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SCP-6728 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6728
Expected annual
$229.2M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$220.4M
Personnel
82
One-time facility and laboratory upgrades (~$3.0M) are required for secure cryostorage and containment; ongoing annual costs are dominated by global surveillance, legal/liaison spending, contingency fund replenishment, and embedded personnel (~$220M/yr). Major drivers are plumbing oversight, contingency reserves, acquisition funds, and large-scale recovery/response operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Destruction Rnd Setup $600K
[#18] One-time R&D and validation lab setup for development of conservation-safe destruction/neutralization protocols and field kit development.
Facilities $550K
[#1, #3] Physical vault/containment buildout costs: includes cryobank vault hardening, biometric access, HVAC integration and containment bay buildout (containment room physical hardening).
Equipment $450K
[#1] Procurement and installation of -80°C freezers / LN2 cryostorage, environmental monitoring hardware, alarm integration, and secure specimen lockers.
Genome Bank Setup $450K
[#28] High-fidelity sequencing and initial genome vault setup, including redundant DNA storage infrastructure and validation runs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $325K
[#1, #6] Initial lab setup including catalog/COI systems, sequencing and microscopy instruments, sterile growth setup and initial reagent inventories for validation.
Offsite Redundancy Setup $300K
[#7] One-time setup costs to create geographically separated duplicate germplasm/seed bank site (physical setup, independent power, initial cross-site controls).
Replication Lab Setup $275K
[#9] Setup of high-quality replication/forgery lab for artifact replacement (equipment, conservation tooling, initial provenance paperwork templates).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $220.4M/yr
Contingency Fund Replenishment $55.0M/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment target for insurance/contingency/reserve fund to enable emergency global-response and mass amnestic campaigns.
Plumbing Oversight Program $27.5M/yr
[#11] Funding for front organizations, lobbying, regulatory capture, placement in licensing boards and monitoring of plumbing-related institutions worldwide.
Bk Class Drills $25.5M/yr
[#27] Large-scale ßK-class response exercises, cross-agency drills, mass amnestic logistics planning and tabletop exercises.
Cover Story And Legal $17.1M/yr
[#15, #30] Legal retainers, lobbying, governmental liaison expenses, internal compliance/audit team and legal cover-up operations.
Acquisition Fund $15.0M/yr
[#14] Pre-funded covert acquisition slush to buy SCP-6728-1 artifacts at auction or private sale to prevent public exposure.
Staff Wages $13.2M/yr
[#4, #5, #10] Salaries and benefits for dedicated security guards, specialist scientific staff (botanists/xenobiologists/lab techs), and embedded personnel in archaeology/paleontology institutes.
Amnestic Production $12.5M/yr
[#16] Production and administration of Class-C amnestics, medical personnel and follow-up monitoring for individuals encountering SCP-6728-1.
International Liaison Fund $10.2M/yr
[#29] Country-specific liaison, bribery contingency and facilitation funds for cooperation in artifact recovery.
Field Recovery Operations $10.1M/yr
[#8] Worldwide rapid-response field teams for recovery/destruction of SCP-6728-1 instances (travel, equipment, amnestic deployment) aggregated across expected operation tempo.
High Profile Intervention Fund $10.0M/yr
[#26] Reserve for high-cost museum-level interventions, acquisition bids, international negotiation and covert operations per major incident.
Web Crawling And Takedown $5.5M/yr
[#12] Automated crawlers, human review teams, takedown operations, SEO suppression and international legal coordination for content removal.
Public Cover Programs $5.2M/yr
[#20] Funding museums, academic grants and public programs used to justify replacements and manage cultural narratives.
Logistics And Transport $2.8M/yr
[#19] Secure courier, climate-controlled transport, emergency air charters and customs handling for international seizures and specimen transfers.
Cyber Forensics $2.8M/yr
[#13] Deep-web monitoring, darknet/forum surveillance, cyber-forensics tooling and analyst teams to detect leaks or depictions.
Public Relations Damage Control $2.6M/yr
[#25] Rapid-response PR/legal units, counter-narratives and leak monitoring to minimize reputational damage and prevent panic.
Replication Program $2.5M/yr
[#9] Operational costs for producing high-quality replicas, provenance paperwork, and conservation experts to replace artifacts in museums/archives.
Detention And Transport Facilities $1.6M/yr
[#17] Short-term holding facilities, secure transport vehicles and interrogation resources for detained civilians.
Staff Training And Support $550K/yr
[#21] Memetic-safety training, psychological services, vetting and ongoing staff support costs.
Destruction Rnd Training $275K/yr
[#18] Ongoing training, field kit replacement and validation runs for conservation-safe destruction protocols.
Genome Banking Maintenance $175K/yr
[#28] Ongoing DNA storage costs, sequencing updates and research into neutralizing memetic properties.
Facilities Maintenance $115K/yr
[#2, #23] Electricity, HVAC and environmental monitoring maintenance for cryostorage and greenhouse/terrarium suites; routine preventive maintenance and consumables (LN2 refills etc.).
Research And Monitoring $88K/yr
[#6] Ongoing reagents, disposables, sequencing runs and consumables for assays and monitoring of specimens.
Biohazard Waste Disposal $28K/yr
[#24] Hazardous waste transport and disposal, autoclave/chemical neutralization for digested biological matter and contaminated materials.
Offsite Redundancy Maintenance $25K/yr
[#7] Annual maintenance and independent power upkeep for off-site redundancy seed/germplasm banks.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $220.4M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: routine containment, monitoring, maintenance, and expected recovery/replacement operations at modeled tempo.
no_major_public_incidents routine_recoveries_and_replacements
🚨 Minor Incident $225.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized exposure or several low-to-medium-cost recoveries requiring extra field ops, modest additional legal work, and increased amnestic administrations.
multiple_local_recoveries moderate_public_interest increased_amnestics
🚨 Major Breach $1.0B/yr
1.0% probability / year +$800.0M vs baseline
High-profile museum/auction incident or partial containment failure requiring large acquisitions, emergency amnestic campaigns, international operations, and significant contingency spending (potential ßK-class mobilization prep).
high_profile_artifact_exposure widespread_media_leak multi-jurisdictional_recovery
👥 Personnel 82 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Dedicated armed/unarmed guards for 24/7 coverage, overtime and benefits included in staff wages.
Research Scientist 6 [#5] Botanists, plant physiologists, xenobiology specialists and lab technicians to maintain living specimens and run research.
Embedded Agent / Field Operative 70 [#10] Foundation staff embedded in archaeological/paleontological institutes worldwide for monitoring and interception.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes give detailed line items and ranges, enabling a mid-level quantitative estimate, but many items have extremely wide ranges (per-incident high-end costs, contingency/reserve sizing, and political/bribery expenditures). Estimates use midpoints and conservative selections; actual annual costs could vary widely.
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