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SCP-6621 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6621
Expected annual
$16.4M
One-time setup
$18.4M
Annual recurring
$16.0M
Personnel
21
Estimated one-time capital costs total ~$18.4M driven primarily by facility construction, community compensation, and secure animal containment outfitting; recurring annual costs are ~ $16.0M driven by long-term integration/housing programs, continental surveillance, and cover-story/legal/disinformation operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $18.4M
Facilities $10.0M
[#1] Centralized Yucatán secure containment facility (biosecure entry, negative-pressure rooms, incinerator hookup, generator backup, hardened comms).
Community Compensation Initial $1.5M
[#17] Initial cultural & landowner compensation for affected Yucatán communities and anthropological liaison costs.
Insurance Reserve Initial $1.5M
[#22] Initial insurance/contingency reserve funding for liability and emergency response.
Equipment $1.4M
[#2, #4] Mobile/rapid-response hardware (drones, remote manipulators, robotic arms, net-launchers) and initial procurement of monitoring hardware (camera traps, sensors).
Secure Animal Containment Outfitting $1.2M
[#11] Remote-operated kennels, double-door containment, remote feeding/cleaning systems and euthanasia/termination capability outfitting.
Local Economic Mitigation Initial $1.2M
[#26] Initial crop replacement and economic mitigation for affected farms/communities.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $750K
[#1] Laboratory buildout and scientific instruments (sequencer(s), assay validation equipment) for on-site sample work associated with facility build.
Per Plot Exclusion Infrastructure $330K
[#3] Signage, fences, tripwire/pressure sensors and camera traps for 30 known plots (initial deployment).
Biohazard Disposal Initial $175K
[#12] Initial disposal and soil remediation for known plots (incineration, soil sterilization/removal).
Communications Initial $150K
[#14] Secure comms setup, encrypted links, satellite uplink and initial secure data storage deployment.
Ppe Initial $25K
[#18] Initial procurement of high-grade PPE, decon tunnels and wash stations for permitted interactions.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.0M/yr
Integration Program Recurring $4.0M/yr
[#10] Long-term integration (Dos Hermanos) housing, subsidies, vocational training, ongoing health and psychological support and monitoring for integrated/infected persons.
Cover Story And Legal $2.8M/yr
[#15, #16, #25] Public relations/disinformation campaigns, legal retainers/diplomacy/bribes, and IT/forensic work to produce and maintain falsified literature and paid academic cover.
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#6, #7, #11] Salaries for field teams, remote-ops technicians, research scientists and veterinary oversight (blended salaries and benefits).
Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr
[#7, #19, #20] Ongoing specialized lab research budgets, vaccination/antiviral R&D contingency, and routine genetic surveillance programs.
Quarantine And Clinical Care $1.5M/yr
[#9] Recurring initial 48–72 hour supervised quarantine, clinical care, psychological counseling and emergency care for exposed persons.
Continental Surveillance $1.2M/yr
[#5] Periodic fixed-wing/HEMS/UAV survey flights, satellite imagery access and analysis for cross-border detection of new plots/instances.
Local Economic Mitigation Recurring $500K/yr
[#26] Ongoing economic mitigation, crop replacement support and compensatory payments to affected farms/communities.
Animal Containment Operating $400K/yr
[#11] Operating costs for secure animal containment: remote-feeding systems, veterinary supplies, and specialized husbandry.
Population Control $400K/yr
[#24] Recurring costs for traps, bait, sterilization clinics and targeted removal/suppression programs for wild canid populations.
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#13] Helicopter/vehicle charters, fuel, and field transport for response and equipment deployment.
Equipment Maintenance $300K/yr
[#21] Annual maintenance, spare parts and replacement cycles for UAVs, robots, cameras and lab gear (~10–25% of capital equipment per year).
Insurance And Contingency $300K/yr
[#22] Annual insurance premiums and contingency fund replenishment (retention/premiums for crisis response).
Supplies And Consumables $270K/yr
[#8, #12, #18] Molecular diagnostics & sequencing consumables, ongoing biohazard disposal events, PPE consumables and cold-chain transport materials.
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#1] Utilities, generator fuel, building maintenance, negative-pressure room upkeep and site security infrastructure maintenance.
Training And Drills $150K/yr
[#23] Regular tabletop and field exercises, remote-ops training, cultural sensitivity and legal cover training.
Community Relations Recurring $125K/yr
[#17] Ongoing goodwill budgets, anthropological liaison, and community outreach to avoid unrest and leaks.
Continuous Monitoring $95K/yr
[#4] Ongoing operation and maintenance of camera traps, acoustic sensors and backend data aggregation for known plots.
Communications Recurring $90K/yr
[#14] Ongoing secure data storage, footage review, cloud storage and satellite uplink fees.
Per Plot Maintenance $60K/yr
[#3] Ongoing upkeep of per-plot exclusion infrastructure (signage, sensors, minimal fencing repairs).
Records And Archival $40K/yr
[#27] Long-term archival, legal record management and secure identity cover maintenance for integrated individuals.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.0M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal year with planned monitoring, integration program operations, surveillance, and routine maintenance with no major incidents.
no major exposures routine monitoring steady integration caseload
🚨 Minor Incident $16.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized uncontained SCP-6621-1 instance or small public exposure requiring additional quarantines, disposal and legal work.
single urban plot discovery ~dozens of exposures/quarantines targeted media/legal attention
🚨 Major Breach $24.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant breach with multiple new plots in populated areas and associated mass exposures needing emergency response and accelerated remediation.
multiple urban plots >100 exposures major legal/diplomatic incidents
🚨 Continental Scale Surge $41.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Rapid continental spread detection requiring high-intensity suppression, large-scale surveillance and a multi-national disinformation/legal campaign.
widespread population surges cross-border multi-region discoveries sustained public/scientific attention
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Field Specialist (remote-ops / wildlife capture / security liaison) 12 [#6] Field squads covering Yucatán/Chiapas with rapid-response rotations; blended pay included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 4 [#7] Virology/genomics/epidemiology staff performing sequencing and assay work; salaries included in staff_wages.
Veterinarian / Medical Officer 1 [#11, #9] Veterinary oversight for captured animals and clinical care; salary included in staff_wages.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#21] Equipment and facility maintenance personnel; included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 2 [#17, #27] Community relations, records management and legal liaison support; included in staff_wages.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1] Senior site leadership and coordination; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Large parameter ranges in analyst notes, significant uncertainty in scale (30 known plots vs. potential continental spread), and many discretionary policy choices (level of disinformation/legal effort, integration program scale) lead to low confidence in point estimates.
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