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SCP-6894 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6894
Expected annual
$4.4M
One-time setup
$3.4M
Annual recurring
$4.3M
Personnel
24
Initial one-time setup is moderate-to-high (several million USD) driven by secure facilities, specialized equipment and reserve funds; annual recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, cyber monitoring/takedown, research staff and incident readiness (~$4.3M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.4M
Risk Reserve One Time $1.2M
[#22] Upfront contingency / reserve fund for legal suits, political fallout or large-scale breaches.
Equipment $874K
[#5, #6, #7, #11, #16, #17, #20, #21, #27, #2] Air-gapped image vaults, machine-vision pipeline development, vehicle retrofit, incident-response vehicle/kits, secure capture hardware, archival storage hardware, HSMs, destruction hardware, lockers/detectors, and environmental control hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#15] Project Qahhar lab buildout and specialized research instrumentation for cognitohazard-safe experiments.
Facilities $362K
[#1, #8, #12] Construction of a reinforced indoor stall, non-reflective site finishes, quarantine anteroom and a single secure human containment suite.
Amnestic Stockpile Provisioning $138K
[#10] Initial provisioning of amnestic stockpiles and related medical/pharmacological administration supplies.
Breeding Program Setup $100K
[#25] One-time set-up if long-term genetic/breeding program deemed necessary.
Training Program Development $55K
[#9] One-time development of memetic-safe SOPs, simulation drills, and certification materials.
Interagency Secure Link Setup $30K
[#23] One-time costs to establish classified/secure channels with external agencies.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.3M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#3, #4, #11, #13, #15, #26] Salaries and retainers: animal caretaker + vet retainer, 24/7 security staff and supervisory lead, on-call incident-response staffing, digital ops analysts (salaries portion), research personnel and program/admin staff.
Cover Contingency Fund $300K/yr
[#14] Recurring episodic contingency fund for larger legal/PR payments and discreet removals.
Cyber Monitoring And Takedown $250K/yr
[#13] Tooling, legal takedowns, automated scanning infrastructure and platform operations (salary portion for analysts accounted in staff_wages).
Detention Reserve $250K/yr
[#12] Annual budget reserved for running costs of detained SCP-6894-2 individuals and contingencies for multi-person incidents.
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#14] PR/legal retainer to maintain cover story and routine legal work.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#6, #15, #16, #17] Ongoing research consumables, machine-vision model retraining and archival integrity checks; recurring costs for secure capture validation.
Amnestic Stockpile And Administration $200K/yr
[#10] Annual budget for routine amnestic usage, administration capacity, aftercare and medical oversight.
Risk Reserve Provisioning $200K/yr
[#22] Annual provisioning to replenish reserves for legal/political liabilities.
Forensic Takedown Contracts $100K/yr
[#19] Third-party contractors and retainer costs for deep forensic takedowns and cache cleaning.
Red Team Audit $60K/yr
[#24] Annual penetration testing and compliance/audit program (physical and digital social-engineering tests).
Long Term Specimen Contingency $50K/yr
[#25] Recurring emergency fund for major medical incidents, retirement or reproductive contingencies.
Interagency Coordination $50K/yr
[#23] Travel, secure comms and classified meeting costs for liaison with the British Occult Service and partners.
Psychological Support $40K/yr
[#18] Counseling, regular screening, monitoring and debrief programs for staff exposed to memetic risk.
Training And Certification $25K/yr
[#9] Recurring refresher courses, certification renewals and documented training records.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#7] Per-transfer operational costs for non-public, non-photographic transport and occasional covert relocations.
Crypto Audits $20K/yr
[#20] Annual audits, key rotation and HSM maintenance for cryptographic controls over hazardous images.
Destruction Operations $20K/yr
[#21] Operation costs for sanctioned physical and digital destruction and mobile destruction unit upkeep.
Image Vault Maintenance $15K/yr
[#5] Maintenance, media replacement and secure vault upkeep for air-gapped photographic archives.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#2] HVAC/energy, waste/odor control and routine building maintenance tuned to the animal and anti-photography finishes.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#27] Consumables, replacement non-photographic bulbs, lockers upkeep and routine site consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.3M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major public exposures or large-scale incidents; routine operations, research and monitoring continue.
no public photographic exposure routine transfers and research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $4.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
A small localized leak or accidental photograph that requires targeted takedowns and amnestic use.
accidental staff photo small social-media leak
🚨 Major Breach $5.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Widespread regional leak or coordinated disclosure requiring large-scale amnestic operations, extensive takedowns and international legal work.
viral news/photo exposure coordinated leak or SCP-6894-2 mobilization
🚨 Catastrophic Mass Exposure $14.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Global viral spread of images causing mass exposures and severe political/legal fallout requiring full mobilization of reserves and international cover-ups.
viral global image spread mass public exposure events
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#4] 24/7 three-shift coverage (6 guards) plus supervisory Team Lead.
Research Scientist 6 [#15] Project Qahhar researchers and memetics/neurobiology staff (4–8 FTE estimated).
Digital Analyst / Cyber Ops 4 [#13] Dedicated open-source/cyber monitoring analysts (3–6 analysts).
Animal Caretaker 1 [#3] Full-time experienced large-animal caretaker (1.0 FTE).
Veterinarian (retainer/contract) 1 [#3] On-call large-animal veterinarian retainer (contracted but counted as a supported role).
Incident Response Medics / Rapid Response 3 [#11] On-call rapid memetic-response staff and medics included in readiness staffing.
Program Manager / Administrative Staff 2 [#26] Program manager and support for FOIA/legal suppression, accounting and program administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges which support mid-point estimates but many items (breach scale, amnestic per-dose cost, contingency usage) are highly uncertain; figures are mid-range, not firm quotes.
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