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SCP-8635 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-8635
Expected annual
$18.0M
One-time setup
$49.2M
Annual recurring
$16.8M
Personnel
38
Estimated one-time capital costs are large (~$49M) driven by optional containment construction and major infrastructure work; annual recurring costs are driven by staffing, legal/cover payments and family hush payouts (~$16.8M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $49.2M
Facilities $40.8M
[#11, #12, #17, #19, #30] Includes trap-lane construction (#11), one-time DOT/alternative-route expenses (#12), morgue build capacity (#17), witness-holding minor buildout (#19), and optional full containment facility construction (#30).
Equipment $6.4M
[#3, #5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #14, #15, #18, #24, #25, #26, #27] Vehicle purchase/upfits (#3), mobile command trailers (#5), fixed cameras (#7), initial server/storage (#8), advanced sensors (#9), portable interception systems (#10), ECM R&D hardware (#14), forensic equipment (#15), amnestic production/setup (#18), training course development (#24), drone fleet (#25), ambulances (#26), and IT/evidence systems (#27).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#13] Research & testing program lab buildout and initial experimental rigs/equipment.
Training Development $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.8M/yr
Staff Wages $5.2M/yr
[#1, #2] Dedicated MTF night-coverage salaries (#1) and command/support staff salaries (#2).
Cover Story And Legal $3.8M/yr
[#20, #21, #22] Cover-story/PR program (#20), legal/liaison payments to local authorities and retainers (#21), and family compensation/hush payouts aggregated (#22).
Logistics And Transport $2.6M/yr
[#4, #12, #15, #25, #26] Vehicle fuel/maintenance for patrol fleet (#4), recurring DOT payments/traffic mitigation (#12), forensic recovery staffing/ops (#15), drone operators/ops (#25), and ambulance/EMS maintenance & crew (#26).
Contingency Reserve $2.2M/yr
[#29] Budgetary buffer (15% of baseline operating budget) for anomalous escalation, investigations, and equipment failures.
Research And Monitoring $1.7M/yr
[#8, #9, #13, #14, #27] Data connectivity/storage & streaming recurring costs (#8), advanced sensor station operations (#9), ongoing research staff & consumables (#13), ECM/HPM testing & maintenance (#14), and IT/evidence licensing & maintenance (#27).
Administrative Overhead $400K/yr
[#32] Finance, procurement, travel, inter-department coordination, audits and related overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $383K/yr
[#6, #10, #17, #19] Generator/mobile-base upkeep (#6), portable interception maintenance/replacement (#10), morgue operating/contract fees (#17), and witness-holding facility operations (#19).
Supplies And Consumables $280K/yr
[#16, #18, #28] Autopsy/pathology per-body costs aggregated (#16), recurring amnestic production/admin costs (#18), and PPE/consumables/biohazard remediation (#28).
Psychological Care $125K/yr
[#23] Counseling and staff resiliency programs for witnesses and MTF personnel.
Training Refresh $100K/yr
[#24] Ongoing refresher training for MTF and recovery personnel.
Per Mile Scaling $0/yr
[#31] Marginal estimate: $5k–$20k per additional mile per year (analyst chosen midpoint ~$12,500 per additional mile); not applied to baseline recurring total unless affected corridor expands.
Containment Facility Operation $0/yr
[#30] Estimated $1M–$5M/year if full containment facility built; set to $0 in baseline (operation not active until facility is constructed).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.8M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year of monitoring, incident recovery, routine R&D and cover-up operations with no major escalations or construction.
routine discoveries and recoveries no large public exposures ongoing monitoring and R&D
🚨 Major Incident Response $22.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline
Clustered or publicized incidents requiring large-scale emergency response, large hush payouts, extended DOT cooperation, and intensified PR/legal operations.
multiple fatalities in short period witnesses go public / media attention state/DOT demands compensation or rerouting
🚨 Full Containment Deployment $49.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$33.0M vs baseline
Decision to construct and commission a full vehicle-sized anomalous containment facility; includes one-time construction capex plus elevated operations.
policy shift toward capture/acquisition sustained growth of affected area or unacceptable casualty rate successful engineering plan and legal route for closures
👥 Personnel 38 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#1] Night-focused Mobile Task Force operatives covering patrol teams, team leads, medics and logistics.
Intelligence Analyst / Field Coordinator 2 [#2] Intelligence and field coordination to manage operations and evidence handling.
Administrative Staff 3 [#2] Admin, scheduling, procurement and evidence custodian roles.
Legal / Liaison 1 [#2] Legal counsel and liaison for cover agreements with authorities.
Evidence Custodian 1 [#2] Chain-of-custody and evidence management support.
Team Scheduler / Operations Coordinator 1 [#2] Shift scheduling and logistics coordination for nightly operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and many line items (legal payments, family settlements, DOT cooperation, incident frequency) are highly variable and dependent on unknown incident rates and political/legal responses; the anomaly's unusual sensor-nullification and expansion behavior increases uncertainty.
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