SCP-6665 — SCP-6665 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6665

Expected annual

$15.6M

One-time setup

$11.9M

Annual recurring

$14.8M

Personnel

Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $11.9M driven by containment construction, bespoke biomechanical spare stock, tooling and a contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are ~ $14.85M driven primarily by implant manufacture, R&D, payroll (caretaker/IT/forensics/security), and legal/cover operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.9M

Contingency Reserve $5.0M

[#27] Catastrophic contingency reserve (minimum recommended $5M) to be held for major containment failure, mass amnestics, litigation, and infrastructure replacement.

Equipment $3.5M

[#3, #5, #11, #13, #16, #17, #22, #26] One-time procurement: redundant emergency power/UPS/generator (#3), secure analog/off-site vaults and air-gapped archival hardware (#5), specialized surgical/biomechanical instruments (#11), on-site incinerator option and setup (#13), AI tooling/setup for NARM maintenance (#16), forensic tooling (#17), initial spare parts stock (#22), and analog recording equipment (#26).

Facilities $3.1M

[#1, #2] Containment room renovation, structural reinforcement, and initial HVAC / biosafety installation (near-BSL-4 grade) including construction management and security hardening.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#9] Initial GMP compounding / sterile compounding setup and lab buildout to enable in-house synaptic retrogenesis production if required.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.8M/yr

Staff Wages $3.1M/yr

[#6, #7, #14, #16, #17] Annual personnel payroll: primary Caretaker (#6), backup caretakers/medical rotation (#7), site security guards (#14), IT/AI engineers (NARM maintenance) (#16), and forensic/data-recovery staff (#17).

Research And Monitoring $3.0M/yr

[#21] Specialized R&D program (neurology, memetics, biomechanics, ethics) for characterization, mitigation, and alternative containment; includes labs, trials, senior researchers and program costs.

Supplies And Consumables $2.9M/yr

[#8, #9, #10, #12, #22] Medical supplies and blood products (#8), recurring pharmaceutical/biotech production costs for synaptic retrogenesis (#9), ongoing implant manufacture/consumables (#10), PPE and decontamination supplies (#12), and ongoing biomechanical spare parts & repair labor (#22).

Cover Story And Legal $2.7M/yr

[#19, #23, #24] Civilian database modification, legal contingency fund and settlements (#19), ongoing O5/admin legal overhead and audits (#23), and external communications/deniability/media control contracts (#24).

Memory Alteration $900K/yr

[#18] Annual operations budget for amnestic staff, field agents, amnestic compounds, replacement narratives and follow-up for affected personnel and civilians.

Ethics And Compensation $550K/yr

[#28] Ethics board operations and personnel compensation / settlements for altered identities and staff affected by memory alteration.

Special Ops And Mtf $525K/yr

[#15] Special operations / MTF readiness, training, and specialized memetic containment equipment and response readiness funds.

Facilities Maintenance $322K/yr

[#2, #3, #11, #13] Recurring maintenance and utilities for HVAC/biocontainment systems (#2), generator fuel & maintenance/UPS upkeep (#3), surgical/biomechanical instrument maintenance (#11), and hazardous waste handling/incineration disposal fuel & contracts (#13).

Psychological Care $250K/yr

[#20] Ongoing counseling, psychiatric care, medications and cognitive testing for staff exposed to memetic effects.

Logistics And Transport $215K/yr

[#5, #25] Off-site vault rentals, couriers and rotations for air-gapped archival media (#5) and secure courier logistics for biologicals and classified materials (#25).

Energy $175K/yr

[#4] Continuous electricity costs for climate control, levitation monitoring, life-support and electronics (50–200 kW continuous).

Training And Drills $88K/yr

[#29] Regular training, memetic safety drills, data-loss response exercises and resistant recordkeeping for staff interacting with SCP-6665.

Miscellaneous Admin $88K/yr

[#30] Administrative, small purchases, travel, replacement badges, classified stationery, and general consumables.

Analog Media Processing $30K/yr

[#26] Film/media processing, storage and handling costs for analog recording systems and physical audit media.

Contingency Replenish $0/yr

[#27] Recurring replenishment for contingency reserve as used (set to $0 in baseline; replenishment occurs if contingency fund is drawn).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.8M/yr

81.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with scheduled maintenance, R&D, implant manufacture, routine personnel and legal/cover operations with no major incidents.

routine_maintenance scheduled_implant_and_pharma_production standard_R&D_activity

🚨 Minor Incident $16.4M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Localized containment incident or data-redaction surge requiring MTF response, extra amnestics, repair and limited legal/settlement costs.

small_breach localized_data_loss limited_civilian_remediation

🚨 Major Breach $24.9M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or widespread redaction requiring mass amnestics, large legal payouts, extensive repairs and partial use of contingency funds.

prolonged_power_outage partial_device_deactivation widespread_personnel_memory_loss

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $54.9M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$40.0M vs baseline

Full-scale catastrophic failure or public exposure with mass data loss, societal/legal fallout, and near-total infrastructure replacement.

public_exposure nationwide_data_corruption full_infrastructure_loss

👥 Personnel 18 total

Role	Count	Notes
Caretaker	1	[#6] Single dedicated medically trained Caretaker with O5 clearance; salary/benefits/hazard pay accounted in staff_wages.
Backup Caretakers / Medical	2	[#7] Two trained backups for rotation and redundancy; combined compensation included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#14] 24/7 armed site guards with rotations to avoid memory-loss single points; wages included in staff_wages.
IT Engineer / AI Specialist	4	[#16] Senior AI engineers and cybersecurity specialists maintaining NARM0.0.aic and adaptive repairs; headcount reflected in staff_wages.
Forensic Analyst / Data Recovery	2	[#17] Specialized offline forensic data recovery staff maintaining cold-stores and attempting redaction recovery; included in staff_wages.
Research Technician	1	[#21, #17] Support technician for R&D and forensic tasks; small portion of R&D staffing included here and in research_and_monitoring.

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs are based on analyst ranges and many high-uncertainty items (implant manufacture scale, bespoke pharmaceutical synthesis, societal/legal remediation) that could vary by orders of magnitude; containment behavior (frequent errors, memetic effects) increases uncertainty.

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