SCP-8076 — SCP-8076 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8076 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-8076

Expected annual

$3.9M

One-time setup

$2.2M

Annual recurring

$3.8M

Personnel

One-time capital of approximately $2.21M to establish secure containment, monitoring, and initial research capability; main recurring drivers are personnel (security, digital suppression, research) and contingency/MTF readiness, totaling ~ $3.78M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M

Facilities $700K

[#1, #9] Reinforced Class-8 remains locker buildout to Foundation spec and potential BSL-3 retrofit capital costs (BSL-4 would be order-of-magnitude higher and is treated as conditional in scenarios).

Equipment $556K

[#2, #3, #4, #11, #14, #17, #22, #23, #24, #27, #28] Dedicated HVAC installation, UPS/generator hardware & installation, CCTV/access control hardware, digital suppression initial tools, secure/archive storage setup, archival cabinetry, personnel outfitting, armored/refrigerated vehicle purchase, secure comms/EM shielding, identity fabrication/setup and memetic software/dev.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $515K

[#8, #15] Forensic/autopsy initial testing budget and capital specialized scientific instrumentation / lab buildout (mass spec, EM, cryostats, cryostorage etc.).

Mtf Initial Operation $300K

[#6] Single moderate MTF Beta-777 search & capture operation (airlift/vehicles/mission planning/equipment).

Decommissioning $100K

[#30] Sunset/decommissioning budget for secure destruction/transfer, site remediation, and records disposition.

Cover Story Setup $30K

[#12] Initial cover-story / shell entity setup, legal documentation and FOIA/PR groundwork.

Evidence Transport $10K

[#10] Secure transport (armored/bio container/domestic) per event (international airlift would be higher).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr

Mtf Readiness $650K/yr

[#7] Ongoing MTF Beta-777 allocation for training, rotation, equipment replacement and standby readiness.

Research And Monitoring $635K/yr

[#8, #21] Ongoing forensic follow-ups, monitoring of sensors/timelines, and a small ongoing research program (historians, linguists, investigators) to develop containment/timeline work.

Contingency Fund $500K/yr

[#18] Rapid-response reserve for emergency breach responses, additional MTF callouts, airlift and evacuations.

Digital Suppression $450K/yr

[#11] Ongoing digital forensics/suppression team salaries, monitoring, cloud storage and active takedown operations (team of analysts).

Staff Wages $275K/yr

[#5] On-site security staff: ~4 FTE guards + 1 supervisor (salaries, benefits, equipment upkeep).

Cover Story And Legal $260K/yr

[#12, #13, #11, #26] Ongoing PR/cover maintenance, legal retainer, takedown budgets and archival legal defense costs.

Administrative Overhead $200K/yr

[#29] Program management, administrative staff, audit/compliance and procurement overhead for the containment project.

Medical Surveillance $150K/yr

[#16] Medical surveillance, counseling, PTSD treatment, prophylactics and periodic checkups for exposed personnel.

Opaque Funds $150K/yr

[#19] Insurance/off-books expense allocation for masking activities, discrete reimbursements and payoffs.

Memetic Mitigation $150K/yr

[#28] Software/filters and human moderators for counter-memetic efforts and content moderation.

Witness Protection $100K/yr

[#27] If SCP-8076-2 requires relocation or cover identities, ongoing life support/relocation costs per person.

Training And Exercises $85K/yr

[#20] Regular drills and scenario exercises (tabletop and live drills) for containment and capture procedures.

Supplies And Consumables $70K/yr

[#15, #25, #17, #22] Laboratory consumables and reagents, decontamination/waste-disposal events and annual disposals, archival handling supplies, and annual PPE/replacement consumables.

Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr

[#2, #3, #4, #14, #24] HVAC energy & maintenance, generator/fuel/maintenance contracts, CCTV monitoring/storage costs, secure archive storage maintenance, and comms/EMP shielding upkeep.

Logistics And Transport $45K/yr

[#10, #23] Periodic secure transport events and vehicle maintenance/fuel/garaging for armored/refrigerated vehicles.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with containment in place, routine monitoring, no major incidents or extended hunts.

routine_operations periodic_transports scheduled_research

🚨 Minor Incident $4.2M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline

Localized incident requiring a short MTF response, extra forensic work, limited public suppression spikes and emergency logistics.

limited_containment_breach single_MT F_callout increased_public_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $7.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline

Extended hunt/large-scale breach or discovery requiring prolonged MTF operations, urgent high-containment access or upgrades, major suppression and legal expenditures.

extended_MTF_campaign urgent_high-containment_requirement widespread_public_exposure

👥 Personnel 25 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / Guard (on-site)	4	[#5] Four guards to cover 24/7 rotations as described in notes; supervisor listed separately.
Security Supervisor	1	[#5] On-site supervisor overseeing guard rotations and integrity checks.
MTF Agent / Security (Beta-777 allocation)	6	[#6, #7] Rotational MTF allocation for capture/readiness; counted as assigned personnel for readiness budgeting.
Research Scientist / Investigator	4	[#21] Small research team (historians, linguists, investigators) tasked with timeline and containment protocol work.
Digital Analyst / Forensics Team	4	[#11] Digital suppression and forensics team for web takedowns, artifact collection and monitoring.
Medical Officer / Counselor	2	[#16] Medical surveillance and personnel counseling capacity for exposed staff.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#2, #3, #4] HVAC/UPS/CCTV maintenance and on-call technical support.
Archivist / Records Specialist	1	[#14, #17] Manages secure archiving, chain-of-custody and physical evidence storage.
Administrative Staff / Program Manager	2	[#29] Program management, procurement, audit and administrative support.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide specific cost ranges for most line items, allowing mid-range estimates; however key unknowns (location/mobility of SCP-8076-2, whether high-level BSL or BSL-4 containment is required, and breach frequency) introduce meaningful uncertainty.

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