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SCP-6606 Spectrum ~ medium confidence
SCP-6606
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
17
Initial one-time setup (buyout/options, simulated residence or in-place upgrades, IT/vehicles and emergency reserves) is approximately $2.3M; ongoing annual costs (security staff, monitoring, research, household support and administrative overhead) are roughly $1.75M, driven primarily by staff wages and research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Facilities $915K
[#6, #7, #21] Simulated/residential cell build (note #6), in-place structural/security upgrades when leaving family in situ (note #7), and periodic refurbishment/reset events (note #21).
Property Buyout $400K
[#3] Market buyout to acquire the home / long-term compensation to maintain cover (one-time buyout estimate).
Equipment $268K
[#12, #13, #14, #23] Initial implant/tracking hardware and procedures (note #12), IT/hardened comms/server hardware (note #13), vehicle purchases (note #14), and initial PPE/equipment kit (note #23).
Emergency Reserve Seed $200K
[#18] Seeded contingency/reserve fund for unplanned extractions, hospitalization, damages or multi-team mobilization.
Insurance Reserve One Time $150K
[#24] One-time component of an insurance/indemnity/liability reserve seeded to handle potential legal exposure.
Cover Up Initial $105K
[#20] Initial cover-up / PR / local cooperation payments to suppress or shape public knowledge (initial tranche).
Containment Extraction Operation $100K
[#4] Tactical arrest/recovery operation costs (armored transport rental/purchase, medics, overtime, staging) for a single planned operation.
Legal Review And Cover Planning $85K
[#2] External counsel, warrants, gag orders, classified legal ops and paperwork to establish/maintain cover.
Program Exit One Time $30K
[#25] One-time costs associated with program exit/transfer actions (relocation, cleanup, demolition) when executed.
Initial Incident Assessment $25K
[#1] Field recon, photo/video and chain-of-custody documentation, travel and ops time for 1–2 ops officers and one senior researcher.
Medical Intake And Forensics $20K
[#5] Short-term intake exams, imaging, toxicology and forensic testing to rule out biological hazards.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#8, #9, #10] Salaries, benefits, and shift premiums for 24/7 monitoring staff, on-site guards/detachments and specialized containment/research personnel.
Administrative Overhead $228K/yr
[#19] Records, clearances, classified filing, audits and liaison overhead estimated at 15% of direct recurring program costs.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#11] Ongoing lab consumables, specialized tests, controlled trials and research budget to study the anomaly.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#15] Household consumables, food, utilities, medications and general support for occupants under supervision.
Property Stipend $42K/yr
[#3] Recurring monthly stipend to occupants if Foundation opts to leave family in place under cover (alternative to buyout).
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#14] Annual vehicle operations (fuel, insurance, maintenance) for an unmarked transport fleet.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#2, #20] Ongoing legal liaison, cover-story maintenance and PR/official cooperation retainer costs.
Healthcare And Social Services $30K/yr
[#16] Ongoing medical, psychiatric therapy, behavioral management and social services for residents.
It And Comms Maintenance $25K/yr
[#13] Maintenance, encrypted comms, server upkeep, backups, and camera/tamper-detection servicing.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#21] Ongoing property maintenance, utilities, taxes and routine upkeep for Foundation-held home or simulated facility.
Training Drills $20K/yr
[#17] Regular training, drills, and readiness exercises including overtime and external trainers.
Insurance Contribution $10K/yr
[#24] Recurring contribution into liability/settlement reserve (operational budget smoothing).
Ppe Replenishment $5K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment of PPE, medical supplies, sedatives and restraining gear used by handlers.
Emergency Fund Maintenance $0/yr
[#18] Emergency reserve is seeded as a one-time fund (see one_time_costs); no additional annual contribution assumed in baseline.
Long Term Incarceration Option $0/yr
[#22] Long-term institutionalization is an alternative disposition; baseline assumes covert supervision rather than incarceration, so recurring cost set to 0 (option preserved).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Uneventful year with covert supervision (stipend or monitoring), routine research and maintenance; no major incidents or extractions.
no_extraction normal_monitoring routine_research
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$280K vs baseline
Single-year minor incident requiring a targeted extraction/recontainment operation, limited legal/PR expenditures and emergency mobilization.
targeted_extraction limited_resistance local_legal_action
🚨 Major Incident $3.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.4M vs baseline
Major breach or contested extraction that triggers large-scale operation, buyout/relocation, significant legal settlements and heavy PR/cover-up action.
violent_resistance public_exposure large_legal_settlement
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9, #8] On-site guards/detachment maintaining rotations and patrols; typical staffing level used in wage estimates.
Monitoring Operator 4 [#8] Video/audio monitoring operators to provide 24/7 observation coverage.
Rapid-Response Team 2 [#8] Small on-call rapid-response personnel to respond to incidents at the site.
Research Scientist 2 [#10, #11] Behavioral/anomalous-properties researchers conducting ongoing study and experiments.
Clinical Psychologist / Medical Officer 1 [#10, #16] Clinical psychologist/medical officer responsible for intake, ongoing therapy and medical oversight.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#21, #13] Facility/IT maintenance, HVAC, cameras and vehicle coordination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#19, #2] Administrative liaison for records, legal coordination, cover-story administration and audits.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes supply detailed line-item ranges, but many items (buyout vs stipend, simulated residence vs in-place upgrades, and contingency usage) are conditional; estimates are mid-range defaults and thus medium confidence.
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