SCP-6683 — SCP-6683 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6683 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-6683

Expected annual

$510K

One-time setup

$196K

Annual recurring

$507K

Personnel

One-time capital costs for an outpost, vehicle, sensors and optional Hume equipment are approximately $196k; main recurring drivers are personnel (~$345k/yr) plus facility overhead and readiness, bringing baseline recurring to ~$507k/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $196K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#6] Portable Hume/ontokinetic readout kit and calibration (optional but recommended) (#6).

Equipment $55K

[#3, #5, #7, #13] Vehicle purchase and outfitting (#3), field surveillance hardware installation (#5), UAV/drone purchase (#7), secure communications/server hardware (#13).

Facilities $32K

[#2, #10] Purchase/renovation of remote field outpost/cabin (#2) and one-time grave protection/casket reinforcement/signage (#10).

Legal Administrative Setup $6K

[#12] One-time legal/administrative cover and record maintenance setup costs (#12).

Archival Setup $4K

[#18] Initial archival setup for records/archive (#18).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $507K/yr

Staff Wages $345K/yr

[#8] Core staffing: 1regional site lead/senior researcher, 2 rotating field agents, 1 local liaison/driver, 1 admin (salary midpoints used).

Emergency Response Readiness $45K/yr

[#16] Emergency response / rapid containment readiness overhead (MTF standby, training, exercises) (#16).

Facilities Maintenance $38K/yr

[#1, #10] Site-8311 facility overhead (lease, utilities, small lab utilities) (#1) plus ongoing grave/fence maintenance and repairs (#10).

Research And Monitoring $30K/yr

[#5, #6, #7, #13, #17, #18] Recurring maintenance/data for surveillance (#5), Hume calibration/consumables (#6), satellite imagery subscription and UAV maintenance (#7), secure comms/data plans (#13), ongoing research/archival work (#17), and data retention (#18).

Logistics And Transport $15K/yr

[#4, #9] Vehicle fuel, maintenance, winterization (#4) and short-term travel/per diem for regional visits (#9).

Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr

[#11, #12, #20] Community relations/cover funding (#11), recurring legal/administrative upkeep (#12), and miscellaneous cultural/translation/liaison expenses (#20).

Equipment Amortization Reserve $14K/yr

[#19] Equipment amortization / capital replacement reserve (annual set-aside estimated at ~8–12% of capital).

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#14] Consumables and small equipment replacement (batteries, solar panels, camera replacements, PPE) (#14).

Emergency Deployment Contingency $625/yr

[#16] Contingent per-deployment costs for rapid response ($5k–20k per deployment), annualized expectation included here.

Forensic Exhumation Contingency $300/yr

[#15] Contingent per-exhumation forensic/osteological costs ($2k–10k per event). Value shown is an annualized expected cost (low-probability).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $507K/yr

93.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, no incidents or deployments.

routine_checks no_exhumation no_public_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $527K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline

Local trespass/vandalism or attempted exhumation requiring a rapid response deployment, minor repairs and legal follow-up.

trespass vandalism attempted_exhumation

🚨 Exhumation Event $527K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline

Authorized or unauthorized exhumation occurs necessitating forensic/osteological analysis, lab fees and sample storage.

exhumation forensic_testing

🚨 Major Breach $657K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Public exposure or larger security incident requiring extensive legal/PR action, sustained MTF operations and possible site relocation or heightened posture.

public_exposure large_scale_breach sustained_media_attention

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / Regional Site Lead	1	[#8] Senior researcher salary midpoint applied.
Researcher / Field Agent	2	[#8] Two rotating field agents to maintain presence and response capability.
Local Liaison / Driver	1	[#8] Local hire for driving, liaison and logistical support.
Administrative Staff	1	[#8] Administrative support for records, scheduling and coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Mid-level confidence: operational requirements and staffing are well scoped, but many line items have wide ranges (especially optional Hume kit, contingency events and deployment frequencies), producing uncertainty in exact totals.

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