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SCP-6962 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6962
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$7.6M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
16
Total one-time setup is approximately $5.9M driven primarily by blast-rated infrastructure, specialized test chamber and contingency reserves; recurring operations are about $2.10M/yr driven by security/custodial wages, ongoing research, EOD/medical readiness and OPSEC/legal support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.6M
Equipment $2.6M
[#1, #3, #5, #6, #12, #16, #18, #19, #20, #23] Custom opaque inner safe, access-control hardware, surveillance install, robotic manipulators, initial PPE, transport container kit, initial information-security hardware, initial legal/cover startup costs, contingency reserve (held), and redundant containment hardware/interlocks.
Facilities $2.1M
[#2, #7, #17, #24] Blast-rated secondary vault, dedicated blast test chamber, redundant power/HVAC upgrades and perimeter/berm mitigation (retrofit and construction costs).
Contingency Fund $1.8M
[#20] One-time contingency / insurance reserve held for catastrophic accidents, site remediation and large repairs (portion of one-time equipment/reserve above).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#8, #14] High-speed instrumentation/diagnostics kit and formal research program startup (12–24 month characterization program).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#4, #10, #11, #13] 24/7 armed security detail, in-house EOD/cleanup team, on-site medics/medical readiness and dedicated containment custodians/technicians (salaries + benefits + training).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#14] Ongoing characterization and safety research budget (PIs, researchers, lab time, consumables) after initial startup.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/cover operations and liaison with government/local authorities.
Info Security And It Ops $90K/yr
[#18] Ongoing secure servers, encryption, auditing and counter-intelligence/OPSEC operations.
Supplies And Consumables $58K/yr
[#9, #12] Ordnance/expendable test targets and consumables for experiments; PPE replacement and consumables.
Red Team Exercises $40K/yr
[#15] Periodic insider-threat / misuse mitigation exercises (planning, actors, temporary infrastructure).
Psychological Monitoring $35K/yr
[#22] Psychological screening, monitoring, rotation and support for custodial staff to mitigate insider risk.
Facilities Maintenance $32K/yr
[#3, #5, #17, #23] Ongoing maintenance for access-control systems, surveillance monitoring/storage, generator/UPS fuel & maintenance, and containment fail-safe upkeep.
Decontamination And Waste Disposal $28K/yr
[#21] Routine hazardous waste contracts, debris disposal, and periodic hazardous materials removal for detonations or contaminated materials.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#16] Assumes roughly one secure transfer per year (armored escort, transport procedures).
Eod Incident Response Contract $0/yr
[#10] Per-incident contracted EOD/HAZMAT response is $5k–$20k; baseline assumes in-house EOD staff (costed in staff_wages) and no contracted incidents budgeted here.
Indefinite Containment Option $0/yr
[#25] Long-term archival/indefinite minimal-containment posture cost is estimated at $150k–$600k/yr if implemented; not included in baseline recurring operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with full containment posture, ongoing research, scheduled testing and no major incidents.
normal_operations scheduled_testing no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small accidental detonation or test mishap with limited infrastructure damage, single-person injuries and contracted cleanup.
accidental_local_det equipment_failure human_error
🚨 Major Incident $2.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Moderate uncontrolled detonation causing measurable site damage, multiple injuries, extended cleanup and legal/PR costs.
breach_of_local_containment unexpected_high_yield multiple_injuries
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $4.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Large uncontrolled detonation with major site damage, casualties, public exposure and use of contingency funds.
full_vault_breach high_yield_detonation public_exposure
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] 24/7 armed security detail (multiple shifts) to maintain continuous custody; headcount sized to cover staffing and elevated-clearance requirements.
Technician / Containment Custodian 4 [#13] Dedicated custodians/technicians for handling, robotic ops coordination and containment protocol execution.
EOD Specialist 3 [#10] In-house EOD / HAZMAT team members for incident response and cleanup (preferred over per-incident contracting in baseline).
Medical Officer 2 [#11] On-site medics/trauma readiness to provide rapid response for detonations and injuries.
Administrative Staff 1 [#3, #19] Administrative / liaison role handling authorization workflows (two-person rule logistics), recordkeeping, and government/PR liaison support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes supply detailed line-item ranges for most categories, allowing reasonable midpoint estimates; however unknown detonation yields, uncertain incident frequency and discretionary policy choices (minimal vs. robust posture) introduce moderate uncertainty.
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