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SCP-6936 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6936
Expected annual
$5.8M
One-time setup
$19.2M
Annual recurring
$5.8M
Personnel
17
Estimated one-time capital and reserve requirements are on the order of tens of millions (driven by contingency and decommissioning reserves and initial R&D), with recurring annual costs in the mid-single-million range driven by staffing, MTF readiness, information security and specialized research.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.2M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#16] Containment breach contingency reserve held in capital (reserved, not regular spending).
Decommission Reserve $5.0M
[#35] Long-term neutralization / destruction planning reserve (held until needed).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#7, #9, #32] Initial conservation material analysis, linguistics/paleolinguistics multi-year engagement startup, and initial anti-memetic R&D setup.
Equipment $620K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #13, #20] Precision climate and archival systems (HVAC), hermetic/inert storage, Faraday/EM isolation, air-gapped WORM terminal, multi-party entry hardware, and CCTV/tamper sensor installs.
Facilities $600K
[#1, #25] Secure crypt vault fit-out and emergency medical / quarantine buildout for onsite isolation and decontamination.
Occult Safeguarding Setup $250K
[#17] Initial ritualist contracts, ritual-space preparations and rare reagents for thaumaturgic safeguards.
Armored Transport Purchase $250K
[#24] Purchase of dedicated armored transport vehicle and secure packing crates (alternative to contracted moves).
Training Setup $100K
[#26] Initial production of SOPs, manuals, and initial training program creation.
Background Investigations Initial $100K
[#14] Deep background checks and initial vetting for access/proximity personnel.
Digitization Program $60K
[#6] One-time cost for high-resolution/multispectral digitization campaign (optional/high-risk).
Death Oath Setup $50K
[#18] Initial costs associated with establishing/renewing Death Oath infrastructure and legal/ritual setup.
Secure Records Setup $40K
[#21] Secure filing systems, classified database setup and redaction infrastructure initial costs.
Psych Medical Initial $20K
[#10] Initial psych/medical screening pool costs for authorized readers and custodial staff.
Documentation Backups $15K
[#33] One-time cost to create sealed air-gapped archival copies of containment documentation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#8, #12] Salaries for dedicated conservators/archivists and continuous armed security (12 guards + supervisory staff) and minimal site admin/engineering support.
Mtf Readiness $1.2M/yr
[#15] Dedicated MTF rapid-response readiness, training and equipment refresh (on-call posture).
Information Security $700K/yr
[#19, #31] Ongoing counter-intelligence, cyber-ops, hardened air-gapped workflows and specialized cybersecurity for classified data and leak-prevention.
Research And Monitoring $550K/yr
[#7, #9] Ongoing conservation follow-up studies and linguistics/philology translation/metadata work (contracted specialists).
Insurance $500K/yr
[#23] Captive insurance/self-insurance funding for employee incidents and limited physical damage coverage.
Anti Memetic Rnd $400K/yr
[#32] Ongoing specialized R&D and testing for anti-memetic / cognitohazard countermeasures.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#21, #22, #30] Legal counsel, compliance, internal discipline, and public cover/front-organization budgets for plausible deniability.
Psych Medical $220K/yr
[#10] Ongoing counseling, trauma care, acute psychiatric services and long-term support for authorized readers and staff.
Hazard Pay $200K/yr
[#11] Hazard premiums and classified-post pay for the three authorized readers and bound custodian/custodial staff.
Occult Safeguarding Upkeep $100K/yr
[#17] Yearly upkeep, reagent replacement, and ritual renewals for thaumaturgic wards and bindings.
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#2, #13, #20] Ongoing HVAC/archival system energy & maintenance, entry-control token replacement and CCTV/sensor maintenance.
Audits $60K/yr
[#34] Annual classified audits and external peer review to verify controls and compliance.
Secure Records $55K/yr
[#21] Staffing and maintenance costs for secure records handling, redaction services and dedicated records officer.
Training Refreshers $50K/yr
[#26] Annual refresher training, SOP updates and simulated incident exercises.
Background Vetting $45K/yr
[#14] Ongoing periodic vetting, polygraphs and re-checks for group with access/proximity.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#28, #25] Archive pest-control, HEPA filters, silica gel, and emergency medical/quarantine supplies.
Redaction Destruction $30K/yr
[#27] Readiness and execution resources for secure destruction / redaction of unauthorized copies.
Death Oath Maintenance $25K/yr
[#18] Recurring reaffirmation ceremonies and monitoring costs for the Death Oath on SCP-5292-2.
Digitization Program $20K/yr
[#6] Storage, offline maintenance and media upkeep for any authorized digitization program (optional).
Consumable Rituals $20K/yr
[#29] Consumable reagents, inks, candles, and replacement parts for ritual seal maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#24] Occasional contracted secure moves and logistics (routine rotation/storage moves).
Documentation Backups $8K/yr
[#33] Offsite sealed storage rotation, physical transport and storage fees for documentation redundancy.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; all recurring programs operate as planned.
no breach routine research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$-1000000 vs baseline
Localized handling error or small memetic exposure requiring targeted MTF response, medical treatment and minor repairs.
localized exposure small unauthorized handling single MTF deployment
🚨 Major Breach $6.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring extended lockdown, large-scale MTF deployment, legal response and repair/restoration of containment infrastructure.
site-level breach hostile attack or coordinated leak loss of key custodial controls
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $24.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$18.8M vs baseline
Full-scale catastrophic event (siege, ritual release, mass exposure) triggering use of contingency reserves, interagency response and possible long-term decommission operations.
mass breach ritual release loss of bound custodian and multiple systems
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 24/7 onsite guards in 3 shifts (control room + perimeter + access point); salaries reflected in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Conservator 2 Trained conservators/archivists for preventative conservation and supervised handling; salaries included in staff_wages.
Records Officer 1 Dedicated records officer for secure filing and redaction workflows; salary included in staff_wages and secure_records recurring costs.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Maintenance support for environmental and power systems; salary included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 Site/admin support for scheduling, procurement and liaison tasks; salary included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and assembled from analyst ranges; recurring staffing and MTF readiness are well-characterized, but many items (thaumaturgic safeguards, contingency reserves, anti-memetic R&D and optional digitization) are highly uncertain, producing medium overall confidence.
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