SCP-8120 — SCP-8120 | Cost Breakdown

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $77.8M

Contingency Reserve Initial $50.0M

[#19] Initial contingency/catastrophic reserve (recommended minimum ~$50M to cover major breach/activation response).

Facilities $10.0M

[#1] Build/retrofit of a dedicated Site-01 vault wing with blast-resistant walls, mantraps, EMP/Faraday shielding and O5 antechamber; estimate uses ~$10M reasonable mid-range.

Research Vessel Purchase And Refit $4.5M

[#13] Purchase and refit of a small research vessel (purchase + refit combined, mid-range).

Equipment $2.0M

[#2] 169 museum-grade, climate-controlled, shock-mounted cabinets and bespoke mounts/dampening systems; mid-range estimate used (~$2M).

Controlled Experiments Setup $1.5M

[#12] Pilot program setup for controlled ritual experiments (prototype facilities, remote/robotic testing capability).

Legal Cover Setup $1.5M

[#17] Initial legal/cover story setup: shell institutions, paid archivists, legal teams and misinformation seeding (mid-range).

Shielding Rnd Seed $1.5M

[#23] Seed R&D for static/mobile electronic/psychic/thaumaturgic shielding prototypes.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M

[#3] Conservation lab buildout and specialist instruments (X-ray/CT, XRF, 3D scanning, microscopes, conservation chemicals); mid-range initial setup.

Hadfield Settlement $1.0M

[#6] Initial purchase/settlement/lease/trust payments to House Hadfield for custody/quiet transfers (mid-range).

Mtf Initial Training And Gear $1.0M

[#8] Initial specialized occult countermeasures training and gear for dedicated MTF(s).

Digital Archival Setup $600K

[#4] Air-gapped archival servers and encrypted off-site backups setup for Hadfield notes and catalogs.

Estate Retrofit $500K

[#5] Retrofit of the Hadfield private estate to museum-vault standards (mid-range).

Initial Collection Transfer $500K

[#7] Initial secure transfer of collection (armored transport, crates, MTF escort) - one-time transfer budget.

Covert Intel Operations Reserve $500K

[#18] Seed budget for a single covert operation (bribery, clandestine repatriation, liaison expenses) - per-operation reserve.

Insurance Setup $500K

[#20] Setup of financial instruments, trusts, and slush-fund mechanisms for reputational/legal contingencies.

Personnel Vetting Setup $300K

[#10] Initial deep-background checks and clearance setup for the core access group (~30 people, mid-range).

Surveillance Hardware Install $300K

[#22] One-time purchase and installation of high-resolution NVRs, tamper sensors and integrated alarm hardware.

Longterm Archive Initial $300K

[#26] Initial cost to establish geographically separated off-site duplicate storage (mid-range).

Ritual Suppression Initial $200K

[#15] Initial procurement/manufacture of ritual suppression materials and seals.

Redundant Fascimiles Setup $150K

[#16] High-resolution facsimiles, physical facsimiles and duplication workflow for Hadfield's notes and SCP-8120-A documents.

Candidate Screening $0

[#14] Screening of 'born from the wretched seed' candidates - baseline containment-only policy: not pursued (set to $0).

Archive Restoration Initial $0

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Rotten Core Program Seed $0

[#30] Strategic program seed for SCP-8120-B research (not initiated under containment-only baseline; set to $0).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20.6M/yr

Staff Wages $7.6M/yr

[#3, #8, #9, #11, #22, #13] Aggregate annual wages for MTF(s), on-site guards, specialist researchers, conservators/lab techs, monitoring staff and site support (mid-range aggregate).

Contingency Reserve Annual Allocation $5.0M/yr

[#19] Annual allocation to build/maintain catastrophic contingency reserve and readiness funding.

Insurance Annual Funding $2.0M/yr

[#20] Annual secret slush fund / financial readiness to cover legal and reputational fallout where insurance practicalities are limited.

Vessel Operations $1.0M/yr

[#13] Annual crew, telemetry, ops and maintenance costs for a research vessel (if used periodically).

Shielding Rnd Ongoing $1.0M/yr

[#23] Ongoing R&D and prototype runs for electronic/psychic/thaumaturgic shielding tech.

Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr

[#6, #17, #24] Ongoing hush payments/estate compensation, legal teams, and cover-story maintenance; includes some front-company legal support.

Estate Security And Maintenance $400K/yr

[#5] Annual armed security detail, domestic staff and grounds maintenance for the Hadfield estate used as secondary storage.

