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SCP-6535 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6535
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$4.5M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
11
Estimated initial setup and contingency build-out is approximately $4.52M driven primarily by facility fit-out, contingency for high-containment upgrades, and equipment; ongoing yearly operations are roughly $2.04M driven by staff wages (MTF and research), legal/cover operations, and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.5M
High Containment Upgrade Contingency $3.0M
[#27] Contingency estimate for potential high-containment upgrade (air gaps, reinforced cells, Faraday cages).
Facilities $380K
[#7, #16] Safehouse/suite build-out and cave/trail mitigation (safe, child-appropriate physical construction and access-control work).
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#21] Contingency reserve for accidents, lawsuits, or emergency needs.
Equipment $213K
[#2, #3, #4, #13, #14, #15, #20, #24] GPS trackers, surveillance cameras/uplink hardware, initial drones, vehicle purchase, initial restraints/sedation gear, initial PPE/decon, initial data systems, and secure-storage hardware.
Legal And Cover Initial $150K
[#8] Initial custody/legal work, filings, covert record setup and initial cover-story creation costs.
Decommissioning $110K
[#28] Estimated decommissioning/disposition costs when applicable (safe return, reintegration, personnel demobilization).
Community Tampering Initial $105K
[#17] One-time community memetic mitigation / small-scale amnestic sweeps / personnel costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#9, #11] Initial amnestic program setup and initial forensic/biological testing & specialized anomalous testing lab time.
Public Cover Payouts Initial $55K
[#18] One-time relocation/payouts for suspicious locals or immediate hush money.
Public Relations Initial $55K
[#26] Initial contracted PR work to build cover narratives and misinformation assets.
Environmental Remediation $28K
[#25] One-time environmental remediation and permits if access/containment affects local ecology.
Field Reconnaissance $21K
[#1] Field survey and initial reconnaissance (2–3 person team, travel, mapping, interviews).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #12] Salaries for Mobile Response Team (MTF) and core research staff (annual payroll).
Cover Story And Legal $147K/yr
[#8, #26] Ongoing legal management, PR monitoring and cover-story maintenance contracts.
Facilities Maintenance $136K/yr
[#7, #19] Annual safehouse/containment suite maintenance and utilities/HVAC/internet for monitoring uplinks.
Administrative Overhead $125K/yr
[#29] Program management, procurement, admin staff and finance tracking overhead.
Psychological Services $60K/yr
[#10] Ongoing psychological assessment and therapy for subjects (estimated for limited supervised therapy).
Forensic Testing $60K/yr
[#11] Ongoing specialized anomalous testing, sequencing, imaging, and sample processing.
Data Storage And Soc $60K/yr
[#20] Hosting, encrypted storage, SOC monitoring and secure communications operations.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#12] Non-payroll research operational costs, consumables and ongoing study expenses.
Medical Retainer $50K/yr
[#6] On-call medical / pediatric retainer and usage costs.
Community Tampering Per Year $50K/yr
[#17] Recurring community witness management, small-scale amnestic operations, and narrative maintenance.
Training And Drills $42K/yr
[#22] Annual specialized training and drills (child handling, de-escalation, rescue scenarios).
Public Cover Stipends Per Year $36K/yr
[#18] Ongoing stipends / relocation support for key locals to preserve cover.
Logistics And Transport $32K/yr
[#4, #13] Recurring drone flight ops/operators and armored vehicle maintenance/fuel.
Travel And Lodging $28K/yr
[#30] Travel, lodging and per-diem for out-of-area specialists and consultants.
Amnestic Program $10K/yr
[#9] Recurring per-administration costs and medical admin of amnestic/psychotropic treatments (assumed low-rate usage).
Ppe Replacement $3K/yr
[#15] PPE replacement and decon consumables per year.
Sedation Resupply $2K/yr
[#14] Annual resupply of sedation agents, darts and non-lethal capture consumables.
Secure Storage Maintenance $1K/yr
[#24] Annual maintenance / cryostorage costs for samples/artifacts.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Long Term Housing $0/yr
[#23] Long-term housing & integration costs per child if indefinite custody is required; set to 0 in baseline recurring (handled as a scenario).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing monitoring, MTF readiness, legal/cover operations and routine research; no major incidents or custody changes.
no_major_incident routine_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized breach/medical emergency or exposure leading to emergency response, additional amnestics/legal actions and overtime.
field_incident witness_exposure medical_emergency
🚨 Indefinite Custody $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$650K vs baseline
Anomalous risk confirmed or legal order forces Foundation to assume long-term custody and higher-security operations.
hazardous_properties_confirmed court_order_transfer escalation_in_risk
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5, #22] Rotating mobile response team (6–12 typical); includes training and hazard-pay considerations.
Research Scientist 3 [#12] Anomalous behavior/ecology/memetics research staff (1–3); salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
The source article is minimal and many cost drivers are contingent on unknown anomalous properties and legal outcomes; analyst notes provide ranges but substantial uncertainty remains around frequency of incidents, custody outcomes, and need for high-containment upgrades.
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