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SCP-8228 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8228
Expected annual
$2.6M
One-time setup
$4.0M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
14
One-time containment and reserve buildup is estimated at approximately $4.02M, while baseline annual operations are roughly $2.61M driven primarily by staff wages, legal/cover-story/insurance costs, and ongoing research and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.0M
Contingency Large Scale Reserve $2.0M
[#30] Large reserve to cover mass social/legal fallout, large-scale PR/settlements, or other worst-case costs (one-time reserve).
Incident Response Reserve $500K
[#19] Contingency reserve for incident response, rapid remediation, temporary quarantines and searches (one-time reserve).
Long Term R&D Capital $500K
[#26] Seed capital for multi-year neutralization/mitigation program (one-time R&D capital).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $320K
[#16, #17, #22] One-time research instrumentation/assays (dedicated kit option), controlled animal-study isolation lab setup, and initial training/course development.
Destruction Protocol $300K
[#28] Development and execution budget for secure destruction/neutralization protocol if required (one-time).
Equipment $195K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #15] Tamper-resistant display container, remote handling robotics, initial CCTV/audio setup, intrusion detection/lockdown hardware setup, and secure/encrypted server setup (one-time portions).
Facilities $150K
[#1] Reinforced inner containment vault (armored door, tamper sensors, two-stage airlock, sealed display cabinet) as physical modifications to an existing lab room.
Secure Transport Crate $35K
[#11] Certified tamper-evident insulated transport case plus vehicle retrofit/procedure development (one-time).
Backup Power $20K
[#12] UPS and small-site generator purchase/installation (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10] 24/7 posted armed security detail, dedicated containment research team salaries (researchers + lab techs), medical oversight retainer/on-call staffing, and ethics/administrative staffing (salary + overhead).
Research And Monitoring $788K/yr
[#4, #16, #17, #20, #21, #22, #26, #29, #27] Ongoing CCTV/audio storage & analytics costs, outsourced core assays or recurring research, animal-study per-experiment budgets, red-team/security audits, psychological screening and counseling, annual drills, recurring R&D program expenditures, external threat/intelligence monitoring, and IRB/IACUC compliance admin.
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#9, #24, #25] Legal retainer for containment authorization/compliance, specialty insurance/liability coverage, and baseline public-relations/cover-story budget (retainers and preparation).
Secure Recruitment $35K/yr
[#23] Ongoing higher-than-normal recruitment, background checks, periodic polygraphs and reinvestigations.
Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr
[#5, #12, #15, #13] Annual maintenance for intrusion systems, backup power fuel/maintenance, server upkeep, and incremental HVAC/ climate-control energy & maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#14] Disposable PPE, single-use feeding implements, sterilization materials and other consumables for handling/testing.
Forensic Pathology Reserve $10K/yr
[#18] Baseline reserve for non-human corpse autopsy/disposal and minimal forensic work; human-incident costs are tracked as per-incident exposures in scenarios.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[#11] Secure transport crate and vehicle retrofit treated as one-time costs; no material recurring transport budget included here for baseline.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard containment, monitoring, research, and administrative activities.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Small containment/insider incident or unauthorized consumption limited to non-human organism(s); localized response and investigation.
non-human_consumption localized_breach small_investigation
🚨 Major Breach $4.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Serious breach including human consumption, public exposure, or multiple casualties requiring heavy legal, PR, remediation, and accelerated R&D response.
human_consumption public_exposure multiple_deaths
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#6] 24/7 posted guards (three shifts) to secure the wing/suite; headcount chosen to match recurring security wage estimate.
Research Scientist 3 [#7] Senior anomalous researchers for monitoring, study design, and reporting.
Lab Technician 2 [#7] Lab technicians for monitoring and experimental support.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] On-call physician/forensic support liaison; presence reflected in medical retainer cost.
Administrative Staff 1 [#10, #9] Ethics board/administrative support for review processes and liaison with legal/cover operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges allowing mid-range aggregation; uncertainty remains due to unpredictable per-incident escalation costs, choices between one-time vs. recurring research purchases, and the anomalous nature of SCP effects, so confidence is medium.
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