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SCP-6756 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6756
Expected annual
$44.4M
One-time setup
$12.1M
Annual recurring
$43.1M
Personnel
24
Initial capital outlays are moderate (~$12.1M) driven by potential vessel purchase and contingency/reserve funds; recurring annual costs are dominated by an explicit mandated $33M/year plus operations, staffing, monitoring and legal/cover budgets, totaling roughly $43.1M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.1M
Vessel Purchase $7.5M
[#6] Capital purchase of a small research vessel (alternative to charter) including acquisition/delivery costs (range considered).
Replacement Recovery Contingency $1.5M
[#23] One-time contingency fund for recovery/reconstitution operations if SCP-6756 is lost or damaged.
Hazard Spill Initial Reserve $1.0M
[#18] Initial hazard & spill contingency / environmental remediation reserve (upfront funding).
Facilities $800K
[#1] Coastal containment room retrofit or new refrigerated vault: reinforced flooring, containment pan, vapor-proof walls, drains, HVAC isolation, and temperature-control installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $675K
[#12, #13] Sample-preparation equipment (industrial grinders, fume hoods, dust-extraction, containment booths, PPE initial kit) and laboratory analysis/R&D instruments (GC-MS, FTIR, HPLC, microscopy, chilled storage) for startup.
Equipment $340K
[#2, #4, #15] Industrial walk-in freezer units and redundancy (redundant compressors, telemetry), backup generator equipment (ATS, generator), and WATCHDOG/communications one-time implementation costs.
Vessel Retrofit $275K
[#5] Onboard ship freezer retrofit of SCPS Feisty Frolic: marine-rated refrigeration, insulation and power integration for mobile storage.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $43.1M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $34.8M/yr
[#16] Mandated recurring payments of $33,000,000/year to third parties plus additional legal/cover-story/disinformation budgets (aggregated midpoint for additional spend).
Research And Monitoring $3.2M/yr
[#14, #25] Environmental monitoring program (buoys, AUVs, sampling cruises, satellite data and analysts) plus long-term research program on extrusion control and scale-up risk assessment (aggregated midpoints).
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Salaries for containment technicians, materials scientists/chemists, maintenance techs, ship crew and security rotation (midpoint aggregate of provided ranges).
Regulatory Buffer $1.1M/yr
[#17] Regulatory and permit buffer / contingency fund for covert operations, emergency diplomatic/legal actions and rapid response.
Logistics And Transport $918K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Vessel annual operations (crew, maintenance, fuel, port fees), quarterly seeding operation per-trip costs, and secure ground transfers to the port (aggregate midpoints).
Hazard Spill Replenishment $500K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment for environmental remediation reserve after minor incidents or to maintain readiness.
Administrative Overhead $375K/yr
[#24] Administrative staff, HR, procurement, accounting and site overhead attributable to the program.
Insurance $275K/yr
[#19] Insurance premiums / loss-reserve and internal reserves for hazardous-material storage and vessel operations (midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $225K/yr
[#12, #13] Consumable PPE, replacement blades/filters, lab consumables, calibration supplies and routine sample consumables.
Records Data Security $88K/yr
[#22] Hardened logging, encrypted storage, forensic accounting and data-security systems for chain-of-custody and cover transactions.
Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr
[#2, #3, #4] Ongoing freezer power consumption and site HVAC/power costs, small spare-parts replacement and generator maintenance/fuel-testing overhead aggregated.
Waste Disposal $65K/yr
[#21] Hazardous waste handling and disposal contracts, contaminated PPE and filter disposal.
Training Drills $60K/yr
[#20] Annual containment drills, HAZWOPER training, sea-drills and tabletop exercises.
Watchdog Communications $40K/yr
[#15] Ongoing communications, satellite redundancy, alerting integration and on-call staffing to receive HELL'S HEART/WATCHDOG alerts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $43.1M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled seeding, monitoring, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
quarterly_seeding routine_monitoring no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $43.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or small spill requiring emergency repairs, short-term remediation, or expedited replacement parts and overtime.
local_freezer_failure minor_spill generator_outage
🚨 Major Breach $48.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or vessel incident requiring large-scale recovery operations, remediation, and legal/PR response.
vessel_sinking significant_contamination multi-day_recovery_operation
🚨 Catastrophic Release $93.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Widespread ocean contamination or public exposure triggering multi-jurisdictional cleanup, lawsuits, and major political fallout.
widespread_ocean_contamination public_exposure multi-site_release
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#11] 24/7 armed/unarmed security rotation (8–12 personnel range).
Containment Technician 3 [#9] Dedicated containment technicians (coverage requires 2–3 technicians).
Research Scientist 2 [#9, #13] Two full-time materials scientists/chemists for monitoring and lab analysis.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#4, #12] Maintenance techs for freezer/generator/test runs and sample-prep equipment upkeep; includes ship engineer support.
Ship Crew (Captain/Deckhands) 4 [#6, #10] Captain, engineer, and deckhands for Feisty Frolic operations and seeding missions.
Administrative Staff 2 [#16, #24] HR/procurement/accounting support tied to administrative overhead and cover-story disbursements.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are specified with ranges and a concrete mandated $33M/year provides a high-certainty dominant recurring cost; however substantial uncertainty remains around vessel purchase vs charter, environmental liability magnitudes, and contingency sizing, yielding a medium confidence.
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