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SCP-8666 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8666
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$975K
Personnel
7
One-time capital costs are dominated by a potential off-site deep-lock relocation and viewing-room / locker upgrades (~$1.28M total); recurring costs are dominated by personnel (security + researchers + medical) and misinformation/legal readiness (~$975k/yr baseline).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Facilities $1.2M
[#1, #3, #27] Locker modification/archival case, non-reflective viewing-room retrofit, and contingency relocation to deep-lock vault (capital costs combined).
Equipment $74K
[#4, #5, #13, #20, #23, #14] High-security device lockboxes / Faraday cages; access-control hardware; digitization hardware (scanners/telecine); audit/logging hardware; IT reconfiguration; secure-destruction tooling (one-time equipment costs).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#12] Research lab buildout and one-time experimental equipment for controlled testing (cameras, mirror arrays, conservation tools).
Training Sop Development $10K
[#17] One-time creation of containment SOPs, training materials, and initial drills.
Irb Setup $6K
[#26] One-time setup for internal human-subjects review board / compliance procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $975K/yr
Staff Wages $340K/yr
[#6, #8, #12] Dedicated security staffing (2 FTE dedicated guards), partial on-call medical staffing (partial FTE), and researcher salaries (1–2 FTEs included in recurring research budget allocation reflected here).
Research And Monitoring $234K/yr
[#12, #13, #8, #10, #26, #17] Ongoing research budget for controlled experiments (1–2 FTEs and trial costs), secure storage maintenance for digitization masters, per-exposure medical monitoring budget contributions, psychological screening/counseling program budget, IRB admin, and recurring research-related training/oversight.
Cover Story And Legal $195K/yr
[#15, #16, #11] Legal/compliance retainer, Department of Misinformation monitoring / rapid-response & PR budgeting, and average annual digital-forensics / incident-response costs for accidental recordings/leaks.
Contingency Reserve $125K/yr
[#18] Annual contingency / emergency response fund for unexpected incidents (rapid transport, emergency medical care, repairs, ad hoc containment).
Logistics And Transport $48K/yr
[#7, #9, #21, #24, #19] Escort and viewing-session labor (per-session), quarantine/housing per-viewing, expected inter-site transfer costs (armored courier/specialized crates amortized), personnel replacement / lost productivity allowance, and contaminated-surface replacement/repair event costs (amortized).
Policy Enforcement $12K/yr
[#14] Recurring labor to enforce single-copy policy, track media, and manage secure destruction protocols.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #20, #22, #23] Climate-control and dehumidification energy + amortized maintenance, viewing-room upkeep, device-locker/admin maintenance, access-control monitoring, logging maintenance, archival inspection amortization, and IT/CCTV audit maintenance.
Contamination Response $5K/yr
[#19] Annualized cost for handling, cleaning, or replacing contaminated reflective surfaces or media after incidents.
Training And Refresher $3K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training and drills for staff on SOPs and device-free procedures.
Irb Admin $3K/yr
[#26] Ongoing administrative costs for ethical oversight / human-subjects compliance.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#25] Gloves, archival sleeves, cleaning supplies, batteries, paper-only logs and other recurring consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $975K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: steady-state research, regular viewings at assumed cadence, routine maintenance and PR readiness.
no_major_leaks scheduled_viewings_only no_unexpected_contamination
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized incident such as an accidental recording, a small leak or a viewer panic requiring increased forensics/PR/legal action but containment preserved.
accidental_recording isolated_public_exposure minor_contamination_event
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure (viewer flees, multiple public sightings, major leak) requiring emergency containment, large-scale PR suppression, legal defense, and possible relocation to deep-lock vault.
public_sighting_spread multiple_recorded_exposures relocation_or_major_repairs
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Two dedicated guard FTEs assumed for object coverage and viewing-session enforcement (per-analyst incremental staffing estimate).
Research Scientist 2 [#12] One-to-two researchers assigned to controlled experiments and ongoing study (budgeted within recurring research costs).
Medical Officer 1 [#8] On-call nurse/medic coverage (partial FTE support included in staff wages; one on-call medic available for viewings and post-exposure monitoring).
Psychologist / Counselor 1 [#10] Behavioral screening and counseling capacity (may be part-time/contracted but counted as one recurring staffed role for scheduling and follow-ups).
Administrative Staff 1 [#5, #20] Admin for access logs, tamper sensors, chain-of-custody logging, and scheduling coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst ranges and several assumed operational parameters (notably assumed viewing cadence ~20/yr and moderate research intensity). Many line items are range-based and incident-driven; heavy uncertainty in frequency of incidents and policy choices (digitization vs single-copy) reduces confidence to medium.
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