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SCP-6884 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6884
Expected annual
$10.0M
One-time setup
$36.9M
Annual recurring
$9.6M
Personnel
42
Initial capital buildout is large (~$36.9M) driven by reinforced enclosures, sensor network deployment and a contingency reserve; ongoing annual costs are substantial (~$9.63M/yr) dominated by staff wages (MTF & embedded agents), research/monitoring, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $36.9M
Contingency Reserve $20.0M
[#25] Recommended prepared contingency fund for large-scale remediation, mass-capture/euthanasia campaigns and prolonged governmental cover operations.
Facilities $10.3M
[#8, #9, #13, #21] Construction and site upgrades for Site-44 cryptozoological enclosures (6 larger enclosures assumed), artificial in-cell cave habitats, initial sensor network deployment/installation and community fencing/outreach setup.
Equipment $3.5M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #24] One-time purchase of MTF specialized team kits, rapid-response armored vehicles, seismic/GPR/LIDAR portable kit, robotic/tunnel reconnaissance suite, specialized caving gear, and remote terminals.
Cave Remediation Reserve $2.0M
[#16, #15] One-time reserve for cave remediation/sealing operations, controlled collapse or environmental mitigation and per-site remediation costs/permits.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $625K
[#11] Laboratory upgrades and capital purchases for sequencing, histopathology, imaging and sample storage (ultra-freezers, CT/X-ray prep).
Legal And Environmental One Time $300K
[#15] One-time permits, environmental consultant fees and initial legal-case setup costs related to construction and remediation on private land.
Decon And Medical Outfitting $100K
[#12] One-time outfitting for decontamination showers, medical/HazMat equipment and initial PPE stock for site and MTF.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.6M/yr
Staff Wages $5.2M/yr
[#1, #2, #10, #11] All-in recurring wages for embedded agents in local law enforcement, rotating MTF personnel (Gamma-4 & Zeta-9), veterinary and animal-care staff, and research staff salaries assumed in recurring staffing budget.
Research And Monitoring $950K/yr
[#4, #11, #19] Recurring costs for outsourced geophysical survey days, sequencing/reagents/analytical work, sample storage and data analysis/archival.
Cover Story And Legal $850K/yr
[#14, #15, #23] Ongoing public relations/cover story budgets, hush payments/compensation, legal retainer costs and funding for cover research/publication expenses.
Population Management Fund $500K/yr
[#22] Annual budget for capture/campaign operations, rewards and multi-week field campaigns to locate additional specimens or broods.
Insurance And Contingency $500K/yr
[#17] Annual internal risk reserve allocation for emergency response, property damage, relocation and unplanned containment incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $380K/yr
[#7, #5, #10, #12, #20] Consumables including sedatives/tranquillizers, robot spare parts, animal feed and medications, decontamination consumables, necropsy and hazardous disposal costs.
Facilities Maintenance $360K/yr
[#8, #9] Ongoing maintenance, repairs and utilities for reinforced enclosures, subterranean habitat systems and site infrastructure.
Logistics And Transport $350K/yr
[#3, #24] Annual airlift/VTOL retainer and vehicle fuel/operational maintenance for rapid-response assets and field operations.
Community Program Recurring $200K/yr
[#21] Ongoing subsidies for fencing, guardian-animal programs, outreach and county-level mitigation efforts.
Sensor Network Communications $150K/yr
[#13] Comms, data, mesh network upkeep and satellite uplink costs for deployed perimeter/sensor networks.
Training Programs $150K/yr
[#18] Annual caving, animal handling, geophysical survey and interagency exercise costs.
Communications And Satcom $40K/yr
[#24] Airtime/data plans and recurring costs for Iridium/VSAT terminals used by remote teams.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.6M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with active monitoring, regular captures and no major containment incidents.
routine field operations scheduled surveys no major breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $10.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Localized escape, small brood discovery or targeted remediation requiring extra field operations, legal actions and ad-hoc deployments.
single-site containment breach capture & limited remediation heightened PR/legal activity
🚨 Major Breach $34.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Widespread brood discovery or uncontrolled tunnelling leading to large-scale remediation, mass capture/neutralization campaigns and extensive cover operations.
discovery of multiple broods large-scale tunnelling across properties political/public exposure requiring national response
👥 Personnel 42 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Agent / Field Operative 6 [#1] Agents embedded in local law enforcement to intercept reports and manage witnesses (4–8 estimated; 6 used here).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#2] Rotating MTF personnel (Gamma-4 & Zeta-9) for rapid response and cave operations; 24 personnel coverage as given in analyst notes.
Research Scientist 4 [#11] Research staff for taxonomy, genetics, imaging and behavioural studies included in recurring research budget.
Veterinary Staff / Animal Care Technician 3 [#10] Veterinary and animal-care technicians for captive individuals and medical needs (2–4 estimated; 3 used here).
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#3, #5] Engineers and maintenance personnel for vehicles, remote equipment and facility systems.
Administrative Staff 2 [#14, #15] Administrative/cover-story and legal support staff for PR, witness management and permit/legal tasks.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#8, #11] Senior site/executive oversight for containment policy, budgets and interagency coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst-provided ranges and operational assumptions (enclosure counts, staff headcounts, and chosen midpoints). The SCP has concrete operational details (site procedures, MTF rotations) but many costs are range-based and contingent on incident scale, so confidence is medium.
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