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SCP-8380 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-8380
Expected annual
$10.9M
One-time setup
$13.2M
Annual recurring
$10.6M
Personnel
134
One-time setup estimated at $13,230,000 driven by sensor networks, lab buildout and a contingency fund; recurring operations approximately $10,617,000/yr driven primarily by staffing (monitoring, MTF, lifeguards) and consumables/security/legal costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.2M
Contingency Fund Allocation $5.0M
[#23] Initial contingency/escalation fund allocation for large-scale incidents, settlements, or rapid scale-up (recommended reserve).
Equipment $5.0M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #10, #11, #12] Fixed visible CCTV installations (#3), underwater camera/sensor packages (#4), acoustic/sonar deployments (#5), network communications hardware and edge devices (#6), MTF capital equipment (boats, dive gear, vehicles) (#10), unmanned systems UAVs/USVs (#11), and one-time forensic equipment upgrades (#12).
Facilities $1.6M
[#7, #15, #22] Central monitoring centre buildout and ops room (#7), physical public-safety access controls and barriers at prioritized sites (#15), and secure staging/storage facility buildout costs (#22).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#13] Dedicated research lab and controlled exposure facility buildout (pools/chambers, water analysis instrumentation) initial setup costs.
Site Survey And Inventory $250K
[#1] Geolocated survey and inventory of man-made water bodies (field teams, mapping contractors, database integration) — initial survey costs.
Initial Training Exercise $150K
[#17] Initial large-scale cross-agency exercise and SOP validation (one-time event cost).
Triage Plan Development $80K
[#2] One-time consultancy and internal policy/algorithm development for priority triage and risk scoring.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.6M/yr
Staff Wages $5.9M/yr
[#8, #9, #13, #16, #12, #24] 24/7 monitoring analysts and supervisors (#8), MTF rapid response team salaries/benefits (#9), ongoing research staff salaries (#13), increased lifeguard staffing and training payroll (#16), standing medical team salaries included here (#12), and internal program administrative staffing (#24).
Supplies And Consumables $1.6M/yr
[#19] Consumables, PPE replacement, spare cameras/electronics, dive consumables and RMA/repair budget (estimated at ~10-15% of capital equipment annually).
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#14, #25] Legal retainers, PR/cover operations, and an averaged per-incident compensation/settlement reserve to manage missing-person claims and avoid public/legal escalation.
Contingency Reserve Annual $500K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment/maintainance of contingency/escalation reserve for spikes in activity or unexpected liabilities.
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#8, #13, #17] Non-salary research funding, experiment consumables, instrumentation upkeep, monitoring software licensing and routine program analytics associated with ongoing study and detection refinement.
Data Storage And Cybersecurity $350K/yr
[#18, #7] Video retention storage costs for camera fleet and classified/encrypted storage, SOC/security audits, and secure transmission costs associated with central monitoring (#18, #7).
Facilities Maintenance $320K/yr
[#7, #15, #22, #6] Ongoing maintenance, utilities and lease for central monitoring and secure facilities (#7, #22), maintenance of fencing/automated covers/physical access controls (#15), and upkeep of site network/power infrastructure (#6).
Program Management And Oversight $200K/yr
[#24] Annual program management, audits, interagency liaison and compliance reviews (external audit and oversight costs).
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#20] Fuel, vehicle maintenance, short-notice airlift/rental assets and per-response mobilization costs averaged annually.
Training And Exercises $100K/yr
[#17] Recurring drills, cross-agency exercises, MTF refresher training, and SOP updates.
Psychological Support $75K/yr
[#21] PTSD counseling, debriefing services, family liaison and personnel wellness programs.
Emergency Medical Response $20K/yr
[#12] Per-incident contracted medics/EMT day-rates and event-specific medical response not covered by standing med team salaries.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.6M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with ongoing monitoring, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
no_major_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $11.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Single localized SCP-8380 event requiring MTF deployment, forensic analysis, modest settlements and equipment repairs.
single_pool_event local_deployment small_settlement
🚨 Major Breach $13.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Multiple incidents or a high-profile event forcing extended deployments, larger settlements, equipment loss and accelerated research.
clustered_events media_exposure extended_MTF_operations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $35.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Wide-scale or highly publicized series of incidents requiring national-scale response, major settlements, mass PR suppression, and rapid scale-up of research and containment.
national_incident_cluster major_litigation mass_media_crisis
👥 Personnel 134 total
Role Count Notes
Monitoring Analyst / Operator 6 [#8] Day-to-day 24/7 monitoring staff for the central NOC (part of 24/7 coverage).
Monitoring Supervisor 2 [#8] Supervisory positions to manage shifts and escalations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#9] Dedicated rapid response team operatives (MTF) assigned to SCP-8380.
Research Scientist / Technician 4 [#13] Researchers and technicians staffing the dedicated lab and experiments.
Lifeguard / Public Safety Staff 100 [#16] Enhanced lifeguard staffing at prioritized pools as first responders and witnesses.
Medical Officer / EMT 3 [#12] Standing medical team for rapid response and post-incident care.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#6, #19] Technical staff for network, camera, sonar and equipment maintenance.
Administrative Staff / Program Managers 3 [#24] Program management, interagency liaison and administrative oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and sensitive to geographic scope, assumed prioritized site count, incident frequency and legal/jurisdictional variance; SCP unpredictability and sparse incident history reduce confidence.
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