theft or unauthorized removal staff harm or high-profile containment breach
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $455K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$125K vs baseline
Decision to run a formal controlled trial or scale up research, consuming the expansion research one-time budget in that year.
authorization of controlled study expanded monitoring and participant compensation
👥 Personnel 2.0 total
Role Count Notes
Lucid-dreamer (Containment Staff) 1 [#5] One FTE tasked with biweekly sleep sessions; salary+benefits reflected in staff_wages.
Research Technician / Analyst 0.4 [#9] Partial FTE (0.25–0.5 FTE) for data storage, EEG/video analysis and research; cost included in research_and_monitoring.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (incremental) 0.3 [#10, #20] Fractional incremental security hours for escorts and emergency response; cost included in logistics_and_transport.
Administrative Staff (fractional) 0.2 [#14] Fractional administrative support proportional to administrative overhead allocation.
Medical Officer / Occupational Health (fractional) 0.1 [#7, #13] Fractional medical/psych oversight for ongoing monitoring and counseling; costs included in research_and_monitoring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many cost items are given as explicit ranges in the analyst notes, enabling mid-range estimates; uncertainty remains around accounting allocations for vault overhead, decision to purchase vs rent PSG equipment, and whether expansion research occurs, so confidence is medium.
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