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SCP-6517 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6517
Expected annual
$5.4B
One-time setup
$2.0B
Annual recurring
$292.8M
Personnel
360
Estimated up-front program costs are approximately $2.05 billion, driven primarily by contingency funding, large-scale deep-drilling/geophysical mapping, and regional rapid-response setup; annual sustaining costs are roughly $293 million, dominated by monitoring/research operations, onsite security staffing, and regional economic/tourism impacts.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0B
Contingency Fund Seed $1.0B
[#15] Emergency contingency / rapid-deployment reserve seed fund for catastrophic or rapid escalation events (one-time seed).
Deep Drilling And Geophysics $350.0M
[#6] Initial deep-drilling campaign and large-scale geophysical mapping (30–60 deep boreholes and associated instrumentation; one-time mobilization and surveys).
Military Endgame Planning $200.0M
[#27] Assessment, modelling and limited planning for military/kinetic extreme-endgame options (one-time planning & limited operation envelope).
Marine Capability Setup $115.0M
[#19] Marine/subsea monitoring and intervention capability (ROVs, bathymetric surveys, subsea drilling assets; one-time procurement).
Regional Teams Setup $100.0M
[#8] Setup of 3–6 regional rapid-response containment/demolition teams with heavy equipment, robotics, shelters and transport (one-time equipment & basing).
Facilities $75.0M
[#1] Reinforced perimeter, access control, decontamination booths, backup power and onsite containment infrastructure around the original Eiffel Tower (design + construction + initial protective systems).
R And D Program Setup $65.0M
[#11] Large-scale chemical/biological inhibition R&D program setup (program establishment, trial preparations, environmental testing facilities).
Monitoring Network Installation $60.0M
[#7] Permanent seismic/borehole sensors, DAS fiber installs, satellite imagery integration and initial drone/sensor deployments (installation costs).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50.0M
[#5] High-containment laboratory / anomalous-materials lab buildout (specialized lab construction, instrumentation for necropsy/analysis).
Equipment $12.5M
[#20] Specialized tooling, high-power saws, thermic cutters, specialty drills, robotic manipulators and integrated cutting/immobilization equipment (one-time procurement).
Secure Sample Archive Setup $10.0M
[#26] Secure vaults and archival infrastructure for anomalous samples and sensitive records (one-time build/procurement).
International Coordination Center Setup $6.0M
[#24] Physical establishment of international coordination / command & control center (office fit-out and secure comms).
Data Processing Infra Setup $5.0M
[#18] Server clusters, GIS and modelling infrastructure procurement for data processing and simulation (one-time build).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $292.8M/yr
Economic Losses Tourism $100.0M/yr
[#2] Estimated annual regional economic/tourism losses if access to the Eiffel Tower is restricted or closed (ticket revenue and ancillary economic impact treated as annual societal loss in budgeting).
Research And Monitoring $66.5M/yr
[#5, #7, #11, #18, #19, #25] Operational budgets for lab work and instrument operation (lab ops, sensor bandwidth, satellite imagery, marine operations, long-duration network monitoring and ongoing R&D expenditures).
Staff Wages $36.0M/yr
[#3, #4, #24, #30] Onsite security & perimeter staffing (200 personnel ~$90k each) plus research team salaries and core program staff / coordination center wages; includes loaded FTE costs for security, scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative/program management.
Cover Story And Legal $33.5M/yr
[#16, #17, #29] Legal, diplomatic liaison, public cover, PR/media management and strategic communications/historical cover maintenance budgets.
Litigation And Claims $20.0M/yr
[#23] Ongoing legal defence funds, claims management and compensation reserves for property owners and municipal losses (baseline allocation; event-driven costs are handled in scenarios).
Logistics And Transport $17.5M/yr
[#8, #12] Maintenance, training and transport costs for rapid-reaction teams, heavy-equipment mobilization and periodic treatment campaign logistics (does not include per-incident demolition/treatment costs).
Facilities Maintenance $10.0M/yr
[#1, #5, #20] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter infrastructure, backup power, containment suites, and specialized tooling upkeep.
