SCP-6663 — SCP-6663 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6663 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6663

Expected annual

$171K

One-time setup

$658K

Annual recurring

$164K

Personnel

One-time acquisition, demolition, remediation and initial forensic/research work dominate costs (~$658k one-time); recurring costs are modest (property upkeep, limited research and staff ~ $163.7k/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $658K

Facilities $340K

[#1, #3, #4, #22] Purchase of Myers' Ranch, demolition/site clearance, hazardous-materials survey & remediation (survey + remediation), and any one-time disposal/sequestration actions for debris.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $132K

[#7, #9, #10, #16] On-site evidence collection logistics, outsourced forensic lab analyses (metallurgy, microscopy, C14 etc.), biological/veterinary assays, and initial modest scientific follow-up project funding.

Contingency Reserve $110K

[#21] One-time contingency/reserve (20% of one-time project subtotal) for escalations, large remediation, legal defense or unexpected hazards.

Witness Management And Amnestic $25K

[#13] Witness interviews, NDAs/compensation, medical/amnestic administration and follow-up for multiple witnesses (central mid-range).

Short Term Security $20K

[#5] Private/contract or Foundation guard coverage during acquisition and demolition (two guards for ~3 months central estimate).

Internal Documentation $7K

[#24] Internal reporting, secure documentation, redaction work, and secure printing for the incident file.

Local Official Payments $5K

[#14] Small payments/compensation or legal cover costs to local officials/contractors as needed for records/control.

Legal And Closing $4K

[#2] Title search, lawyer fees, recording, escrow and corporate shell setup for acquisition under cover.

Equipment $3K

[#11] One-time setup of evidence storage hardware, climate-controlled containers, RFID/barcode systems and archival boxes.

Insurance Initial $3K

[#23] Initial insurance/indemnity payments for contractors and cover organizations at acquisition/demolition.

Transport For Artifacts $2K

[#8] Armored/secure transport or courier costs for moving artifacts to Foundation facility.

Media And Cover Campaign $2K

[#12] Cover-story PR costs: demolition press release, signage, permits, limited social-media seeding.

Neighbor Compensation $2K

[#25] Small compensations or community goodwill measures for demolition impacts.

Medical Surveillance And Ppe Initial $2K

[#19] Initial vaccinations, PPE, respirators and first-aid kits for on-site teams (one-time component).

Archive Suppression $1K

[#20] Archive/search fees, rental or payment to prevent digitization or to remove local archival material.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $164K/yr

Staff Wages $120K/yr

[#18] Ongoing personnel allocations: operations/case management, research time, and part-time analyst support (prorated FTEs).

Research And Monitoring $30K/yr

[#15, #16, #17] Long-term site & digital monitoring (OSINT subscriptions), modest ongoing research program costs and limited astronomical tracking expenditures (central blended estimate).

Contingency Recurring $5K/yr

[#21] Annual reserve for ongoing risk management and unforeseen recurring expenses.

Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr

[#6] Annual property taxes, mowing and minimal site maintenance to avoid suspicion.

Evidence Storage And Archiving $2K/yr

[#11] Recurring costs for climate-controlled evidence storage space, access logging and archive administration.

Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr

[#23] Recurring minimal cover/PR legal costs and recurring insurance premiums (ongoing indemnity/cover maintenance).

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#19] Recurring PPE replacements, consumables for site visits and minor lab consumables.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $164K/yr

93.0% probability / year

Normal year with no incidents: routine monitoring, minimal research activity and ongoing staff/maintenance costs only.

no public exposure no new anomalous data only scheduled monitoring tasks

🚨 Minor Incident $224K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline

Local exposure or social-media attention requiring emergency witness management, additional amnestics, PR and short remediation.

viral civilian post local FOIA/press interest unplanned site visit by locals

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $364K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Discovery of compelling anomalous data or materials that prompts an expanded research program and dedicated astronomical tracking or advanced materials testing.

novel material analysis results astronomical evidence requiring coordinated tracking requirement for dedicated multi-year program

👥 Personnel 3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Operations Manager / Case Officer	1	[#18] Coordinates acquisition, cover, and ongoing case management; prorated salary included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	1	[#18, #16] Leads forensic/materials analysis and research follow-up; prorated salary included in staff_wages.
OSINT/Monitoring Analyst	1	[#15, #18] Part-time analyst for long-term local and digital monitoring; prorated salary included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Many one-time items are well-scoped (purchase, demolition, testing) but ranges in notes are broad for remediation, witness management and potential research scale-up; contingency applied. Reasonable central estimates but subject to +/- uncertainty.

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