SCP-6918 — SCP-6918 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6918 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6918

Expected annual

$172K

One-time setup

$203K

Annual recurring

$167K

Personnel

One-time setup and reserves are estimated at $203,250, dominated by instrumentation, digitization, and contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs are estimated at $167,200/yr, driven primarily by a dedicated research FTE and cover-story/legal retainer.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $203K

Disinterment Contingency Reserve $50K

[#8] Reserve for potential future disinterment, permits, heavy equipment and extended analysis.

Equipment $48K

[#3, #4, #9, #10] Conservation/digitization hardware & services, initial secure archival hardware, specialist temporal instrumentation kit (one-time), small cryo/refrigerated freezer purchase and install.

Public Risk Contingency Reserve $25K

[#20] Reserve for emergency communications, buy-outs, or rapid legal action in response to leaks.

Miscellaneous Scientific Testing Reserve $15K

[#21] Set-aside for ad hoc advanced tests (radiocarbon, ink analysis, isotopic dating) if required.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $11K

[#1] Forensic autopsy, toxicology, radiology, histology and initial laboratory analyses on remains and retained samples.

Field Investigation And Travel $10K

[#6] Initial travel to Kill Devil Hills, archival research, site survey, witness interviews.

Family Liaison Compensation $10K

[#12] Funeral/burial facilitation, travel reimbursements, and family coordination costs (one-time).

Facilities $8K

[#2] Evidence containment vault / reinforced safe installation, shielding and tamper certification.

Memetic Mitigation One Time $8K

[#14] Initial redaction protocols, memetic screening SOPs and memetics expert consultation (one-time implementation).

Training And Sop Development One Time $8K

[#17] One-time development of training module and SOPs for personal temporal anomalies.

Cover Story Initial Setup $6K

[#11] Initial drafting, fabricated records & initial PR contractor work to establish 'St. Agnes's Outsider' cover story.

Legal One Time Review $2K

[#13] One-time legal review of cover story and release procedures.

Burial Site Marker Install $1K

[#7] GPS-tagging/burial marker install and geo-fence initial setup.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $167K/yr

Staff Wages $110K/yr

[#5] Dedicated temporal/anomalies research personnel (pro-rated mid/senior researcher salary + benefits; assumed ~0.75 FTE, pro-rated to ~$110k/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $24K/yr

[#11, #13] Ongoing cover-story maintenance and PR (~$20,000/yr) plus legal retainer (~$4,000/yr).

Overhead Allocation $15K/yr

[#19] Facility utilities, admin overhead, and proportional accounting allocation applied to this case.

Research And Monitoring $10K/yr

[#14, #16, #17] Periodic database surveillance and missing-persons cross-referencing (~$5,500/yr), memetic monitoring/training refreshers (~$3,500/yr), and training refresher updates (~$1,000/yr).

Psychological Support $2K/yr

[#15] Counseling and trauma support for staff and witness management (recurring).

Instrumentation Calibration And Service $2K/yr

[#9] Calibration/service for portable temporal/physics instrumentation kit (annual).

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#7, #10] Annual burial-site checks / travel (~$1,250/yr) and freezer power/maintenance (~$550/yr).

Secure Digital Archival And Backup $1K/yr

[#4] Offsite encrypted backups, maintenance, and licensing (recurring).

Supplies And Consumables $900/yr

[#18] Evidence bags, batteries, memory cards, sample vials, PPE, and low-cost recurring consumables.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $167K/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year: routine monitoring, backups, and minimal site activity.

no new reports routine surveillance only

🚨 Minor Incident $197K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline

Receipt of a credible report or small fragment prompting a short field deployment and targeted testing.

new reported similar event journal fragment discovered local witness report

🚨 Disinterment And Advanced Analysis $262K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$95K vs baseline

Authorized disinterment followed by extended excavation, permitting, isotopic/DNA tests, and high-cost analysis.

need for exhumation new evidence requiring isotopic/dna analysis court/authority order

👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (temporal/anomalies specialist)	1	Covers the dedicated 0.5–1.0 FTE researcher noted in #5 (modeled here as ~0.75 FTE; staff_wages reflect pro-rated salary + benefits).

📋 Confidence Notes

Source notes enumerate most cost drivers (autopsy, digitization, reserves, staffing), but uncertainty remains around chosen staffing FTE (0.5–1.0), reserve utilization, and the true likelihood of future disinterment or exposures.

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