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SCP-8372 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8372
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$7.9M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
23
Estimated one-time setup and contingency funds are approximately $7.93M, with recurring operations roughly $2.87M/year; main drivers are contingency/reserve funds and potential facility conversion, and recurring personnel, research, and logistics costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.9M
Decommission Or Integration $2.0M
[#23] One-time cost if converting facility to a full Foundation site (capital buildout) or major decommissioning/transfer — mid-range planning estimate.
Containment Failure Reserve $1.8M
[#26] Containment-failure contingency reserve for large-scale cleanup, evacuation, international negotiation, relocation of artifacts/personnel.
Insurance And Reserve $1.0M
[#20] Pre-funded insurance, loss reserves and contingency fund for unexpected losses or recoveries.
Equipment $860K
[#1, #6, #7, #8, #9, #21] Initial site survey tasking and UAV/GPR costs (#1), generators and installation (#6), environmental/HVAC retrofit (#7), remote-handling robotics and tooling (#8), PPE/decon equipment (#9), long-term monitoring hardware (#21).
Specialized Containment Upgrades $500K
[#13] Budget for per-item custom containment upgrades (Faraday, leaded storage, anti-memetic measures) contingency.
Transportation $375K
[#14] Secure climate-controlled transport and specialized airlift/escort costs for artifact relocation.
Facilities $358K
[#3, #5] Perimeter security setup/fortification (#3) and modular containerized command/living installation one-time cost (#5).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $320K
[#10, #11, #12] Archaeological conservation supplies and archival storage (#10), cataloguing/imaging/database buildout (#11), initial laboratory testing/survey budget (#12).
Forensic Investigation $300K
[#24] RAISA audit, archival retrieval, historian hiring and forensic investigation into how the facility escaped notice.
Legal And Cover Story $200K
[#17] One-time legal/cover story, permits, diplomacy and associated startup costs.
Aerial Insertion $165K
[#2] Emergency helicopter lift/air support for insertion/extraction and heavy lift during initial operations.
Community Compensation $100K
[#18] Upfront community compensation/infrastructure mitigation payments and staged promises to local populations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#4, #15, #16] Armed security guards rotation (#4), RAISA-led investigation team salaries & travel (#15), local liaisons/translators and cultural advisors (#16).
Research And Monitoring $410K/yr
[#11, #21, #25] Server/storage/backups and imaging maintenance (#11), monitoring communications and uplink/analysis costs (#21), and ongoing research programs and periodic re-analysis (#25).
Facilities Maintenance $380K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #22] Ongoing command post operations (food/laundry/waste) (#5), fuel logistics and generator maintenance (#6), HVAC servicing and energy (#7), remote-handling/robotics maintenance (#8), and seasonal/structural maintenance/road/helipad upkeep (#22).
Logistics And Transport $275K/yr
[#19] Emergency response, medevac retainer and rapid extraction logistics retainer and per-year readiness costs.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#9] PPE consumables, decontamination supplies, and waste disposal consumables.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#18] Ongoing small community relations budget, PR and cover administration related to community mitigation and cover stories.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operations year with no major incidents; ongoing survey, cataloguing, and steady containment posture.
routine_operations periodic_research normal_resupply
🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring emergency response, temporary repairs, limited artifact relocation, and public-relations mitigation.
small_containment_breach localized_injury limited_public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $5.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Major containment failure or large-scale anomalous activation requiring significant cleanup, international diplomacy, artifact relocation and long-term remediation.
large_scale_activation mass_exposure international_incident
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] 24/7 armed security rotation (6 FTEs) referenced in analyst notes.
Research Scientist 3 [#15] Senior anomalous researchers in the RAISA-led investigation team (part of the 10–15 person team).
Technician / Remote Operator 9 [#8, #15] Technicians, remote-operator specialists and cataloging technicians (part of the RAISA team; operate robotics and imaging).
Local Liaison / Cultural Advisor 4 [#16] Local translators, cultural experts and part-time contractors.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#15] Single site lead / executive oversight provided within the RAISA team salary pool.
📋 Confidence Notes
Values derived from analyst ranges and several mid-range selections; many line items are wide-range contingencies (conversion, containment reserves) and operational costs depend strongly on future discovery of dangerous anomalies, so uncertainty remains moderate.
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