SCP-6626 — SCP-6626 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6626 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6626

Expected annual

$1.3M

One-time setup

$2.1M

Annual recurring

$1.3M

Personnel

Estimated startup (one-time) capital of approximately $2.10M driven by site acquisition, escalation reserve and lab setup; recurring operations run about $1.27M/yr driven primarily by staff wages (security + research), controlled testing and amnestic/new-identity costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M

Containment Escalation Reserve $1.0M

[#30] Escalation / large-capex reserve for evacuation, site denial, relocation or full neutralization if containment must be scaled up.

Facilities $438K

[#1, #3, #25, #29] Property/control agreement for monastery grounds, perimeter fence construction, one-time containment signage and secure archive/vault buildout.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#16, #17] Secure lab annex construction and initial analytical equipment/test-suite (mass spec/GC/bioassay setup).

Insurance Reserve Seed $150K

[#24] Seed contingency / legal defense reserve for covert civil suits, accidental disclosure, or emergency buyouts.

Equipment $118K

[#4, #5, #7, #13, #27] CCTV/surveillance hardware and installation, perimeter passive sensors, generator/UPS hardware, non-lethal deterrent & arrest equipment, specialty containment hardware (Faraday cages/isolation suites).

Covert Payoff And Liaison $75K

[#2] Initial covert payoff, local liaison, permitting hush-money to establish/maintain cover story and avoid inspections.

Secure Comms Install $20K

[#6] One-time install of hardened VPN/encrypted uplink, redundant comms hardware and satellite/fallback link.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr

Staff Wages $900K/yr

[#10, #11, #12, #18] Ongoing wages/benefits for 24/7 security guards, supervisors/monitoring operators, rapid-response field agents, and research staff.

Controlled Testing Operations $75K/yr

[#20] Planned annual cost for one small controlled human-subject test series (medical supervision, ethical boards, emergency readiness).

Insurance Reserve Topup $50K/yr

[#24] Annual top-up to contingency / legal defense reserve (covert insurance-like fund).

Amnestics Annual $40K/yr

[#14] Annual budget for per-case amnestic administration, medical monitoring and immediate post-procedure care (assumes multiple small events/year).

Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr

[#19] Research consumables, reagents, sample storage, chain-of-custody materials.

New Identities Annual $30K/yr

[#15] Recurring budget for fabricated identities, relocation and seed funding for erased witnesses (assumes ~3 persons/yr at ~$10k/person).

Psychological Support $30K/yr

[#26] Counseling, rotation policy costs, and counter-cognitohazard training for staff.

It Security $25K/yr

[#23] IT security, encryption, forensic support, and redaction efforts for surveillance and records.

Research And Monitoring $20K/yr

[#17] Recurring analytical testing / outsourced assays and instrument servicing (baseline testing cadence).

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#21] Ongoing PR / cultural fabrication budget to maintain public narrative and cover operations.

Logistics And Transport $12K/yr

[#22] Travel, secure transport, courier costs for personnel and samples.

Sample Loss Insurance $10K/yr

[#28] Budget to replace lost/consumed anomalous samples and failed experiments.

Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr

[#8, #9, #25] Environmental control energy/maintenance, annual structural inspections and signage/replacement consumables.

Specialty Equipment Maintenance $6K/yr

[#27] Maintenance for specialty containment hardware (Faraday cages, isolation suites, low-light gear).

Secure Comms And Network $5K/yr

[#6] Recurring comms service, leased lines/satellite service, VPN upkeep and bandwidth.

Non Lethal Maintenance $4K/yr

[#13] Maintenance, replacement cartridges, and minor repairs for non-lethal deterrents and transport vans.

Backup Power Maintenance $3K/yr

[#7] Fuel and maintenance for generator and UPS upkeep.

Archive Maintenance $3K/yr

[#29] Maintenance of secure on-site/digital archive, air-gapped backups and minor vault upkeep.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations and expected testing cadence.

routine_operations small-scale_testing no_breach_events

🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline

Single trespasser or staff member reaches top of ladder requiring immediate amnestic response and local remediation.

single_trespasser_vanishing on-site_amnestic_event

🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Multiple personnel/guards vanish or a public incident causes significant exposure requiring mass amnestics, large PR/legal response and emergency containment escalation.

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👥 Personnel 18 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#10] 24/7 on-site guards (minimum 2 per shift, 3 shifts).
Security Supervisor / Monitoring Operator	4	[#11] Supervisors and monitoring operators to provide 24/7 surveillance and dispatch capability.
Rapid Response / Field Agents	4	[#12] Trained containment/response agents on roster for intervention and recovery operations.
Research Scientist	4	[#18] Anomalous biochemists/psychologists/linguists and technical staff to run experiments and analyze samples.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and a conservative operational posture; costs for anomalous events (amnesticization, escalation) are inherently uncertain and event-driven, so overall confidence is medium rather than high.

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