SCP-6771 — SCP-6771 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6771 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-6771

Expected annual

$5.7B

One-time setup

$1.2B

Annual recurring

$5.6B

Personnel

500

One-time capital/setup is approximately $1.22 billion driven by marine and municipal retrofits and buyouts; annual recurring operations are roughly $5.63 billion/yr, overwhelmingly dominated by the payroll/subsidy to the local population and ongoing food/surveillance/cover-up costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2B

Facilities $540.0M

[#2, #3, #4, #6, #22] McArthur Island reclamation/seawalls (#2 $250M), sports complex (#3 $35M), city infrastructure/security retrofits (#4 $200M), water/wastewater upgrades (one-time portion #6 $30M), fixed transportation/inspection facilities (#22 $25M).

Insurance Reserve $150.0M

[#24] Lump contingency/legal reserve to cover large exposures and settlements (one-time #24 $150M).

Equipment $140.0M

[#5, #9, #10, #29] Redundant power generation hardware and microgrid equipment (#5 $75M), surveillance hardware and sensors (#9 $25M), patrol craft and vehicles (#10 $20M), IT/classified servers and data center hardware (#29 $20M).

Dairy Producer Buyouts $125.0M

[#8] Buyouts/compensation for regional dairy producers and agricultural transition costs (one-time #8 $125M).

Legal Coverup $100.0M

[#16] Legal establishment fees, contracts with CDDC and initial political/cover-up setup (one-time #16 $100M).

Murder Cleanup Backlog $50.0M

[#18] Initial backlog response for victim concealment, forensic suppression, amnestics for past incidents (one-time #18 $50M).

Exit Procedure Planning $50.0M

[#27] One-time planning fund set aside for the 2062 exit procedures and staged withdrawal planning (one-time #27 $50M).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30.0M

[#13, #20] Chemical/biological testing labs and mobile testing teams (#13 $10M) plus research lab buildout for SCP study (#20 $20M).

Operational Dogma Production $20.0M

[#14] Development, translation, and initial distribution/mandatory training materials for the Operational Dogma (one-time #14 $20M).

Amnestic Stockpile $15.0M

[#19] Initial stockpile acquisition and deployment kits for memetic/amnestic countermeasures (one-time #19 $15M).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.6B/yr

Payroll Subsidy $5.0B/yr

[#1] Payroll/subsidy to all employed residents (85,000 residents × $45k average × 1.3 benefits) to avoid social disruption: ~$5.0B/yr.

Food Supply Management $200.0M/yr

[#7] Establishment and maintenance of milk-free supply chains, inspections, special procurement and premiums (#7 $200M/yr).

Utility Supply $80.0M/yr

[#5] Operating costs for redundant power generation, fuel reserves, PPAs and microgrid maintenance (#5 $80M/yr).

Municipal Services Subsidy $60.0M/yr

[#30] Subsidies to keep local municipal services (schools, garbage, transport) functioning to avoid breakdowns that could expose the anomaly (#30 $60M/yr).

Research And Monitoring $50.0M/yr

[#13, #14, #15, #20] Ongoing lab staffing/reagents and testing (#13 $3M/yr), Operational Dogma refresher/ memetic control programs (#14 $7M/yr), mass briefing/psychological monitoring programs (#15 $15M/yr), and dedicated anomaly research into SCP-6771 (#20 $25M/yr) totaling $50M/yr.

Staff Wages $46.0M/yr

[#11, #26] Foundation-specific security/tactical teams and supervisory/staffing premiums/training retention for niche roles: dedicated security personnel (#11 $36M/yr) and specialized staffing/training premiums (#26 $10M/yr) totaling $46M/yr.

Cover Story And Legal $42.0M/yr

[#16, #17, #18] Ongoing legal/cover-up costs and liaison with Canadian authorities (#16 $20M/yr), information operations/media suppression and local PR (#17 $12M/yr), and ongoing concealment/forensic/settlement contingency for new incidents (#18 $10M/yr) totaling $42M/yr.

Water Treatment $40.0M/yr

[#6] Operation, testing and sanitary controls for potable water and sewage to prevent milk contamination (#6 $40M/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $28.0M/yr

[#12, #25] Field maintenance and groundskeeping for the sports island (#12 $8M/yr) plus long-term corrosion/structural replacement and dredging reserves (#25 $20M/yr) totaling $28M/yr.

Medical Services $20.0M/yr

[#23] Emergency medical and psychiatric services, covert victim services and trauma care for the population and containment staff (#23 $20M/yr).

Dairy Producer Subsidies $10.0M/yr

[#8] Ongoing liaison/subsidies and transition payments to dairy stakeholders and CDDC cooperation (#8 $10M/yr).

Exit Procedure Setaside $10.0M/yr

[#27] Annual set-aside toward the 2062 exit procedure fund (#27 $10M/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $9.0M/yr

[#21, #28] Specialized handling for processed dairy (single-use containers, supervised events) (#21 $5M/yr) plus small consumables, PPE, reagents (#28 $4M/yr) totaling $9M/yr.

Logistics And Transport $9.0M/yr

[#22] Transportation/inspection checkpoint operations and logistics hub staffing and ops for incoming goods (#22 $9M/yr).

Surveillance Operations $8.0M/yr

[#9] Operations and maintenance for 24/7 camera/sensor/drone fleets and maritime sensors (#9 $8M/yr).

It Operations $7.0M/yr

[#29] Secure communications, classified servers operations, CCTV storage and monitoring backhaul (#29 $7M/yr).

Patrol Craft Operations $5.0M/yr

[#10] Fuel, maintenance, crewing and spares for patrol craft and maritime perimeter operations (#10 $5M/yr).

Amnestic Replenishment $3.0M/yr

[#19] Ongoing replenishment and administration of amnestic supplies and deployment kits (#19 $3M/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.6B/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with no major containment incidents; routine operations and scheduled maintenance only.

no breaches routine surveillance and testing normal municipal cooperation

🚨 Minor Incident $5.7B/yr

10.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring emergency response, limited public exposure control, extra amnestics and repair work.

localized milk exposure small-scale breach on island targeted media leak

🚨 Major Breach $6.6B/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0B vs baseline

Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring nationwide legal settlement, large-scale remediation, and political payments.

public mass exposure sustained breach of perimeter high-profile homicide exposure

👥 Personnel 500 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	450	[#11] Dedicated security personnel, boat crews, K9s and tactical response teams (approx. 300–600; cost basis $36M/yr implies ~450 personnel at ~$80k total comp).
Specialist Staff (memetics trainers, analysts, administrative)	50	[#26] Specialized staffing for memetics, dairy chemists, behavioral analysts, training/retention premiums covered in staff wages (~$10M/yr).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and dominant cost drivers (population payroll) making the magnitude reliable, but many figures are order-of-magnitude choices, jurisdictional assumptions, and multi-decade uncertainties reduce precision.

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