SCP-8024 — SCP-8024 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8024 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-8024

Expected annual

$307.3M

One-time setup

$15.2B

Annual recurring

$203.1M

Personnel

120

Estimated up-front capital costs are very large (~$15.22B) driven primarily by SRA acquisition, HECOR capability, cavern hardening and nuclear custody preparations; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$194.8M/yr) dominated by SRA operations, HECOR operations, personnel, and a standing catastrophic contingency reserve.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.2B

Hecor Development $10.0B

[#5] Development/procurement or exclusive access to HECOR/orbital kinetic capability, ground-to-orbit comms and targeting integration.

Sra Acquisition $4.0B

[#3] Procurement/manufacture and installation of four SRAs, shielding, cooling, site-specific integration and failsafes (capital cost).

Environmental Remediation Reserve $500.0M

[#8] One-time reserve fund for large post-radiological remediation / major-event cleanup (seed fund).

Facilities $200.0M

[#1] Cavern excavation, high-temperature linings, airlocks, living quarters, seismic mounts, grounding, safe access routes and redundant life-support.

Nuclear Stockpile $200.0M

[#6] Procurement/custody cost estimate for thermonuclear devices (stockpile purchase/black-budget procurement estimate).

Contingency Reserve $100.0M

[#23] One-time contingency/reserve seed fund (insurance/emergency replacement/whistleblower/initial black-budget reserve).

Demobilization And Long Term Monitoring $100.0M

[#30] Site decommissioning planning budget and initial long-term monitoring funds (decommission/removal seed).

Power Generation $50.0M

[#2] Primary on-mount power plant, UPS/capacitor banks, redundant feeds and fuel storage; one-time setup costs.

Nuclear Delivery Systems $25.0M

[#17] Specialized delivery mechanisms (drill rigs, robotic inserters, sleds) and secure rigging for dispensing warheads into the anomaly.

Suits And R And D $15.0M

[#11] R&D/prototype and initial production of heat-protective 'starlite'-lined suits and spares (initial purchase and R&D).

Site Access And Vehicles $10.0M

[#16] Roads, helipad, armored/track/maintenance vehicle fleet and initial fuel storage.

Kant Array $5.0M

[#12] Acquisition and deployment of Kant counters / Hume detection arrays, sensors and initial calibration.

Penetration R And D $5.0M

[#18] Initial R&D for anomaly-penetrating tech and drone resilience (hardware prototyping and trials).

Comms Hardening $3.0M

[#13] Faraday-shielded fiber, redundant satellite uplinks, analog backups and hardened comms installation.

Surveillance Deployment $3.0M

[#15] Deployment of seismographs, thermal cameras, gas sensors and integration with covert augmentation.

Medical Facility $2.5M

[#14] On-site medical facility kit and burn unit initial setup.

Data Archives $1.0M

[#27] High-integrity archive setup and off-site mirrored storage (initial deployment).

Perimeter Infrastructure $500K

[#20] Initial fencing, checkpoints and intrusion detection infrastructure for perimeter control.

Artifact Lab $300K

[#19] Artifact analysis and conservation laboratory setup and specialized metallurgical testing equipment.

Equipment $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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Nuclear Storage And Surety Infrastructure $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $203.1M/yr

Global Catastrophic Contingency $100.0M/yr

[#28] Standing annual allocation to a global escalation contingency fund (seed for large-scale response; scenario modelling handles event spend).

Sra Operations $30.0M/yr

[#3, #4] Ongoing energy draw, continuous test cycles, cooling and maintenance operations for four SRAs.

Hecor Operations $20.0M/yr

[#5] Annual operations and maintenance/retainer costs for HECOR/space-asset access (does not include per-shot costs).

Staff Wages $18.0M/yr

[#9] Loaded payroll for permanent on-site personnel (MTF, scientists, technicians, medics, security, supervisors) estimated at ~120 staff at average loaded cost.

Nuclear Surety $5.0M/yr

[#6] Surety staff, training, security and maintenance for nuclear custody.

Contingency Fund Topup $5.0M/yr

[#23] Annual top-up to insurance/contingency reserve for unexpected incidents or equipment replacement.

Cover Story And Legal $4.0M/yr

[#21, #22] Disinformation, PR and baseline legal/diplomatic payments and retainer costs.

Facilities Maintenance $2.0M/yr

[#1] Ongoing site maintenance, HVAC, pressurization, linings upkeep and living-quarters maintenance.

Power Generation $2.0M/yr

[#2] Fuel, grid fees and operation of primary/backup power systems.

Environmental Monitoring $2.0M/yr

[#8] Baseline radiological and environmental monitoring fund and health surveillance.

Medical Staffing $2.0M/yr

[#14] On-site medical staff, medevac agreements, supplies and burn-unit consumables.

