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SCP-8147 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8147
Expected annual
$324K
One-time setup
$732K
Annual recurring
$320K
Personnel
7
One-time containment and setup costs are approximately $731,850 with main drivers being structural containment, contingency/rescue funds, and legal retainer; recurring annual costs are approximately $320,250 driven primarily by dedicated security staffing, rapid-response readiness, and IT/monitoring support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $732K
Emergency Contingency Fund $250K
[#15] Seed/rescue fund for rapid deployment search teams, air assets, remote comms and long-duration operations in case of transport/containment incidents.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#23] Contingency R&D budget and specialized lab setup reserved for highly controlled neutralization/remote testing under strict approvals.
Facilities $125K
[#1] Reinforced, lockable containment room/locker with 5–6 m clear opening, mounting hardware, structural anchoring for brackets and eccentric loads, blast/tamper-resistant door.
Legal Cover Retainer $100K
[#14] One-time legal/cover-up and media control retainer, preparations for cover stories and third-party cooperation contingencies.
Equipment $55K
[#3, #4, #5, #7, #13] Tamper-proof power isolation hardware, USB-port mitigation hardware, activation-detection sensors and camera system hardware, access-control installation, and one-time IT/classified infrastructure setup (hardware components).
Background Checks Initial $30K
[#10] Initial enhanced background investigations, polygraphs and onboarding vetting for ~10 personnel.
Transport And Install $15K
[#2] Crate, specialized truck, crane/rigging and certified riggers for moving and wall-mounting the ring from discovery site to containment.
Secure Sub Vault Setup $6K
[#22] Secure sub-vault setup for removed connectors/keys with access logs and key management.
Archival Startup $1K
[#19] One-time archival startup for physical evidence/tamper-evident seals and chain-of-custody records.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $320K/yr
Staff Wages $180K/yr
[#8] Dedicated on-site security staffing (24/7 coverage) including supervisors, overtime contingency and benefits.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#9] Site security overhead and mobile rapid-response team readiness including vehicles, training and equipment.
Insurance And Liability $20K/yr
[#18] Special-risk insurance or internal liability reserve for accidents, rescue costs or legal claims.
Drills And Training $12K/yr
[#16] Incident response planning, tabletop exercises, and regular drills for security, medical and command staff.
It Support And Licenses $10K/yr
[#13] Ongoing support, licenses and SIEM monitoring for classified data infrastructure and secure logging.
Medical And Psych Care $10K/yr
[#17] Medical/psychological screening and post-incident care resources for access personnel.
Research Moratorium Enforcement $8K/yr
[#20] Administrative cost to enforce testing ban: policy, review board, and administrative sign-off.
Background Checks Recurrent $6K/yr
[#10, #11] Periodic reinvestigations, ongoing vetting and insider-threat monitoring rechecks.
Audit And Compliance $6K/yr
[#19] Periodic independent audits, compliance reviews and archival management of evidence and reports.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#14] Recurring legal and PR retainers for media control and liaison (if invoked).
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#12, #7] Conservation and inspection (bronze conservation, bracket/mount inspections), plus access-control maintenance/licenses.
Cctv Storage And Monitoring $4K/yr
[#6] Secure offsite/cold-storage retention of video logs, encrypted storage and automated alerting/forensic capability.
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#5] Ongoing analytics, storage and monitoring for activation-detection sensors and hourglass event capture.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#21] Tamper-evident seals, forensic tape, spare locksets, labels and small inspection tools.
Secure Sub Vault Management $1K/yr
[#22] Ongoing management and access control for stored connectors/keys.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $320K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, security staffing and maintenance only.
no_incident routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $345K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized alarm/tampering or brief unauthorized powering attempt requiring rapid response, forensics and limited legal/medical action.
alarm_trigger tampering_attempt short_power_event
🚨 Major Breach $820K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or unauthorized activation resulting in personnel transported to SCP-8147-1, large-scale rescue/medical/legal/PR operations.
unauthorized_activation power_loss_during_hourglass containment_breach
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] 2–3 officers per shift recommended for 24/7 coverage (FTEs to cover shifts).
Security Supervisor 1 [#8] Supervisor coverage included in staffing estimate for oversight, training and incident coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: many line items have clear ranges (security staffing, monitoring), but transport/install and incident costs are highly sensitive to the ring's true mass/size and to external events; contingency items introduce variance.
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