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SCP-6563 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6563
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$411K
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
9
Initial one-time setup is modest (~$411k) for cell fit-out, equipment and initial stockpiles; the dominant ongoing cost is personnel and research/contingency spending driving about $1.21M per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $411K
Contingency Fund Establishment $125K
[#12] Establishment of rapid-response / quarantine contingency fund (seed pool to cover MTF callouts, activation and one-off incident deployments).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $80K
[#13] Basic research/diagnostics suite for EEG, psychometrics and analysis workstations; MRI/advanced imaging access billed per-use (one-time acquisition/installation estimate).
Facilities $70K
[#1] Construction/refit of a standard humanoid containment cell to Site-19 light-containment specs (reinforced walls, en-suite plumbing, secure door, observation window/ports, recreation antechamber). Estimate assumes partial reuse; new-build would be higher.
Amnestic Stockpile Initial $50K
[#11] Initial inventory of Class-B/C amnestics, memetic inhibitors and delivery mechanisms; secure storage and expiry-handling initial purchase.
Equipment $45K
[#2, #3] CCTV/remote-observation hardware, redundant cameras and consoles and biometric/access-control hardware (locks, keycards, turnstiles, logging systems). Includes spares; ongoing maintenance recorded under recurring.
Training Program Development $35K
[#4] Development of Geist Cognitohazard Prep curriculum, simulators, licensing and materials for initial rollout.
Small Recreation Capital $6K
[#21] Furnishings and approved recreation items (books, games, TV) initial purchase and safety checks.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $715K/yr
[#6, #7] Security personnel (6 guards, salaries+benefits) and on-site research staff & tech support (senior/junior leads + technician with benefits) are the primary wage components.
Long Term Research Contingency $150K/yr
[#20] Annualized set-aside to support multi-year origin investigations or scale-up research campaigns (amortized from a larger multi-year budget).
Cover Story And Legal $62K/yr
[#15] Legal counsel and public-relations retainer to manage leaks, FOIA-like inquiries, and cover-story work.
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#13] Per-experiment consumables, imaging fees and billed diagnostics for ongoing controlled studies (EEG consumables, per-scan imaging fees, data analysis consumables).
Turnover And Retraining $40K/yr
[#19] Budget for hiring, accelerated Geist certification and retraining new personnel due to turnover.
Administrative Compliance $32K/yr
[#14] Ethics Committee time, recordkeeping, audits and compliance overhead.
Contingency Fund Replenishment $30K/yr
[#12] Annual replenishment target for contingency pool after deployments or scheduled top-ups.
Supplies And Consumables $27K/yr
[#9, #17, #21, #22] Dietary costs, cleaning/laundry/PPE, small annual recreation refresh, and incremental utilities for the cell (electricity/HVAC/cameras).
Training Programs $18K/yr
[#4] Ongoing updates, delivery costs and accreditation upkeep for Geist-prep training program.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#12] Annualized transport and rapid-response logistics budget to support MTF callouts, quarantine activation and emergency deployments.
Therapy Services $12K/yr
[#8] Weekly therapist visits and psychiatric care for SCP-6563-1 (contracted visits midpoint estimate).
Training Refreshers $12K/yr
[#18] Annual drills, incident simulations and rehearsal exercises for security and therapist coordination.
Cognitive Retesting $10K/yr
[#5] Periodic cognitive re-testing (annual/semiannual) for ~30 personnel: proctors, materials, recordkeeping.
Amnestic Replenishment $10K/yr
[#11] Annual replacement, handling and expiry management of memetic/amnestic stockpile.
Medical Monitoring $8K/yr
[#10] Routine healthcare, periodic physicals, labs and supplies for the subject.
Data Retention And Audit $6K/yr
[#16] Secure archival storage, encrypted logging infrastructure and audit processes for interviews, CCTV and certification logs.
Access Control Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3] Maintenance and servicing of biometric locks, keycard systems and turnstiles.
Cctv Maintenance And Storage $2K/yr
[#2] Encrypted storage, redundant recording retention costs and spare-parts maintenance for observation systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal staffing, maintenance and planned research activity.
no unauthorized-viewing incidents planned research only no large deployments
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Single unauthorized viewing or small containment event requiring amnestic deployment, MTF callout and short-term overtime/legal work.
unauthorized viewing by untrained staff single small breach / amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Wider exposure or multi-person incident with extended investigations, medical treatment, large-scale amnestic use and PR/legal fallout.
multiple unauthorized viewers significant media/legal exposure extended containment response
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Minimum two Level-2 guards per shift, three shifts = 6 guards (salaries+benefits included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 2 [#7] One-to-two research leads (senior + junior) allocated to SCP-6563 research (salaries included in staff_wages).
Lab Technician 1 [#7] One lab technician supporting experiments and diagnostics (salary included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges and clear mappings, but many figures are range-based and several recurring items (long-term research contingency, contingency replenishment, staffing mixes) require judgment calls and amortization assumptions; therefore medium confidence.
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