SCP-8449 — SCP-8449 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8449 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-8449

Expected annual

$6.1M

One-time setup

$4.4M

Annual recurring

$6.0M

Personnel

First-year one-time build and acquisition costs are approximately $4.40M driven by property acquisition, renovation, R&D and build-outs; ongoing annual operations are about $6.02M/yr driven by staff wages (security, MTF, research), population monitoring, and housing/utilities.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.4M

Equipment $1.0M

[#6, #8, #9, #17, #18, #16, #28] Specialist PPE & dimensional-entry kits initial procurement (#6); on-site generator/UPS/electrical upgrades (initial) (#8); HVAC/decon/HEPA installation (initial) (#9); communications/network hardening initial hardware (#17); data archival/backup hardware initial (#18); vehicles/fleet purchase (#16); automated surveillance/monitoring systems initial (#28).

R And D Program $1.0M

[#12] Multi-year R&D budget for neutralization/mitigation prototypes, tests and risk trials (initial allocated funding) (#12).

Facilities $835K

[#1, #2, #3] Property acquisition/condemnation and owner compensation (#1); site renovation and physical containment build-out (#2); perimeter installation (fences/gates/lighting/cameras - install) (#3).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#10] Paracosmology research lab equipment and instrumentation initial buildout (EEG, polysomnography, LIDAR, servers, data-acquisition) (#10).

Liability Reserve $500K

[#26] One-time contingency/liability reserve set aside for catastrophic failures/legal fallout (#26).

Artifact Storage Buildout $300K

[#24] One-time secure containment/storage vault build-out for retrieved artifacts/biota (lockers/refrigeration/vaults) (#24).

Cover Company Setup $100K

[#20] One-time legal/administrative cover/front-company formation and branding costs (Security Corporation of Pyewacket setup) (#20).

Local Government Relations Setup $60K

[#21] One-time costs for legal/lobbying/municipal inducements to secure condemnation and processing (#21).

Medical Setup $50K

[#14] One-time on-site medical bay setup and emergency trauma/psychiatric decon suite initial outfitting (#14).

Incident Caches $30K

[#15] One-time incident cache procurement for evacuation/response (medical caches, emergency kits) (#15).

Hazmat Setup $12K

[#19] One-time hazmat setup for disposal and contaminated-gear handling (#19).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.0M/yr

Staff Wages $3.4M/yr

[#4, #5, #11] Ongoing salaries/benefits/training for perimeter security guards (cover-company) (#4), MTF/tactical containment teams (rotations, hazard pay) (#5), and research staff (paracosmologists, lab techs, analysts) (#11).

Research And Monitoring $585K/yr

[#10, #13, #28, #30] Ongoing compute/licenses/data processing for research (#10); population/dream-source monitoring and intelligence programs (#13); automated anomaly monitoring & logging upkeep (#28); long-range psychological/sociological studies & ethics oversight (#30).

Depreciation And Capital Replacement $548K/yr

[#27] Annual capital replacement / depreciation reserve (set at ~10% of recurring operating costs per guidance) (#27).

Housing And Per Diem $350K/yr

[#22] Lodging, meals and per-diem for rotational staff and on-site housing/dorm maintenance (#22).

Medical And Psych Care $300K/yr

[#14] Clinical staffing, psychiatric debriefing, medications and long-term mental-health care funds for staff and affected civilians (#14).

Supplies And Consumables $155K/yr

[#7, #19] Life support/on-dimension consumables (food/water/meds/emergency rations) (#7); ongoing hazardous waste disposal, laundering and consumable replacement (#19).

Training And Certification $150K/yr

[#25] Ongoing training, scenario runs, certifications and psychological resilience programs for dimension-entry teams (#25).

Utilities $120K/yr

[#23] Power, heating (winter loads), water, waste and internet for site operations (#23).

Facilities Maintenance $102K/yr

[#3, #8, #9, #24] Fence/gate/camera maintenance and perimeter upkeep (#3); generator fuel/maintenance and electrical services (#8); HVAC/decon/HEPA maintenance (#9); secure storage/vault maintenance (#24).

Specialist Ppe Replacements $100K/yr

[#6] Annual replacements, consumables and integrity checks for specialist PPE, comms and dimensional-entry kits (#6).

Logistics And Transport $80K/yr

[#15, #16] Incident response/medevac contracts, drills and logistics (#15); vehicle maintenance, fuel and transport logistics for secure vans and fleet (#16).

Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr

[#20, #29] Ongoing front-company maintenance, PR and periodic visible 'fumigation' contractor labor to preserve cover story (#20, #29).

Data Archival And Backups $40K/yr

[#18] Secure backups, offsite replication, cold storage and archival costs for mission data (#18).

Communications And Network $25K/yr

[#17] Bandwidth, SATCOM leases, encrypted comms maintenance and network operations (#17).

Local Government Relations $20K/yr

[#21] Ongoing modest inducements, legal fees and relationship maintenance with local government/municipal offices (#21).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.0M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine entries, no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $6.3M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized incident requiring evacuation, equipment replacement, short-term surge in response and medical costs.

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🚨 Major Breach $8.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or prolonged anomalous persistence producing heavy equipment losses, legal exposure and large-scale evacuation.

prolonged_dimension_persistence artifact_production_or_spill extended_evacuations_and_litigation

👥 Personnel 42 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	10	Perimeter cover-company guards (8–12 typical) conducting 24/7 patrols and access control (#4).
MTF Agent / Tactical containment teams	18	Trained tactical/research-entry operatives for dimension entries and interior patrols (12–25 typical) (#5).
Research Scientist	6	Paracosmologists and senior researchers conducting experiments and analysis (#11).
Lab Technician	4	Technical staff to run EEG, mapping rigs, data acquisition and sample handling (part of research staffing) (#11, #10).
Administrative Staff	1	Site administrative and front-company support staff (#20).
Medical Officer	1	On-site medical/psychiatric officer for debriefing and emergency care (#14).
Engineer / Maintenance	1	Facilities, generator, HVAC and equipment maintenance support (#8, #9, #16).
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	Provisional Site director / leadership and liaison responsibilities (site leadership noted in article).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasoned estimate; wide per-item ranges, jurisdictional variability, and uncertain tempo of dimension activations keep confidence at medium.

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