SCP-7883 — SCP-7883 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7883 Unknown ✓ high confidence

SCP-7883

Expected annual

$98K

One-time setup

$785K

Annual recurring

$94K

Personnel

Initial one-time capital of about $785,000 is driven by perimeter fencing, structural stabilization, monitoring and contingency reserves; annual recurring costs (~$93,500/yr) are driven by maintenance, local liaison, monitoring connectivity, periodic missions and small contractor/liaison retainers.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $785K

Facilities $350K

[#1, #3] Perimeter fencing/gate and structural stabilization for three principal buildings (chain-link anti-climb fence, gate, signage; boarding/shoring/scaffolding and contractor engineering).

Emergency Rapid Response Fund $200K

[#22] Emergency rapid-response deployment fund (liquid callable contingency for large-scale rapid response / evacuation / field lab).

Equipment $70K

[#8, #9, #10, #16] Remote monitoring hardware ($50k), comms & field gear ($7k), UAV purchase ($10k), secure server/setup ($3k).

Insurance And Contingency Seed $50K

[#17] One-time seed for insurance/legal contingency / cover contingency fund.

Decommissioning And Restoration $50K

[#20] Long-term decommissioning / site restoration cost if containment ends or Foundation withdraws.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K

[#11] Audio/visual scientific recording & analysis kit (recorders, thermal/low-light cameras, workstation, licenses initial purchase).

Site Survey And Permits $15K

[#4] One-time environmental/engineering/archaeological survey and permit/cover-story establishment.

Initial Legal And Permit Fees $10K

[#13] Initial local government liaison/legal work and permit fees to establish cover story / restricted historic site status.

Cultural Compliance $10K

[#18] Initial cultural heritage / archaeological compliance costs to avoid penalties and fund nominal conservation/education programs as cover.

Archive And Initial Research $5K

[#12] Initial archive, translation and historical research purchases (documents, initial hires for translation/cataloguing).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $94K/yr

Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr

[#2] Fence maintenance, annual inspections, parts/field repairs and amortized replacement reserve (~$12k maintenance + ~$10k/yr replacement reserve).

Cover Story And Legal $13K/yr

[#13, #17] Ongoing local government liaison / PR and contingency replenishment ($8k/yr liaison + $5k/yr contingency replenishment).

Staff Wages $12K/yr

[#5] Small dedicated field officer assignment (0.2 FTE liaison/agent; salary/fringe ~ $12k/yr).

Security Patrols $8K/yr

[#15] Occasional paid local patrols / contracted check-ins / satellite imagery monitoring (~$5k–10k/yr; midpoint used).

Thirty Year Expedition Amortized $5K/yr

[#7] Minimum contingency expedition reserve amortized (~$150k every 30 years → ~$5k/yr).

Archive And Translation Ongoing $5K/yr

[#12] Ongoing archive translation, historian/archivist hires and cataloguing maintenance.

Local Contractor Retainer $5K/yr

[#14] Remote-area contractor retainer for emergency response/repairs; per-call fees budgeted inside retainer.

Five Year Investigative Missions $4K/yr

[#6] Periodic investigative mission averaged over 5 years (~$20k per mission; ~$4k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#21] Consumables and small equipment replacement (batteries, PPE, small sensors, hard drives, field kit consumables).

Av Software And Storage $3K/yr

[#11] Software licenses and data storage/processing costs for A/V scientific analysis.

Power Infrastructure Upkeep $3K/yr

[#19] Solar panel/battery maintenance, replacements and cleaning trips for remote sensors.

Consumables And Small Equipment $3K/yr

[#21] Replacement small sensors, batteries, PPE replenishment (annual budget).

Monitoring Connectivity And Storage $2K/yr

[#8] Connectivity, satellite/cellular backhaul and data storage for remote monitoring suite.

Secure Data Hosting $2K/yr

[#16] Secure hosting, encrypted backups and periodic audits for recordings/logs/reports.

Cultural Outreach $2K/yr

[#18] Ongoing cultural heritage / archaeological outreach and compliance activities.

Communications Airtime $1K/yr

[#9] Satellite phone airtime / SIM / radio consumables and airtime costs.

Drone Maintenance $1K/yr

[#10] UAV maintenance, spare batteries and minor repairs.

Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $94K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with scheduled maintenance, monitoring and amortized mission reserves only.

no unauthorized entry routine 5-year mission not occurring this year standard maintenance only

🚨 Minor Incident $114K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline

Localized incident or vandalism requiring an ad-hoc mission and repair work.

evidence of trespass or localized structural damage minor anomalous escalation detected on sensors

🚨 Catastrophic Spectral Discharge $444K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline

Major anomalous escalation requiring full rapid-response deployment, large-scale containment/evacuation and use of contingency fund.

spectral discharge reported widespread anomalous activity requiring full MTF + field lab + evacuations

👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Regional Liaison / Agent	1	0.2 FTE assignment for coordination, logistics and visits (salary/fringe ~$12,000/yr included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide line-item cost estimates and frequencies for each major expenditure; sums are straightforward amortizations. Remaining uncertainty is low given the SCP's low-priority status and explicit mission cadence.

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