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SCP-8332 Apollyon ~ medium confidence
SCP-8332
Expected annual
$771K
One-time setup
$329K
Annual recurring
$726K
Personnel
8
One-time incident response and forensic processing (~$329k) drive initial costs; recurring annual staffing, insurance, and archival/storage comprise the bulk of ongoing costs (~$726k/yr). Major cost risk arises if active research or containment is attempted.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $329K
Legal Indemnity Payouts $100K
[#9] Legal fees, indemnity/settlements and compensation (variable; medium estimate).
Facility Downtime $50K
[#20] Opportunity cost from interrupted research, reagent wastage, delayed deliverables.
Forensic Autopsy $25K
[#4] Full autopsy with CT imaging, histology, toxicology, trauma reconstruction.
Internal Investigation $25K
[#10] Senior researchers/compliance/administration time to write reports and brief leadership.
Equipment Repair Replacement $20K
[#21] Repair or replacement of contaminated/damaged instruments and recalibration.
Forensic Investigation $15K
[#3] Crime-scene forensic team, travel, per diem, specialist fees.
Biohazard Cleanup $12K
[#5] Certified hazardous-waste cleanup, disposal of contaminated PPE/equipment, surface sterilization.
Ppe And Safety Upgrades $12K
[#12] Occupation-safety review, upgraded PPE and training rollout as needed.
Public Relations One Time $10K
[#15] One-time PR/cover-story creation and legal review for external stakeholders.
External Audit One Time $10K
[#23] External audits and remediation actions following the incident (one-cycle cost).
Emergency Response $8K
[#1] EMS/medevac/fire/HAZMAT standby and initial responder costs for the incident (3–8 responders, ~1 day).
It Forensics $8K
[#14] Imaging of devices, preservation of notebooks, data integrity verification and redaction.
Training And Sop Rollout $8K
[#22] One-time cost to update and re-deploy training and SOPs after incident.
Psychological Counseling Initial $6K
[#11] Critical-incident debriefs and initial counseling (short-term for affected staff).
Evidence Vault Setup $6K
[#13] Secure archival setup for physical/digital records, redundancy and restricted access logs.
Sample Handling Initial $4K
[#6] Initial cryogenic/freezer storage setup, aliquoting, chain-of-custody for biological samples.
Mortuary Services $3K
[#8] Secure cremation/internment and handling costs.
Archival Publication $3K
[#24] Redaction, indexing and preparation for archival retention.
Scene Security $2K
[#2] Guard overtime to secure scene 24–72 hours.
Transportation Courier $1K
[#7] Refrigerated courier, tamper-evident packaging and chain-of-custody to external labs.
Facilities $0
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Equipment $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Amnestic Mitigation $0
[#16] Conditional memetic/amnestic mitigation — set to 0 for baseline archival case (not applicable unless memetic hazard identified).
Specialist Research Initial $0
[#17] Optional specialist research funding (not budgeted in archival baseline; would be large if pursued).
Apollyon Attempted Containment One Time $0
[#25] Theoretical attempt at containment of an Apollyon-class phenomenon; effectively unbounded and not pursued per archival directive (not budgeted).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $726K/yr
Staff Wages $650K/yr
[#10,#18,#22,#23] Annual salaries for security, researchers, administrative staff, engineering and oversight required to maintain archival custody and monitoring.
Insurance And Regulatory $20K/yr
[#19] Increased insurance premiums and regulatory inspection costs after a workplace fatality.
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#15,#9,#19] Ongoing legal counsel, PR retainer, and regulatory liaison costs.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#13,#18,#21] Ongoing maintenance of archival vaults, sensor upkeep, and repair budgets for facility infrastructure.
Research And Monitoring $10K/yr
[#18] Long-term environmental and personnel monitoring, periodic checks and medical follow-ups if risk of recurrence.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#5,#12,#22] PPE replenishment, consumable disposal, training materials and related supplies.
Audits Recurring $5K/yr
[#23] Recurring external audits and compliance remediation cycles.
Biological Sample Storage $2K/yr
[#6] Cryogenic/freezer storage and chain-of-custody ongoing costs for retained biological samples.
Evidence Vault Maintenance $2K/yr
[#13] Yearly maintenance, backups, and access-control auditing for archival storage.
Psychological Followup $2K/yr
[#11] Follow-up staff counseling and monitoring for PTSD or long-term effects.
Training Recertification $2K/yr
[#22] Periodic re-certification and refresher training costs.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#7] Occasional courier/transport costs for samples and records.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $726K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents beyond routine archival operations and monitoring.
no_incident routine_operations archival_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $941K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$215K vs baseline
A single archival incident occurs requiring full incident response, forensic workup, cleanup, legal processing, and associated one-time costs.
on-site_death forensic_investigation biohazard_cleanup
🚨 Research Initiation $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Leadership elects to fund a targeted specialist research program into the anomaly, requiring initial project funding and added staffing.
leadership_investigation specialist_project_funding
🚨 Catastrophic Containment Attempt $10.0B/yr
0.0% probability / year +$10.0B vs baseline
A (theoretical) active containment effort is attempted for an Apollyon-level phenomenon, rapidly escalating costs.
attempted_active_containment national_response
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#2,#1] Security staff to secure scenes, provide 24/7 coverage and initial cordon during incidents.
Research Scientist 1 [#10,#17] Senior researcher(s) to review evidence, lead any optional specialist investigations and archival analysis.
Administrative Staff 1 [#10,#15,#13] Administrative support for reporting, PR coordination, and archive management.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#21,#12,#13] Technical staff for equipment repair, facility/PPE maintenance and sensor upkeep.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#9,#15] Executive oversight, legal coordination and liaison with higher-level leadership.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many incident-specific estimates are reasonable but wide-ranging (legal payouts, specialist research, and theoretical containment are highly uncertain). The archival designation reduces long-term uncertainty, but potential discretionary decisions (research or containment attempts) create large tail risks, so confidence is medium.
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