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SCP-8717 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8717
Expected annual
$507K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$473K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup and contingency reserves total approximately $1.06M driven by a large emergency contingency and decommissioning budgets; recurring annual costs are roughly $0.47M driven primarily by specialist wages, security staffing, and weekly biosurveillance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#20] Containment-breach contingency & emergency response reserve (recommended conservative mid-range reserve) (#20).
Decommissioning And Destruction $138K
[#21] Decommissioning / sterilization & destruction plan and execution (specialized neutralization and disposal) (#21).
Facilities $135K
[#1, #8] Anti-Sarkite safety locker procurement & installation (#1) and vault climate control / HVAC upgrade & sensors (#8). Includes integration and certification into Site-19 vault.
Research Restart Campaign $125K
[#25] Opportunity-cost / restart funding for resuming research if Ethics Committee approvals resume (recommended restart campaign budget) (#25).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $108K
[#6, #14, #15] On-site BSL-2 lab setup & instrumentation if newly provisioned (#6), budget for one full analytical campaign if approved (#14), and initial specialized training for handling/dismantling (#15).
Equipment $32K
[#10, #11, #18, #12] Security systems (CCTV, intrusion detection, access control) one-time hardware (#10), armored transport crate one-time (#11), IT/air-gapped workstation and backups initial hardware (#18), spare converters/nibs/ink initial stock (#12).
Ward Inscription Initial $16K
[#2] Level-5 ward inscription initial application: materials, ritual specialists and validation team labor (#2).
Artifact Conservation Initial $3K
[#13] Initial conservation and assessment for mahogany box, leather and metals (#13).
Documentation Initial $3K
[#17] Secure printing, redaction and air-gapped archival setup (initial media and physical archive costs) (#17).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $473K/yr
Staff Wages $286K/yr
[#4, #9] Occult/Anomalous Specialist salary + benefits (#4) and incremental dedicated security staffing (3 guards @ total with benefits) (#9).
Research And Monitoring $98K/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #13, #15, #23] Ward maintenance & re-application (#3), weekly pathogen/advanced-microbiome screening program (#5), BSL-2 lab maintenance/calibration (#6), ongoing artifact conservation (#13), recurring refresher training (#15), and periodic metrology/certification audits (#23).
Cover Story And Legal $36K/yr
[#19, #22] Cover story / provenance maintenance and minimal OPSEC actions (#19) plus insurance/indemnity and legal retainer costs (#22).
Administrative Ethics Overhead $25K/yr
[#16] Administrative / Ethics Committee overhead, pro-rated committee and admin staff time and tracking costs (#16).
Logistics And Transport $13K/yr
[#11] Secure transport and armored courier per-move costs (assumes ~4 moves/yr at mid-range per-move costs) (#11).
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#7, #12, #24, #17] Routine biosurveillance consumables (swabs, media, reagents) (#7), spare converters/nibs/ink replacements (#12), small miscellaneous archival/consumable overhead (#24), and ongoing storage media replacement (#17).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#8, #10] Vault climate control energy & maintenance (#8) and security systems monitoring & maintenance (#10).
It Security $2K/yr
[#18] Ongoing IT support, secure backups and workstation support for air-gapped systems (#18).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $473K/yr
90.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with scheduled maintenance, weekly biosurveillance and routine operations only.
no incidents scheduled maintenance ethics review hold continues
🚨 Minor Incident $623K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Limited containment incident (localized contamination or small ritual degradation) requiring emergency cleanup, additional lab tests and short-term medical monitoring.
localized contamination ward failure requiring re-application small transport accident
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring full rapid-response activation: mass decontamination, expanded medical care, extended quarantine, legal/PR response and replacement of containment infrastructure.
vault breach widespread use of SCP-8717 failure of wards and transport protocol
🚨 Political Exposure $773K/yr
1.5% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
External exposure or legal escalation requiring extended legal defense, enhanced OPSEC/cover operations and longer-term mitigation measures.
media exposure external investigation forced disclosure to authorities
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Occultist / Symbolologist / Senior Researcher 1 [#4] Dedicated in-house occult/anomalous specialist responsible for wards and specialist interactions (salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#9] Three full-time guards dedicated/rotating for vault responsibility (salaries+benefits included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all costs enabling mid-range estimates, but uncertainties remain for breach-level expenses, contingency sizing and the Ethics Committee-driven operational posture, so confidence is medium.
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