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SCP-8689 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8689
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
16
Initial setup costs are dominated by secure logging, hardened video/instrumentation, emergency response kit and a recommended long-term R&D reserve; recurring costs are driven primarily by round-the-clock staff wages, legal/cover-up and monitoring/forensic operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Long Term Research Reserve $1.0M
[#16] Initial allocation for long-term reversal/containment R&D (recommended $1,000,000 initial tranche).
Liability Reserve $500K
[#27] One-time contingency/reserve fund for containment failure escalation ($500,000).
Equipment $362K
[#7, #9, #10, #11, #19, #23] Drone acquisition ($22,500 midpoint), secure video hardware ($40,000), tamper-proof attendance hardware ($50,000), immutable/off-site logging hardware portion ($75,000), emergency response kit ($100,000), cybersecurity/hardened architecture initial cost ($75,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#15] Research equipment and specialty testing capital ($150,000).
Facilities $45K
[#1, #2, #25] Enclosure construction ($25,000) plus environmental/power infrastructure one-time work ($10,000) and a dedicated evidence safe ($10,000).
Training Curriculum Development $10K
[#21] One-time curriculum and SOP development for anonymized logging and remote handling ($10,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#4, #5, #14] 24/7 security (9 FTE ≈ $500,000), remote monitoring/operators (3–4 FTE ≈ $200,000), scientific research staff (2 FTE + 1 tech ≈ $300,000).
Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing legal/cover-up/counter-intelligence ($200,000/yr) and covert PR/leak suppression standby funds ($250,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#12] D-Class procurement, transfers, housing/upkeep and covert administrative costs (~$200,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $140K/yr
[#9, #11, #13, #15] Video storage/operations ($10,000), logging/storage audits ($15,000), medical screening/samples ($65,000), recurring research services/contracts ($50,000).
Personnel Replacement Reserve $100K/yr
[#22] Recruitment, background checks, retraining and contingency for erased personnel (~$100,000/yr).
Liability Reserve Replenishment $100K/yr
[#27] Annual replenishment/allocation to the liability/reserve fund (~$100,000/yr).
Psychological Services $50K/yr
[#20] Staff counseling, monitoring, and decompression services (~$50,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $50K/yr
[#26] Pro-rated site administrative overhead attributable to this object (~$50,000/yr).
Cybersecurity And It $30K/yr
[#23] Ongoing audits, patching, integrity verification for encrypted feeds and logging (~$30,000/yr).
Training And Sop $25K/yr
[#21] Recurring training, tabletop exercises, SOP refresh (~$25,000/yr).
Miscellaneous Contingency $25K/yr
[#28] Misc. contingency for unforeseen tech, travel, consultants (~$25,000/yr).
Attendance System Monitoring $20K/yr
[#10] Monitoring and maintenance for biometric attendance/absence monitoring and off-site alerting (~$20,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #25] Recurring energy/UPS/HVAC ($2,000), containment box maintenance ($5,000), evidence vault operations ($5,000).
Emergency Drills Readiness $10K/yr
[#19] Annual drills, readiness, portable shielding/hazmat upkeep (~$10,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#24] Consumables and PPE, batteries, toolkits, cleaning supplies (~$5,000/yr).
Drone Maintenance $5K/yr
[#8] Drone maintenance, batteries, replacement parts (~$5,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; regular operations, staffing, monitoring and scheduled testing.
no breaches regular biweekly testing standard staffing levels
🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident (single staff/D-Class unexpected erasure or small containment event) requiring incident response, temporary staffing surge and legal/forensic work.
single-person disappearance short-term investigative response temporary PR/legal engagement
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Multiple staff erasure or containment breach requiring large-scale emergency response, significant legal action, and accelerated R&D.
multiple personnel erased major containment breach mobilized emergency response and replacement hiring
🚨 Political Exposure $5.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Public exposure or external investigation requiring maximum PR/legal suppression, national-level containment resources, and large compensation/settlement actions.
public leak or media exposure external investigations legal suits and national attention
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#4] 24/7 coverage requiring ~9 FTE equivalents (includes supervisor).
Remote Monitoring Operator 4 [#5] 3–4 FTEs for 24/7 remote feed monitoring and coordination; 4 used for budgeting.
Research Scientist 2 [#14] Two full-time researchers recommended.
Laboratory Technician 1 [#14] Partial technician support (1 FTE equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are assembled from analyst-provided rough figures; many items are ranges or operational assumptions (midpoints used where ranges provided). Containment needs are well described but anomalous effects introduce uncertainty in incident frequency and scale.
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