SCP-6765 — SCP-6765 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6765 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-6765

Expected annual

$14.6M

One-time setup

$25.0M

Annual recurring

$14.4M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $25,000,000 driven by EKFOS construction, research instrumentation, and containment/hardening; annual recurring costs are approximately $14,367,500/yr driven primarily by staff wages, logistics (aviation/vehicle fuel & charters), contingency funds, and covert/local liaison payments.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $25.0M

Facilities $10.0M

[#1] EKFOS construction: in-situ retrofit, structural reinforcement, clean rooms, HVAC/life-support at high altitude, blast/ballistic doors and secure inner chamber access; high-altitude labor premium.

Equipment $4.2M

[#2, #4, #5, #7, #16] Specialized containment hardware (inner chamber locks, EMP shielding), perimeter sensor network hardware, drone fleet purchase, ground vehicles purchase, secure communications hardware (encryption devices, secure servers).

Decommissioning Reserve $3.5M

[#26] Decommissioning and environmental remediation reserve if facility is shut down or destroyed.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M

[#15] Research instrumentation & laboratory equipment: mass spectrometers, high-vacuum chambers, cryogenic storage, specialist installations.

Power Infrastructure $1.0M

[#3] Site power plant and energy infrastructure one-time installation (hybrid solar+battery option selected for capex estimate).

Breach Response Equipment $1.0M

[#19] Initial rapid-reaction equipment and prepositioned containment/mitigation gear.

Slush Fund Reserve $1.0M

[#27] Initial reserve for unforeseen legal/diplomatic/black-ops contingency payments (off-books).

Helicopter Mobilization $600K

[#6] Helicopter and heavy-lift initial construction mobilization, heavy-lift charters and initial setup for high-altitude operations.

Medical Setup $150K

[#10] On-site clinic setup & medical equipment (oxygen, altitude treatment gear, basic emergency supplies).

Data Archival Setup $150K

[#23] Secure archival storage setup and off-site replication infrastructure.

Cover Setup $100K

[#18] Legal/cover-up and PR setup: creation of cover structures, initial legal counsel establishment and records management systems for plausible deniability.

Apprehension Setup $75K

[#12] Apprehension teams training and props/cover identity setup (uniforms, documentation, refresher training materials).

Hazmat Setup $75K

[#21] Initial stocks of Hazmat suits, PPE, containment consumables and waste-handling equipment.

Environmental Setup $75K

[#22] Environmental monitoring instrumentation/setup for air/water/soil sampling near exclusion zone.

Amnestics Setup $50K

[#11] Amnestic pharmaceuticals initial stock and staff training for safe administration.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.4M/yr

Staff Wages $5.0M/yr

[#8] On-site personnel salaries & hazard pay: PARAGON director, researchers/technicians, security/field agents, medics, maintenance, admin and support; remote/high-altitude premiums included.

Logistics And Transport $1.6M/yr

[#5, #6, #7, #14] Drone operations and pilot costs, recurring helicopter flight support/charters and helipad upkeep, ground vehicle fuel & maintenance, routine transfer/detention logistics.

Operational Contingency Fund $1.5M/yr

[#19] Annual maintenance of contingency / breach-response fund and readiness contracts for rapid security reinforcement and emergency amnestics.

Slush Fund Discretionary $1.2M/yr

[#27] Ongoing discretionary discretionary funds for unforeseen legal, diplomatic or covert expenditures.

Supplies And Consumables $1.1M/yr

[#9] Living costs, food provisioning, housing maintenance, heating/water purification/waste management for remote site staff.

Cover Story And Legal $650K/yr

[#18] Ongoing legal/cover-up, PR, records management, disinformation and rapid-response legal teams for leaks and diplomatic mitigation.

Covert Operations $500K/yr

[#12] Apprehension teams operational budget: overtime, travel, off-books payments, staged PRC official presence and checkpoint operations.

Medical And Medevac $300K/yr

[#10] Recurring medical supplies, altitude treatment consumables, emergency medevac contracts and standby costs.

Liaison And Payments $300K/yr

[#13] Liaison payments or unofficial coordination funds with local military/outpost (covert payments or formal legal/diplomatic costs depending on arrangement).

Power Fuel And Maintenance $275K/yr

[#3] Diesel fuel, lubricants and maintenance for site power plant (diesel or reduced by hybrid mix).

Amnestic Consumables $250K/yr

[#11] Recurring amnestic pharmaceuticals, sterile delivery consumables, post-treatment monitoring and psychological follow-up per estimated treatment rates.

Facilities Maintenance $225K/yr

[#4] Perimeter sensor network maintenance, environmental hardening, backhaul communications upkeep and routine sensor servicing.

Research And Monitoring $225K/yr

[#15] Research consumables & calibration costs for lab instrumentation.

Personnel Turnover $225K/yr

[#24] Recruitment, relocation allowances, exit handling, severance and hiring specialists willing to work remotely under secrecy.

Secure Comms And It $200K/yr

[#16] Satellite bandwidth, cyber maintenance, secure-server upkeep and secure data redundancy operations.

Training $200K/yr

[#20] Ongoing staff training, certification, and regular joint exercises for security, medics, researchers and amnestic staff.

Cultural And Local Intel $175K/yr

[#25] Cultural/language specialists, local hires, and informant payments to manage community relations and reduce attention.

Intel And Imagery $125K/yr

[#17] Surveillance intelligence subscriptions, commercial satellite tasking, SIGINT access and imagery analytics.

Hazmat Consumables $100K/yr

[#21] Recurring replacement of PPE, containment consumables, decontamination supplies and hazardous waste handling.

Environmental Monitoring $55K/yr

[#22] Periodic environmental sampling and analysis (air/water/soil) within and near exclusion zone.

Data Storage And Analysis $50K/yr

[#23] Recurring secure archival storage costs, off-site replication, and internal controlled-access reporting.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.4M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine staffing, maintenance, research and covert liaison operations continue.

no breaches steady staffing levels routine logistics and intel operations

🚨 Minor Incident $14.9M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized discovery/apprehension requiring elevated medevac, additional amnestic treatments, short-term surge of covert operations and repairs.

unplanned civilian approach small containment breach or visible activity rapid-response medical treatments and extra amnestics

🚨 Major Breach $20.4M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or discovery that requires large-scale emergency response, equipment replacement, major diplomatic damage control and possible partial evacuation.

significant structural damage to EKFOS large-scale public exposure hostile engagement requiring heavy reinforcement

👥 Personnel 55 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#8] Single PARAGON director / senior leadership on-site.
Research Scientist	15	[#8] Researchers and laboratory technicians for ongoing study of SCP-6765.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	20	[#8] Security contingent, rapid response and perimeter enforcement.
Medical Officer	3	[#10] On-site medics and medical support for high-altitude operations and emergencies.
Engineer / Maintenance	4	[#6, #3, #4] Facility, power and sensor maintenance staff/contract oversight.
Administrative Staff	3	[#8, #18] Admin, records management and cover-story coordination support.
Drone Pilot / UAV Operator	4	[#5] UAV operators and spare pilots for patrol and rapid response.
Helicopter Pilot / Aviation Contractor	2	[#6] Aviation crew for medevac, heavy-lift and transport (may be contracted).
Logistics / Supply Specialist	3	[#7, #14] Personnel handling ground transport, resupply coordination and detention logistics.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low-confidence due to wide ranges in analyst notes, remote high-altitude premiums, uncertainty about SCP anomalous behavior and whether formal local cooperation reduces covert costs; many items are conditional (power architecture, frequency of incidents).

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