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SCP-6769 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6769
Expected annual
$914K
One-time setup
$634K
Annual recurring
$884K
Personnel
9
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $633,500 with recurring annual costs of about $884,500. Primary cost drivers are staff wages (security and research), ongoing legal/PR and investigative operations, recurring equipment maintenance and research, and a one-time contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $634K
Contingency Reserve $250K
[#20] One-time contingency/emergency reserve fund sized for plausible worst-case recovery/legal/response expenses.
Legal Investigation Initial $150K
[#15] Upfront investigative and legal costs to investigate the "League of The Heavenly Appendage" and perform initial cover operations, counsel, and access payments.
Equipment $131K
[#2, #11, #22, #24] Surveillance and monitoring hardware purchase (~$25k), specialized containment tooling / Faraday/EM shielding and manipulators (~$50k), artifact preservation setup (~$6k), and long-term shielded storage / vault setup (portion counted here, ~$50k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $88K
[#10] Initial instrumentation and lab setup for studying SCP-6769-A (photometric, spectral, CT/X-ray access, contractor setup and consumable startup).
Facilities $15K
[#1] Minimal retrofit assumed for an existing standard humanoid containment chamber (reinforcement, passthrough, lockdown/hardware).
Budget Summary Guidance $0
[#25] Budget guidance summary; no direct cost (note retained for traceability to analyst summary).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $884K/yr
Staff Wages $560K/yr
[#3, #4, #5] Security staffing (6 guards × ~$50k avg = $300k), containment/handling researchers & containment lead (2 × ~$100k avg = $200k), medical staff (0.5–1 FTE ~$60k).
Cover Story And Legal $105K/yr
[#14, #15, #16, #23] Ongoing legal/investigation maintenance ($20k–100k/yr), PR/misinformation and local liaison ($10k–75k/yr), amnestic administration ($5k–20k/yr), and insurance/financial overhead ($5k–30k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#8, #9] Rapid response / retrieval deployments and secure transfer logistics (armored transport, occasional charters, escorts, medical support).
Research And Monitoring $40K/yr
[#10, #12] Ongoing experimental budget and periodic diagnostic campaigns / specialist imaging ($10k–50k recurring + diagnostics contingency).
Rotation And Relocation $40K/yr
[#6] Travel reimbursements, temporary lodging, relocation allowances, and handover administration for quarterly rotations.
Regional Briefings $30K/yr
[#7] Annual or as-needed regional briefing/training for agents operating in British Columbia (travel, instructor time, materials, field exercises).
Administrative Overhead $15K/yr
[#18] Documentation, secure data storage, access logging, audits, and administrative time for rotation records and SCP files.
Equipment Maintenance $12K/yr
[#2, #11, #22, #24] Maintenance, storage, and redundant recording/storage costs for surveillance, specialized tooling, artifact conservation storage, and shielded vault monitoring.
Ethics Oversight $10K/yr
[#19] Ethics Committee time, compliance reviews, external consultants for LTHA oversight and mandated reviews.
Staff Training $10K/yr
[#21] Annual/biannual LTHA refreshers, simulation exercises, and instructor fees.
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#13] Daily care, food, PPE, cleaning, laundering and consumables for containment.
Energy Utilities $5K/yr
[#17] Power for HVAC, lighting, monitoring equipment and environmental controls attributable to containment.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $884K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Steady-state year with no major incidents; routine research, maintenance, and regional activity.
no retrievals routine research standard rotations and briefings
🚨 Minor Incident $934K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small localized incident requiring a single retrieval/deployment and minor legal/medical response.
single retrieval deployment minor public exposure emergency medical/amnestic use
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Containment breach or staff-assisted escape requiring full recovery operation, significant legal/PR response, and possible personnel replacement.
containment breach multi-day recovery operation expanded legal/PR response
🚨 Legal Exposure $1.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
High-profile public exposure or investigation tied to the 'League' requiring extended legal work, covert payments, and expanded PR.
high-profile leak external legal investigation sustained media attention
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] Continuous 24/7 guard coverage (2 guards per shift, 3 shifts) including relief/overtime.
Research Scientist 2 [#4, #10] Assigned containment/handling specialists and researchers (includes containment lead and experimenters).
Medical Officer 1 [#5] Nurse/medic plus consulting psychiatrist (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 headcount for budgeting).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and based on analyst ranges and the Site-164 containment context. Several costs (legal/investigation, contingency sizing, frequency of retrievals) have wide ranges, but staff wages and core recurring items are relatively well constrained.
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