SCP-6803 — SCP-6803 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6803 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6803

Expected annual

$19.6M

One-time setup

$28.3M

Annual recurring

$19.4M

Personnel

One-time setup and reserves roughly $28.3M driven by R&D, satellite/sensor capex, and scale-up reserves; recurring costs ~ $19.4M/yr dominated by per-dose OH-16 procurement, specialized psionic scanning personnel, and ongoing R&D/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $28.3M

Scaleup Reserve $10.0M

[#25] Reserve fund for multi-year scale-up (deployment of additional teams, vaccine scale-up, expanded R&D).

Satellite Capex $6.0M

[#12] Capex for smallsat constellation / smallsat procurement if Foundation expands orbital assets.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M

[#10] Initial R&D program launch / research lab buildout for psionic sensor program.

Inoculant Manufacturing Setup $3.0M

[#1] GMP manufacturing cleanroom, QC instrumentation, validation and initial stockpile for OH-16.

Psionic Ops Infrastructure $1.5M

[#9] Psychoperception rooms, sensory isolation chambers, EM/psychoacoustic shielding and relay hardware (3 regional sites midpoint estimate).

Media Filtering Development $1.0M

[#14] One-time development of automated media-filtering and ML classifier systems.

Facilities $625K

[#22] One-time classified facility upgrades and access-control improvements.

Emergency Protocol Development $350K

[#6] One-time development of demanifestation response protocols and initial staff training.

Data Security Hardware $350K

[#19] Encrypted classified archive hardware, air-gapped backup setup and initial secure storage appliances.

Db Development $225K

[#11] Secure database development for B-instance cataloging and initial integration.

Cold Chain Initial Equipment $125K

[#4] Refrigerated / ultra-cold storage units and initial backup power for OH-16 cold chain.

Training Course Development $112K

[#16] Course and certification development for recognition, inoculation eligibility and emergency protocol training.

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $19.4M/yr

Research And Monitoring $5.7M/yr

[#5, #10, #11, #13] Annual R&D budgets (psionic sensors and etiology studies), medical surveillance imaging costs, and DB/monitoring ops.

Staff Wages $4.7M/yr

[#3, #8, #15, #22, #5, #11, #24] Payroll for nurses/clinic admins, psionic operatives, handlers, moderation team, security staffing, neurologist consults and liaison staff (aggregated).

Per Dose Procurement $2.2M/yr

[#2, #3] OH-16 procurement (450 doses/yr at ~$5,000/dose for ~150 eligible staff).

Insurance And Contingency $1.2M/yr

[#21] Insurance premiums / self-insurance reserve and contingency funding for unexpected escalations.

Scaleup Annual Reserve $1.0M/yr

[#25] Annual reserve to allow incremental scaling of teams, doses and R&D if instance count rises.

Payroll Premiums $938K/yr

[#23] Retention, hazard pay and secrecy premiums (~20% on covered payroll estimate).

Media Filtering Operations $600K/yr

[#14] Cloud compute, crawling, ongoing ML tuning and ops for automated media filtering.

Facilities Maintenance $450K/yr

[#4, #9, #22] Ongoing maintenance for cold chain, psionic facility equipment calibration, and physical site upkeep.

Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr

[#18] Legal retainers, PR, platform liaison and contractual work for metadata and takedown negotiation.

Forensic Recovery Reserve $350K/yr

[#20] Per-recovery analysis and hazardous materials handling reserve for implant/biological recoveries.

Outreach And Partnerships $350K/yr

[#24] Partnership liaison staff and contracted data-access agreements with aerospace/high-altitude operators.

Psychological Support $225K/yr

[#7] Counseling and trauma therapy contracts for staff and families.

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#4, #12] Validated transport/cold-chain logistics and routine satellite tasking fees.

Psionic Equipment Maintenance $200K/yr

[#9] Calibration, maintenance and telemetry upkeep for psychoperception rooms and relay hardware.

Amnestization Reserve $200K/yr

[#17] Budget reserve for occasional field amnestic operations (agents, pharmacological agents, travel).

Training And Certification $175K/yr

[#16] Annual delivery of training courses, instructor costs and recertification.

Data Security Operations $175K/yr

[#19] Ongoing hosting, encrypted backups, auditing and classified storage operations.

Cold Chain Maintenance $100K/yr

[#4] Ongoing cold-chain validation, temperature monitoring, and replacement of spoiled batches.

Emergency Drills $100K/yr

[#6] Annual drills, protocol updates and training refreshers for demanifestation response.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $19.4M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine inoculations, monitoring, and no major incidents.

routine_inoculation_cycles scheduled_r&d_work normal_psionic_scanning_ops

🚨 Minor Incident $19.8M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline

Single Columbus-class demanifestation affecting staff or a civilian observer requiring targeted amnestic response, forensic recovery and extra scanning.

single_columbus_event civilian_observation targeted_forensic_recovery

🚨 Major Breach $26.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline

Multiple demanifestations or high-profile exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, mass amnestization, heightened PR/legal costs and additional sensor/satellite tasking.

multiple_demanifestations public_exposure international_agency_involvement

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $24.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Successful R&D or strategic decision to scale (deploy satellites, expand inoculation program), triggering multi-million annual scale-up spend.

successful_sensor_development decision_to_deploy_satellites policy_decision_to_expand_inoculation_coverage

👥 Personnel 40 total

Role	Count	Notes
Psionic Operative / Scanner	10	[#8] Specialized long-range psionic scanning operatives (high compensation, rotation to avoid burnout).
Handler / Support	4	[#8] Handlers, data recorders and support staff for psionic teams.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#22] Security staffing for labs, operations centers and sensitive transports.
Research Scientist	4	[#10, #13] Scientists and engineers for psionic sensor R&D and etiology studies (salaried research staff).
Nurse / Medical Staff	2	[#3, #16] Nurses to administer OH-16 inoculations and associated clinical staff.
Administrative Staff	3	[#3, #24] Local administrators, scheduling and platform liaison support.
Moderator / Content Reviewer	9	[#14, #15] Human reviewers to verify flagged media and decide on amnestization actions.
Moderation Manager	1	[#15] Manager for moderation operations and decision escalation.
Database Analyst	1	[#11] Analyst for secure cataloging and long-term monitoring operations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational assumptions, but many estimates are broad ranges (e.g., R&D, per-dose costs, psionic staffing) and the anomaly's behavior is uncertain; therefore confidence is medium.

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