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SCP-6709 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6709
Expected annual
$6.4M
One-time setup
$9.2M
Annual recurring
$6.2M
Personnel
28
One-time startup/capital costs are estimated at $9,250,000 driven by containment upgrades, research equipment, emergency reserve and specialized vehicles/vans; ongoing annual operations are roughly $6,225,000/yr driven by MTF salaries, clinical research, victim care, transport and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.2M
Emergency Reserve $4.0M
[#24] Emergency contingency / escalation reserve (recommended liquid reserve) chosen midpoint $4,000,000 of the $3–5M recommended range.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#16, #17] Initial clinical research equipment and imaging-capable instruments (~$2,000,000) and Oniricide Protocol / therapeutic program development & room setup ($50,000).
Facilities $1.9M
[#5, #9, #11] Area DEUS containment cell upgrades ($1,500,000), amnestic production facility build-out/retrofit & licensing ($200,000), and containment power infrastructure upgrades (generator/UPS/HVAC) ($150,000).
Equipment $1.2M
[#3, #10, #12, #14, #21] Mobile REM sleep-lab vans (2) and instrumentation (~$500,000), containment monitoring hardware one-time portion ($200,000), armored transfer vehicle purchase ($200,000), capture & restraint development/prototypes ($150,000), and regional sensor rollout hardware ($200,000).
Legal Framework Setup $100K
[#8] Initial cover-up / legal & PR framework setup (one-time legal framework & contracting) estimated at $100,000.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.2M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#1, #2, #4, #16] MTF detachment salaries (~12 operatives × $80k = $960,000), local Italian operatives/translators (6 × $50k = $300,000), 2 sleep technicians ($120,000), and research staff salaries portion (~$900,000).
Victim Medical Care $1.0M/yr
[#18] Victim medical care, rehabilitation & mental health estimated at ~$1,000,000/yr (≈100 treated/yr × $10k each).
Supplies And Consumables $720K/yr
[#2, #4, #6, #14, #15, #22, #27] Local staff travel/expenses ($50k), mobile REM consumables (electrodes/gels $20k), amnestic doses & administration ($200k), capture consumables & replacements ($50k), sedatives & field medical supplies ($50k), sleep-safety device procurement/distribution ($250k), and miscellaneous operational consumables & travel ($100k).
Logistics And Transport $675K/yr
[#1, #7, #13] Field per-deployment operational costs (vehicles/fuel/ammunitions/per-diem $100k), evidence seizure/forensic sanitization operational costs ($75k), and recurring long-distance secure transport (charters/escorts) ($500k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#16, #17, #21, #23] Clinical research imaging/session fees (~$300k), Oniricide training & program ops ($150k/yr), sensor network monitoring & analytics ($100k/yr), and historical/archival research/data-mining ($50k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr
[#8, #25] Annual cover-up / PR & legal budget ($300k/yr) and secure documentation / misinformation/digital-takedown operations ($150k/yr).
Oversight And Audit $200K/yr
[#26] Insurance, risk management & internal oversight (audits/compliance) ~$200k/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#10, #11] Containment monitoring systems maintenance/licenses ($100,000/yr) and containment power/HVAC maintenance & energy ($50,000/yr).
Contained Object Upkeep $100K/yr
[#20] Ongoing care & upkeep for contained specimens (~$10k/specimen × ~10 specimens = $100k/yr).
Mortuary And Clandestine Services $50K/yr
[#19] Fatality handling & clandestine mortuary services (~$5k/fatality × ~10/yr = $50k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.2M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with moderate tempo of incidents, routine operations and no major breaches or exposures.
routine_sightings scheduled_transfers standard_research_ops
🚨 Minor Incident $7.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Elevated activity year: multiple clustered incidents requiring surge transport, extra amnestics, overtime and increased medical care.
clustered_attacks more_captures medical_surge
🚨 Major Breach $9.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Containment failure or mass-incident requiring emergency expansion of containment, major repairs, international ops, large medical/hospitalization surge and high-profile response.
mass_attack containment_breach facility_damage
🚨 Political Exposure $8.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant leak or political exposure requiring extensive legal settlements, PR spend, reclassification expenses and international damage control.
media_leak local_government_scrutiny mass_evidence_leak
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#1] Dedicated MTF detachment (12 operatives) for 24/7 rapid response; cost basis ~12 × $80k/yr.
Italian Operative / Cultural Liaison 6 [#2] Native-language agents, translators and cultural liaisons (6) at ~ $50k/yr each.
Sleep Technician 2 [#4] Mobile REM monitoring technicians (2) to run van equipment and analyze EEG.
Research Scientist 5 [#16] Neurologists / dream-research scientists (approx. 3–5; modeled here as 5) covered in research salaries portion.
Research Technician 3 [#16] Research technicians and imaging support staff (modeled as 3) included in the research salaries portion.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized estimates and quantities for almost every cost line, enabling a medium confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to the anomalous behavior (teleportation/polymorphism), potential for rare catastrophic events, and assumptions made when splitting multi-component estimates (e.g., research vs. salaries, reserve sizing).
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