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SCP-6773 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-6773
Expected annual
$3.5M
One-time setup
$4.2M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
23
One-time setup and capital costs are approximately $4.2M driven by reinforced enclosure construction, specialized equipment, and escalation/insurance reserves; recurring annual costs are about $3.38M/yr driven primarily by security and specialist staff wages plus contingency and insurance reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.2M
Insurance Reserve $1.0M
[#27] Budgetary reserve for insurance / catastrophic mitigation modeling and large-scale failure mitigation (one-time allocation).
Facilities $875K
[#1, #2, #3, #4] Structural enclosure, internal habitat build-out, water feature, and HVAC installation (mid-range estimates; includes demolition/integration).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $675K
[#13, #14] Dedicated lab instrumentation and high-precision temporal/physical measurement equipment (bench instrumentation, atomic clocks, high-speed cameras; mid-range estimate).
Equipment $608K
[#5, #6, #7, #9, #10, #19, #20, #21, #23, #28] Generators/UPS, sensor suite install, initial tracking collars, security equipment, sedation/capture hardware, initial server setup, comms hardening, PPE, transport crate, initial specimen storage.
Containment Escalation Allowance $500K
[#30] One-time reserve for experimental countermeasures / reality-stabilizers if containment escalation required.
Initial Contingency Reserve $300K
[#18] Initial contingency reserve recommended for unexpected immediate upgrades or emergency retrofitting.
Decommissioning Planning $200K
[#29] Planning and reserve for potential decommissioning/disposal, hazardous termination, or remediation.
Legal And Cover Initial $35K
[#24] Initial amnesticization and cover-story/PR/legal setup costs at containment/transfer.
Breeding Colony Setup $10K
[#12] One-time setup for on-site feeder-rodent breeding program (biosecure colony).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#8, #11, #13] Salaries and benefits: continuous armed security (12–16 guards staffed ~14 FTE), specialist research team salaries, and veterinary staffing (1 avian vet + techs).
Insurance And Risk Reserve $500K/yr
[#27] Recurring reserve for large-scale quarantine, site relocation, or catastrophic mitigation modeling.
Contingency Reserve $300K/yr
[#18] Recurring reserve (10–30% recommended) for post-incident containment upgrades and emergency retrofits.
Mtf On Call And Deployment $275K/yr
[#16] On-call readiness overhead for MTF Eta-7; per-deployment costs vary ($20k–$100k) and are budgeted as needed per incident.
Escalation R And D Fund $200K/yr
[#30] Ongoing R&D and prototyping budget for anomalous suppressors or reality-stabilization measures.
Personnel Hazard Pay $125K/yr
[#17] Hazard differentials and special training premiums across guards and handling staff.
Research And Monitoring $76K/yr
[#6, #14, #19] Ongoing sensor/video storage & licensing, calibration and maintenance of high-precision measurement equipment, and data analysis/backups.
Supplies And Consumables $63K/yr
[#9, #10, #12, #25] Consumable replacements (weapons/armor spares), drugs and sedation supplies, purchased feeder-mice (if used), housekeeping and substrate replacement.
Containment Protocol Development And Drills $60K/yr
[#15] Regular training, simulated breach exercises, and protocol development (MTF drills and SOP updates).
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#3, #4, #5] HVAC/electricity & maintenance, water feature pump/filter upkeep, generator fuel & maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#24] Ongoing legal, PR, and amnestic operations support and retainers.
Psychological Support $25K/yr
[#26] Mental-health services and rotation programs for exposed personnel.
Biocontainment Disposal Contract $15K/yr
[#22] Annual contract standby for carcass disposal, incineration access, and hazardous waste handling.
Communications Maintenance $12K/yr
[#20] Maintenance of hardened comms, EMP/Faraday protections, and anti-tamper systems.
Special Containment Gear Maintenance $12K/yr
[#21] PPE replacement, tether systems, and specialized entry gear upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#23] Annual reserve for occasional relocations / transport modifications and per-move logistics (small annualized buffer).
Transport And Relocation Reserve $10K/yr
[#23] Annual reserve for per-move escorts, vehicle mods, and crane rentals (small annualized allocation).
Sample Storage And Archiving $6K/yr
[#28] Ongoing storage, cataloguing, and climate control costs for specimen archives.
Tracking Collar Comms $4K/yr
[#7] Satellite/GSM telemetry subscription and encrypted uplink monitoring costs for tracking collars.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment failures; routine operations, scheduled maintenance, and reserves required.
no breach routine maintenance scheduled research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$262K vs baseline
Localized containment breach or aggressive incident requiring an MTF deployment, modest repairs, replacement of consumables, and amnestic/legal actions.
small breach/recontainment single MTF deployment targeted repairs and replacements
🚨 Major Breach $4.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring major enclosure repairs/upgrades, relocation of the object or large-scale containment retrofits, and extended MTF operations.
extended escape structural damage major containment retrofit
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $8.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread containment failure or event triggering full decommissioning, emergency deployment of high-cost anomalous suppression measures, or site-level quarantine and large remediation.
uncontrolled large-scale escape necessity of anomalous suppression tech site quarantine / relocation
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 Continuous 24/7 coverage requiring ~12–16 FTE to staff 4 guards on-site at all times; salaries included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 4 Anomalous-effects researchers / postdocs assigned to SCP-6773; salaries included in staff_wages.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 2 Lab tech support for measurements and sample handling; included in research staffing budget.
Veterinary Staff 3 1 avian-specialist veterinarian + 1–2 vet techs for routine care and emergencies; salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates combine well-understood physical costs with highly uncertain anomalous-risk premiums. SCP-6773's reality-altering abilities increase variance and the probability of high-cost outcomes; many high-cost line items are speculative (escalation tech, insurance) so overall confidence is low.
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