SCP-8773 — SCP-8773 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8773 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-8773

Expected annual

$67.3M

One-time setup

$833.4M

Annual recurring

$60.0M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup and large contingency reserves dominate costs (satellite systems, mass-amnestic capability, and catastrophe reserves), while annual operations (staff, temporal research, secure comms, web monitoring and readiness) average tens of millions per year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $833.4M

Catastrophic Contingency Reserve $500.0M

[#30] Multi-hundred-million to multi-billion reserve for catastrophic escalation scenarios / multi-year responses.

Infrastructure Repair Reserve $100.0M

[#25] Insurance/disaster-recovery & infrastructure repair reserve callable for large landscape-replacement events.

Dedicated Smallsat Constellation $87.0M

[#2] Build-and-launch dedicated smallsat constellation (manufacturing, launch, insurance) as contingency if retrofit is impossible.

Mass Amnestic Infrastructure $55.0M

[#10] Mass-amnesticization systems and contingency reserve build (mobile aerosol rigs, safety testing, execution teams).

Equipment $36.9M

[#1, #3, #11, #12, #15, #16, #20, #27, #29] Satellite retrofit procurement (satellite hardware installs), ground-station hardware, web-monitoring dev, digital archive setup, mobile lab build, high-speed/multispectral imaging hardware, containment stockpile, secure-comms implementation, and small-item tactical stockpile.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $32.5M

[#1, #26] R&D/design for temporal-displacement filter hardware/firmware and initial temporal research/theory labs.

Facilities $8.9M

[#13, #18] Vault expansion and climate control at Site-403 plus BSL access/upgrade and mobile decon unit purchases.

Legal Diplomatic Covert Fund $7.5M

[#21] One-time establishment of covert liaison channels, legal retainers and initial covert fund.

Amnestic Development And Stockpile $5.5M

[#9] Development/stockpile of amnestics and purchase of mobile aerosolizer vehicles.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $60.0M/yr

Research And Monitoring $30.0M/yr

[#26] Ongoing temporal research/theoretical physics program funding (program-level R&D and model/mitigation development).

Staff Wages $8.2M/yr

[#4, #5, #14, #17] Satellite ops/data analysts (12), STF Xi-1199 operational roster (40), Site-403 vault staff/security (12), paleobiology/veterinary specialists (5) plus contractor/consultant support.

Cover Story And Legal $5.2M/yr

[#21, #22] Legal/diplomatic retainers, covert liaison fund ongoing retainers and public-relations / disinformation campaign budgets.

Compensation And Settlement Reserve $5.0M/yr

[#23] Annual allocation / reserve contribution for civilian compensation, civil settlements and hush payments as incidents occur.

Logistics And Transport $3.0M/yr

[#7] Rapid-deployment readiness (vehicles, leased helicopters on standby, airlift charters, crews).

Per Event Tactical Deployments $2.0M/yr

[#8] Estimated average annual spend on field consumables, fuel, travel, short-term vehicle/helicopter hire and overtime across many small/moderate events.

Web Monitoring Operations $1.5M/yr

[#11] Ongoing crawler operations, human moderation, takedown contractors and liaison costs.

Mass Amnestic Operation Fund $1.0M/yr

[#10] Standing annual fund to support infrequent mass-amnestic operations (safety drills, readiness, small-probability operations).

Stf Training And Sustainment $750K/yr

[#6] Regular STF training, live simulations, range rental and specialist instructors for paleofauna/temporal scenarios.

Archive Indexing And Data Science $700K/yr

[#28] Personnel, compute and analytics for long-term event database, pattern analysis and optimization.

Secure Comms Maintenance $500K/yr

[#27] Maintenance and audit costs for secure comms, burner networks and OPSEC hardening.

Biosurveillance Operations $450K/yr

[#18] Ongoing biosurveillance, pathogen screening, PCR/metagenomics operations and contracting for BSL testing access.

Facilities Maintenance $425K/yr

[#3, #13] Ground-station maintenance/bandwidth and vault utilities/maintenance.

Psychological Aftercare $350K/yr

[#24] Counseling, follow-up monitoring and memetic aftercare for amnesticized civilians.

Digital Archive Maintenance $250K/yr

[#12] Secure data storage maintenance, indexing and backups for archived media.

Amnestic Consumables $200K/yr

[#9] Per-dose consumables and replenishment of amnestic stockpile.

Containment Hardware Deployment $200K/yr

[#20] Annual rentals/deployment costs for heavy equipment and barrier deployments in moderate events.

Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr

[#19] PPE and decontamination consumables for field teams.

Imaging Maintenance $100K/yr

[#16] Maintenance, data processing and storage costs for high-speed/multispectral imaging systems.

Tactical Stockpile Replenishment $50K/yr

[#29] Annual replenishment of tranq systems, nets, capture cages and small-item consumables.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $60.0M/yr

34.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine detections, monitoring, training and occasional small deployments; no large public exposures or mass operations.

routine_Δ/Ι events no mass_public_exposure no major infrastructure damage

🚨 Minor Incident $63.0M/yr

60.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Year with frequent small Δ/Ι events and several moderate responses requiring extra deployments, amnestics, web takedowns and overtime.

multiple Δ/Ι events increased STF deployments heightened web activity requiring takedowns

🚨 Major O Event $110.0M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

A rare 8773-Ο year involving a large landscape replacement requiring mass amnesticization, significant deployments and infrastructure repairs.

8773-Ο landscape displacement widespread public witnessing requirement for mass-amnesticization

🚨 Catastrophic Escalation $660.0M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$600.0M vs baseline

Extremely rare multi-year catastrophe where demanifestation patterns change, displaced matter remains, or massive infrastructure/population centers require evacuation and rebuild.

persistent/retained displaced matter mass infrastructure collapse prolonged public exposure and civil unrest

👥 Personnel 70 total

Role	Count	Notes
Satellite Operators / Data Analysts	12	[#4] 12 operators/analysts to run sensors and triage telemetry (fully burdened ~$120k/yr each).
Security Officer / MTF Agent (STF Xi-1199)	40	[#5] 40-person rapid-response STF roster (pilots, medics, covert ops, logistics) at high-readiness pay (~$120k/yr each).
Vault Staff / Archivist / Security	12	[#14] 12 personnel for Site-403 informational vault staffing and security (~$80k/yr each).
Research Scientist / Paleobiology / Veterinary Specialist	5	[#17] 5 full-time paleobiologists/veterinarians (~$150k/yr each) to advise on displaced fauna.
Contractor / Consultant	1	[#17] On-call consultants/contractors (annual contracting budget ~$250k) for specialized analysis and instruction.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst ranges and canonical containment procedures; many items have wide ranges (satellite procurement, mass amnestic costs, contingency reserves) and event frequencies are uncertain, yielding moderate confidence.

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