SCP-808 — SCP-808 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-808 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-808

Expected annual

$3.2M

One-time setup

$8.6M

Annual recurring

$3.2M

Personnel

Initial capital outlay is approximately $8.63M driven by site construction, containment tank/foam, specialized defensive installations and contingency reserves; steady-state annual operating costs are about $3.19M driven primarily by security wages, recurring inspections/monitoring, research and specialist contractors.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.6M

Facilities $3.0M

[#1, #2, #20] Land acquisition/lease, permanent site construction (Site-27 buildings), and one-time cost for off-site storage building (250 m away).

Equipment $1.6M

[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #14, #16, #21] Containment tank manufacture/installation, acoustic foam lining, tools/fixtures for wooden dampeners, security vehicles/hardware, monitoring/sensor suite, emergency shutdown/alarm hardware, flame-defense installation hardware, explosive charges and magazine, rust-removal equipment, initial PPE, and generators/UPS.

Emergency Response Reserve $1.5M

[#17] One-time contingency reserve to fund emergency repairs and rapid-response contracts after uncontrolled high-dB events.

Decommissioning Reserve $1.5M

[#25] Long-term decommissioning/demolition contingency reserve for controlled demolition, remediation and cleanup.

Community Mitigation Reserve $500K

[#24] One-time community mitigation / hush / compensation reserve for neighbor payments, easements and settlement capacity.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#18] Lab setup and test equipment for acoustics/materials R&D (anechoic/scale rigs, test gear).

Initial Cover Story And Legal Setup $200K

[#23] Initial legal/cover-story setup costs (PR, legal counsel, initial permit/backfill for military training-area cover).

Environmental Permit Studies $30K

[#15] One-time environmental permit studies and initial compliance assessments.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.2M/yr

Staff Wages $1.6M/yr

[#6, #7, #16] Ongoing wages and benefits: Class-D labour program and administration, armed security staff (rotating 24/7 guards), and on-site medics.

Research And Monitoring $505K/yr

[#9, #13, #18] Ongoing monitoring/sensor calibration and logging, monthly inspection cycles and confined-space inspection overhead, and recurring R&D staffing/operations in acoustics/materials.

Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr

[#23, #24] Ongoing legal counsel, insurance/cover-story maintenance and recurring small community mitigation payments.

Facilities Maintenance $242K/yr

[#4, #8, #10, #20, #21] Acoustic-foam repairs/replacement, security equipment/vehicle maintenance, alarm/drill upkeep, storage facility utilities/maintenance, and generator fuel/maintenance.

Supplies And Consumables $135K/yr

[#5, #14, #16] Recurring materials: wooden dampener replacement materials, de-rusting chemicals/consumables, and recurring PPE/medical supplies.

Specialist Contractors $120K/yr

[#19] Contracted specialists (EOD, explosive engineers, metallurgists) for inspections and interventions.

Logistics And Transport $100K/yr

[#22] Staff transport, resupply runs (chemicals/fuel), occasional equipment rental logistics baseline.

Explosive Inspections $80K/yr

[#12] Specialist inspections, certification and safe replacements for failsafe explosive charges and magazine.

Flame Defense Maintenance $60K/yr

[#11] Fuel, inspection, safety compliance and maintenance for automated flame-based defensive installations.

Environmental Compliance And Waste $50K/yr

[#14, #15] Hazardous waste handling, environmental testing, permits, disposal and occasional remediation.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.2M/yr

93.5% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled maintenance, monitoring, research and no containment incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $3.4M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized high-dB event causing on-site injuries or limited property damage requiring repairs, medical care and minor legal/compensation costs.

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🚨 Major Breach $4.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

A significant uncontrolled 'scream' causing deaths/injuries and substantial property damage requiring rapid repairs, legal settlements and reserve replenishment.

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🚨 Catastrophic Breach $8.2M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Large-scale high-dB event with extensive off-site casualties and infrastructure damage consuming contingency reserves and triggering prolonged remediation/legal actions.

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👥 Personnel 38 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	20	[#7] Rotating armed guards and supervisors to provide 24/7 coverage (estimate per note: 12–24; 20 used here).
Class-D Personnel	12	[#5, #6] Expendable maintenance labour for risky maintenance tasks and dampener replacement; includes admin/escort overhead.
Research Scientist / Acoustical Engineer	4	[#18] R&D team for acoustics/materials testing and mitigation (staffing funded within recurring R&D budget).
Medical Officer	2	[#16] On-site medics/audiometry and occupational health support (1–2 FTE referenced; 2 used).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling a mid-confidence consolidated estimate, but wide ranges for contingency items, local construction costs and incident frequencies keep confidence from being high.

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