SCP-6869
Pending2
~
medium confidence
SCP-####
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$3.4M
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
6
Initial capital requirements are modest-to-moderate (~$3.38M one-time, dominated by a contingency reserve), while baseline recurring costs are ~ $1.006M/year driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research, utilities, and legal/cover costs.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $3.4M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
📊
Baseline
(baseline)
$1.0M/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; recurring operating costs only.
no accidental exposures
standard monthly interviews
routine maintenance and research
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Minor Incident
$1.1M/yr
Small accidental exposure affecting a handful of staff requiring short-term quarantine, extra decontamination and limited medical care.
single-staff tear exposure
localized contamination
short-term quarantine of 1–4 individuals
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Major Breach
$1.5M/yr
Multi-person contamination event requiring extended quarantine, expanded holding capacity and larger-scale decon operations.
multiple staff contaminated
expanded SCP-6869-1 instances
extended facility disruption
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Catastrophic Breach
$4.0M/yr
Widespread mass-conversion incident requiring large-scale quarantine, possible humane destruction or long-term housing and major public/operational response.
mass exposure
multiple SCP-6869-1 instances outside containment
site-wide emergency response
Personnel
6 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 3 | [#9] 24/7 guard coverage (3 shifts) approximated as 3 FTEs; cost included in staff_wages. |
| Containment Technician | 1 | [#10] 0.5–1.0 FTE required for maintenance and waste handling; rounded to 1 FTE and included in staff_wages. |
| Research Scientist | 1 | [#11] At least one assigned researcher (part- or full-time); budgeted as ~1 FTE in staff_wages. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#12] On-call physician/nursing support budgeted as part-time but represented as 1 head for operational availability; cost included in staff_wages. |
Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges were provided by the analyst, allowing midpoint estimates, but high-tail events (breaches) are highly uncertain; staffing/time-allocation assumptions (FTE equivalents) and incident frequencies are approximate.