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SCP-6522 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6522
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$10.9M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
18
First-year one-time setup costs (land, fencing, sensors, research array and contingency) are roughly $10.9M, driven primarily by land acquisition and active-containment/research hardware; ongoing annual operations are roughly $1.79M largely for staff, research, and a thaumaturgical retainer.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.9M
Facilities $8.3M
[#1, #3, #12, #13, #30] Land purchase, perimeter fencing, initial road/access improvements, environmental permitting/studies, and decommissioning/rehabilitation fund.
Equipment $1.2M
[#4, #5, #6, #9, #19, #21] Perimeter cameras/sensors deployment, power/communications backbone, monitoring servers/NVRs, patrol/response vehicles outfitting, optional active containment hardware, and one-time crypto/IT hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $650K
[#16, #17, #22] Geophysical/aerial survey campaigns, electrophysiology/distributed sensing array, and secure laboratory/freezers/initial consumable equipment.
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#25] Dedicated incident/response reserve recommended for rapid surge costs.
Thaumaturgical Equipment One Time $100K
[#28] One-time specialized equipment/setup for potential thaumaturgical contingencies.
Legal Transactional $75K
[#15] One-time legal, title, and transactional costs for acquisition/leases and initial FOIA handling setup.
Public Relations Setup $50K
[#14] One-time public relations / cover-story setup, signage and community liaison materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#7, #8, #18, #21] Video monitoring operators/supervisors, security response staffing (guards/MTF rotation), ongoing research team salaries, and crypto/IT forensic staff.
Thaumaturgical Retainer $200K/yr
[#28] Ongoing retainer/operational budget for thaumaturgical/GOI contingency response teams and specialized recurring costs.
Facilities Maintenance $95K/yr
[#11, #12, #20] Fence/camera/field hardware repairs and site maintenance, ongoing road upkeep, and power costs for active containment systems.
Research And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#13, #16, #29] Ongoing environmental monitoring (if required), periodic geophysical follow-up budgets, and long-term data storage/analysis compute costs.
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#14, #15, #26] Ongoing public relations/cover story costs, recurring legal/FOIA support, and insurance/liability premiums/neighbor compensation.
Supplies And Consumables $55K/yr
[#22, #23, #27] Laboratory consumables/PPE, sample chain-of-custody and biosecurity disposables, and seasonal/site-specific vegetation management and snow clearing.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#10] Vehicle operations (fuel, maintenance, depreciation) for patrol and response vehicles.
Land Lease Or Easement $0/yr
[#2] Alternative option: long-term lease/easement. Baseline assumes outright purchase (see scenarios); set to 0 for baseline operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with purchase-based land control, routine maintenance, and regular research operations; no major incidents.
no major incidents scheduled maintenance routine research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
Localized vandalism, storm damage, or small-scale equipment failure requiring repairs and extra dispatches.
severe weather vandalism single-site equipment failure
🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or discovery by civilians requiring major remediation, legal action, and deployment of contingency assets.
large-scale unauthorized access root-network active manipulation major equipment destruction
🚨 Thaumaturgical Interaction $2.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Anomalous/ethereal I/O is detected that necessitates extensive thaumaturgical response and specialist operations beyond baseline retainer.
evidence of ethereal gateways unusual correlated activity tied to UXP GOI involvement requiring ritual response
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] Rotational security response team and on-call readiness; headcount aligned with recurring security staffing costs.
Video Monitoring Operator 4 [#7] 24/7 camera/analytics monitoring and supervision; staffing level supports continuous coverage.
Research Scientist 6 [#18] Botanists, electricians, and data scientists performing ongoing characterization and experiments.
Crypto/IT Specialist 2 [#21] Forensic IT, secure asset management, and cold-wallet/key custody operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are based on typical civilian/contractor pricing and the analyst notes; major uncertainties remain around land price variability, scope choice (purchase vs lease), the optional active-containment hardware, and any thaumaturgical/GOI-driven costs, so confidence is medium.
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