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SCP-6578 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6578
Expected annual
$807K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$797K
Personnel
8
One-time startup capital is dominated by land control, quarantine buildout and contingency reserves (~$1.05M); annual operating costs are driven by research staffing, security, monitoring and per-event transport/research costs (~$796.9k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Startup Consolidation $450K
[#25] Analyst consolidated startup capital estimate (explicit consolidation provided in notes: ~$450,000).
Contingency Reserve $250K
[#22] Contingency / emergency response and public exposure fund (one-time reserve $250,000).
Facilities $165K
[#1, #2, #10] Land acquisition/easement (#1 $150,000), perimeter fencing/signage (#2 $10,000), and ground hardening/barriers to prevent burials (#10 $5,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#11] Quarantine and medical intake suite buildout at Site-44 (marginal new-suite buildout estimate $100,000).
Equipment $67K
[#3, #7, #18, #19] Surveillance hardware and sensor installation (#3 $18,000), secure transport vehicle retrofit (#7 $25,000), secure server/setup (#18 $12,000), and solar/battery for remote site (#19 $12,000).
Training And Clearance Initial $20K
[#20] Initial training and clearance processing (team initial costs ~$20,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $797K/yr
Staff Wages $460K/yr
[#5, #13] On-site security / caretaker/full-time security (~$60,000/yr, #5) plus research staff salaries portion (PI/techs/medic benefits-adjusted ~$400,000/yr, #13).
Long Term Subject Housing $80K/yr
[#12] Long-term housing/research custody for SCP-6578-1 instances (estimated ~$80,000/yr per long-term subject, assuming one long-term subject in baseline staffing).
Research And Monitoring $70K/yr
[#13, #14] Research consumables and operational testing budget (~$50,000/yr, #13) plus genetic sequencing/pathology/testing (~$20,000/yr, #14). Salaries portion of research moved to staff_wages; this is non-salary research budget.
Administrative Overhead $60K/yr
[#24] Ongoing administrative overhead (project management, documentation, travel) (~$60,000/yr, #24).
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#15] Legal retainer, local relations, cover story and PR (~$40,000/yr, #15).
Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr
[#6, #23] Vegetation/tree care and site maintenance (~$1,500/yr, #6) and periodic equipment replacement/maintenance depreciation (~$20,000/yr, #23).
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#21] Consumables, PPE, medical supplies and stock (~$10,000/yr, #21).
Forensic Recovery $10K/yr
[#17] Forensic investigation & unexpected recovery operations contingency (~$10,000/incident used as annual contingency, #17).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#7, #8] Per-instance transport & escort costs assumed 3 events/yr at ~$3,000 each (transport/escort = $9,000/yr, #8) plus vehicle per-use fuel/maintenance (~$300/event × 3 = $900/yr, #7).
Quarantine Per Instance Costs $9K/yr
[#11] Per-instance quarantine/intake consumables and tests assumed 3 events/yr at ~$3,000/each (~$9,000/yr, #11).
Cadaver Procurement And Storage $9K/yr
[#9] Cadaver procurement, storage and handling for authorized testing assumed 3 bodies/yr at ~$3,000/each (~$9,000/yr, #9).
Remote Monitoring Service $6K/yr
[#4] Contracted remote monitoring and alarm response service (~$6,000/yr, #4).
Training And Clearance $4K/yr
[#20] Ongoing annual training and re-clearance for a team of ~8 (~$4,000/yr, #20).
Mortuary Disposition $3K/yr
[#16] Mortuary disposition (cremation/reburial) assumed 3 instances/yr at ~$1,000 each (~$3,000/yr, #16).
Data Security $3K/yr
[#18] Annual maintenance/storage for secure database, backups and CCTV archival (~$3,000/yr, #18).
Power And Communications $2K/yr
[#19] Cellular/data plan and communications for remote sensors (~$1,500/yr, #19).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $797K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, occasional transfers (3 events/yr assumed), and ongoing research operations.
routine_monitoring scheduled_research_transfers no_unauthorized_burials_or_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $847K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized burial or discovery requiring forensic excavation, modest legal/outreach, and limited emergency response.
unauthorized_burial_discovered forensic_excavation local_investigation
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Significant public exposure or multiple simultaneous incidents triggering contingency reserves, large emergency operations and legal settlements.
public_exposure mass_media_investigation multiple_unauthorized_burials_or_broad_breach
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#25, #13] Project director / oversight (salary/administration included in research/staff budgets).
Research Scientist / PI 1 [#13] PI overseeing studies (part of research salaries accounted in staff_wages).
Research Technician 2 [#13] Two research technicians for assays and sample handling (salaries included in staff_wages).
Medic / Nurse 1 [#13] Medic/nurse for transfers and intake (salary included in research/staff costs).
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Site Caretaker) 1 [#5] Full-time site caretaker/security presence (~$60k/yr).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#6, #23] Grounds and equipment maintenance (vegetation, fences, periodic repairs).
Administrative Staff 1 [#24] Administrative/project management and procurement (overhead budgeted separately).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most costs; however several assumptions were chosen by the analyst (events/year = 3, splits between salary vs. operations, use of the consolidation line) and some items (long-term custody frequency, incident probabilities) are uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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