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SCP-6943 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6943
Expected annual
$14.6M
One-time setup
$124.9M
Annual recurring
$14.1M
Personnel
7.5
Estimated one-time setup and contingency costs are large (~$124.7M) driven primarily by an emergency seed reserve and optional specialized test facility; recurring annual operating costs are roughly $14.08M/yr driven by reserve replenishment, MTF readiness, and legal/OPSEC budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $124.9M
Emergency Seed Reserve $100.0M
[#16] Seed reserve for containment-breach emergency fund & catastrophe reserve (one-time capital).
Facilities $20.0M
[#1, #23] Padded anomalous-artifact locker and specialized testing containment infrastructure (facility construction/fitout).
Artifact Valuation $2.0M
[#26] Cultural/market valuation / insured replacement value (one-time valuation).
Field Operation Expedition Budget $1.6M
[#20] Per-expedition field operations / archeological / recovery search budget (one expedition baseline estimate; project-based, one-time per op).
Equipment $836K
[#3, #6, #8, #11, #12, #13, #17, #27] Climate/inert-gas microenvironment install, physical security hardware (doors/locks/cameras), initial PPE kit, anomalous-emission sensor purchase, local environmental station setup, armored transport hardware retrofit/purchase, secure communications/IT setup, and transport retrofits.
Upgrades And Retrofits $200K
[#27] Upgrades prompted by incident-style failure (hardened electronics / mechanical fail-safes) - capital retrofits.
Artifact Intrinsic Value $100K
[#26] Intrinsic metal/salvage value estimate (one-time valuation of physical metal).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#9] Initial conservation/scientific documentation (high-res photography, micro-CT, metallurgical analysis, cataloguing).
Replica And Decoy Production $50K
[#22] High-fidelity replica(s) / decoy creation (one-time).
Notes Overview Risk Scale $0
[#28] Risk-driven scale statement / qualitative overview; no direct one-time cost assigned here (overview reference).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.1M/yr
Reserve Replenishment $10.0M/yr
[#16] Annual replenishment allocation for the catastrophe reserve (recommended recurring replenishment).
Mtf Readiness Training $1.3M/yr
[#15] Mobile Task Force / DTF readiness and training, annual exercises, aviation availability (readiness budget).
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#19, #24] Legal/cover-story/front company/public affairs budget and emergency mitigation agreements/retainer costs.
Staff Wages $550K/yr
[#5, #7] Security personnel salaries (6 FTE @ ~$60k/yr) and specialized conservator(s) (1.5 FTE combined estimate).
Covert Recovery Contingency $500K/yr
[#21] Allocated annual contingency for covert recovery & special ops if instances are stolen (budgeted recurring contingency).
Facilities Maintenance $258K/yr
[#2, #6] Vault allocation / site overhead (pro-rata share) and ongoing maintenance for physical security hardware (annual maintenance).
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#14, #27] Per-transport operational budget (assumed baseline frequency) and annual testing/maintenance of transport retrofits/hardening.
Counterintelligence And Vetting $80K/yr
[#18] Counter-intelligence, OPSEC, background checks, polygraphs and continuous personnel monitoring (ongoing).
Insurance Premiums $60K/yr
[#26] Annual premium for insured/cultural valuation (estimated 2–6% of insured value).
Research And Monitoring $46K/yr
[#10, #11, #12] Periodic conservation & testing, emission-monitoring calibration/dosimetry, and local environmental monitoring data analysis/maintenance.
It Support And Cybersecurity $30K/yr
[#17] Annual support and cybersecurity costs for secure communications, servers, backups.
Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr
[#8, #25] PPE and sterile handling consumables replenishment and general consumables/admin/travel/misc operational supplies.
Security Equipment And Uniforms $15K/yr
[#5] Uniforms/equipment replacement and small recurring security hardware expenses.
Climate Control Energy And Maintenance $4K/yr
[#4] Electricity, filter replacements, periodic calibration and HVAC servicing for the inert-gas/controlled microenvironment.
Notes Overview Risk Scale $0/yr
[#28] Risk-driven scale statement / qualitative overview; no direct recurring cost assigned here (overview reference).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.1M/yr
69.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: steady-state containment and routine operations.
no_transports no_breach routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $14.3M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Small transport or monitoring incident requiring limited repairs, short MTF response, or an expedited conservation intervention.
sensor_alarm minor_transport_hiccup limited_MTF_deployment
🚨 Major Breach $19.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Containment failure or significant effect (localized cyclone/quake) requiring emergency response, partial draw on reserves, covert cover operations and reconstruction.
localized_cyclone significant_transport_breach large_scale_evacuations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $64.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Major uncontrolled atmospheric/geologic event causing extensive civilian infrastructure damage and requiring large-scale remediation, coverups and reserve drawdown.
major_cyclone_or_quake widespread_infrastructure_damage international_incident
👥 Personnel 7.5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Armed site security continuous guard coverage (6 FTE at ~$60k/yr each included in staff_wages).
Artifact Conservator 1.5 [#7] Specialized artefact conservator(s) / handling staff (1 primary + backup/relief; combined 1.5 FTE included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, allowing reasonable midpoint estimates; however large uncertainty remains for low-probability, high-impact items (seed reserve sizing, test-facility scope, frequency of transports and field ops), so overall confidence is medium.
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