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SCP-6736 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6736
Expected annual
$12.8M
One-time setup
$17.4M
Annual recurring
$12.3M
Personnel
57
Initial capital investment is approximately $17.44M, driven by terrarium construction, monitoring equipment, lab buildout, rewilding projects and large contingency reserves; ongoing annual operations are ~ $12.32M/yr, driven by staffing, habitat management, MTF operations and cover-story/legal functions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.4M
Conservation Reserve $5.0M
[#21] Conservation liability / contingency escrow (recommended minimum $5.0M one-time allocation).
Facilities $2.4M
[#1, #19] Amphibious terrarium construction for 12 sites ($1.44M) and Site-90 physical upgrades/perimeter improvements ($1.0M).
Equipment $2.2M
[#3, #6, #23] Specialized environmental monitoring kits purchase for 12 sites ($1.8M), amphibious transport unit(s) purchase (~$325k), rapid-response kit build ($75k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#10] Comprehensive laboratory buildout for biochemistry/genetics/memetics research (midpoint estimate $2.0M one-time).
Rewilding Initial Projects $2.0M
[#7] Initial larger habitat restoration projects (mid-range one-time restoration budget $2.0M).
Decommissioning Reserve $1.0M
[#26] Reserve for decommissioning/retirement contingencies (conservative $1.0M allocation).
Backup Power Systems $900K
[#24] Backup generators/UPS/solar+battery for 12 sites (~$75k/site → $900k one-time).
Memetics Infrastructure $500K
[#11] One-time setup for rapid-response memetics/cover-up team infrastructure ($500k).
Data Instruments $360K
[#14] Per-site environmental instrument packages for 12 sites ($30k each → $360k one-time).
Communications It Build $250K
[#22] One-time secure IT build / memetic-safe documentation systems (~$250k one-time).
Hazmat Setup $240K
[#9] HAZMAT setup across major facilities (PPE, fume hoods, storage) total ~$240k one-time for 12 sites.
Thaumaturgy Training Infrastructure $200K
[#8] Initial thaumaturgy/counter-glyph training infrastructure and practice ranges ($200k one-time).
Cataloging Systems $200K
[#18] Initial cataloging and data systems for linguistic/cultural program (~$200k one-time).
Psychosocial Training Initial $150K
[#13] Initial psychosocial/memetic safety training program setup (~$150k one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.3M/yr
Staff Wages $3.3M/yr
[#4, #8, #18] Full-time staffing: animal care staffing across 12 facilities (herpetologists & 2 techs/site + vet retainers included in facility staffing estimate), plus specialist thaumaturgists and linguists ($3.34M/yr).
Rewilding Management $2.0M/yr
[#7] Ongoing land management and rewilding program budget (mid-range $2.0M/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#11, #15, #17] Memetic containment/amnestic ops baseline (~$500k/yr), media/legal cover-story retainer and escrow (~$500k/yr), central oversight/legal compliance (~$500k/yr) → ~$1.5M/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $1.4M/yr
[#2, #12, #16, #25, #23, #14, #8] Terrarium utilities & consumables ($120k/yr), enrichment & education programs ($600k/yr), veterinary supplies ($480k/yr), translation materials ($50k/yr), rapid-response consumables ($50k/yr), data telemetry for sites ($60k/yr), thaum consumables ($10k/yr) → total ~$1.37M/yr.
Logistics And Transport $1.2M/yr
[#5, #6] MTF Lambda-40 operational deployments baseline and incursions (~$1.0M/yr) plus specimen transfer operations (~$180k/yr) → ~$1.18M/yr.
Research And Monitoring $930K/yr
[#3, #10] Monitoring kit maintenance ($180k/yr) and laboratory research operations/consumables and specialist research budget (~$750k/yr) → $930k/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $900K/yr
[#19] Site-90 recurring security and operations, perimeter patrols and facilities upkeep (~$900k/yr).
Public Health And Community $400K/yr
[#20] Local public health surveillance, community mitigation, compensation baseline and contingency (~$400k/yr).
Training Refreshers $300K/yr
[#13] Ongoing psychosocial and memetic safety refresher training across the facility network (~$300k/yr).
Hazmat Operations $180K/yr
[#9] Hazardous waste disposal, PPE replenishment and HAZMAT training across sites (~$180k/yr).
Energy Resilience Operations $120K/yr
[#24] Fuel and maintenance for backup generators / UPS arrays (~$10k/site/yr → $120k/yr).
Communications And It $100K/yr
[#22] Recurring hosting, secure backups, memetic-safe documentation, and cybersecurity maintenance (~$100k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.3M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major anomalous activations; routine monitoring, staffing, and programs proceed as planned.
no glyph activations routine MTF incursions steady site operations
🚨 Minor Incident $12.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized public sighting or small Class-Caspian/Ctesiphon activation requiring targeted memetic response, amnestics, and limited habitat remediation.
public SCP-6736-Aleph sighting small localized glyph activation
🚨 Major Breach $17.3M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant multi-site glyph event or containment breach requiring surge MTF deployment, broad ecological remediation, and elevated legal/PR expenditure.
multi-site glyph activation large unplanned population movements major ecological damage (salt/death class)
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $37.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
High-magnitude Class-Carthage or coordinated ritual causing large-scale ecological collapse across regions requiring international-scale remediation and legal/settlement costs.
widespread Carthage-class activation mass habitat collapse international spillover / legal crisis
👥 Personnel 57 total
Role Count Notes
Herpetologist / Behaviorist 12 [#4] One herpetologist/behaviorist assigned per facility (12 total), ~$80k/yr each.
Animal Care Technician 24 [#4] Two animal care technicians per facility (24 total), ~$45k/yr each.
Veterinarian (retainer / on-call) 12 [#4] Veterinary retainer per facility (contracted/on-call coverage), budgeted as recurring cost rather than full-time salary.
Thaumaturgist / Specialist 4 [#8] Specialist thaumaturgists / linguistic specialists for counter-glyph operations (4 personnel as noted).
Linguist / Anthropologist 5 [#18] Linguistics/cultural research team (4–6 recommended; 5 used for this estimate).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are constructed from midpoint assumptions in analyst notes but subject to high variance due to SCP-6736's antimemetic/thaumatological behavior; incident frequencies and severity are highly uncertain, and large ecological or memetic events could produce order-of-magnitude cost swings.
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