SCP-8679 — SCP-8679 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8679 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-8679

Expected annual

$133K

One-time setup

$1.5M

Annual recurring

$123K

Personnel

Initial one-time costs are dominated by contingency, optional high-end analytical/reconstruction capital and secure transport/setup; recurring annual costs are driven by technician wages, security presence, instrument service contracts (if instruments are procured), and facility overhead.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M

Advanced Reconstruction Capital $1.0M

[#21] Optional high-end capital for a dedicated advanced reconstruction program (laboratory modifications, custom synthesis equipment) if pursued.

Capital Analytical Instruments $300K

[#6] Optional in-house LC-MS/GC-MS capital purchase and installation (range provided; capital optional).

Contingency Reserve $100K

[#20] One-time contingency/high-risk reserve (recommended minimum reserve for emergencies or rapid response).

Equipment $15K

[#1, #2] Secure containment locker and low-temperature refrigerator purchase + installation and tamper/monitoring hardware.

Outsourced Baseline Analysis $15K

[#5] Outsourced GC-MS/LC-MS/toxicology baseline analytical verification (single-suite engagement).

Secure Transport Retrieval $12K

[#4] Armored/controlled courier and hazardous-materials transport for initial retrieval (single-event).

Occult Consultant Initial Engagement $10K

[#11] Initial engagement/retainer for specialized thaumaturgical/occult consultant interpretation and handling guidance.

Archival Duplication $10K

[#15] One-time cost for creating physical duplicate inert samples and extra cabinets/handling for redundancy.

Initial Legal Classification $10K

[#16] Initial legal fees for classification memos, NDAs, and regulatory compliance setup.

Cover Story Initial $5K

[#17] Initial PR/cover-story expenditures or minimal reimbursements to manage public exposure risk.

Initial Consumables $4K

[#7] Initial glassware, solvents, certified disposables and filters for initial examinations.

Initial Ppe $2K

[#8] Initial chemical/thaumaturgical-rated PPE kit and decon starter supplies.

Transport Containers Initial Stock $2K

[#3] Initial stock of certified sealed transport containers, dry-ice/cold-pack kits and chain-of-custody tags.

Facilities $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $123K/yr

Staff Wages $30K/yr

[#9] Technician/custodial monitoring and custody time (approx. 0.25–0.5 FTE equivalent; baseline staffing allocation).

Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr

[#14] Facility overhead, utilities pro-ration and building maintenance (portion of indirect costs).

Analytical Instrument Service Contracts $20K/yr

[#6] Annual service contracts and maintenance for in-house analytical instruments (if procured).

Security Presence $20K/yr

[#13] Incremental site-level security (shared guard allocation, CCTV, access control increment).

Insurance Indemnity $10K/yr

[#22] Specialty insurance/indemnity for staff and facility exposures.

Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr

[#16, #17] Ongoing minimal legal counsel/cover story / PR maintenance; FOIA/retainer buffer.

Occult Consultants Retainer $5K/yr

[#11] Occasional/annual consultant engagements or retainer for thaumaturgical specialists (baseline minimal retainer).

Training And Drills $4K/yr

[#18] Annual training, tabletop exercises and emergency response drills.

Research And Monitoring $3K/yr

[#12] Long-term archiving environmental monitoring, alarms, humidity/temp logs and secure digital backups.

Waste Disposal $2K/yr

[#19] Hazardous-materials disposal contract and per-event disposal costs (baseline annualized).

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#7] Annual replenishment of consumables for examination (solvents, disposables, PPE consumables).

Ppe Replacement And Decon Supplies $1K/yr

[#8] Annual replacement of PPE, decontamination solutions and waste neutralizers.

Archival Duplication Monitoring $1K/yr

[#15] Ongoing monitoring and handling costs for duplicated archived samples.

Transport Containers Replenishment $1K/yr

[#3] Ongoing replenishment of certified transport containers and cold-pack kits per transfers/incidents.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Research Staff Salaries $0/yr

[#10] Research staff salaries (1–2 chemists + occult specialist) — set to 0 in baseline (optional/only if active research pursued).

Advanced Reconstruction Operational $0/yr

[#21] Multi-year operational costs for advanced reconstruction program (baseline set to 0 unless program initiated).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $123K/yr

92.5% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with minimal custody, periodic monitoring, routine consumables and modest overhead.

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🚨 Minor Incident $148K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Small contamination/handling incident or single disposal/consultant-required event requiring extra testing, transport and legal input.

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🚨 Major Breach $323K/yr

0.5% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Significant containment failure / public exposure requiring emergency response, remediation, major legal/PR and potential replacement of archived material.

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🚨 Active Research Program $523K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline

Decision to pursue active, instrument-heavy research / attempted reconstruction requiring dedicated staff and expanded operations.

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👥 Personnel 2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#13] One assigned/incremental security presence (shared allocation represented in recurring security cost).
Technician / Custodian / Lab Technician	1	[#9] Single FTE-equivalent technician (0.25–0.5 FTE workload allocated; counted as one headcount for rostering).
Research Scientist	0	[#10] Research staff not included in baseline (optional; would be added if active research program initiated).
Administrative Staff	0	[#14] Administrative/overhead costs are pro-rated in facilities_maintenance and cover_story_and_legal; no dedicated additional headcount baseline.
Occult Consultant (contract)	0	[#11] Specialist consultants are contractors/retainers (not full-time headcount in baseline).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based directly on the analyst ranges provided; many items are optional (capital instruments, reconstruction) or event-driven (transport per retrieval, incidents), so uncertainty remains in scenario probabilities and whether high-end programs are authorized.

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