SCP-6667 — SCP-6667 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6667 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-6667

Expected annual

$3.5M

One-time setup

$15.2M

Annual recurring

$3.5M

Personnel

Initial setup and R&D are the dominant one-time costs, driven primarily by anti-memetic R&D, perimeter hardware, and secure storage/containment buildout; total first-year/setup costs are estimated at about $15.2M. Recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, emergency readiness retainers, and ongoing perimeter and monitoring operations, totaling roughly $3.49M/year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.2M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $8.1M

[#1, #22] Anti-memetic technology R&D, certification, and adaptation specific to SCP-6667-3 plus initial artifact analysis project costs (dating, sequencing, pigment chemistry) and research instrument setup.

Equipment $2.9M

[#2, #5] Anti-memetic perimeter emitter nodes and ruggedized hardware installation plus remote monitoring and sensor suite hardware, communications and installation costs.

Facilities $1.4M

[#3, #7, #23] Perimeter power microgrid setup, permanent artifact vault/lab buildout (climate control, fume hoods), and physical perimeter markers/signage installation; includes geotechnical anchoring and modest structural work in a harsh environment.

Emergency Stockpile $1.0M

[#19] One-time stockpile of specialized emergency gear and pre-purchased rapid-deploy equipment (option in lieu of higher recurring retainer).

Contingency Reserve Fund $500K

[#20] Initial risk reserve / contingency fund for unforeseen liabilities and accelerated response.

Data Security Setup $400K

[#13] Secure air-gapped database hardware, HSMs, secure vaulting and software development/validation for exposures tracking.

Archaeological Excavation $300K

[#8] Multi-season controlled dig, professional excavation, in-field preservation treatments and permits.

Initial Security Buyouts $150K

[#12] Initial payments/permits/buyouts to local stakeholders and authorities to secure site access and establish legal easements.

Digital Rendering Setup $150K

[#14] Development and setup of digital safe-rendering tools, secure redaction workflows and certified safe-format generation.

Community Relations Package $150K

[#24] Initial local infrastructure/community mitigation package (road work, water projects, employment programs) to reduce local curiosity and build goodwill.

Initial Secure Transport $100K

[#9] Climate-controlled, guarded transport for initial transfer of artifacts to secure storage (custom crates, escorts).

Training And Sop Setup $75K

[#16] Initial training materials, SOP creation and certification program setup (development and initial delivery).

Secure Publishing Setup $40K

[#18] One-time production costs for secure-printing and restricted-distribution of internal three-volume work and archival copies.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr

Staff Wages $1.3M/yr

[#10, #11] Salaries for lead researchers, memetic specialists, site program manager, database custodian/administrative liaison, and rostered field technicians/contractors (combined).

Emergency Retainer $600K/yr

[#19] Retainer for rapid-deploy teams, contracted aviation and specialized containment assets for emergency response readiness.

Perimeter Maintenance And Calibration $200K/yr

[#4] Annual field service to maintain anti-memetic emitters, recalibration, consumables replacement, and field technician labor.

Contingency Replenish $200K/yr

[#20] Annual replenishment of contingency/reserve funds as used.

Research And Monitoring $150K/yr

[#21] Long-term anthropological follow-ups, periodic field surveys and analytic reviews.

Logistics And Transport $150K/yr

[#6] Annual expedition logistics: helicopter/vehicle charters, field camps, portable labs, medevac contingency and travel for 6–12 personnel.

Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr

[#12] Ongoing payments/compensation to local authorities, easement/legal fees and cover-story maintenance.

Medical Monitoring $150K/yr

[#15] Ongoing pre/post-exposure screening, counseling, psychiatric follow-up and long-term care budgeting for exposed personnel.

Facilities Maintenance $125K/yr

[#3, #7, #23] Ongoing microgrid fuel/maintenance and equipment upkeep, artifact vault operational costs (power, humidity control) and perimeter marker upkeep.

Data Security Ops $100K/yr

[#13] Ongoing ops, audits, secure backups, and maintenance for the exposures database and access controls.

Expungement Ops $100K/yr

[#25] Ongoing cover-up archival work, takedowns, FOIA/legal responses and targeted expungement operations.

Legal Ethics Oversight $80K/yr

[#17] Internal review boards, ethics oversight panels and legal counsel for research permissions and policy enforcement.

Secure Transport Ops $50K/yr

[#9] Recurring guarded/climate-controlled transfers when artifacts or samples are moved periodically.

Digital Rendering Ops $30K/yr

[#14] Maintenance and secure-distribution costs for safe renditions and redaction workflows.

Community Support $30K/yr

[#24] Recurring support and small infrastructure maintenance to maintain local goodwill and reduce curiosity.

Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr

[#22] Laboratory consumables, sample prep, PPE, and routine assays.

Monitoring Comms $20K/yr

[#5] Satellite uplink / long-range radio, comms service fees and remote monitoring subscriptions.

Training Refreshers $20K/yr

[#16] Annual refresher training, tabletop exercises and certification renewals.

Secure Publishing Ops $12K/yr

[#18] Secure distribution, controlled updates and restricted circulation maintenance for internal volumes.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr

94.5% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled maintenance, routine research, and no significant incidents.

scheduled_maintenance annual_research_expeditions

🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized disturbance or equipment failure causing limited public exposure or artifact disturbance requiring emergency response and extra remediation.

artifact_disturbance local_media_exposure equipment_failure

🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Significant memetic exposure or large-scale leak requiring full rapid-deploy response, extended medical care, and extensive legal/cover operations.

widespread_memetic_exposure multiple_civilian_exposures large_scale_media_leak

👥 Personnel 11 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	3	Lead researchers and senior anthropologists (covered under staff_wages #10).
Memetic Specialist	2	Specialists for memetic assessment and safe-rendering review (covered under staff_wages #10).
Site Program Manager / Executive Staff	1	Site program manager overseeing operations and approvals (covered under staff_wages #10).
Administrative Staff	1	Database custodian / administrative and legal liaison at HQ (covered under staff_wages #10).
Field Technician / Contractor	4	Rostered field technicians, archaeologists, medics and system engineers used for maintenance/research expeditions (covered under staff_wages/#11 contractor budget).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low-confidence because many line items have wide ranges (anti-memetic R&D, emergency readiness) and containment depends on uncertain tech maturity and local variables; SCP is anomalous with potential for escalation beyond modeled values.

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