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SCP-6759 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6759
Expected annual
$7.8M
One-time setup
$19.3M
Annual recurring
$7.7M
Personnel
43
Initial capital outlay is large (primarily site acquisition, structural hardening, and R&D) with a multi-million-dollar one-time build cost; recurring operational costs (staffing, research, utilities, contingency) dominate annual spending. The expected annual budget is driven mainly by research/staff wages, security staffing, and contingency/reserve allocations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.3M
Facilities $10.0M
[#1] Site acquisition and initial build-out for NYC-adjacent Site-89 perimeter construction.
Advanced Sensing Rnd $2.0M
[#12] Multi-year R&D program for nonstandard sensors (muon tomography, neutrino detection, fiber-optic probes).
Long Term Research Reserve $2.0M
[#32] One-time reserved fund for rapid scale-up of research or emergency multi-site response.
Structural Hardening $1.5M
[#2] Reinforced containment wall, blast-proof doors, redundant airlocks and reinforced concrete vaults.
Specialized Containment $1.0M
[#14] Vaults/configurable containment and custom crates for anomalous items recovered from SCP-6759.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $450K
[#7, #15] Medical/quarantine facility capital build and data/storage & compute infrastructure capital for research.
Equipment $300K
[#11] High-grade fixed monitoring and sensor suite capital setup (optical/thermal/LiDAR/etc.).
Power Backup Setup $300K
[#3] Grid upgrades, on-site generators, ATS and UPS capital setup.
Guard Kit Initial $300K
[#4] One-time uniforms, weapons, body armor and training kit purchases for initial guard complement (~$10k–$30k per guard).
Legal Cover Initial $300K
[#19] Initial legal retainer, payments/settlements and cover-story establishment fees.
Vehicle Fleet $300K
[#21] Capital purchase of armored/secure vehicles for personnel & artifact transfer.
It Security Setup $300K
[#28] TEMPEST shielding, classified comms hardware and counter-surveillance setup capital.
Community Mitigation Buyouts $250K
[#31] Initial community mitigation / buyouts / compensation for displaced residents/businesses.
Field Kits $200K
[#13] Expedition field equipment (tethers, comms, hard suits, portable life-support) for multiple kits.
Decon Systems Install $80K
[#8] Decontamination showers, airlocks and initial PPE/HEPA install capital.
Interrogation Facility Setup $40K
[#10] Interview rooms, recording equipment, and initial translation/speech analysis hardware setup.
Amnestic Stockpile $20K
[#9] Initial one-time purchasing of Class-A amnestic stockpile and inventory setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.7M/yr
Staff Wages $4.5M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #10, #21] Annual payroll for guards, site command/administration, research scientists/technicians, medical staff, interviewers, and drivers (sum of role salaries).
Research And Monitoring $805K/yr
[#11, #15, #16, #27] Sensor maintenance/data storage, mapping/cartography program costs, and long-term monitoring labor.
Contingency Reserve $500K/yr
[#22] Annual contingency/reserve (10–25% recommended) for emergency response, overtime, repairs and emergency amnestics.
Supplies And Consumables $410K/yr
[#8, #9, #26, #29, #30] Decon consumables, amnestic administrations, laboratory reagents & disposables, artifact disposal reserve, and archival storage recurring costs.
Insurance And Reserve $300K/yr
[#23] Foundation self-insurance equivalents and reserve for legal exposure/property damage.
Cover Story And Legal $275K/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing PR/lobbying/legal fees and amnestic follow-up / record-sanitization program staffing.
Psychological Support $175K/yr
[#17] Ongoing mental-health screening, counseling and cognitive-hazard mitigation for personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#1] Ongoing upkeep, repairs and maintenance of the Site-89 facility and perimeter infrastructure.
Energy And Utilities $150K/yr
[#25] Electricity, water, HVAC and climate control costs (including increased HVAC loads to manage fog/microclimate).
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#21] Drivers, fuel, routine secure transfers and logistics for artifact/personnel movement.
Protocol Development $125K/yr
[#18] Annual costs for containment protocol development, legal/compliance review, and Director-level approvals.
Specialized It Ops $100K/yr
[#28] Yearly operations, updates and secure-comm maintenance for classified IT and counter-surveillance.
Training And Exercises $75K/yr
[#24] Regular drills, cognitive-hazard exercises, and personnel preparedness programs.
Power Backup Operation $60K/yr
[#3] Recurring fuel, maintenance and service for on-site generators and UPS upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.7M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine research, maintenance, and no major containment incidents.
routine operations scheduled research missions no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $8.2M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or small breach requiring emergency response, overtime, limited repairs and additional amnestic administrations.
localized breach mass civilian exposure under control short-term emergency repairs
🚨 Major Breach $12.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring extended emergency operations, large repairs/rebuild, major amnestic campaigns, legal settlements and multi-site research scale-up.
major breach/loss of containment mass exposures large-scale structural damage
👥 Personnel 43 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 [#4] 24/7 guard coverage (12–16 guards). Payroll portion estimated at $1,080,000 total (~average salary+benefits used).
Research Scientist 10 [#6] Senior research staff for physics/cognitive studies; salary assumptions used to match total research payroll.
Research Technician / Field Researcher 8 [#6, #13] Field technicians and lab techs supporting expeditions and sample analysis.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 #5 Site director/manager role included in administrative payroll.
Shift Supervisor 2 #5 Shift supervisors to manage 24/7 operations.
Administrative Staff 2 #5 Admin/HR/operations coordinators for site liaison and logistics.
Medical Officer 1 #7 On-call physician to support quarantine and exposure testing.
Nurse / Medic Technician 1 #7 Support medical/quarantine operations and decon.
Psych Interviewer 1 #10 Interviews and cognitohazard assessments for SCP-6759-1 instances.
Transcription / Speech Analyst 1 #10 Recording, transcription and dialect/speech analysis support.
Driver / Logistics 2 #21 Secure transport drivers for personnel and artifact transfer.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derive from analyst-provided ranges and typical Foundation budgeting heuristics; many items (R&D needs, breach likelihood, NYC property costs and anomalous-specific engineering) remain uncertain, so medium confidence reflects reasonable range estimates but notable tail risks.
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