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SCP-8650 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8650
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$8.1M
Annual recurring
$5.2M
Personnel
24
Initial one-time hardening, archival and tooling costs are roughly $8.06M, driven by vault upgrades, contingency reserves, and equipment; ongoing annual costs are about $5.18M, driven by MTF sustainment, on-site security, and monitoring/legal/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.1M
Facilities $2.7M
[#1, #4] Vault-grade hardening of Facility 3 and installation of climate/UPS/generator capacity (midpoint estimates for containment envelope, Faraday/TEMPEST shielding, and HVAC/backup sizing).
Contingency Reserve $1.8M
[#22] Containment-breach contingency/reserve fund for emergency mass amnestics, raids, relocations and settlements (midpoint recommended reserve).
Equipment $892K
[#2, #3, #6, #9] Air-gapped sandbox & workstation, redundant offline archival media (LTO/SSD/film), biometric/mantrap/CCTV installation hardware, and MTF Lambda-11 field kitting (midpoint hardware estimates).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $825K
[#13, #14] Secure analytic tooling development and controlled-experiment/simulation hardware (one-time development and research capital midpoints).
Amnestic Procurement $550K
[#10] Initial Class-A amnestic stockpile procurement (example 100-dose stockpile midpoint).
Litigation Contingency $300K
[#27] One-time small-claims / compensation contingency reserve (midpoint).
Legal Buyout Risk $275K
[#17] One-time buyout risk for private parties / proprietary rights to suppress exposure (midpoint of stated range).
Vetting Initial $250K
[#24] Initial intensive background checks / clearance investigations for high-level personnel (midpoint of $100k–$400k initial).
Intel Initial Sweep $200K
[#18] One-time baseline covert/investigative sweep to map Splinter Group 6500-1 connections (midpoint).
Disposal Initial Purge $130K
[#21] Initial specialist destruction/purge of contaminated or dangerous physical copies (midpoint for 10–50-copy purge).
Forensic Seizure Operations $125K
[#16] Initial covert seizure and forensic acquisition response costs (aggregate of initial discovery + follow-ups midpoint).
Metadata Forensic $40K
[#29] One-time forensic campaign to trace film provenance/IP (analyst estimate provided).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.2M/yr
Staff Wages $3.5M/yr
[#7, #8, #12] On-site security guards (24/7 coverage) and MTF Lambda-11 sustainment (payroll/training/ops) plus research team salaries (midpoint fully-burdened FTE costs combined).
Research And Monitoring $545K/yr
[#13, #18, #19, #23, #29] Ongoing analytic tooling/support licenses, covert intelligence monitoring retainer, continuous cyber monitoring engagements, regular training/tabletop drills, and recurring metadata/watch tasks (midpoints aggregated).
Supplies And Consumables $240K/yr
[#11, #30] Per-administration amnestic administration costs (annualized midpoint) plus miscellaneous consumables and small capital (secure cases, seals, spare parts).
Cover Story And Legal $162K/yr
[#17, #26] Legal/PR retainer and ongoing reputation management for Vikander-Kneed Technical Media (midpoint retainer plus monitoring).
Medical Aftercare $162K/yr
[#15] Ongoing medical and psychiatric aftercare program for exposed personnel (annual midpoint based on expected caseload).
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#5, #25] Climate control/HVAC fuel & maintenance, UPS/generator servicing and annualized archival migration/media refresh program (annualized midpoint sums).
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#20] Secure transportation/armored couriers and insured transfers for copies and sensitive movement (budget for ~10 transfers/year midpoint).
Vetting Maintenance $100K/yr
[#24] Ongoing personnel monitoring/clearance maintenance costs for high-level clearances (annual midpoint).
Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#28] Administrative overhead: classification paperwork, secure mail, audits, and records management (annual midpoint).
Cyber Takedown Reserve $50K/yr
[#19] Annual ad-hoc takedown/leak-hunting reserve for emergency digital removals (small annual buffer for periodic takedowns).
Biometric Monitoring $35K/yr
[#6] Ongoing monitoring/retention and alarm management costs for biometric access control and intrusion detection (annual midpoint).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.2M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, and planned operations only.
no leaks regular operations scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized leak or detected copy requiring targeted takedowns, a handful of amnestic administrations, and limited legal/PR action.
small public leak isolated online distribution single-site exposure
🚨 Major Breach $10.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or mass exposure requiring emergency mass amnestic operations, multi-site raids, archive relocation, and large legal/settlement costs.
widespread digital leak coordinated splinter-group action mass public exposure
🚨 Political Exposure $6.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Targeted political or media exposure requiring aggressive buyouts, litigation defense, and extended PR/legal campaigns.
high-profile whistleblower media lawsuit government/political scrutiny
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 On-site vault guards covering 24/7 shifts (three-shift load); cost basis drawn from note #7 guard staffing estimate.
MTF Lambda-11 (Specialized Team) 12 Dedicated 12-person task force for observation, containment readiness, and operations; fully-loaded cost basis per note #8.
Research Scientist 6 Memeticologists / cognitive scientists / cryptographers / film analysts (midpoint 4–8 FTEs from note #12); salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and midpoints; many categories (breach probability, number of amnestic administrations, contingency needs) have wide uncertainty, but the notes are detailed enough for a mid-confidence estimate.
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