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SCP-6863 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6863
Expected annual
$595K
One-time setup
$343K
Annual recurring
$575K
Personnel
3.0
One-time setup costs are modest (~$343k) driven by testing-chamber build-out and pilot research; recurring annual costs are significant (~$575k/yr) driven by research staffing, psychological aftercare, incident-response reserves, and legal/PR obligations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $343K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#6] Pilot human-subjects study budget (PI fraction, RAs, subject compensation, ethics/compliance costs) to quantify effects and risks.
Protocol Development $100K
[#9] One-time R&D and operational protocol development for safe use-as-amnestic alternatives, SOP creation, workshops, and training materials.
Neutralization R And D $40K
[#17] R&D to determine safe neutralization/destruction methods (laboratory tests and verification).
Facilities $35K
[#1, #4] Evidence-locker sound-damping upgrade and installation plus dedicated sound-isolated testing chamber build-out (materials, installation, certification, one-way observation/glass, intercom, emergency kill/lockout).
Equipment $18K
[#2, #5, #11, #18] One-time hardware for electronic access control, controlled playback/recording equipment and fail-safes, one secure workstation for chain-of-custody, and a portable secure container/transfer kit.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $575K/yr
Staff Wages $220K/yr
[#3, #7, #10] Security fractional FTE/overtime for supervised access (~$40k), research staff salaries (distributed program support, ~$150k), and medical standby/medic partial FTE (~$30k).
Cover Story And Legal $135K/yr
[#15, #16, #19] Incident-response & cover-story contingency fund, legal/ethical/admin overhead, and PR/sanitization budget for personnel reputation management.
Research And Monitoring $86K/yr
[#7, #9, #14] Non-staff recurring research costs (subject coordination, monitoring, recordkeeping), training refreshers and protocol updates, and periodic containment audits/inspections.
Misc Contingency $71K/yr
[#20] Contingency reserve (~15% of recurring subtotal before contingency) to cover unanticipated safeguards, event-driven costs, or increased test cadence.
Psychological Monitoring $50K/yr
[#8] Ongoing psychiatric evaluation, counseling, medical care, and potential amnestic treatments or liability contingencies for affected subjects.
Secure Data Handling $5K/yr
[#11] Secure storage, encryption tools, backups, and maintenance for chain-of-custody data and recordings.
Logistics And Transport $4K/yr
[#12] Secure transport logistics for moves (two-person escort, secured container, transit insurance), estimated 2–4 moves/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#5, #13] Consumables and replacements (headphone/battery/spares) and PPE/handling consumables (gloves, evidence bags, tamper seals).
Access Control Support $2K/yr
[#2] Ongoing support/licensing for electronic access control and logging systems.
Redundancy Readiness $1K/yr
[#18] Readiness/maintenance budget for secondary containment location and transfer kit.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $575K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with strict limited testing and SOP adherence; no major incidents.
infrequent testing no public incidents standard audits
🚨 Minor Incident $650K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small public or memetic incident requiring targeted response (medical, legal, PR, limited amnestic use).
subject acts publicly limited media exposure local legal action
🚨 Research Scaleup $775K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Foundation decides to adopt SCP-6863 operationally and scale the program (more staff, trials, clinical deployment).
policy decision to deploy expanded clinical trials additional staffing/hiring
🚨 Major Incident $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Large-scale public incident or containment failure with extensive legal, medical, and memetic-cleanup costs.
widely publicized compelled action multiple casualties or legal suits mass amnestic deployment
👥 Personnel 3.0 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.5 [#3] Fractional FTE or overtime pool for supervised handoffs and controlled access.
Research Scientist 2 [#7] Research staff supporting studies and protocol development (salaries included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer 0.5 [#10] Medic/EMT on-call or partial FTE for testing days and standby medical coverage.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most costs, but significant uncertainty remains around frequency/severity of human-factor incidents and policy decisions (whether the Foundation scales operational use). Costs for worst-case incidents are highly variable.
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