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SCP-8046 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8046
Expected annual
$2.6M
One-time setup
$4.1M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
14
Upfront capital (fence, cabins retrofit, power, vehicles, robotics, servers) is large (~$4.1M one-time driven primarily by facility upgrades and an escalation reserve); steady-state recurring costs are substantial (~$2.52M/yr) driven mostly by staff wages, monitoring, and contingency/heavy-lift readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1M
Equipment $1.4M
[#3, #4, #5, #10, #12, #13, #14, #17, #20, #24, #32] Perimeter cameras/towers, communications hardware, off-grid power system hardware, vehicles/snow equipment, robotic manipulators, force sensors/thermal imaging, initial PPE stock, storage locker install, documentation/3D scanning equipment, servers/backups, and minor tools.
Facilities $1.2M
[#1, #2, #6, #26] Fence construction, gates and installation, cabin winterization/retrofit and occasional large repair contingency.
Escalation Reserve $1.0M
[#30] Contingency / escalation reserve fund set aside for anomalous escalation, heavy lift or large-scale response.
Engineering Intervention $200K
[#28] Engineering study, fabrication of templated frames, anchors and controlled reinstallation rigs for doorframe interventions.
Cover Story Initial $150K
[#19] Initial legal/liaison/PR and cover-story establishment costs with Kripos coordination and media placement.
Recovery Operation $90K
[#18] Mortuary/recovery extraction mission one-time cost estimate (helicopter/crane/robotics and mortuary services) for small extraction missions if approved.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#15] Forensic and laboratory analysis budget for a full investigation (DNA, sequencing, radiocarbon, pathology) and initial lab setup for those analyses.
Training Initial $40K
[#21] Initial containment and emergency drill training course and setup.
Emergency Med Kit $10K
[#27] Initial advanced first aid kits, AEDs, and training materials purchase.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#7, #8, #9] On-site resident agents and watch personnel, senior researcher and rotating techs, and remote monitoring center operators (salaries + benefits, hazard/remote pay).
Research And Monitoring $290K/yr
[#15, #13, #29] Ongoing forensic/research follow-ups, instrumentation calibration consumables included where research-specific, and scientific program overhead/grant-style funding.
Insurance Contingency $175K/yr
[#23] Annual contingency fund for civilian claims, equipment loss, and covert arrangements.
Heavy Lift Contingency $100K/yr
[#11] Annual contingency fund for helicopter charters / crane mobilization for heavy lifts or emergency extraction days.
Facilities Maintenance $90K/yr
[#6, #26, #17] Cabin upkeep/utilities, site snow/vegetation control and gate/fence repair, and annual storage allocation.
Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr
[#25, #14, #32] Batteries, camera heaters, generator fuel, food, lab disposables, PPE replenishment and minor tool replacements.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#19, #31] Ongoing liaison with Kripos, PR/monitoring, legal support and maintenance of public-facing cover materials.
Psychological Support $60K/yr
[#22] Counseling, rotations and wellness programs for remote staff cohort.
Power Operation $50K/yr
[#5] Diesel fuel runs, generator maintenance and battery/solar upkeep for remote hybrid power system.
Robotic Maintenance $50K/yr
[#12] Calibration, maintenance, and occasional rentals for robotic manipulators and remote handling rigs.
Logistics And Transport $47K/yr
[#10, #16] Annual vehicle fuel/maintenance for field vehicles and budgeted secure transfers (sample packaging / cold-chain shipments / courier).
Communications $36K/yr
[#4] Satellite/microwave/cellular uplink recurring service charges and contingency bandwidth for remote streaming and alarms.
Data Storage Maintenance $25K/yr
[#24] Server maintenance, secure backups, cloud backhaul and encryption upkeep.
Emergency Med Ready $25K/yr
[#27] Medevac contract standby and medical readiness recurring costs.
Training $20K/yr
[#21] Annual recurrent training and emergency drills for site staff.
Instrumentation Calibration $12K/yr
[#13] Calibration and consumables for force sensors, thermocouples, and IR equipment.
Ppe Replenishment $10K/yr
[#14] Annual replacement for hazmat suits, cut/burn-resistant gloves, decon consumables.
Documentation Operations $10K/yr
[#20] Per-operation scanning/imaging costs and minor archival operations.
Minor Tools Maintenance $5K/yr
[#32] Annual small tooling and bench replacement budget.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; steady staffing, monitoring, routine maintenance and research follow-ups.
normal operations scheduled research activities routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure, small perimeter breach or brief power outage requiring repairs and temporary overtime.
camera/mast failure generator outage small fence damage
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment escalation (personnel injury/exposure, large extraction, extensive heavy-lift and legal/PR costs).
doorframe anomalous activity multi-person exposure extended extraction/crane/helicopter operations
🚨 Extraction Mission $2.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Planned/approved complex extraction or recovery mission (robotics + helicopter/crane + forensic operations).
approved body/object extraction extended on-site robotics usage multi-day helicopter/crane support
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 #7 on-site resident agents and watch personnel (4–6 estimated; 5 used as midpoint for budgeting).
Research Scientist 1 #8 senior researcher assigned to SCP-8046.
Research Technician 2 #8 rotating research technicians supporting experiments and sample handling.
Remote Monitoring Operator 6 #9 NOSTTH-Site-212 remote monitoring staff (3 shifts × 2 operators).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many cost items are provided as ranges in analyst notes and specific line items are detailed, allowing a reasonable midrange estimate; uncertainties remain around rare high-cost escalation events, choice of cabin ownership status, and frequency of large extraction operations, so confidence is medium.
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