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SCP-8382 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8382
Expected annual
$9.6M
One-time setup
$13.9M
Annual recurring
$9.2M
Personnel
19
Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $13,950,000 driven by construction, secure vaults, specialized hardware, and decommissioning preparedness. Annual operating costs are approximately $9,240,000/yr, driven primarily by specialized staff wages, research programs, continuous anti-memetic operations, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.9M
Facilities $5.4M
[#1, #3, #26] Secure containment suite construction, off-site redundant backup cell, and initial artifact/storage vault construction (structural work and retrofits).
Decommissioning Procedure $5.0M
[#31] Per-event decommissioning/termination procedural capability (neutralization teams, evidence destruction, remediation preparedness) — capitalized as a one-time preparedness fund/capacity.
Equipment $2.8M
[#4, #10, #14, #16, #22, #27] Specialized anti-memetic hardware procurement, initial medical-device procurement, secure communications setup, high-security IT initial hardware, emergency power equipment (generators/UPS), and physical security hardware (CCTV, sensors, anti-drone).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K
[#34] Specialized fabrication & instrumentation for counter-cryptomancy research (rune-lathes, analog prototyping) initial setup.
Initial Training Program $200K
[#19] Initial comprehensive training & certification program (onboarding for ~50 staff; simulation development, initial psych screening).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.2M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#6, #8, #11] On-site security staffing (guards with memetic training), senior research team salaries (memetics/cryptomancy/thaumaturgy specialists), and clinical staff (physician, psychiatrist, nurses).
Research And Monitoring $1.7M/yr
[#17, #21] Laboratory research budget (experiments, reagents, sealed test environments) and ongoing psychological monitoring/continuous screening of staff & subject.
Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr
[#24, #25] Legal, cover-up, interagency liaison costs and public relations/disinformation/controlled narrative operations (front companies, witness payments, retainer budgets).
Contingency Reserve Annual $1.0M/yr
[#30] Annual contribution to incident response reserve fund (liquid contingency for large unexpected events).
Life Extension Maintenance $500K/yr
[#9] Medical & life-extension maintenance for Dr. Lillian S. Lillihammer (specialized pharmaceuticals, nanomedical treatments, periodic procedures).
Information Security Ops $400K/yr
[#15] Ongoing information-security operations (human-review takedowns, cyber ops, content sanitization and censorship budgets).
Ettra Activation Reserve $300K/yr
[#7] Tactical Rapid Response / ETTRA activation contingency budget (per-activation costs reserved on an expected-activation basis).
Subject Retainer $300K/yr
[#12] Personal accommodations & retention for SCP-8382 if cooperative (salary/retainer + private quarters/perquisites).
Intelligence Ops $200K/yr
[#29] Ongoing intelligence & external monitoring (threat feeds, dark-web monitoring, academic/occult community surveillance).
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#2] Containment-suite recurring maintenance & utilities (HVAC, humidity control, periodic shielding integrity tests, re-coating, certifications).
Anti Memetic Hardware Maintenance $150K/yr
[#5] Anti-memetic/anti-thaumaturgical hardware maintenance, calibration & software updates (technician contracts, firmware updates, operator certs).
It And Datacenter Maintenance $150K/yr
[#16] IT/datacenter & analog backup maintenance (air-gapped systems upkeep, analog archive maintenance).
Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr
[#18] Consumables & PPE (single-use memetic-protective gear, filters, decontamination materials, ritual reagents consumables).
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#13] Transport & secure transfer logistics (armored convoy/airlift/sealed transfer) — annual ops budgeted as recurring logistics reserve.
Training And Certification $100K/yr
[#20] Recurring refresher training, simulated breach drills, and certification renewals.
Security Systems Maintenance $100K/yr
[#28] Ongoing site security electronics maintenance & monitoring contracts (sensor calibration, anti-drone upkeep).
Coordination With Other Entities $100K/yr
[#32] Interaction/coordination costs with SCP-6382 and other entities (liaison, special transfers, compensations per coordination events).
Ethical Oversight $100K/yr
[#33] Ethical oversight, compliance & review boards (independent panels, external reviews for high-risk human-subject containment).
Specialized Instrumentation Maintenance $100K/yr
[#34] Maintenance, consumables and small fabrication budgets for specialized counter-cryptomancy instrumentation.
Emergency Power Maintenance $50K/yr
[#23] Fuel & generator maintenance (diesel fuel contracts, routine service, load testing).
Planning Benchmark $0/yr
[#35] Annual summary budget benchmark (planning figure) — documented as a non-expenditure planning reference.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.2M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; steady-state research and maintenance only.
no major breaches only scheduled maintenance and research routine transport/training
🚨 Minor Incident $10.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring ETTRA activation, overtime staffing, limited legal/PR response and targeted medical interventions.
single ETTRA activation localized exposure requiring medical treatment targeted PR/legal payouts
🚨 Major Breach $19.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring large-scale ETTRA mobilization, contingency fund draw, decommissioning actions, and major legal/PR outlays.
full containment breach mass exposure or political/legal escalation decommissioning/termination order
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 24/7 guard rotation with memetic training and hazard pay. Maps to recurring staff wages [#6].
Research Scientist 4 Senior memetics/cryptomancy/thaumaturgy specialists for containment research and oversight. Maps to recurring staff wages [#8].
Medical Officer 1 On-site MD for emergency and procedural care. Maps to recurring clinical staff [#11].
Psychiatrist 1 Psychiatric monitoring of staff and subject. Maps to recurring clinical staff [#11].
Nurse 2 Specialized nurses for ongoing medical support and life-extension maintenance assistance. Maps to recurring clinical staff [#11].
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Technicians for anti-memetic hardware, IT/datacenter, and security systems maintenance. Maps to multiple recurring maintenance items [#5, #16, #28].
Administrative Staff 1 Administrative/liaison support for logistics, legal coordination, and record-keeping. Maps to cover/legal budgets [#24].
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are aggregated from analyst ranges and mid-point assumptions; many line items (ETTRA activations, decommissioning, contingency sizing, and life-extension tech requirements) are highly variable, producing moderate uncertainty.
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