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SCP-8115 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8115
Expected annual
$713K
One-time setup
$479K
Annual recurring
$678K
Personnel
2
One-time setup costs are moderate-to-high driven by remote-handling equipment, memetic-safe servers, and specialized research setup; recurring costs are dominated by contingency/reserve funds, legal/cover-up budgets, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $479K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $268K
[#5, #6, #11, #19, #20] Integration/configuration and memetic-filtering software, air-gapped secure server and hardened storage (#6); SOP development and initial documentation/certification materials (#11 one-time); initial specialized memetic-research instrumentation and program seed funding (#19 initial); initial classified archives/digital signing setup (#20 one-time).
Equipment $121K
[#1, #2, #5, #17] High-security containment locker and installation (#1); initial tamper-evident hardware (#2 initial); robotic manipulator, cameras and hardware for remote handling plus secure media (#5 hardware + storage); UPS/environmental control hardware (#17 one-time).
Legal Initial Retainer $50K
[#12] Initial legal/ethics retainer and special counsel fees to cover liability and policy review.
Facilities $35K
[#16] Build/fit a dedicated post-session decontamination/isolation room (padded/secure monitoring room).
Personnel Vetting $5K
[#22] Initial background checks/vetting for authorized personnel (assumes a small authorized access list).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $678K/yr
Escalation Contingency $200K/yr
[#24] Annualized contingency reserve for rapid escalation (quarantines, site lockdowns, specialized containment materials).
Liability Reserve $150K/yr
[#13] Annualized insurance/self-insurance reserve to cover claims, settlements, and large liability events.
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10, #19] Air-gapped system and software maintenance (#6 recurring); per-session psychiatric/medical monitoring averaged across expected sessions (#7); long-term mental health care allocation for affected personnel (#8); per-experiment research costs averaged (#10); ongoing specialized memetic research program funding (#19 recurring).
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#12, #14] Ongoing legal/compliance fees and cover-up/disinformation slush fund for incident response and record redaction.
Medical Emergency Reserve $75K/yr
[#9] On-call crisis team activations and inpatient psychiatric readiness fund (annualized reserve).
Staff Wages $25K/yr
[#4, #10] Allocation for monthly-check labor (researcher + technician/security) and partial staffing for experiments and oversight.
Facilities Maintenance $19K/yr
[#3, #17, #20] Site overhead / proportional secure storage space allocation (#3); energy and maintenance for UPS/environmental controls (#17 recurring); record-keeping/archive maintenance (#20 recurring).
Replacement And Repair $10K/yr
[#21] Annual allowance for repair/replacement of robotic handlers, cameras, seals, and locker wear-and-tear.
Productivity And Replacement $10K/yr
[#23] Average annualized productivity loss/backfill hiring for staff impacted by sessions or medical leave.
Training And Certification $3K/yr
[#11] Refresher SOP training, memetic-handling certification, and new-staff onboarding courses.
Personnel Continuous Monitoring $2K/yr
[#22] Continuous vetting/monitoring (polygraphs/psych evals) for authorized staff (annualized per-person monitoring across the small access list).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#15] Average annualized cost for occasional controlled transports (secure courier/vehicle, insurance, routing).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#2, #18] Replacement tamper seals and seal kits (#2 recurring); PPE, batteries, replacement camera media and consumables (#18).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $678K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monthly checks, occasional experiments at expected cadence, and no major incidents.
routine_monthly_checks scheduled_experiments no_adverse_events
🚨 Minor Incident $753K/yr
7.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment incident or destabilization leading to local medical response, limited legal/cover-up action, and equipment repair.
single_person_destabilization crisis_team_activation limited_public_exposure_or_internal_inquiry
🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or repeated harmful exposures requiring extended hospitalization, large legal/insurance payouts, broad cover-up operations and major containment escalation.
multiple_personnel_harm public_incident_or_litigation large_scale_containment_escalation
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Primary oversight, memetic review, experiment lead; participates in monthly checks and session approvals. [#4, #6, #11]
Lab Technician / Security Tech 1 Performs monthly inspections, operates remote manipulator under supervision, handles tamper-evident seals and routine maintenance. [#2, #4, #5]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; memetic behavior uncertainty, experiment cadence, and organizational risk appetite create material variance. Line items are auditable to analyst notes but several items (insurance, contingency, research scale) are highly scenario-driven.
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