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SCP-8298 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8298
Expected annual
$16.6M
One-time setup
$38.8M
Annual recurring
$16.5M
Personnel
25
Initial one-time setup is large due to facility hardening, specialized R&D, containment cells and amnestic development; total one-time costs are dominated by facility construction and amnestic development. Recurring costs are driven by staffing, legal/cover operations and a maintained contingency reserve for mass-fatality events.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $38.8M
Facilities $14.0M
[#1] Secure containment facility / site upgrade (blast-rated shell, redundant systems, hardened building).
Equipment $8.9M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #9, #13, #15, #20, #21] Psi-dampening chamber, redundant kill-switches, emergency power capex, sensor/monitoring setup, robotic disassembly, psionic bleed-off hardware, QRF initial kit, medical setup equipment, transport capex, hardened communications setup.
Amnestic Development Initial $8.0M
[#16] Development and initial manufacture of bulk amnestic supply (initial stockpile and formulation costs).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.1M
[#8, #10] R&D and lab buildout for containment cells and technical research program (initial instruments, modeling, R&D for SCP-8298-1 containment).
Decommissioning And Destruction $550K
[#23] Specialized demolition and hazardous disposal protocols / one-time destruction expense planning.
Field Survey And Relay Neutralization Program $525K
[#6] One-time field survey equipment, UAV/helicopter ops setup and neutralization tooling for locating relays.
Public Safety Setup Initial $275K
[#30] Initial public-safety / evacuation planning setup and materials.
Environmental Monitoring Setup $262K
[#24] Initial environmental testing and remediation setup (soil/water/ionic/psionic baseline).
Training Initial $175K
[#14] Initial training, certification and simulation exercise setup costs.
Mass Fatality One Time Event Cost $0
[#17] Per-event mass-fatality handling costs are event-driven; one-time baseline set to 0 unless event occurs (recurring reserve maintained).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.5M/yr
Contingency Fund Reserve $5.0M/yr
[#28] Maintained catastrophic-loss reserve for unanticipated large-scale events or infrastructure replacement.
Staff Wages $2.7M/yr
[#11, #12, #13] Salaries for specialized psi researchers, engineers, containment specialists, security staff and administrative/medical personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $2.0M/yr
[#18] Covert communications, cover-up PR, liaison with authorities and large-scale public management contingencies.
Mass Fatality Contingency Fund $2.0M/yr
[#17] Annual reserve allocation for mass-fatality handling, mortuary capacity and large-scale disposal (maintained capital).
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#10, #5] Ongoing technical R&D staffing/experiments and core data analysis; baseline research program recurring costs.
Qrf Annual $500K/yr
[#13] Annual costs to maintain QRF readiness, specialized training and equipment refresh.
Amnestic Replenishment $500K/yr
[#16] Ongoing manufacture, storage and replenishment of amnestic doses and formulation adjustments.
Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr
[#1, #4] Ongoing maintenance of hardened containment facility, HVAC, EMP/EM shielding and backup power upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#20] Contract aviation, armored convoy ops, vehicle maintenance and transport logistics.
Medical Recurring $300K/yr
[#15] On-site medics, trauma care capability, PPE replenishment and medical readiness.
Legal And Liaison Team $300K/yr
[#19] Lawyers, government liaison officers and permit/regulatory support.
Incident Investigation Capacity $200K/yr
[#29] Forensic analysis, incident reconstruction, logging and auditing capacity (budgeted per year for likely events).
Long Term Surveillance $175K/yr
[#22] Routine checks, tamper inspections and environmental monitoring to ensure device remains disabled.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#25] PPE, chemicals, consumables, janitorial, small tools and utilities.
Training And Exercises $150K/yr
[#14] Annual training, certification refreshers, drills and simulation exercises.
Psychological Support $150K/yr
[#27] Counseling, PTSD treatment and aftercare programs for staff and affected civilians.
Comms Maintenance $100K/yr
[#21] Maintenance and support for hardened communications and encrypted enclaves.
Personnel Screening $75K/yr
[#26] Background checks, psychological screening and clearance maintenance.
Emergency Power Annual $60K/yr
[#4] Fuel, maintenance and annual servicing for UPS and backup generation systems.
Environmental Monitoring Annual $50K/yr
[#24] Ongoing trace ionic/psionic contamination monitoring and small-scale remediation.
Public Safety Drills $50K/yr
[#30] Annual drills and liaison with local emergency services for evacuation readiness.
Sensor Monitoring Ops $30K/yr
[#5] Ongoing operations, data storage and off-site replication for sensor arrays.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.5M/yr
94.8% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations, no major incidents; recurring costs only.
no activation routine maintenance normal staffing and training
🚨 Minor Incident $17.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized activation requiring targeted response: small casualties, targeted amnestic deployment, investigation.
small relay activation localized SCP-8298-1 instances limited amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $41.5M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Large-scale activation / mass-fatality event similar to initial incident requiring mass-fatality handling, mass amnestics, legal/PR operations and large contingency drawdown.
systemwide uncontrolled activation mass casualties (thousands) large-scale amnestic and disposal operations
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 4 [#10, #11] Senior psionic researchers responsible for experiments, modeling and oversight.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#7, #4] Engineers maintaining robotic tooling, backup power and facility systems.
Containment Specialist 2 [#8, #11] Containment operators and psi-safety specialists handling SCP-8298-1 instances.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#12] 24/7 armed coverage, perimeter teams and guard rotations.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#11, #19] Leadership and liaison to Foundation departments and legal.
Medical Officer 2 [#15] On-site medics and trauma readiness staff.
Administrative Staff 2 [#19, #25] Logistics, scheduling, procurement and record-keeping support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, but many costs (probabilities, mass-fatality per-event costs, amnestic development) are highly uncertain for an anomalous psionic system; estimates use mid-range assumptions where ranges were wide.
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