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SCP-8370 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8370
Expected annual
$11.9M
One-time setup
$78.0M
Annual recurring
$11.6M
Personnel
48
Total one-time costs are dominated by EO prototype R&D and initial capital (approximately $78M), while recurring annual expenses are driven by personnel, EO maintenance, medical follow-up and data processing (about $11.6M/yr). The largest single upfront driver is EO R&D if a prototype must be developed.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $78.0M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50.0M
[#1] Extra‑Universal Observer (EO) R&D, prototype development, testbeds and certification (chosen mid-range of $25M–$150M).
Equipment $18.0M
[#2] Manufacture and installation of EO hardware: assumed 3 deployed EO units at ~$6,000,000 each (hardware, enclosures, comms, calibration).
Redundancy Infrastructure $2.0M
[#13] Cold/hot spare infrastructure, offsite archival setup, duplicate comms and spare-unit holdings.
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#14] Upfront contingency/reserve fund for rapid procurement / rare high-impact events.
Facilities $1.9M
[#2, #9, #13, #15] Site prep and construction: site installation/site prep for EO deployments, construction/hardening of safe-rooms, and modest redundancy facility/workspace and initial training center fit-out.
Long Term Archival Endowment $1.5M
[#19] Upfront endowment for longitudinal follow-up study infrastructure and initial data collection budget.
Secure Data Infrastructure $1.0M
[#5] One-time secure data pipeline and archival infra/setup (high-bandwidth encrypted telemetry, conversion tooling, initial ML pipelines).
Decommissioning Fund $900K
[#20] Decommissioning / safe disposal fund for EO units (assumed 3 units at ~$300k/unit).
Subject Detection System Setup $500K
[#7] One-time buildout of detection/reporting pipeline (software, liaison agreements, tipline setup, integration with hospitals/schools).
Training Initial $250K
[#15] Initial background checks and clearance/training costs for program staff (estimated for ~50 staff at mid-range).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.6M/yr
Staff Wages $6.4M/yr
[#3, #6, #12, #15] Salaries and benefits for EO operations (operators, technicians, on-duty science officers), research scientists/postdocs/techs, incident response personnel and core administrative/security hires.
Medical And Aftercare Per Subject $1.0M/yr
[#8] Medical/psychiatric intake, scans, therapy and short-term support; budget assumes ~100 subjects/yr at ~$10,000 per subject (within $5k–$20k range).
Eo Maintenance And Calibration $900K/yr
[#4] Scheduled maintenance, spare parts, firmware updates and occasional on-site rebuilds for EO hardware (assumed $300k/EO/yr for 3 EO).
Logistics And Transport $600K/yr
[#12] Vehicles, travel, per-diems, deployment consumables and field logistics (non-salary portion).
Controlled Human Subject Research $500K/yr
[#10] Ethical approvals, stipends/compensation, monitoring and international compliance costs for controlled studies.
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#11] Retainers, PR contractors, memetic countermeasures, litigation defense budgets and FOIA response support.
Secure Data Storage And Processing $300K/yr
[#5] Recurring storage, compute, transcription contractors and ML processing costs for EO telemetry.
Subject Detection And Reporting $300K/yr
[#7] Ongoing staffing and software costs for hospital/school liaisons, social-media monitoring and tipline triage.
Insurance And Liability $300K/yr
[#14] Insurance premiums and ongoing liability reserve replenishment.
Long Term Followup $200K/yr
[#19] Ongoing administration and data collection for longitudinal studies.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#2, #9] Ongoing upkeep of site facilities and safe-room suites, minor structural maintenance and utilities related to containment suites.
Redundancy Maintenance $150K/yr
[#13] Maintenance of backups, spare component refreshes, offsite archival upkeep.
Outreach And Ethical Oversight $150K/yr
[#16] Workshops, partner training for schools/hospitals and funding for ethics oversight committees.
Public Narrative Management $150K/yr
[#17] Digital ops, controlled declassification, misinformation suppression and narrative management.
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#18] Lab consumables, PPE, office supplies, small equipment replacements, and general operating expenses.
Training Refreshes $75K/yr
[#15] Annual refresher training, psych screenings and periodic clearance updates.
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.6M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: steady operations, routine maintenance, expected subject caseload and scheduled research.
no major EO damage routine subject rate (~100/yr) no large legal or PR events
🚨 Minor Incident $12.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$850K vs baseline
Localized cluster of incidents requiring extra deployments, increased medical follow-up and short-term legal/PR effort.
spike in subject reports multiple simultaneous EO deployments heightened medical referrals
🚨 Major Breach $20.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$9.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic EO damage or contamination requiring emergency replacement of hardware, major contingency procurement and extended investigations.
EO unit failure/damage from anomalous feedback data loss requiring rebuild major litigation or public exposure
👥 Personnel 48 total
Role Count Notes
EO Operations / Technicians / Science Officer 24 [#3] Operators, sensor engineers, on-duty science officers and technicians to provide 24/7 coverage for 3 EO units (approx. 6–9 FTE per EO; mid-range used).
Research Scientist 10 [#6] Principal researchers (cognitive scientists, temporal-physics, linguists) involved in analysis and reporting.
Postdoc / Lab Technician 3 [#6] Supporting technical and postdoc staff for data processing and experiment support.
Incident Response / Field Agent 4 [#12] Rapid-response field team members for on-site interviews, equipment deployment and retrieval.
Data Engineer / IT Specialist 3 [#5] Staff to manage secure data pipelines, ML processing and archival systems.
Administrative Staff / Legal Liaison / Outreach 4 [#11, #16] Admin, legal liaison, outreach and partner-coordination staff included in recurring overheads.
📋 Confidence Notes
The SCP text and analyst notes specify operational needs and broad cost ranges (EO R&D, per-unit manufacture, staffing and medical follow-up) but provide wide ranges and many assumptions about unit counts and subject incidence; therefore cost estimates are mid-range, scenario-based and carry moderate uncertainty.
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