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SCP-6698 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-6698
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$1.7M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
18
Initial acquisition, site conversion, and specialized spectral/robotic equipment drive a one-time setup cost of $1,695,000. Recurring annual operations are dominated by personnel wages and security, totaling $1,322,000 per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#11] Emergency response reserve for medical evacuation, recovery, covert acquisitions, legal bribes, and other unexpected costs.
Equipment $360K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7] Industrial door apparatus (#3), redundant override systems (#4), entryway-focused sensor & monitoring suite (#5), spectral/anomalous detection instruments (#6), and robotic entry/rapid-retrieval equipment (#7).
Property Acquisition $250K
[#1] Purchase of Waelt residence via shell company including closing costs and initial legal/title work.
Facilities $200K
[#2] Site conversion and structural upgrades to Provisional Site-229 (perimeter fencing, reinforced doors/windows, guard shack, minor interior renovations, utilities upgrades).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#8] Dedicated on-site lab and sample processing equipment (cold storage, wet lab gear, PPE, chain-of-custody systems).
End Of Life Reserve $100K
[#25] Reserve for site decommissioning, cleanup, sale, or secure mothballing when SCP is neutralized or moved.
Planning Long Term $35K
[#24] Long-term containment/relocation contingency planning and feasibility studies.
Backup Power And Comms $25K
[#9] Generator, UPS, and redundant communications (satellite/private cellular) initial purchase and installation.
Initial Amnestic And Cover Setup $15K
[#10] Initial amnesticisation of family, planting/maintaining local cover story, and shell company setup fees.
Decontamination And Biohazard Gear $10K
[#23] One-time purchase of decontamination and biohazard readiness equipment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #15, #16] Salaries, benefits, and overhead: Site Director + 3–5 spectral research staff (#12), 2 technical support/lab technicians (#13), 24/7 site security staff (6–8 personnel) (#14), medical/emergency standby (#15), and D-class program operational costs (#16).
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#20] Travel, lodging, and per-diem for visiting specialists and contractors.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#17] Consumables and PPE: gloves, suits, filters, batteries, data media, cleaning supplies, disposables.
Research And Monitoring $15K/yr
[#19] Data storage, analysis, secure comms, licensed analysis software, and bandwidth for continuous high-resolution video and spectral data transfer.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#21] Insurance, legal counsel, shell-company renewals, and ongoing cover-story/media maintenance.
Training And Safety Drills $10K/yr
[#22] Regular drills for security, researchers, medics, and technicians for door-event protocols, evidence handling, evacuation, and secrecy.
Power And Generator Fuel $7K/yr
[#9, #18] Electricity and generator fuel/testing operational costs; maps to initial backup power purchase (#9) and ongoing power/fuel (#18).
Decontamination And Biohazard Maintenance $5K/yr
[#23] Recurring disposal, consumables, and maintenance for decontamination and biohazard readiness.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard monitoring, research, and maintenance; no containment incidents.
no_incidents routine_research standard_staff_rotations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small containment-related event (medical response, local contamination, limited recovery) requiring emergency response and local amnestic/cover actions.
local_contamination medical_evacuations small_recovery_operation
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring multi-day recovery, forensic investigation, equipment replacement, and heightened cover operations.
containment_breach large_scale_recovery public_exposure_risk
🚨 Research Scaleup $1.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Decision to scale up research requiring additional short-term equipment purchases and contracted specialists (not full relocation).
promising_data need_for_additional_instruments temporary_staffing_expansion
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#12] One Site Director to oversee Provisional Site-229 and coordinate with Department of Spectral Phenomena.
Research Scientist 4 [#12] Spectral research staff (3–5; midpoint used = 4) conducting experiments and analysis.
Engineer / Maintenance / Lab Technician 2 [#13] Two technical support staff for equipment operation, maintenance, and sample processing.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#14] 24/7 posted security with rotations (6–8 personnel; midpoint biased to 8 to ensure full coverage).
Medical Officer 1 [#15] Paramedic/medic on-call or shared coverage for routine screenings and incident response.
Class-D Personnel 2 [#16] D-class program operational presence (rotating test subjects as required for experiments).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and midpoints for all 25 numbered items; mappings are explicit and most costs are standard (property, equipment, salaries). Remaining uncertainty is limited to low-probability incident frequency and contingency sizing.
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