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SCP-6997 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6997
Expected annual
$5.0M
One-time setup
$4.9M
Annual recurring
$5.0M
Personnel
22
One-time startup (capital and site setup) is roughly $4.9M driven by field station, manipulator, lab setup and sensors; recurring annual costs are ~ $5.0M driven by staff wages (research + security + medics), mnestic supply, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M
[#11, #17, #29] Class-W mnestic production facility and secure storage (in-house option), scientific instrumentation (EEG/LiDAR/etc.), and R&D for non-visual detection protocols.
Equipment $1.5M
[#4, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #14, #16, #18] Secure comms, perimeter sensors, drone fleet, heavy manipulator, initial PPE/decon gear, medical suite equipment, vehicles and trailers, archival system hardware.
Facilities $1.2M
[#1, #2, #5, #26, #27, #30] Site survey, modular field station, perimeter hardening, environmental remediation/permits, vault/cold-storage buildout, and decommissioning fund set-aside; mid-range estimates used.
Web Crawler Development $300K
[#20] Development of ML/web-crawler tooling to flag online depictions despite antimemetic effects (one-time development/fine-tuning).
Power Infrastructure $250K
[#3] Solar array + battery + diesel generator backup sizing and installation (mid-range).
Legal Pr Cover Setup $100K
[#19] Initial legal/PR/cover-story setup, permitting documentation and initial agreements with NPS (one-time components).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.0M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#12, #10, #13] Antimemetics Division researchers/specialists, field medics/medical ops, and rotational security staffing (12 guards, 3 shifts) including benefits and hazard pay.
Contingency Fund $826K/yr
[#24] Contingency / escalation fund set at ~20% of annual operational budget to cover mass exposures, environmental disasters, or rapid expansion.
Research And Monitoring $480K/yr
[#17, #18, #23, #29] Instrument calibration/consumables, archival/auditing operations, epigraphy/archaeology/translation team, and ongoing R&D trials for non-visual detection.
Cover Story And Legal $425K/yr
[#19, #13] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/cover operations, and NPS cooperation/stipend/liaison fees.
Class W Supply $200K/yr
[#11] Ongoing Class-W mnestic supply/production per-dose costs (budgeted for ~200 doses/yr at a mid-range per-dose cost or internal production ops).
Logistics And Transport $178K/yr
[#14, #15, #22] Vehicle fuel/maintenance, aerial extraction/helicopter retainer & ops, and sample/hazardous-waste transport/disposal.
Web Crawler Operations $140K/yr
[#20] Ongoing server costs, model retraining, analyst review and takedown ops for web-crawler/ML tooling.
Psychological Care $125K/yr
[#28] Counseling and long-term follow-up for exposed civilians and personnel; amnestic efficacy follow-ups and related care.
Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr
[#9, #21] PPE replacement/consumables and incident-response single-use mnestic/medical consumables (mid-range aggregate).
Facilities Maintenance $110K/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #26, #27] Power system maintenance, perimeter upkeep, sensor upkeep/monitoring, environmental monitoring obligations, and vault climate/security maintenance.
Training And Drills $80K/yr
[#25] Recurring training, drills, mnestic protocol testing, and simulation exercises.
Drone Operations $20K/yr
[#7] Drone maintenance, insurance, and operations (routine patrols).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.0M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled training, and no major containment incidents.
steady-state staffing and operations routine sensor alerts and small incidents handled locally
🚨 Minor Incident $5.2M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Year with several elevated contact incidents requiring increased amnestic use, overtime, and targeted PR/legal work.
multiple hiker/visitor skin-contact events increased online chatter requiring takedowns
🚨 Major Breach $7.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Large exposure or discovery requiring emergency mass-response, expanded mnestic procurement, extended med operations, and significant legal/cleanup expenditures.
mass exposure or high-profile public disclosure need for emergency extraction, large-scale amnestic deployment, or rapid site expansion
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#13] Rotational field guards to provide 24/7 coverage (12 personnel as described: 3-shift rotation).
Research Scientist / Antimemetics Specialist 6 [#12] Antimemetics Division researchers and AD specialists (4–6 recommended; mid assumed).
Medical Officer / Paramedic 4 [#10] Field medics and medical technicians to handle evaluation, sedation, and mnestic administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing mid-range aggregation, but many costs (incident frequency, per-dose mnestic price, staffing models, and NPS agreements) are uncertain; hence medium confidence.
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