SCP-6741 — SCP-6741 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6741 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-6741

Expected annual

$5.5M

One-time setup

$7.6M

Annual recurring

$5.3M

Personnel

First-year startup (containment retrofit, robotics, amnestic infrastructure, and contingency seed) requires multi-million dollar one-time spending; ongoing annual operations are driven by research/monitoring, MTF readiness, SOC operations and legal/cover-up overhead totaling several million per year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.6M

Contingency Fund Seed $2.8M

[#25] Recommended contingency/rapid-escalation fund seed ($2,750,000 midpoint of $500k–$5M).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.1M

[#7, #19, #24] Research DB/license setup ($60,000 midpoint of $20k–$100k), amnestic R&D & production infrastructure ($1,750,000 midpoint of $500k–$3M), one-off experiments ($275,000 midpoint of $50k–$500k).

Facilities $1.2M

[#9, #12] Containment cell retrofit ($1,125,000 chosen midpoint of $250k–$2M) plus backup power/generator purchases ($110,000 midpoint of $20k–$200k).

Equipment $857K

[#3, #5, #10, #11, #26] Ground vehicle & snowmobile capital ($90,000 midpoint of $30k–$150k), thermal/FLIR/drone toolkit ($175,000 midpoint of $50k–$300k), robotic handling & remote restraint ($475,000 midpoint of $150k–$800k), containment monitoring hardware ($87,000 midpoint of $25k–$150k), comms hardware ($30,000 midpoint of $10k–$50k).

Property Acquisition And Remediation One Time $425K

[#17] Initial program-level property seizures/remediation (modeled as acquiring/demolishing several rural properties: combined estimate $425k).

International Setup One Time $275K

[#29] Per-country covert setup / initial liaison establishment ($275,000 midpoint of $50k–$500k).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.3M/yr

Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr

[#7, #8, #24] Ongoing analytics/AI team and research staff ($350k), satellite/surveillance subscriptions ($175k), specialized scientific research team & labs ($900k) combined.

Amnestic Operations $550K/yr

[#19] Per-dose administration, monitoring, and ops for amnestic program ($550k midpoint of $100k–$1M/yr).

Staff Wages $425K/yr

[#1] MTF rapid-response staffing, rotations, overtime and hazard pay (midpoint ~$425k/yr from $250k–$600k range).

Front Company Overhead $325K/yr

[#17] Front company staff, property boarding/maintenance, legal admin ($325k midpoint of $150k–$500k/yr).

Monitoring And Soc Operations $275K/yr

[#11] SOC staffing and operations to support 24/7 monitoring ($275k midpoint of $150k–$400k/yr).

Airlift Charter $258K/yr

[#2] Helicopter/fixed-wing emergency charter & airlift (annual midpoint ~$258k between $16k–$500k scenarios).

Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr

[#18] Annual retainer for legal/PR and cover-up operations ($250k midpoint of $100k–$400k).

Contingency Replenish $250K/yr

[#25] Annual replenishment for contingency/rapid-response reserve (modeled $250k/yr).</

Lodging And Staging $235K/yr

[#27] Per-mission lodging/per-diem for deployments (modeled 10 missions) plus staging facility rent ($235k combined).

Medevac Retainer And Caches $180K/yr

[#21] MedEvac standing agreements and trauma equipment caches ($150k retainer + $30k caches).

Informant Payments $175K/yr

[#20] Field intelligence network stipends & informant payments ($175k midpoint of $50k–$300k/yr).

International Liaison $175K/yr

[#29] Annual liaison and covert diplomatic cover costs ($175k midpoint of $50k–$300k/yr).

Psychological Care $150K/yr

[#23] Counseling and resilience programs for high-risk staff ($150k program-level estimate).

Public Records Management $150K/yr

[#30] Ongoing records management, occasional public-record alterations and legal retention ($150k midpoint of $50k–$250k/yr).

Training And Exercises $60K/yr

[#22] Cold-weather capture, survival, and exercises ($60k midpoint of $20k–$100k/yr).

Miscellaneous Consumables $60K/yr

[#31] Day-to-day expendables: fuel, batteries, spare parts, field rations ($60k midpoint of $20k–$100k/yr).

Remote Sensor Deployment $55K/yr

[#6] Deployment/replacement program for remote camera/sensor nodes ($55k midpoint of $10k–$100k/yr).

Evidence Collection And Storage $55K/yr

[#16] Evidence processing and program-level climate-controlled archival storage ($55k midpoint of $10k–$100k/yr).

Forensic And Autopsy Services $50K/yr

[#15] Autopsy and forensic pathology costs (modeled 10 cases/yr at ~$5k each midpoint $2k–$8k).

Ground Vehicle Maintenance $35K/yr

[#3] Maintenance, fuel and servicing for snowmobiles/tracked AT vehicles ($35k midpoint of $10k–$60k/yr).

Thermal And Drone Maintenance $30K/yr

[#5] Maintenance, repairs and data subscriptions for FLIR/drones ($30k midpoint of $10k–$50k/yr).

Backup Power Maintenance $30K/yr

[#12] Annual fuel and maintenance for generators/UPS ($30k midpoint of $10k–$50k/yr).

Waste Disposal And Cremation $28K/yr

[#28] Biohazard disposal and contracted incineration services ($27,500 midpoint of $5k–$50k/yr).

Communications Services $22K/yr

[#26] Airtime, SATCOM services and encryption subscriptions ($22,500 midpoint of $5k–$40k/yr).

Field Euthanasia And Medical $12K/yr

[#14] Per-case euthanasia consumables and medic deployments (modeled at $12,500/yr midpoint of $5k–$20k).

Biohazard Consumables $11K/yr

[#13] Field biohazard supplies and decontamination consumables ($11k midpoint of $2k–$20k/yr).

Cold Weather Gear Replacement $9K/yr

[#4] Replacement consumables and wear for cold-weather PPE ($9k midpoint of $3k–$15k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.3M/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine responses, monitoring, and program maintenance.

2–5 responses per year routine sensor deployments standard MTF rotations

🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

A year with elevated sightings and equipment losses requiring extra missions, replacements, and legal/forensic costs.

multiple rapid-response activations drone or vehicle losses additional autopsies/legal payments

🚨 Major Capture And Containment Upgrade $8.8M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline

Capture or decisive escalation forcing rapid containment cell upgrades, international operations, and large-scale amnestic/production scale-up.

successful capture or discovery requiring retrofit international incidents large scale amnestic production/scale-up

👥 Personnel 33 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#1, #22] Active MTF operators assigned for rapid response rotations (team sizes 8–12; modeled 12 on staff to cover rotations).
Research Scientist	9	[#7, #24, #19] Data analysts, AI specialists and scientific researchers supporting profiling, physiology research and amnestic R&D.
SOC Operator / Monitoring	4	[#11, #8] 24/7 monitoring and SOC staffing to manage CCTV, sensors and satellite tasking.
Medical Officer / Medic	2	[#14, #21] Medics responsible for field euthanasia readiness, casualty care and medevac coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#10, #12, #3] Technical staff for robotic systems, generators, vehicles and equipment maintenance.
Administrative Staff / Front Company	3	[#17, #30] Front company administration, records management and legal liaison staff.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#11, #18] Single executive oversight role for site-level decisions and cover coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and reasonable midpoints; SCP behavior and incident frequency remain uncertain, causing moderate uncertainty in annual probabilities and per-incident costs.

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