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SCP-6596 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6596
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$30.4M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
15
One-time development and deployment of a permanent containment method dominates cost (~$30M+), while recurring annual operations, surge response, maintenance, and a contingency reserve drive yearly costs (~$2.1M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.4M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20.0M
[#3] Dedicated multi-year containment R&D program (lab buildout, experiments, and prototype development) budgeted as a one-time program allocation ($20,000,000).
Equipment $4.2M
[#4, #6, #7, #8, #9, #27] Prototype builds and field-test hardware ($3,000,000), surveillance array initial purchase ($300,000), forensic storage/compute initial ($150,000), capture equipment initial ($300,000), vehicle purchase ($350,000), hardened comms systems initial ($100,000).
Facilities $4.2M
[#5, #10] Containment module construction ($4,000,000) and backup power / generator systems installation ($150,000).
Per Site Deployment $1.0M
[#22] Per-site installation cost for deploying developed containment method to an additional site (moderate estimate $1,000,000 per site).
Standardization And Qa $750K
[#23] Standardization, certification, and QA testing program costs to validate containment method across sites ($750,000).
External Contractors Initial $200K
[#20] One-time major external contractor/consultant engagements (occult researchers, specialty manufacturers) budgeted for initial contracts ($200,000).
Security Clearance Initial $50K
[#24] Initial enhanced vetting and clearance costs for key personnel (program-level initial vetting).
Negotiation Program Initial $50K
[#29] Initial setup for monitoring/negotiation & containment diplomacy (training, remote comms setup, controlled gifting pilot).
Archival Research Initial $25K
[#19] Initial archival research, folkloristics and field anthropology purchases and studies ($25,000).
Archival Preservation Initial $20K
[#30] Initial archival preservation, conservation and secure replica creation for recovered texts ($20,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Contingency Fund Annual Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#21] Annual allocation to an insurance-like contingency reserve for escalation ($1,000,000/year).
Staff Wages $325K/yr
[#1, #2] Permanent specialist hires (~3 staff @ ~$100k each = $300,000) plus annual surge/OT staffing averaged for manifestations (~$25,000/year).
Lost Productivity $200K/yr
[#15] Estimated annualized lost productivity and opportunity cost when labs/sites are idled during manifestations (~$200,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $105K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #10] Annual maintenance and testing for containment module, surveillance calibration, forensic cluster ops and generator testing/fuel ($105,000).
Supplies And Consumables $83K/yr
[#8, #11, #16, #26, #27] Consumables and deployment consumables (nets, seals, replacement parts), event consumables, amnestic doses, item replacement budgets, and incident comms measures (~$83,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#17, #18] Local cover operations, witness management, municipal liaison and legal/forensic accounting/internal investigations (~$70,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $55K/yr
[#19, #25, #29, #7] Ongoing archival/translation work, long-term environmental monitoring of the woods, negotiation program ongoing costs, and forensic analysis staff time ($55,000/yr).
Medical And Rehab $50K/yr
[#12] Medical care, emergency surgeries, hospital transfers and occupational health follow-up averaged annually (~$50,000/yr).
Repairs And Structural Damage $50K/yr
[#14] Repairs and structural remediation averaged across incidents (~$50,000/yr).
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#28] Regular scenario-based training, cross-team rehearsals and tabletop exercises (~$50,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#9] Vehicle upkeep, fuel, and occasional hired air support for rapid deployments (~$35,000/yr).
Amnestic Production And Administration $30K/yr
[#16] Production/acquisition and administration of memetic/chemical amnestics averaged annually (~$30,000/yr).
Security Monitoring Program $20K/yr
[#24] Ongoing monitoring and insider-threat mitigation program costs (annual portion) (~$20,000/yr).
Psychological Care $15K/yr
[#13] Counseling, trauma therapy and resilience training averaged across staff ($15,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
64.0% probability / year
Routine year with standard monitoring, training, and one expected annual manifestation handled within planned budgets.
annual_manifestation no major damage no large-scale testing
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
A more disruptive manifestation requiring increased surge staffing, higher consumables use, modest repairs and medical care.
increased damage multiple injuries extended field testing
🚨 Major Incident $3.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach/manifestation causing heavy infrastructure damage, large-scale medical response, deployment of additional contractors and regional attention.
large structural damage multiple severe casualties extensive external contractor use
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Wide-scale escalation or off-site spread requiring major contingency activation, national-level response and large reserve drawdown.
mass-casualty event public exposure site loss or cross-site spread
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Thaumaturge Liaison 1 [#2] Permanent on-site specialist to coordinate thaumaturgical research and liaison duties.
Containment Engineer 1 [#2] Permanent engineer to design and maintain containment hardware and modules.
Field Researcher 1 [#2] Permanent field researcher for folklore/anthropology, monitoring, and liaison with local studies.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (temporary response team) 12 [#1] Temporary surge responders deployed during annual manifestation (armed response, medics, incident command).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed ranges and clear line items, allowing a reasoned mid-range consolidation; however large uncertainties remain around manifestation severity, frequency, and the required assurance level of a permanent containment method, so confidence is medium.
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