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SCP-8607 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8607
Expected annual
$879K
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$861K
Personnel
9
Upfront capital and site-prep dominate one-time costs (property purchase + renovations), while recurring personnel (caregiver + backups), research, and facilities/security maintenance drive an ~ $860k/yr baseline operating budget.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Facilities $920K
[#1, #2] Purchase of suburban house (incl. closing/title work and immediate registrations) and structural containment modifications (sealed doors/windows, airlocks, chimney blocking, secure basement conversion, childproofing, soundproofing).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#15] Initial research equipment, on-site diagnostic procurement and pilot-study startup costs for anomalous study.
Equipment $184K
[#3, #5, #13, #14, #16, #25] Security systems installation (alarms, sensors, reinforced locks), initial high-res CCTV and recording hardware, emergency generator purchase, secure transport vehicle purchase/modification, initial psychological containment devices, initial IT/hardened hardware.
Archive Decommissioning Reserve $150K
[#23] Reserve for archive/decommissioning, safe transfer/retirement, site remediation and identity destruction.
Cover Story Initial $50K
[#17] Initial legal/cover-story setup (utility accounts, identity creation, legal fees, initial liaison budget).
Staff Vetting Initial $8K
[#8] Initial background checks, psychological vetting and memetic-awareness training costs for initial hires.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $861K/yr
Staff Wages $300K/yr
[#6, #7, #21] Salaries & benefits for live-in primary handler, backup caregivers/rotation/night-security coverage, and readiness/on-call pay for rapid-response team.
Research And Monitoring $230K/yr
[#15, #9] Ongoing anomalous-study personnel, specialized testing, sample analysis and research-grade medical monitoring/diagnostics.
Contingency Reserve $112K/yr
[#24] Contingency reserve (15% of baseline recurring costs) for unpredictable anomaly-related expenses and emergency spending.
Administrative Overhead $60K/yr
[#19] HR/payroll, incident reporting, secure document storage and administrative overhead (~20% of payroll).
Facilities Maintenance $43K/yr
[#4, #5, #12, #13, #18] 24/7 alarm monitoring & maintenance, CCTV storage & backups, utilities & HVAC/filtration, generator fuel/maintenance, property taxes/insurance and routine building upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#11, #9, #20] Household consumables (food, cleaning, laundry), routine pediatric medical care, and hazardous/medical waste disposal.
Staff And Subject Psych Care $20K/yr
[#22] Ongoing counseling, rotation programs and burnout mitigation for live-in staff and subject care.
Education And Enrichment $20K/yr
[#10] In-home schooling / contracted educator and developmental enrichment materials.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#14] Upkeep, fuel and readiness costs for secure transport/armored vehicle and contingency extraction kit.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#17] Ongoing legal retainer, local liaison, minor payments to avoid welfare checks and handle inquiries.
Room And Board $10K/yr
[#6] Room & board overhead for live-in primary handler.
Staff Training And Screening $6K/yr
[#8] Ongoing psychological screening, memetic recertification and annual emergency drills per staff.
Psychological Containment Refresh $5K/yr
[#16] Refresh/update of behavioural containment materials, approved toys/books and multimedia.
It Security Maintenance $5K/yr
[#25] Maintenance, licenses and secure backups for memetic-safe IT systems and hardened devices.
Property Lease $0/yr
[#1] Lease option not used in baseline (purchase assumed); lease alternative would be ~$24,000–$60,000/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $861K/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations, no major incidents; purchase-based containment, ongoing research and full staffing.
no incidents stable staffing routine research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $921K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Small containment-related incident requiring repairs, temporary medical treatment, limited legal response and overtime.
minor breach or attempted egress equipment failure localized health incident
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or forced intervention requiring emergency relocation to secure pediatric facility, major legal and remediation costs.
full escape or external exposure forced child-services or law-enforcement action discovery of new hazardous anomalous effects
🚨 Political Exposure $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Public/political or child welfare exposure forcing accelerated legal defense, cover dismantling, and temporary high-cost mitigation.
child-services investigation neighbor or media exposure legal challenge to cover story
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Live-in Caregiver / Cover Guardian 1 [#6] Permanent live-in handler responsible for direct containment and household oversight.
Backup Caregiver / Security 3 [#7] Two–three additional trained staff for rotations, leave coverage and night shifts.
Behavioral Contingency Team (Security/Medic/Psychologist - on-call) 2 [#21] Rapid-response team members for crisis intervention and drills (rotating on-call).
Research Scientist 2 [#15] Staff assigned to ongoing anomalous-study work and diagnostics.
Administrative Staff 1 [#17, #19] Local liaison, cover-story maintenance, HR/payroll and recordkeeping support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges, so cost structure is well-scoped; uncertainty remains due to regional property-price variability, the SCP's unknown anomalous escalation risk, and whether purchase vs lease is chosen.
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