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SCP-6903 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6903
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
17
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $2.1M driven by containment construction, facility retrofits, and contingency/insurance reserves; recurring annual costs are roughly $2.0M driven primarily by staffing, research, equipment maintenance, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Insurance Reserve $500K
[#19] One-time recommended reserve/insurance fund for worst-case containment breaches and liabilities.
Facilities $495K
[#1, #4, #5, #6, #24] Includes reinforced containment cell construction, HVAC/pressurization/backup power installation, Faraday/EM shielding, evidence/inventory room construction, and initial quarantine/holding cell capability.
Contingency Reserve One Time $300K
[#27] Contingency fund for emergent anomalous behaviors, rapid procurement, external consultants, or emergency demolition.
Equipment $206K
[#2, #3, #10, #12, #11] Covers mirror mounting and restraining hardware, initial surveillance/sensor suite purchase, remote interaction robotics and manipulators, initial inventory/barcode/RFID hardware and secure transfer case purchases.
Relocation Per Event $200K
[#25] Per-event budget for containment escalation or relocation to higher-security facility (transport, decontamination, security).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $135K
[#16, #22] Initial lab build-out and purchase of analytical instruments, secure archival servers, and initial research instrumentation for material analyses and forensic work.
Special Item Retrofitting Reserve $100K
[#13] Reserve budget for one high-security retro-fit of anomalous items retrieved from SCP-6903.
Currency Investigation Initial $100K
[#18] Initial investigation and forensic analysis budget for duplicated/counterfeit currency instances.
Amnestic Stockpile Initial $60K
[#15] Initial stockpile purchase of amnestic pharmaceuticals, sedatives, and administration equipment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Salaries and benefits for 24/7 security staffing, research lead and technicians, and retained on-call emergency/medical response personnel.
Research And Monitoring $330K/yr
[#16, #18, #22] Annual research program budget (experiments, third-party analyses), currency/economic monitoring, and secure data archival maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#17, #26] Legal representation, liaison with financial institutions/law enforcement, PR/counter-information, and public remediation/restitution reserve for cover operations.
Replacement And Upgrade Cycle $58K/yr
[#23] Periodic replacement of worn hardware, software updates, sensor calibration, and contingency upgrades.
Insurance Replenishment $50K/yr
[#19] Periodic replenishment of the insurance/reserve fund as incidents draw it down.
Psychological Services $40K/yr
[#21] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling, and monitoring for exposed staff.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#11] Routine secure transfer costs for moving the object or retrieved items between facilities (armored transport, escorts).
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#20] Regular containment drills, emergency response exercises, and specialized training.
Equipment Maintenance $23K/yr
[#3, #10, #12] Maintenance, calibration, and minor repairs for surveillance/sensor suites, robotics/remote handling gear, and inventory/tracking hardware.
Specialized Containment Maintenance $20K/yr
[#24] Ongoing maintenance and biohazard handling capability for quarantine/cell infrastructure for sentient reflections or contaminated remains.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#14] Disposable PPE, decontamination chemicals, sterilization supplies, batteries, and minor replacement consumables.
Amnestic Replenishment $15K/yr
[#15] Annual replenishment for amnestic pharmaceuticals and medical countermeasures.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#4, #6, #1] Ongoing HVAC/generator maintenance, evidence storage climate control, and general containment room upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, containment, and maintenance.
normal_operations scheduled_research routine_transfers
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Single hazardous SCP-6903-1 item requires emergency retrofit, forensic analysis, and short-term increased staffing.
single_hazardous_item small_breach unexpected_anomalous_retrieval
🚨 Currency Replication Outbreak $2.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Replicating bank note instance propagates into public circulation requiring large-scale mitigation with banks and law enforcement.
replicating_currency public_detection widespread_duplication
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Multiple SCP-6903-2 entities exit or multiple high-risk anomalous items are produced causing large-scale emergency response, potential relocation, and legal exposure.
multiple_SCP-6903-2_exit containment_failure mass_anomalous_items
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#7] 24/7 armed/cleared security presence (covers rotations, overlap, leave).
Research Scientist 2 [#8] Containment lead (senior researcher) + junior researcher(s) for experiments and analysis.
Containment Technician / Engineer 3 [#8] Technicians and engineers to run experiments, maintain systems, and develop protocols.
On-call Emergency Response / Medical Officer 4 [#9] Retained rapid-response team and medical staff for breach/medical interventions and amnestic administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasoned estimate, but wide ranges on several items (insurance, public remediation, currency outbreak) and unpredictable anomalous behavior reduce precision.
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