Perimeter Security $2.0M/yr

[#20] Guards, CCTV, intrusion detection and patrols to keep public away from known access points.

Disinformation And Pr $2.0M/yr

[#21] Ongoing cover campaigns, media buys, and local payments to obfuscate anomalous activity.

Legal And Diplomacy $2.0M/yr

[#22] Baseline legal/diplomatic retainers and covert cooperative payments.

Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr

[#16] Vehicle operations, fuel and routine transport for on-mount logistics.

Suits Maintenance $1.0M/yr

[#11] Repairs, cleaning and replacement spares for heat-protective suits.

Socioeconomic Mitigation $1.0M/yr

[#24] Baseline allocations for local compensation, temporary relocation and economic mitigation programs.

Research And Monitoring $900K/yr

[#15] Ongoing volcanology data processing, satellite tasking and monitoring operations.

Training And Exercises $700K/yr

[#25] Regular drills, MTF rehearsals, SRA cycling and HECOR targeting exercises.

Kant Maintenance $500K/yr

[#12] Sensor upkeep, calibration and analyst staffing for Kant/Hume arrays.

Penetration Research $500K/yr

[#18] Ongoing R&D into drone resilience, communications and retrieval technology for anomaly entry attempts.

Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr

[#26] Consumables (filters, oxygen, food, water, replacement parts) and PPE consumables.

Comms Service $300K/yr

[#13] Satellite leases, secure comms service and redundancy costs.

Consumables And Ppe $300K/yr

[#26] Consumables inventory replenishment (filters, gases, spare parts).

Mental Health Services $300K/yr

[#29] Counseling, debriefing and cognitive-risk mitigation services for exposed personnel.

Data Archives Ops $200K/yr

[#27] Ongoing secure archive operations, off-site mirrors and cryptographic custody.

Artifact Research $100K/yr

[#19] Continued study and specialist consults for recovered artifacts and materials.

Hecor Per Shot $0/yr

[#5] Per-shot cost range $50M–$200M; accounted as per-event cost in scenarios / per-use budgeting rather than baseline annual expense.

Per Detonation Response $0/yr

[#7] Per-detonation mobilization/arming/transport costs range $100M–$5B per event; modeled in scenarios rather than baseline annual.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $203.1M/yr

81.9% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, monitoring and maintenance; no major incidents or detonations.

routine SRA cycling scheduled maintenance ongoing monitoring

🚨 Minor Incident $219.8M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$16.7M vs baseline

Localized equipment damage or temporary SRA degradation requiring repairs and accelerated maintenance; small diplomatic/legal fallout.

SRA overheating/damage minor volcanic escalation localized infrastructure repairs

🚨 Major Breach $2.2B/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0B vs baseline

Significant containment incident: multiple SRAs damaged/destroyed, large repair and replacement costs, major remediation and international response.

multiple SRA failures failed suppression requiring rapid SRA replacement large-scale remediation and asset replacement

🚨 Nuclear Detonation Event $1.4B/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.2B vs baseline

Thermonuclear device(s) dispensed into SCP-8024 as part of containment action; includes per-detonation logistics, environmental response and diplomatic costs.

SCP-8024-2 fails to manifest during high activity escalating Hume/volcanic activity requiring nuclear intervention

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $50.2B/yr

0.1% probability / year +$50.0B vs baseline

Full manifestation into baseline reality requiring global emergency response, repeated HECOR/space-asset use, large-scale evacuations and multi-billion/multi-decade mitigation.

manifestation into baseline reality failure of all local containment options international escalation and global mitigation

👥 Personnel 120 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	40	[#9] Front-line security, perimeter control, and MTF Epsilon-9 personnel included in payroll.
Research Scientist	12	[#9] Scientists conducting anomaly analysis, volcanology coordination, artifact study and monitoring.
SRA Operator / Instrument Technician	8	[#3, #4, #9] Operators and technicians dedicated to SRA operations and maintenance.
Medical Officer	4	[#14, #9] On-site medics and burn-unit capable staff.
Engineer / Maintenance	16	[#1, #16, #9] Facility engineers, power plant technicians, HVAC, vehicle and structural maintenance.
Administrative Staff	4	[#9] Site admin, logistics coordination and clerical support.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#9] Site leadership and liaison to higher Foundation command.
Logistics & Vehicle Operators	10	[#16, #9] Drivers, fuel handlers and material movers for site operations.
MTF Rapid Response Detachment (on-site)	10	[#10, #9] Quick-reaction force and specialists for immediate mobilization.
Technicians (electronics, comms, archives)	15	[#12, #13, #27, #9] Communications, Kant array analysts, data/archive custodians and instrument techs.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes are detailed with ranges, but large uncertainties remain for rare high-cost items (SRAs, HECOR, nuclear events and catastrophic scenarios), so numeric estimates are mid-range professional judgements and carry significant variance.

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