Monitoring And Surveillance Staffing $400K/yr

[#22] 24/7 monitoring staff costs to continuously watch NVRs and tamper sensors and dispatch MTF.

Front Company Maintenance $400K/yr

[#24] Ongoing operating costs to keep front companies and shell organizations active across jurisdictions.

Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr

[#1, #5, #21] Ongoing maintenance of vault infrastructure, estate upkeep, HVAC and backup generator maintenance.

Research And Monitoring $300K/yr

[#12, #23] General recurring research coordination and monitoring overhead (baseline; controlled experiments R&D handled separately if pursued).

Logistics And Transport $300K/yr

[#7] Recurring secure transport budget for routine moves and environmental monitoring during transit.

Personnel Vetting Monitoring $200K/yr

[#10] Ongoing polygraph/biometric/psychological monitoring and clearance maintenance for access personnel.

Training Exercises $200K/yr

[#25] Regular containment drills, audits and simulations involving MTF and Site-01 staff.

Medical And Psychiatric $200K/yr

[#27] Ongoing medical care, monitoring and evacuation readiness for exposed operatives and vessel crews.

Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr

[#3, #15, #29] Conservation chemicals, ritual upkeep materials, anti-degradation supplies and routine consumables.

Digital Archival Maintenance $100K/yr

[#4] Annual maintenance for air-gapped archival servers, encrypted backups and off-site rotation.

Environmental Control Energy $100K/yr

[#21] Vault HVAC, inerting gas systems and backup generator maintenance energy costs across principal sites.

Longterm Archive Maintenance $100K/yr

[#26] Annual costs to maintain geographically separated duplicate archival storage sites.

Archive Restoration $100K/yr

[#29] Ongoing conservation and anti-degradation program for century-old artifacts.

Ritual Suppression Maintenance $50K/yr

[#15] Annual materials and craft labor to maintain ritual seals and suppression measures.

Controlled Experiments $0/yr

[#12] Recurring experimental budget if program pursued; baseline containment-only year: set to $0.

Candidate Retention $0/yr

[#14] Recurring retention costs for 'born from the wretched seed' individuals not paid under baseline policy (set to $0).

Incident Response Fund $0/yr

[#28] Per-incident PR/response costs are funded from contingency reserve; baseline annual retainer set to $0.

Rotten Core Program Operations $0/yr

[#30] Strategic program operations (Rotten Core access/weapon retrieval) not active under containment-only baseline; set to $0.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $20.6M/yr

92.5% probability / year

Normal year with containment-only posture — no large-scale incidents or active program pursuits.

routine_operations periodic archival rotations

🚨 Minor Incident $22.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Localized activation or exposure requiring MTF response, limited PR/legal action and artifact stabilization.

single-artifact activation small estate leak accidental exposure

🚨 Major Breach $80.6M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$60.0M vs baseline

Large containment breach or partial activation of SCP-8120 resulting in wide MTF mobilization, large-scale evacuations and international operations.

simultaneous multiple activations estate compromise with public exposure uncontrolled ritual activation

🚨 Research Breakthrough Scaleup $30.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Foundation elects to actively pursue SCP-8120-B/Rotten Core access (vessel ops, candidate program ramp-up, scaled experiments).

decision to pursue controlled trials vessel deployment and crew expansion candidate recruitment and sustained experiments

👥 Personnel 62 total

Role	Count	Notes
Mobile Task Force / MTF Agent	25	[#8] Dedicated rapid-response team(s) for artifact seizure, ritual interdiction and vessel operations; count reflects 20–30 operatives.
Security Officer / Guard	20	[#9, #5] 8–12 guards per storage location; two primary locations (Site-01 vault + Hadfield estate) assumed; includes shift coverage.
Research Scientist	6	[#11] Specialists (archaeology, history, ritualists/occult scholars) to interpret notes and design safe study protocols.
Conservator / Lab Technician	4	[#3] Two conservators, one cataloger, one lab tech for conservation, cataloging and duplicate production.
Administrative Staff	3	[#4, #17] Site/admin support, legal liaison and records management for restricted documents and cover operations.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#1, #21] Facilities, HVAC, environmental control, generator maintenance for vaults and estates.
Medical Officer / Psychological Staff	2	[#10, #27] Medical and psychiatric contingency staff for operatives and any exposed personnel; ongoing monitoring.

📋 Confidence Notes

Mid-range estimates used where analyst provided wide ranges; major drivers (contingency reserve, vessel purchase, MTF staffing) are well-identified but optional programs and catastrophic scenarios introduce substantial variance, so confidence is medium.