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SCP-8004 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8004
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
11
Up-front one-time costs are roughly $3.8M driven primarily by contingency isolation construction and financial reserves; recurring annual costs are ~ $2.15M/yr driven by personnel (retention, security, research) and ongoing counter-intelligence, legal, and insurance expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Facilities $1.0M
[#9] Contingency secure isolation cell / emergency containment retrofit at Site-333; hardened room buildout, secure HVAC/comms/power.
Incident Reserve $1.0M
[#12] Incident / crisis fund reserve allocation for external payouts, hush payments, emergency legal/PR response (recommended ~$1M).
Insurance Reserve $1.0M
[#15] Baseline insurance/financial risk reserve (baseline reserve $1M recommended).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#8] Research program equipment and secure lab setup (high-speed cameras, motion capture, micro-analysis equipment).
Equipment $308K
[#3, #6, #10, #14] CCTV/hardware installation ($100k), card-control hardware/RFID ($8k), secure transport vehicle ($180k), data archival hardware ($20k).
Recruitment Seed $125K
[#19] One-time recruitment/succession planning seed fund to enable rapid hiring or retention of specialists.
Legal And Policy Drafting $25K
[#5] One-time contract drafting and policy codification for NDAs, employment/transfer restrictions.
Training Development $15K
[#7] Initial development of training curriculum to recognize SCP-8004 shuffle/deal and enforcement protocols.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $870K/yr
[#1, #2, #4] Retention compensation for Vincent Bohart (~$300k/yr), dedicated security detail (6 guards ≈ $450k/yr), psychological/medical monitoring clinician (~$120k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#8] Ongoing research program operating costs (staff + operating travel/publishing restrictions/equipment consumables aggregated to ~$300k/yr).
Insurance Premiums And Modeling $300K/yr
[#15] Insurance/premiums and actuarial modeling for financial risk (~$100k–$500k/yr; use $300k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#3, #9, #16] CCTV/recording storage & maintenance (~$10k/yr), contingency cell operations (~$100k/yr), maintenance/utilities attributable to extra security/research (~$40k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr
[#5, #13] Legal retainer and periodic legal review (~$60k/yr) plus PR/cover-story maintenance (~$60k/yr).
Counter Intel $120K/yr
[#11] Counter-intelligence and OPSEC monitoring to prevent leakage, comms monitoring and background checks (~$120k/yr).
Incident Fund Replenishment $100K/yr
[#12] Annual replenishment budget for crisis/incident fund to restore reserve after payouts or replenish liquidity (~$100k/yr assumed).
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#10] Secure transport maintenance/contracted transport availability (~$30k–$100k/yr; use $50k/yr).
Audits And Compliance $50K/yr
[#18] Regular audits, compliance reviews, tabletop exercises (~$25k–$80k/yr; use $50k/yr).
Recruitment Retainer $50K/yr
[#19] Ongoing retainer / contingency hiring pool to recruit or retain specialists on short notice (~$50k/yr).
Worst Case Consulting Budget $30K/yr
[#20] Periodic worst-case external consultancy / studies budget (~$25k–$75k per study; budget ~$30k/yr).
Data Archival Storage $5K/yr
[#14] Long-term storage, forensic archival, redundant backups and cryptographic integrity checks (~$3k–$8k/yr; use $5k/yr).
Training Refreshers $5K/yr
[#7] Periodic refresher training for staff to recognize shuffle/deal signature (~$5k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#6, #17] Card-control consumables (RFID tags/labels) and replacement decks/seals/evidence bags (~$3k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, no significant incidents.
no exposure routine audits standard research progress
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized misuse or attempted external recruitment leading to legal/PR response and short-term heightened containment.
attempted bribery/recruitment small-scale exposure internal policy violation
🚨 Major Breach $5.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant exposure or breach requiring prolonged emergency response, large external settlements, and possible relocation or extended legal action.
public exposure litigation by affected third parties coordinated criminal/state exploitation
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1] Vincent Bohart retained on-site (1 FTE) covered by retention compensation.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2] Dedicated security detail with rotating shifts (6 guards).
Research Scientist 3 [#8] Research program staffing (2–3 researchers; use 3 as operating assumption).
Medical Officer 1 [#4] Part- or full-time clinician for psychological/medical monitoring (~0.5–1.0 FTE; budgeted as 1 FTE equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges and recommended midpoints, so estimates are grounded, but several items (insurance/reserve levels, incident replenishment policy, transport procurement model) are policy-dependent and inherently uncertain.
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