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SCP-6620 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6620
Expected annual
$10.1M
One-time setup
$22.1M
Annual recurring
$9.6M
Personnel
35
Initial one-time setup is capital-intensive (facility buildout, specialized labs, and contingency reserves) while recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, long-term research/monitoring, legal/cover-story operations, and contingency allocations. Total one-time cost is driven by a large contingency/reserve and specialized instrumentation; recurring costs are driven by salaries, ongoing R&D/monitoring, and deniability operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $22.1M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#23] Large one-time contingency/reserve fund (mid-range of suggested $1M–$100M) for catastrophic response or major indemnities.
Facilities $2.5M
[#1] Reinforced containment suite, airlocks, EMP/Faraday shielding, independent HVAC/sewage isolation; mid-range construction estimate.
Scientific Contingency Research $2.0M
[#30] One-time contingency research fund for rapid R&D into countermeasures and suppression tech.
Equipment $1.6M
[#4, #11, #12, #13, #15, #26, #8, #10] Armored vehicle(s), armored van, surveillance/sensor install, power/generator hardware, initial PPE sets, rapid-response kit, air-gapped archival hardware, and some forensic field gear.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#16] Specialized instrumentation and lab buildout for anomalous effects testing (EM chambers, time-resolved imaging, etc.).
Site Acquisition $1.0M
[#2] Remote Nevada blacksite purchase/land-improvement (one-time purchase option).
Remediation Demolition Initial $1.0M
[#20] One-time demolition, hazardous remediation capital for worst-case site sanitization.
Cover Story Initial $500K
[#17] Initial legal/cover-story setup: retainers, shell companies, staged-material preparation.
Pr Fund Major Operation $500K
[#24] Fund for one-off large PR/cover operations (staged incidents, major payouts) if needed.
Cybersecurity Initial $400K
[#9] Initial cybersecurity stack, forensic tooling, intrusion-detection deployment and setup.
Environmental Control Initial $400K
[#14] HVAC filtration, effluent treatment, incineration/biohazard handling systems initial install.
Amnestic Program Setup $300K
[#7] One-time setup for amnestic/psychoactive production and administration program.
Evidence Collection Initial $150K
[#10] Initial forensic/evidence-collection equipment and chain-of-custody tooling.
Redaction Initial $100K
[#21] One-time secure redaction, secure printing and memetic mitigation initial costs.
Personnel Relocation Fund $100K
[#28] Initial witness-protection/personnel relocation seed fund (one-time relocation costs).
Staff Vetting Initial $50K
[#19] Initial deep background-investigation costs and counterintelligence setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.4M/yr
[#3, #5, #4, #6] Salaries & benefits for 24/7 security shifts, research/containment engineers, RRT standing team salaries, and medical on-call staff.
Research And Monitoring $2.0M/yr
[#25, #5, #30, #16] Long-term observation/endowment, ongoing experiments, funded longitudinal studies, and recurring R&D commissioning.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#17, #24] Ongoing legal retainers, media management, settlement/resolution budget for leaks and civil liabilities.
Contingency Fund Allocation $500K/yr
[#23] Annual reserve allocation to replenish contingency funds for catastrophic events.
Scientific Contingency Research Ongoing $500K/yr
[#30] Ongoing R&D funding for countermeasures, memetic vaccines and rapid-response science projects.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#4, #11] Helicopter/airlift contracts, convoy/sedation/transfer per-operation costs and vehicle maintenance.
Personnel Relocation And Witness Protection $300K/yr
[#28] Ongoing witness-protection and personnel relocation expenses for exposed staff/civilians.
Psychological Operations $300K/yr
[#29] Social media monitoring, misinformation campaigns, and proactive external counterintelligence.
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#1, #13] Site upkeep, HVAC/service contracts, building systems maintenance and minor land improvements.
Supplies And Consumables $250K/yr
[#6] Medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, general consumables for monitoring and staff (excludes PPE replacement and amnestic dosing captured separately).
Cybersecurity Operations $250K/yr
[#9] Ongoing monitoring, forensic investigations, counter-surveillance, and incident response retainer.
Staff Vetting Program $150K/yr
[#19] Ongoing counterintelligence, background checks and insider-threat mitigation program costs.
Training And Drills $150K/yr
[#22] Regular breach simulations, memetic resistance training and emergency drills.
Forensic Operations $100K/yr
[#10] Ongoing casework, toxicology, and analysis staffing per-year.
Amnestic Recordkeeping $100K/yr
[#18] Administrative tracking, re-testing and indemnity administration for amnestic treatments.
Ethical Oversight $100K/yr
[#27] Internal review boards, compliance audits and whistleblower management.
Amnestic Program Usage $60K/yr
[#7] Recurring dosing and administration costs (e.g., ~100 doses/year at mid-range per-dose price).
Power Maintenance $60K/yr
[#13] Fuel contracts, generator maintenance, UPS and battery servicing.
Archival Maintenance $50K/yr
[#8] Maintenance, rotation and storage costs for air-gapped backups/tape vaults and TEMPEST protections.
Longterm Monitoring $50K/yr
[#20] Post-remediation environmental monitoring and periodic site testing.
Waste Disposal $40K/yr
[#14] Biohazard disposal, incineration contracts, effluent treatment ongoing costs.
Ppe Replacement $40K/yr
[#15] Replacement/consumables for containment suits, respirators, decon supplies.
Redaction Maintenance $30K/yr
[#21] Ongoing secure redaction, controlled reprints and memetic mitigation efforts.
Rapid Kit Replenish $30K/yr
[#26] Consumables and replenishment for the first-24–72-hour rapid-response kits.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations, routine monitoring, no major incidents or large-scale public exposure.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $10.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Limited containment breach or targeted leak requiring RRT deployment, limited amnestic rollouts, repairs and PR/legal response.
limited_breach RRT_deployment targeted_amnestics
🚨 Major Breach $29.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Large-scale containment failure or mass exposure requiring demolition/remediation, mass amnestic rollout, major PR/legal settlements and facility replacement/upgrades.
containment_failure mass_exposure site_destruction
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#3] 24/7 armed security in three shifts; typical staffing level (18) assumed.
Rapid Reaction Team / Tactical Operator 6 [#4] Standing breach-response/tactical team tasked with retrieval and emergency response.
Research Scientist 6 [#5, #25] Core technical staff for study, monitoring and long-term observation.
Medical Officer / Medical Staff 2 [#6, #7] On-call physician and psychiatric support for exposures, amnestic administration and follow-up.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#13, #14] Facilities engineer to maintain power, HVAC, waste handling and containment systems.
Administrative Staff / Site Support 1 [#17, #18, #19] Site administration handling recordkeeping, legal liaison, vetting coordination and HR.
Cybersecurity Specialist / Forensics 1 [#9, #10] Ongoing digital monitoring, intrusion response and forensic casework support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Properties of SCP-6620 are underspecified and potentially memetic/reality-affecting; cost ranges and required capabilities are broad and contingent on unknown hazard vectors, so estimates rely on conservative mid-range assumptions and expert judgment rather than precise scope.
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