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SCP-6731 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6731
Expected annual
$52.1M
One-time setup
$333.2M
Annual recurring
$40.0M
Personnel
46
One-time establishment costs are dominated by hardened Site-77 construction, covert diplomatic/cover operations, and a large emergency surge reserve (~$333M total one-time). Baseline recurring operations (surveillance, staffing, memetic R&D, logistics, amnestics and cover operations) are roughly $40.0M per year, with expected annual cost including low-probability major escalations of ~$52.1M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $333.2M
Surge Reserve $200.0M
[#20] Emergency multi-month reserve fund to finance large-scale RK-class escalation responses (MTF surges, international operations, mass amnestization and refugee/containment logistics).
Facilities $87.2M
[#1, #2, #8, #25] Site-77 hardened mortuary/holding facility and Site-777-B conversion, retrofit of blast-rated containment cells and initial archiving/infrastructure fit-out (order-of-magnitude estimate combining deep hardening, HVAC, decon airlocks, CCTV, cold rooms, memetic isolation rooms and protocol rooms).
Diplomatic And Cover One Time $30.0M
[#14] One-time costs associated with major covert political/diplomatic actions (leadership replacement preparations, large-scale bribery/forgery, and establishing durable cover structures).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $7.5M
[#12, #17] Memetic/cognitohazard R&D lab fit-out and field laboratory/forensic lab initial buildout, sequencing and analysis hardware, and kinetoglyphical study equipment.
One Time Insurance And Legal Fund $5.0M
[#22] Initial legal cover, shell company setup, and contingency settlement reserve to handle immediate exposure risks.
Equipment $3.0M
[#4, #7, #9, #25] Capital equipment including purpose-built refrigerated/armored transport vehicles, initial CBRN/biological PPE and decon trailers, on-site industrial incinerator and initial installed CCTV/communications/autoclave systems.
Ritual Artifact Procurement $500K
[#10, #23] One-time procurement of ritual artifacts and high-quality reproductions (statue, coins, painting reproduction) and initial conservation/insurance procurement.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $40.0M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $13.0M/yr
[#14, #15, #21, #22] Ongoing covert diplomatic operations, liaison/payments to local officials, media control and information suppression budgets, legal defense and recurring settlement/insurance costs, and long-term veil maintenance/infiltration funding.
Class E Amnestics $7.5M/yr
[#13] Production/acquisition and administration of Class E amnestics at scale (baseline assumed thousands of treatments per year; conservative mid-range estimate).
Staff Wages $6.0M/yr
[#5, #11, #18] Salaries and retention for morgue/forensic staff, specialist thaumaturge priests, site administrative/technical staff and on-site medical/support personnel (small team of specialized high-skill staff).
Research And Monitoring $3.4M/yr
[#3, #12, #17] Annual infocrawler/surveillance program (data scraping, HUMINT liaisons, drone recon), ongoing memetic R&D budget, and field lab operational costs and sample analysis.
Logistics And Transport $2.9M/yr
[#4, #9, #18] Vehicle operations/fuel/maintenance for refrigerated transport fleet, contracted incineration per-body costs, per-body handling/documentation/logistics and several rapid-response field teams' operational expenses.
Facilities Maintenance $2.5M/yr
[#1, #2, #8, #25, #23] Utilities, HVAC/negative-pressure filters, structural maintenance for blast-rated chambers and archive climate control and routine site security upkeep.
Crowd Control And Police Support $2.0M/yr
[#16] Anticipated annual costs to fund/rent crowd-control assets, police overtime and humanitarian support during enforced lockdowns (budgeted per expected lockdowns).
Mtf Deployments $1.5M/yr
[#6] Annual expected cost for at least one full MTF deployment cycle during the manifestation period (training amortization, deployment logistics, medical support and equipment usage).
Training Programs $500K/yr
[#24] Tactical Theology and thaumaturge+MTF coordination exercises, memetic-safety drills and simulation trainings.
Supplies And Consumables $400K/yr
[#7, #10, #24] Ritual consumables (lamb blood, candles, consumables), decontamination chemicals, PPE replacement and consumable disposables for rituals and procedures.
Psychological Care $300K/yr
[#19] Ongoing mental healthcare, PTSR and long-term care programs for exposed containment staff and specialists.
Records Archiving Maintenance $50K/yr
[#25] Secure archival maintenance, redundancy, memetic-safe access systems and annual upkeep for containment records and film.
Artifact Storage And Conservation $25K/yr
[#23] Climate-controlled storage, minor conservation and insurance premiums for ritual artifacts and fragile components.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $40.0M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year: annual surveillance, routine containment, bi-weekly rituals and no major breaches.
annual manifestation contained pre-Easter interception effective no large-scale cluster proliferation
🚨 Minor Incident $43.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Limited breach or localized public exposure requiring extra MTF activity, additional amnestization and intensified media control.
localized cluster growth viral civilian footage small-scale breach attempts
🚨 Major Breach $185.0M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$145.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure with hundreds-to-thousands of clusters necessitating large multi-week international operations and major amnestic campaigns.
rapid cluster multiplication Vatican-level political resistance mass public gatherings and contagion
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $640.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$600.0M vs baseline
Runaway RK-class escalation with tens of thousands of instances requiring international emergency mobilization, mass neutralization and long-term reconstruction.
uncontrolled exponential cluster growth loss of veil and wide public awareness international conflict over containment
👥 Personnel 46 total
Role Count Notes
Forensic Pathologist / Mortician 8 [#5] Forensic and mortuary staff to process corpses and prepare for containment (6–12 staff range used; salaries included in staff_wages).
Specialist Thaumaturge Priest 8 [#11, #24] Occult/thaumaturge priests to perform bi-weekly rituals and training; includes backups and psychological support.
Research Scientist (Memetics / Kinetoglyphics) 6 [#12, #17] Scientists for memetic R&D and sample analysis; part of research_and_monitoring budget.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (permanent site security) 12 [#6, #18] Permanent site security and small rapid-response teams (does not include temporary/rotation MTF deployments budgeted separately).
Medical Officer / Paramedic 4 [#5, #18] On-site medical staff to handle body handling, amnestic administration, and injured personnel care.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#1, #8, #25] Technical staff for HVAC, blast-room maintenance, and archive climate control.
Administrative Staff / Liaison 4 [#3, #14, #21] Administrative, legal and liaison personnel for HUMINT coordination, diplomatic cover and veil maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with large uncertainty due to anomalous behavior, unclear per-event body counts, political variables inside the Vatican, and wide cost ranges for surge scenarios. Many values are midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes.
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