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SCP-8480 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8480
Expected annual
$7.9M
One-time setup
$22.4M
Annual recurring
$7.7M
Personnel
56
One-time capital and hardening to build Site-80-P and research labs is the primary cost (~$22.4M); annual operations (staffing, consumables, legal/cover and monitoring) drive recurring costs (~$7.7M/yr). Major breach or large exposure events would add multi-million emergency, legal and remediation expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $22.4M
Facilities $11.5M
[#1] Construction/renovation of Site-80-P (secure pediatric psychiatric containment wing). Estimate midpoint of provided $8M–$15M range.
Contingency Reserve Capital $5.0M
[#25] Contingency/reserve capital for escapes, breaches, litigation and incidents. Mid-range of $2M–$10M reserve capital maintained up-front.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.8M
[#19] Research lab upfit and anomalous testing equipment (upfit + specialized instrumentation combined). Sum of midpoints of provided ranges.
Equipment $600K
[#3] Initial medical equipment and child-appropriate medical furniture (pediatric beds, cast/splint tools, imaging access arrangements). Midpoint of $400k–$800k.
Specialized Containment Fitout $450K
[#2] Specialized containment rooms and inspection suite fitout within Site-80-P. Midpoint of $300k–$600k.
Security Hardware And Cctv $275K
[#7, #8] One-time hardened locks/CCTV hardware noted in #7 (~$100k) plus dedicated security hardware/CCTV installation in #8 ($100k–$250k). Combined.
Rapid Response Vehicles $225K
[#9] Vehicle procurement for rapid response/retrieval teams (armored minivan/ambulance conversion). Midpoint of $150k–$300k.
It Setup $225K
[#26] IT security, secure records and encrypted storage one-time setup (midpoint of $150k–$300k).
Crawler Development $200K
[#11] Foundation crawler system development and monitoring (one-time development cost stated ~$200k).
Public Relations Campaign $100K
[#14] Initial PR/misinformation campaign startup cost noted at $50k–$150k; midpoint used.
Initial Consumables Stock $70K
[#4] Initial stock of containment consumables to last ~3 months before resupply. Midpoint of $40k–$100k.
Misc Setup $50K
[#28] Miscellaneous operational supplies one-time setup (toys, educational tech, initial spares).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.7M/yr
Staff Wages $4.2M/yr
[#6, #7, #20, #12] Clinical staffing for a 20-bed unit (~$1.6M), security personnel (~$950k), research staff salaries (~$1.4M), and ongoing crawler/analyst salaries (~$225k) combined into total staff wage estimate.
Supplies And Consumables $1.1M/yr
[#5, #16, #21, #22, #23, #15, #28] Recurring consumables: bandages/splints per-patient (~$7,300/yr x20 = $146k), food/laundry/clothing (~$12.5k/yr x20 = $250k), diagnostics (~$12.5k/yr x20 = $250k), biomedical waste ($55k), pharmaceuticals ($40k), education services (~$16k/yr x20 = $320k), plus recurring misc supplies (~$20k).
Cover Story And Legal $975K/yr
[#13, #14, #30] Ongoing legal/cover-up budget (~$650k midpoint), recurring PR/misinformation operations (~$175k midpoint), and external liaison/covert child-welfare management (~$150k) combined.
Contingency Reserve Allocation $500K/yr
[#25] Annual allocation to keep contingency/reserve replenished (~$500k/yr as noted).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#12, #20] Non-salary research operations, experiment budgets, monitoring software/cloud costs and study expenses (separate from researcher salaries included in staff_wages).
Recruitment Retention $250K/yr
[#29] Recruitment, retention bonuses and hazard pay (midpoint of $100k–$400k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#9, #10] Per-retrieval operational costs (conservative average $10k * ~10 retrievals = $100k) plus vehicle maintenance/insurance/fuel ($25k).
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#28] Ongoing facility maintenance, repairs and light facility-level upkeep (mapped to recurring portion of misc/repairs).
It Maintenance $100K/yr
[#26, #27] Ongoing IT maintenance, audits, secure storage and backups (midpoint of $50k–$150k/yr).
Training $100K/yr
[#24] Recurring staff training, background reinvestigations and certifications (midpoint of $50k–$150k/yr).
Per Child Custodial Cost $0/yr
[#17] Per-child custodial cost is summarized in #17 (~$80k–$130k/yr) and captured across supplies_and_consumables and staff_wages; not double-counted here.
Lifetime Custody Npv Per Child $0/yr
[#18] Lifetime custody NPV per child (~$2.5M–$4M) is a planning metric (PV), not added to annual recurring operating budget; recorded here for reference.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.7M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine admissions, scheduled retrievals and steady research activity.
no breach routine retrievals steady caseload
🚨 Minor Incident $8.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Small-scale containment incident requiring emergency medical care, limited legal/PR response and targeted upgrades.
single-instance escape medical emergency localised discovery requiring legal/PR payments
🚨 Major Breach $15.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Large-scale breach or public exposure leading to extended litigation, major PR campaign, mass retrieval operations and significant facility remediation.
public exposure multiple-instance escape regulatory/legal investigation
👥 Personnel 56 total
Role Count Notes
Psychiatrist 2 [#6] Attending psychiatrists for clinical oversight.
Pediatrician 2 [#6] Pediatric medical care providers.
Registered Nurse 8 [#6] Nursing staff for 24/7 patient care and dressing changes.
Therapist / Child-Life Specialist 4 [#6] Therapists and child-life staff for therapy and developmental services.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 17 [#7] 24/7 trained security officers and response teams.
Research Scientist 4 [#20] Lead researchers conducting etiology/pathophysiology studies.
Technician / Lab Tech 6 [#20, #19] Lab technicians and support staff for anomalous testing and imaging.
Crawler Analyst / Data Analyst 3 [#11, #12] Analysts monitoring crawlers and social-media flags.
Rapid Response Agent 6 [#9, #10] Mobile retrieval agents and medic/transport personnel.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#1, #28] Facilities engineers and maintenance staff for building and systems upkeep.
Administrative Staff / Site Director 2 [#6, #13] Administrative and executive staff handling operations and legal coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing midpoint estimates, but many items have broad ranges and unknown prevalence/severity (Unknown object class), so uncertainty remains moderate.
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