SCP-8695 — SCP-8695 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8695 Safe ✓ high confidence

SCP-8695

Expected annual

$716K

One-time setup

$973K

Annual recurring

$700K

Personnel

3.6

One-time setup costs are dominated by the incident reserve, facility retrofit and specialized equipment (~$973k). Ongoing annual costs (~$699.5k/yr) are driven primarily by staff wages (medical/security/admin), ongoing mental-health/research programs, and legal/HR contingencies.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $973K

Incident Reserve $500K

[#15] Establish incident/contingency reserve for breaches, legal settlements and cover-up operations ~$500k one-time.

Equipment $175K

[#1, #2, #3, #4, #10, #11] Secure hosting hardware and HSM (~$40k), tamper-evident safe & USBs (~$2.2k), two interaction booths (~$90k), medical emergency equipment (~$15k), CCTV install (~$8k), cybersecurity deployment ($20k).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K

[#14] Initial pilot research program and study setup ~$150k one-time.

Facilities $100K

[#17] Facility retrofit (soundproofing, HVAC, padding & privacy) recommended ~$100k one-time.

Training Materials $15K

[#12] SOP and staff training materials development ~$15k one-time.

Hr Legal Setup $12K

[#8] Legal/HR policy drafting and initial review ~$12,000 one-time.

Access Control Hardware $10K

[#9] Biometric door and locks ~$10k one-time.

Sop Development $8K

[#6] Development of documentation, consent forms and SOPs ~$8,000 one-time.

Booking System $3K

[#13] Reservation/booking software purchase ~$3k one-time.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $700K/yr

Staff Wages $260K/yr

[#5, #9, #13] 1 FTE medic (~$80k), on-call physician stipend (~$25k), 2 guards (~$120k), 0.5 FTE admin (~$35k) = $260k/yr.

Research And Monitoring $200K/yr

[#7, #14] Ongoing mental-health monitoring, addiction treatment fund (~$100k/yr) and continued research program (~$100k/yr) = $200k/yr.

Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr

[#8, #16] Ongoing legal/HR contingency (~$30k/yr) plus workplace conduct mitigation (~$50k/yr) = $80k/yr.

Incident Reserve Replenish $50K/yr

[#15] Annual target replenishment to maintain contingency reserve ~$50k/yr.

Psych Screening $40K/yr

[#6] Ongoing psychological screening for ~200 users/yr (~$40k/yr).

Equipment Depreciation $22K/yr

[#19] Annual depreciation/reserve for replacement cycle of booths/displays/servers (~$22.5k/yr).

Penetration Testing $10K/yr

[#21] Annual red-team / penetration testing to ensure controls ~$10k/yr.

Cybersecurity $8K/yr

[#11] Licensing, monitoring and periodic audits for endpoint/DLP and intrusion detection ~$8k/yr.

Training $6K/yr

[#12] Annual staff training sessions and certification ~$6k/yr.

Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr

[#4, #18] Medical consumables restock ~$1.5k/yr plus hygiene/replacement consumables (~$3.5k/yr) = $5k/yr.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#20] Secure courier/transport budget for media transfers ~$5k/yr.

Secure Hosting Maintenance $5K/yr

[#1] Maintenance, tape rotations and air-gapped backup upkeep for hosting node ~$5k/yr.

Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr

[#10] CCTV storage/maintenance and minimal facility upkeep ~$3k/yr.

Documentation Archival $2K/yr

[#22] Secure record keeping and archival costs ~$2.5k/yr.

Booth Maintenance $2K/yr

[#3] Replacement parts and minor upkeep for booths ~$2k/yr.

Tamper Media Monitoring $500/yr

[#2] Environmental monitoring for anomalous media vault ~$500/yr.

Workforce Impact Offset $0/yr

[#23] Potential morale-related savings not quantified; conservative $0/yr assumed (monitor).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $700K/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with scheduled sessions, routine maintenance, no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $850K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Isolated medical or misconduct incident requiring hospitalization, legal action and additional counseling.

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🚨 Major Breach $1.2M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Public exposure or expensive litigation/settlement requiring major incident response and cover-up operations.

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👥 Personnel 3.6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Medical Officer / Medic	1	[#4, #5] 1 FTE medic on-duty during sessions; salary included in staff_wages.
Physician (on-call)	0.1	[#5] On-call physician stipend (not full-time; represented as 0.1 FTE equivalent).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#9] 24/7 guard coverage or equivalent S1 staffing (2 guards total).
Administrative Staff	0.5	[#13] 0.5 FTE administrative support for booking and consent verification.

📋 Confidence Notes

Detailed, line-item analyst estimates and clear containment procedures support high confidence; ranges exist for some hardware and contingency items but overall scope and drivers are well-documented.

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