Program Management $5.0M/yr
[#30] Program management, auditing, secure finance and oversight for an international multi-year program.
Supplies And Consumables $3.0M/yr
[#10, #26, #21] Consumables for sample handling, custodial/storage operations, hazardous-materials handling and memetic-hardening supplies.
Personnel Training And Vetting $1.2M/yr
[#21] Recruitment, clearances, memetic-hardening training and psychological screening / monitoring for exposed staff.
Evacuation And Relocation Reserve $0/yr
[#14] Evacuation/relocation & social support are highly event-driven (per-household rehousing $20–40k; large-scale evacuations handled in incident scenarios).
Demolition Removal Per Incident $0/yr
[#9] Per-major-urban-incident demolition/removal/neutralization costs estimated ~$10–200M (budgeting uses ~$50M average per incident); baseline set to 0 and applied in incident scenarios.
Hazardous Debris Disposal Per Incident $0/yr
[#10] Per-incident hazardous/contaminated debris disposal estimated ~$1–10M depending on tonnage; baseline set to 0 and applied in incident scenarios.
Treatment Campaign Per Site $0/yr
[#12] Large-scale injection/treatment campaign per treated site estimated ~$10–100M; event-driven, baseline set to 0 and captured in scenarios when campaigns occur.
Infrastructure Repair Reserve $0/yr
[#13] Long-term urban repair & utility replacement costs are event-driven and highly variable ($10–500M+ per significant event); baseline reserve set to 0 and applied in scenarios.
Urban Retrofit Program $0/yr
[#22] Long-term city-scale retrofit programs (root barriers, utility rerouting) are city-specific ($100–500M per city) and managed as multi-year investments or by affected municipalities; not included in baseline recurring.
Global Worst Case Reserve $0/yr
[#28] Global worst-case (EFK-class) macroeconomic impacts are scenario-based (hundreds of billions to trillions/year); not budgeted as ongoing recurring line-item.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $292.8M/yr
69.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, no major incidents or urban removals.
no_new_SCP-6517-B_incidents routine_monitoring_and_research
🚨 Minor Incident $417.8M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$125.0M vs baseline
One localized SCP-6517-B appearance in an urban area requiring a contained removal and limited evacuations.
single_urban_instance controlled_demolition_and_disposal
🚨 Major Breach $1.4B/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.1B vs baseline
Large urban SCP-6517-B event causing widespread damage, mass evacuations and multi-month remediation.
large_city_instance mass_evacuations_and_infrastructure_failure
🚨 Catastrophic Proliferation $5.0T/yr
0.1% probability / year +$5.0T vs baseline
EFK-class broad proliferation across many major urban centers, causing systemic economic collapse and reconstruction needs.
widespread_SCP-6517-B_proliferation multi-city_uninhabitability
👥 Personnel 360 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 200 [#3] 24/7 armed guards, screening teams and rapid-reaction personnel stationed at sites and perimeters; loaded FTE cost assumed ~$90k.
Research Scientist 35 [#4, #11, #25] Multidisciplinary scientific staff (materials, genomics, geophysics, memetics) conducting lab research and long-duration monitoring.
Technician / Lab Technician 50 [#5, #26, #18] Laboratory and instrument technicians supporting high-containment labs, sample processing and data infrastructure.
Engineer / Maintenance 30 [#20, #7, #8] Engineers and maintenance staff for perimeter systems, sensor networks, heavy equipment and rapid-response assets.
Field Response Operators 20 [#8, #9] Rapid-response field operators and equipment crews for containment, demolition and site operations.
Program Manager / Oversight 10 [#30, #24] Program managers, auditors and international liaison staff for multi-jurisdiction coordination and oversight.
Administrative Staff 10 [#16, #29] Administrative, legal liaison and PR support staff for cover-story maintenance and intergovernmental coordination.
Medical Officer 5 [#21] Medical and psychological support staff for staff health, memetic-hardening follow-up and post-incident care.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are high-uncertainty: many line items are ranges, event-driven, and depend on political, geographic and tactical choices. Anomalous behaviour, memetic effects and rare catastrophic outcomes drive large tail-risk which reduces confidence in point estimates.
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