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SCP-8125 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-8125
Expected annual
$95.0M
One-time setup
$796.8M
Annual recurring
$88.8M
Personnel
126
Initial capital to create hardened per-site Way-containment, centralized vaulting, and R&D dominates one-time costs (~$797M). Recurring costs are driven by specialized personnel, long-term research and monitoring, legal/black-budget overhead, and high attrition replacement (~$88.8M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $796.8M
Catastrophic Reserve $500.0M
[#28] Contingency reserve for catastrophic-failure response (mass amnestic campaigns, mass evacuations, emergency suppression).
Facilities $179.0M
[#1, #2, #11, #16] Secure Way containment upgrades across six priority sites, construction of a dedicated Nexus containment vault option, backup power/energy infrastructure installs across major sites, and recovery/quarantine facility setup; scaled to six priority sites where noted.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $62.2M
[#3, #12, #14, #22] Way-sealing/suppression R&D & prototype deployment lab setup, data-capture/secure-archive infrastructure, cognitive/memetic countermeasure R&D rollout, and initial lab setup for long-term Prime-entity/narrative research programs.
Equipment $51.8M
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #10, #24, #25] Reality-stabilizer prototypes and hardware, monitoring & sensor network installation (six sites), unmanned expedition fleet procurement (50 drones), manned expedition PPE/outfitting, special-ops vehicles/equipment, secure transport vehicles, and communications-control hardware installs.
Amnestic Stockpile Setup $2.0M
[#13] Initial stockpile setup and delivery-system procurement for amnestics/psychotropics.
Front Company Setup $1.8M
[#18] One-time setup for cover organizations and front-company infrastructure to mask operations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $88.8M/yr
Research And Monitoring $38.6M/yr
[#3, #5, #12, #21, #22, #27, #30] Ongoing Way-sealing refinement, telemetry and sensor operations, archival storage/analysis, incident forensics and lost-expedition analysis, long-term narrative/Prime research program, red-team/oversight exercises, and containment policy simulations/training.
Cover Story And Legal $15.2M/yr
[#18, #19, #29] Ongoing legal, PR, front-company operating budgets, misinformation campaigns, and black-budget/indemnity overhead for covert operations.
Staff Wages $12.5M/yr
[#8, #9] Salaries for specialized scientific personnel and security staff (includes base salaries as estimated in notes; overtime/benefits included in totals).
Facilities Maintenance $8.5M/yr
[#1, #11, #16, #23] Per-site maintenance for Way-containment upgrades, fuel/resupply for backup power, quarantine/holding facility staffing/upkeep, and repairs due to reality-induced wear.
Logistics And Transport $4.8M/yr
[#10, #24] Standby and operations costs for special-ops rapid-response task force, armored convoys, discrete airlift/cold-chain logistics, and related vehicle operations.
Supplies And Consumables $3.0M/yr
[#7, #17] Consumables and replacement supplies including PPE replacement, high-attrition equipment resupply, spare parts, and fuel where categorized as operating consumables.
Drone Replacement Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#6] Annual replacement/reserve budget for high-attrition unmanned expedition fleet (drones/tethered probes).
Collaboration Liaison $1.6M/yr
[#20] Payments, resource exchanges, and liaison expenses with Wanderer's Library oversight, NGOs, and covert contacts.
Amnestic Production $1.0M/yr
[#13] Ongoing production and replacement of amnestics and delivery systems.
Cognitive Training $600K/yr
[#14] Annual training refreshers and memetic-filter updates for staff and telemetry/document handling.
Psychological Care $550K/yr
[#15] Psychological care, rotation programs, counselling, and occupational-health support for exposed staff.
Amnestic Disposal $275K/yr
[#26] Secure destruction and legal waste handling for contaminated material and used delivery devices.
Communications Operations $200K/yr
[#25] Operation costs for communications-control, jamming, and emergency blackout capability.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $88.8M/yr
69.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; containment and R&D progress as planned.
routine_operations scheduled_research regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $93.8M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized egress, drone losses, or small narrative spill requiring recovery, forensics, and limited amnestic actions.
drone_loss localized_egress small_scale_forensics
🚨 Major Breach $138.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or expanded Way activity necessitating major deployments, mass amnestics, and heavy infrastructure repairs.
multi-site_breach large_scale_egress mass_amnestic_campaign
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $588.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline
Cascade failure / LK-style event with mass egress or global narrative contamination requiring full emergency reserve activation and extraordinary response.
cascade_failure mass_narrative_contamination global_exposure
👥 Personnel 126 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 40 [#8] Mid-level specialists (avg ~$130k/yr) deployed for chronology, narrative, cognitive analysis.
Senior Research / Management 10 [#8] Senior leads and program managers (avg ~$220k/yr) overseeing R&D and long-term research programs.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 [#9] On-site armed response and containment security (avg ~$55k/yr) across multiple sites.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#11, #23] Infrastructure and systems engineers/maintenance staff (estimated avg ~$100k/yr) for power, communications, and repairs.
Medical Officer 3 [#15] Medical and psychological support staff (estimated avg ~$120k/yr) for exposed personnel care.
Administrative Staff 7 [#18, #20] Administrative and liaison staff (estimated avg ~$120k/yr) supporting legal, cover, and external collaboration functions.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates contain wide ranges due to experimental R&D outcomes, high attrition, and ontological uncertainty of Nx-23; many items are highly contingent on unknowns (Way-sealing success, effectiveness of stabilizers), hence low confidence.
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