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SCP-6960 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6960
Expected annual
$182K
One-time setup
$232K
Annual recurring
$175K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup costs approximately $232,000 driven by containment hardware, equipment (A/V, microclimate, medical kit), IT and legal setup; ongoing annual costs roughly $175,250 driven primarily by a small research program, scheduled openings (handler staffing), legal/cover maintenance, and medical/testing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $232K
Contingent Reserve $62K
[#23] Contingent liability / long-term scenario reserve for litigation, prolonged housing, compensation demands, or unexpected escalation.
Equipment $40K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #12] Custom binding/transport hardware (#2), microclimate controller purchase (#4), A/V monitoring & recording initial purchase (#5), portable medical/physiological kit initial purchase (#6), secure offline IT initial development/hardware (#12).
Facilities $39K
[#1, #11] Locker upgrade/tamper system (#1) and controlled interview room staging initial set-dressing (#11). Combined structural/setup costs for secure containment and staged interaction room.
Cover Story Contingency $28K
[#15] One-time reserve for PR/cover story creation or contingency expenditures to support plausible covers and initial publicity containment.
Digitization Pilot $20K
[#17] One-time cost to test/implement a controlled safe-digitization protocol (pilot equipment, isolation, and analysis) if attempted.
Sop Development And Training Initial $12K
[#10] Handler training program and initial SOP/software/props development for psychological reinforcement protocols; initial development and training costs.
Legal And Ethics Initial $12K
[#14] Initial ethics/legal review and counsel to establish consent and experimentation limits.
Emergency Plan Development $10K
[#16] Development of emergency response plan and initial drill planning for dangerous manifestations or non-cooperative entities.
Security Screening Initial $4K
[#9] Initial background checks and security clearances for assigned handling personnel (estimated for the primary handler pool).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2K
[#3] Archival housing & initial conservation work (acid-free enclosure, cradle, conservator assessment and stabilization).
Book Repair Event $2K
[#21] One-time repair event cost estimate for significant binding/page repairs after mishandling (separate from initial conservation).
Summary Reference $0
[#24] Analyst summary reference; not an additional cost but included for traceability.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $175K/yr
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#13] Formal research program budget (data analysis, experiments, researcher FTE time) — mid-range small program estimate.
Staff Wages $20K/yr
[#7, #8] Per-opening handler staffing for 12 scheduled 8-hour openings/year: 1researcher, 1 psychologist, 2 guards per session (per-opening staffing cost aggregated to annual scheduled-opening cost).
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing legal counsel (~$10k/yr) plus cover/PR maintenance (~$5k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#6, #20, #21] Per-session consumables/PPE (portable medical kit consumables and handling PPE), per-session handling consumables (#20), and amortized periodic book maintenance (#21).
Medical Tests And Lab Processing $7K/yr
[#19] Per-session lab tests and processing (CBC, metabolic panels, toxicology) averaged across 12 sessions/year.
Forensic Auditing $6K/yr
[#18] Annual forensic and information-leak auditing, transcript processing and audit-trail analysis.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#22] Estimated annualized secure transport/escort cost assuming roughly one inter-site secure movement per year.
Training And Sop Refresh $4K/yr
[#10] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for handler psychological reinforcement procedures.
It Maintenance $2K/yr
[#12] Maintenance and secure read-only air-gapped environment upkeep for fake personnel records and walled-garden systems.
Emergency Drills $2K/yr
[#16] Annual drills and associated consumables/equipment refresh for emergency response scenarios.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#4, #11] Microclimate energy (~$100–$500/yr) and interview room set-dressing maintenance (~$500–$1,500/yr).
Av Monitoring $1K/yr
[#5] Ongoing A/V storage, timestamped logging storage requirements and maintenance for recording equipment.
Security Screening Recurring $800/yr
[#9] Annual rechecks and periodic screenings (~$200/yr per assigned handler pool).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $175K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled research openings (12/year), routine maintenance, audits, and research program running at small scale.
planned research openings routine maintenance no incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $195K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Minor containment/handling incident (damage to book, medical treatment, short-term legal/audit follow-up) requiring repairs and elevated audits.
mis-handling during session minor page/binding damage small information leak requiring audit
🚨 Major Breach $425K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant breach/exposure or digitization mishap leading to extended containment operations, litigation, relocation, and intensive research/medical response.
manifested entities breach security public exposure or legal action failed/unsafe digitization attempt
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#7, #8] Handler/researcher present per opening (1 researcher per session as modeled in per-opening staffing).
Psychologist / Behavior Specialist 1 [#7, #10] Psychological reinforcement role present per opening and involved in SOP/training development.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7, #8] Two guards present per opening per staffing model; drawn from site security but accounted in per-session staffing costs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing mid-range estimates, but uncertainty remains about opening frequency, scale of permitted research, and low-probability high-cost scenarios (digitization or major breaches).
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