SCP-6692 — SCP-6692 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6692 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-6692

Expected annual

$7.1M

One-time setup

$11.7M

Annual recurring

$7.0M

Personnel

One-time mitigation and retrofit work is roughly $11.7M driven by weapon-interface replacements, physical defensive upgrades, and multiple contingency reserves; recurring costs are dominated by specialist personnel (thaumaturgy task force, monitoring, governance) and ongoing monitoring/research, totaling about $6.98M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.7M

Weapon Interface Replacements $2.0M

[#5] Replace voice/text-controlled weapon/munitions interfaces with hard-wired manual controls; engineering and retrofits.

Public Exposure Contingency Reserve $2.0M

[#23] Emergency public-exposure contingency reserve (one-time fund for crisis PR/legal operations per note #23).

Defensive Hardware Physical Barriers $1.1M

[#17] Hard-kill perimeter hardware, physical barriers, non-semantic defensive upgrades (one-time).

Cover Opsec Emergency Fund $1.0M

[#19] One-time OPSEC/legal emergency contingency reserve to be drawn for serious leaks/events (per note #19).

It Documentation Audit $900K

[#1] Systematic automated + manual audit of all Site-81 & Site-118 electronic documents/databases/logs; includes legal review.

Voice Monitoring System $700K

[#4] Real-time ASR/NLP gateways for voice command channels: hardware, software, integration (one-time).

Security Compartmentalization Upgrades $600K

[#11] Locks, sensors, mantraps, CCTV upgrades and compartmentalization retrofits (one-time).

Ordnance Removal And Secure Storage $500K

[#6] EOD operations to withdraw/reconfigure or secure vault storage/dispose high-risk autonomous/voice-controlled ordnance.

Document Remediation Program $450K

[#2] Redacting/rewriting SOPs, producing approved alternate lexicon, version-controlled replacements, legal/operational vetting.

Alternate Lexicon Rollout Training $375K

[#7] Initial rollout of alternate-lexicon training for ~1,000 staff: trainers, overtime, materials (one-time).

Scada Redesign $375K

[#16] Redesign of SCADA/PLC/industrial control systems to remove NLP command paths (one-time).

Thaumaturgy Task Force Kit $350K

[#9] One-time specialized surveillance/equipment kit for dedicated thaumaturgy investigative task force.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#14] One-time specialized memetic research equipment and lab setup amortized (per note #14).

Nlp Filter Development $250K

[#3] Development cost for automated filter/sanitizer (NLP) to flag/quarantine sensitive lexemes.

Vetting Reinvestigation $200K

[#10] Internal vetting and personnel re-investigation costs (one-time re-investigation expenses).

Vault Retrofit $200K

[#15] Vault retrofit for secure language-safe archives and specialized reading rooms (one-time).

Forensic Logging Setup $150K

[#18] WORM storage and SIEM integration initial setup for immutable forensic logging (one-time).

Documentation Localization $100K

[#24] One-time translation/localization of alternate-lexicon, filters, and training materials into site languages.

Nlp Filter Deployment $75K

[#3] Deployment & integration cost for NLP filters into email/chat/CMS/logs (one-time).

Contractor Vendor Control Program $75K

[#21] One-time implementation costs for contractor/vendor audit and contractual controls program.

Communication Kit Production $30K

[#20] Production & distribution of laminated pocket cards, signage and fallback protocol materials (one-time).

Facilities $0

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Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.0M/yr

Staff Wages $3.6M/yr

[#4, #8, #9, #15, #25] Loaded personnel costs: thaumaturgy task force FTEs, monitoring analysts, governance/audit team, voice-system operators, vault attendants.

Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr

[#8, #14, #16, #18, #3] Ongoing memetic/semantic research program (non-salary components), monitoring software/licenses, logging storage and SCADA patch/support, NLP maintenance.

Incident Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr

[#12] Annual contingency reserve for incident damage, repairs, and emergency remediation (planning baseline).

Facilities Maintenance $420K/yr

[#11, #17] Annual maintenance for upgraded locks/CCTV/compartmentalization and defensive hardware/garrison upkeep.

Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr

[#19] Baseline OPSEC/cover/legal budget for FOI responses, external sanitization, and routine legal work.

Medical And Psychological Care $225K/yr

[#13] Ongoing annual medical/psychological care and memetic exposure monitoring budget.

Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr

[#7, #20, #24] Training refreshers, periodic reprints of pocket cards and localization updates (non-salary consumables).

Vetting And Access Control Maintenance $150K/yr

[#10] Ongoing background reinvestigation, polygraph/psych evals, and credential maintenance costs.

Simulation Exercises $100K/yr

[#22] Quarterly wargaming/tabletop exercises and simulation costs to validate doctrine and sanitizer efficacy.

Contractor Vendor Enforcement $60K/yr

[#21] Ongoing enforcement, vetting and compliance costs for third-party contractors/vendors.

Vault Operating Procedures $50K/yr

[#15] Operating procedures and attendant non-salary costs for secure language-safe archives and reading rooms.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.0M/yr

81.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incident; ongoing monitoring, research, training and maintenance proceed as planned.

no_manifestations routine audits normal staff turnover

🚨 Minor Incident $7.2M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Limited manifestation or localized misuse causing moderate damage or an operational interruption requiring emergency response and targeted repairs.

localized semantic manifestation equipment damage requiring replacement minor casualties/medical care

🚨 Major Breach $8.5M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant manifestation or insider exploit leading to widespread equipment damage, multi-day downtime, and substantial remediation.

insider thaumaturge action simultaneous failures of manual fallbacks significant facility damage

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $12.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Large-scale public incident or catastrophic simultaneous system failures causing heavy property damage, casualties, and public exposure requiring emergency reserves and legal/cover operations.

massive semantic cascade public exposure/leak simultaneous failure of multiple safety-critical systems

👥 Personnel 25 total

Role	Count	Notes
Thaumaturgy Task Force / Investigators	14	[#9] Dedicated multidisciplinary investigative team (12–15 FTEs) — included in staff_wages.
Monitoring Analysts	4	[#8] 3–5 analysts performing continuous NLP/text/voice surveillance — included in staff_wages.
Audit & Compliance / Governance Staff	4	[#25] Ongoing audit & compliance team (3–5 FTEs) — included in staff_wages.
Security Operator / Voice System Operators	2	[#4] Operators who handle blocked voice-channel routing and manual review — included in staff_wages.
Vault Attendant / Archive Staff	1	[#15] Attendant staff for sealed language-safe archives/reading rooms — included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates are based on analyst mid-range assumptions and stated ranges; many costs (personnel loading, scope of weapon retrofits, and contingency reserve sizing) are uncertain and depend on discovery/neutralization of suspected malicious insider, so overall confidence is medium.

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