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SCP-8670 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8670
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
20
One-time setup of ~$2.96M (driven primarily by AI development and a contingency reserve) and recurring annual costs of ~$2.64M driven by research, moderation/legal staffing, and AI operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#25] One-time contingency reserve for catastrophic-release response, emergency operations, mass medical/legal response and large-scale information operations.
Ai Development $650K
[#8] Development of internet monitoring and automated takedown AI (stealthy scraping, takedown automation, detection models).
Equipment $169K
[#3, #4, #21] Forensic Faraday-shielded workstation (#3), dedicated server & cold‑storage media hardware (#4), and IT/network hardening hardware (#21) one-time purchases and installs.
Amnestic Inventory $62K
[#15] Initial stockpile purchase and secure storage setup for amnestic inventory (if/when authorized later).
Documentation System $25K
[#17] One-time implementation of compartmentalized documentation, secure redaction workflows and physical safes for addendums.
Secure Destruction $18K
[#23] Development and one-time testing of secure destruction/disposal protocol for electronic media and verification procedures.
Facilities $12K
[#1] Install/modify anomalous-item locker with cognitohazard signage, Level-3 access control, tamper sensors and environmental monitor; includes installation and certification.
Training Development $10K
[#7] Initial development of cognitohazard/memetic training modules, in-person drill materials and learning content.
Drill Plan Development $10K
[#20] One-time development of containment breach plans and exercise design for SCP-8670-specific incidents.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Research And Monitoring $875K/yr
[#16] Ongoing research program into SCP-8670 effects (memetics researchers, neuropsychology, EEG/fMRI access, instrumentation access fees, data analysis).
Cover Story And Legal $775K/yr
[#10, #24] Human moderation, legal takedowns, counsel fees, covert liaison and paid takedown/quieting services with providers/ISPs.
Ai Operations $250K/yr
[#9] Cloud compute, crawling operations, ops personnel, databases and ongoing tuning/patching for automated takedown AI.
Staff Wages $225K/yr
[#5] Salaries and benefits for the dedicated small team: 1custodian/locker manager, 1 memetics-aware technician, 1 senior researcher (marginal hires/allocation).
Long Term Care Reserve $200K/yr
[#14] Annual reserve allocation toward potential long-term care, counseling, disability support and legal settlements for exposed persons.
Security Overhead $65K/yr
[#6] Incremental security staffing and overtime to enforce extra access restrictions and escort requirements.
Cyber Forensics Per Year $51K/yr
[#11] Expected annual spend on cyber-forensics and offline-copy recovery (per-incident costs averaged across expected incident frequency).
Psychological Support Services $48K/yr
[#19] Ongoing counseling, debriefings and resilience programs for staff exposed to SCP-8670 material.
Internal Opsec $40K/yr
[#18] Internal OPSEC tooling, secure messaging lanes, tip lines and investigations into internal leaks.
Amnestic Maintenance $30K/yr
[#15] Annual maintenance, secure storage and administration readiness costs for amnestic inventory.
Containment Drills $19K/yr
[#20] Annual containment breach drills, table-top exercises and coordination with legal/PR teams.
Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr
[#2, #22] Locker maintenance, sensor recalibration, access-log reviews (#2) and incremental utilities/power for lab and servers (#22).
It Network Maintenance $15K/yr
[#21] Annual licenses, endpoint protection, removable-media policy enforcement and network monitoring for Site-02.
Cognitohazard Training $13K/yr
[#7] Recurring refresher courses, drills and simulated exposure training for staff.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#12] Secure/escorted transport per-move costs averaged into annual budget (assumes a small number of moves per year).
Documentation Maintenance $6K/yr
[#17] Annual audits, secure printing, redaction workflows and maintenance of compartmentalized documentation systems.
Medical Observation $5K/yr
[#13] Expected annual cost for short-term observation and medical monitoring of exposed individuals (per-case costs averaged; assumes ~1 moderate exposure/year).
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; all monitoring, research, and maintenance operate as planned.
no_major_spread routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$160K vs baseline
Localized online visibility and one or a few offline copies discovered requiring targeted forensics and legal takedowns.
small_online_spread single_offline_copy_found domestic_forensic_retrieval
🚨 Major Incident $4.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
Cross-border spread with multiple offline copies discovered, several exposed individuals and extended legal/countermeasures response.
cross_border_spread multiple_offline_copies multi-party_medical/legal_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $15.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$13.0M vs baseline
Widespread public dissemination requiring large-scale emergency medical response, litigation, and full contingency mobilization.
mass_public_spread mass_exposures international_litigation
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Custodian / Locker Manager 1 [#5] Dedicated custodian/locker manager for anomalous-item locker handling and certification.
Memetics-aware Technician 1 [#5] Technician trained in memetic/cognitohazard-safe handling procedures.
Senior Researcher / On-call 1 [#5] Senior researcher available on-call for oversight and experimental design.
Human Moderation Analyst 6 [#10] Analysts performing hit review, takedown requests and covert investigations (part of cover/legal recurring costs).
Legal Counsel (covert) 1 [#10, #24] Covert legal liaison and counsel to process warrants/requests and coordinate with providers.
AI Ops Engineer / DevOps 2 [#9] Operations staff for AI monitoring/takedown system maintenance and tuning.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (incremental) 3 [#6] Incremental security staffing/overtime to enforce access restrictions and escorts.
Research Scientist / Neuropsychologist 3 [#16] Staff supporting ongoing research into SCP-8670 effects (salaries included in research budget).
IT / Network Engineer 1 [#21] Staff maintaining endpoint protection, network segmentation, and removable-media controls.
Administrative Staff 1 [#18, #24] Coordination, OPSEC audit administration and liaison work (covered in recurring overheads).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst-provided ranges where specific figures were not given; AI development and contingency reserve are large and uncertain drivers, producing medium confidence in totals.
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