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SCP-6896 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6896
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
9
Initial build-out and specialized equipment are moderately expensive (~$2.0M one-time driven by contingency and reserve funds), while annual recurring costs are dominated by personnel, legal/cover budgets and specialized maintenance (~$1.29M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Equipment $548K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #10, #12, #20, #21, #28] HVAC/gas-scrubbers, environmental controls, LED grow lighting/irrigation, initial decon units, hazmat suits, security armaments, SCP-148-lined containers, memetic-resistant cameras/viewing stations, initial medical kits, armored/climate-controlled vehicle, and initial records containers.
Decommissioning Contingency $500K
[#25] Seeded contingency fund for breach response, decontamination, site lockdown, intensive clean-up and cover-up operations.
Long Term Research Reserve $500K
[#30] Seed/reserve for possible scale-up or long-term R&D program (lower-end of provided $500k–$2M planning range used as baseline seed).
Facilities $375K
[#1, #11, #19] 4m×4m reinforced airtight chamber, dedicated SCP-148 containment fit-out and emergency adjacent heavy-containment cells (items 1, 11 initial, 19 initial).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#15, #18] PRI/psionic screening instrumentation and initial forensic/evidence management hardware (sequencing/forensic scanners).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $800K/yr
[#9, #13, #16, #20] Incremental security/admin liaison (2 FTE ≈ $100k), multidisciplinary research team incl. overhead (4 FTE ≈ $550k), two dedicated document-viewing technicians (~$100k), and on-call medical staffing (~$50k).
Cover Story And Legal $210K/yr
[#26, #29] Baseline legal/cover black-budget (~$200k/yr) plus regulatory/compliance permits and minor external fees (~$10k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $70K/yr
[#11, #12, #19, #24] Ongoing containment/lining maintenance for SCP-148 containment, memetic-resistant surveillance upkeep, readiness upkeep for emergency containment cells, and periodic structural inspections/filters.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#5, #6, #14] Decon consumables (~$5k/yr), hazmat suit maintenance/replacements (~$5k/yr), and lab consumables/analytical testing (~$50k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $42K/yr
[#15, #18, #28] Ongoing PRI testing/operations (~$30k/yr), forensic evidence archival/storage maintenance (~$10k/yr), and records archival operations (~$2k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $42K/yr
[#17, #21] Baseline D-Class procurement/handling baseline estimate (conservative readiness: ~$12k/yr) plus vehicle maintenance/ops for armored climate-controlled transport (~$30k/yr).
Training $30K/yr
[#22] Annual memetic countermeasures, hazmat, emergency response drills and security training (~$30k/yr).
Psych Services $25K/yr
[#27] Ongoing psychological follow-up, counseling, and replacement staffing (~$25k/yr).
Energy And Utilities $10K/yr
[#23] Continuous HVAC, grow lighting and UPS maintenance (~$5k energy + $5k UPS maintenance).
Security Testing Overtime $0/yr
[#8] On-call testing overtime not budgeted into baseline (tests currently suspended). Example per-test cost provided: 12guards × $40/hr × 12 hr ≈ $5,760/test; weekly testing would scale to ~ $300k/yr if resumed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Testing suspended; containment stable; recurring readiness, personnel, maintenance and legal/cover budgets only.
testing_suspended no_breach_events routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Resumption of regular testing or localized incident requiring repeated security overtime, increased D‑Class usage and elevated legal/cover activity.
resumption_of_weekly_testing security_overtime increased_D-Class_usage
🚨 Major Breach $3.8M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Containment breach or memetic leak requiring emergency response, large-scale decontamination, legal exposure, and facility repairs or replacement.
containment_breach memetic_leak external_exposure
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Specialist 4 [#13] Multidisciplinary research team (memeticist, botanist/plant physiologist, behavioral psychologist, lab tech); headcount reflected in research salary pool.
Document-Viewing Technician / Evidence Specialist 2 [#16, #28] Two dedicated technicians to perform continuous nullification viewing under SCP-148 protocols and manage archived evidence.
Security Admin / Liaison (incremental FTE) 2 [#9] Incremental 1–2 FTE security admin/liaison to handle SCP-6896-specific protocols and readiness; costed as 2 FTE in recurring staff_wages.
Medical Officer / On-call 1 [#20] On-call medical staffing for tests and transport; included in recurring medical staffing budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are explicitly quantified in analyst notes, enabling a detailed estimate; however memetic/operational uncertainty (testing tempo, breach probability, and scale-up decisions) leaves significant tail risk, so confidence is medium.
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