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SCP-6922 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6922
Expected annual
$542K
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$535K
Personnel
3
One-time setup focused on a small cleanroom and monitoring/equipment (~$1.9M) driven mainly by escalation/legal contingencies and potential construction; recurring annual costs (~$535k/yr) driven by staff wages, research/monitoring, and facilities operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Escalation Contingency $1.0M
[#25] High-risk escalation/upgrades if effect range increases or containment needs expand (field operations / remediation).
Legal And Cover Up Contingency $250K
[#17] One-time contingency fund for legal/compliance/PR incidents and potential external liabilities.
Incident Response Reserve $250K
[#18] Reserve for emergency cleanup, regulatory fines, forensics, and replacement of critical infrastructure in case of hazardous demanifestation.
Facilities $195K
[#6, #13] Option B cleanroom / sealed containment buildout (practical compromise) plus gowning/decon area and related one-time PPE setup.
Equipment $128K
[#1, #2, #3, #8, #9, #14, #19] Aquarium and redundant swap kit, initial continuous sensors, environmental sensor hardware, remote interaction hardware, dedicated backup generator/UPS (if chosen), and initial data-storage hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#16] Research/experiment startup: instrumentation, test-substance procurement, and lab setup for demanifestation testing.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $535K/yr
Staff Wages $250K/yr
[#10, #11, #12] Animal-care technician(s), small research team (ecologist/chemist/linguist/ethicist partial FTEs), and minimal security/access-control staffing or equivalent contracts.
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#5, #8, #16, #19, #21, #24] Veterinary checks and welfare budget, environmental-monitoring calibration/replacements, recurring experiment consumables, ongoing data storage/IT maintenance, outsourced forensic/analytical lab access, and documentation/sample-retention workflows.
Administrative And Overhead $70K/yr
[#23] Institutional overhead (estimated at ~15% of direct recurring costs per year).
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#17] Legal/compliance retainer and external affairs liaison fees to manage third-party exposure and regulatory interactions.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#6, #7, #14] Ongoing cleanroom/HVAC maintenance and energy (Option B), HEPA/carbon filter replacement and related maintenance, and backup-power ops/maintenance.
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#20] Staff training, SOP documentation, and periodic drills for pollutant-avoidance and demanifestation incidents.
Utilities $8K/yr
[#15] Electricity, water, and additional climate-control energy use for pumps, filtration and cleanroom HVAC (small-scale Option B estimate).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#4, #13, #22] Daily animal-care consumables (food, conditioners, filter media), PPE consumables and laundering, and specialized enrichment / bespoke items requested by SCP.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#9] Maintenance/transport costs for remote interaction hardware and small robotic feeder/manipulator upkeep.
Sensor Calibration $500/yr
[#3] Calibration kits and consumables for continuous water-quality sensors (pH, temp, ammonia, conductivity, DO).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $535K/yr
96.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major demanifestation incidents; steady operations, scheduled research, and routine maintenance.
no incident routine maintenance scheduled experiments
🚨 Minor Incident $585K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small, localized demanifestation of non-hazardous or minimally regulated materials requiring limited cleanup, forensic documentation, and minor legal/PR action.
localized demanifestation of personal/property items sensor alarm with minor contamination small cleanup & forensics
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Demanifestation of hazardous/regulated materials (chemical, biohazard, or evidence-grade items) within the 20–30 m zone leading to significant cleanup, regulatory fines, forensic investigation, equipment replacement and legal exposure.
demanifestation of hazardous waste external agency detection major environmental/regulatory response
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Animal-Care Technician 1 [#10] Daily feeding, cleaning per SOPs, enrichment and direct interaction; salary+benefits estimated ~ $60k/yr.
Research Scientist 1 [#11] Combined small research team (ecologist/chemist/linguist/ethicist partial FTEs) providing experiments, monitoring and advice; aggregated cost ~ $120k/yr.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#12] Minimal restricted access / badging oversight or equivalent electronic security contracts; aggregated cost ~ $70k/yr (represents 2-guard-equivalent coverage as stipend/contract).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates follow analyst notes closely but contain moderate uncertainty due to choice between pragmatic (Option B) vs literal (30 m sealed chamber) containment, unpredictable demanifestation behavior, and wide contingency ranges for legal/remediation scenarios.
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