SCP-8308 — SCP-8308 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8308 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-8308

Expected annual

$1.0M

One-time setup

$554K

Annual recurring

$978K

Personnel

One-time setup and contingency costs are modest (~$553,500) for containment, IT, and legal setup; recurring costs are dominated by ongoing security and a research program, totaling ~$978,000/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $554K

Contingency Fund $200K

[#19] Containment breach contingency / escalation fund reserved for urgent upgrades, rapid research scale-up, or emergency public measures (one-time funded reserve).

Facilities $100K

[#1] Standard humanoid containment cell retrofit to Site-309 specs (reinforced walls, observation window, secure door, plumbing, HVAC segregation).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#14] Initial pilot research program setup for cross-reality perception studies (lab setup, pilot equipment, protocols).

Equipment $30K

[#2, #3, #9] Monitoring hardware (cameras/mics/sensors) one-time procurement, initial secure storage server hardware, and initial forensic tooling.

Pr One Time $30K

[#12] One-time public relations/cover-story suppression and initial outreach costs (platform takedowns, statements, paid removal/hush agreements).

Backup Power $15K

[#8] Generator and UPS install to sustain containment systems during outages (one-time).

Legal Fees Establishment $15K

[#11] Legal fees to obtain death pronouncement, estate transfer, and initial IP custody arrangements (one-time).

Specialist Consultancy Per Engagement $15K

[#15] Representative per-engagement specialist consultancy (literary/occult/neurological expert engagement).

Decommissioning Disposal $15K

[#24] Representative decommissioning/disposal costs (biohazard disposal, legal paperwork, site rehabilitation) if eventual neutralization occurs.

Emergency Response Training $10K

[#6] Initial MTF-level training & equipment for emergency response readiness (one-time).

Forensic Analysis Per Engagement $10K

[#10] Per-engagement deep forensic analysis of archived livestream materials (frame-by-frame/audio/metadata) — accounted as a representative one-time engagement cost.

Archival Digitization $6K

[#13] Digitization and cataloguing of author's works and manuscripts (one-time).

Medical Supplies $5K

[#7] Initial procurement of sedatives, medical consumables, restraint harnesses.

Vault Setup $2K

[#21] One-time secure vault/environmental control setup for physical media/artifacts.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $978K/yr

Staff Wages $425K/yr

[#4, #5, #13, #16] Dedicated security staffing (6 guards, wages+benefits), part-time psychologist (0.2 FTE) and paramedic on-call, archival curation staff and fractional administrative staff - aggregated into staff wages.

Research And Monitoring $300K/yr

[#14] Ongoing research program budget (specialist salaries, experiments, neuroimaging access, IRB-like oversight and study costs).

Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr

[#17] Pro-rated site overhead allocation (utilities, HVAC, janitorial, site security command allocation, insurance) and cell maintenance.

It Security $40K/yr

[#22] IT security, access control systems, insider-threat monitoring, audits and two-person integrity controls.

Cultural Monitoring $28K/yr

[#25] Long-term monitoring of cultural/secondary effects, scraping for inspired works and humanities analyst time.

Digital Containment $18K/yr

[#9] Webcrawler maintenance, takedown/legal licenses, forensic software subscriptions and operational costs.

Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr

[#11, #12] Ongoing legal oversight, copyright/IP management, and PR monitoring & rapid response.

Miscellaneous Investigations $12K/yr

[#27] Travel, small procurements, emergency investigative expenses.

Data Storage $12K/yr

[#3] Encrypted on-site storage, air-gapped replication, backup media and off-site vaulting retention costs.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#20] Secure transport and transfer logistics for specimen/material movement between sites (armored van/charter as needed).

Neuroimaging $10K/yr

[#18] Periodic MRI/fMRI/EEG sessions and bloodwork to monitor for anomalous signatures.

Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr

[#7, #23] Routine consumables: medical consumables, bedding, food, cleaning supplies, disposable medical supply restocking.

Secure Storage $6K/yr

[#21] Vault rental, environmental controls, and insurance for physical media/artifacts.

Policy And Audits $6K/yr

[#26] Periodic reclassification review, board reviews, legal and policy audits.

Emergency Drills $5K/yr

[#6] Annual refresher training and drills, PPE and restraint replenishment.

Backup Power Maintenance $3K/yr

[#8] Fuel and maintenance costs for generator and UPS systems.

Monitoring Hardware Maintenance $2K/yr

[#2] Annual maintenance/replacement for cameras, microphones, motion and environmental sensors.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $978K/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine containment, monitoring, and research spend.

no_incidents routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

SCP becomes briefly responsive or a small public leak requires extra forensic work and limited emergency response.

temporary_responsiveness localized_leak forensic_engagement

🚨 Research Scale Up $1.6M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Research breakthrough or anomalous activity prompts rapid scale-up of scientific program and expanded staffing/equipment.

novel_anomalous_findings research_breakthrough

🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline

Containment failure or significant public exposure requiring emergency upgrades, legal/PR crisis management, and intensive research response.

containment_breach public_exposure large_scale_response

👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#4] Two guards per shift × 3 shifts = six guards for continuous coverage; wages + benefits included in staff_wages.
Psychologist	1	[#5] Part-time psychologist (0.2 FTE) accounted for in staff_wages; represented as one headcount.
Paramedic / Med Tech	1	[#5] On-call paramedic/med tech coverage accounted for in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff	1	[#16] Fractional administrative support (0.25–0.5 FTE) represented as one headcount; wages included in staff_wages.
Archivist / Curator	1	[#13] Archival digitization/curation staff (fractional) included in staff_wages aggregated figure.

📋 Confidence Notes

Most recurring items (security, IT, research) are well-described with ranges; however per-engagement forensic/legal costs, contingency sizing, and probability estimates for responsiveness/breach are uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.

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