SCP-8487
Unknown
?
low confidence
SCP-8487
Expected annual
$6.0M
One-time setup
$12.1M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
17
Initial one-time stand-up costs are approximately $11.82M driven primarily by a large emergency escrow/reserve and secure hardware/facility builds; ongoing annual operations are roughly $5.42M driven by MTF field operations, specialist staff wages, and continuous monitoring/legal/PR efforts.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $12.1M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $5.4M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$5.4M/yr
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, monitoring, staff wages and maintenance only.
no_incident
routine_monitoring
regular_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$6.2M/yr
Localized SG event or limited containment breach requiring emergency response, increased legal/PR activity, and short-term MTF deployment.
localized_SG_event
limited_containment_breach
minor_public_exposure
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Major Breach
$30.4M/yr
Significant breach or core destruction leading to widespread electronic incorporation or international exposure requiring mass takedowns and major remediation.
core_destruction
widespread_electronic_incorporation
international_exposure
Personnel
17 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent (on-site guards) | 6 | [#7] Six guards to cover 24/7 two-person minimum presence (3 shifts). Salaries included in staff_wages. |
| Research Scientist / Technician (attendants) | 2 | [#8] One to two specialist attendants/technicians assigned to SCP-8487-House for monitoring, tests and Delete procedures; mid-range assumed. |
| Research Scientist (dedicated research team) | 4 | [#12] Dedicated research group (linguists, computational info-theory, archaeologists) aggregated as 3–6 specialists; mid-range used and salaries included in staff_wages. |
| Security / Containment Technicians (escalation/on-call) | 5 | [#9] Rapid-response containment technicians and armed escalation team (on-call allocation reflected in staff_wages estimates). |
Confidence Notes
Estimates draw from wide ranges in the analyst notes (many line items present large uncertain ranges, and SCP is uncontained/unknown class); MTF/field operations and contingency costs are especially uncertain, so overall confidence is low.