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SCP-8784 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8784
Expected annual
$4.5M
One-time setup
$36.7M
Annual recurring
$3.9M
Personnel
16
Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $36.7M driven primarily by four Type-C SRAs, spare SRA, structural/HVAC work and a capital reserve; recurring annual costs are roughly $3.9M driven by specialized staff wages, SRA power/maintenance, research and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $36.7M
Equipment $26.0M
[#1, #3, #4, #9, #10, #17, #18, #24] Hardware purchases and installed systems: four Type-C SRAs purchase (~$20,000,000) and one spare (~$5,000,000) [#1, #3]; emergency power hardware (generator/UPS) [#4] ~$600,000; baseline monitoring hardware/cameras [#9] ~$60,000; one-time software licensing/setup [#10] ~$30,000; fire suppression hardware [#17] ~$125,000; PPE initial kit [#18] ~$30,000; heavy-equipment transport/crane deployment for installs [#24] ~$175,000.
Catastrophic Reserve $5.0M
[#25] Insurance-equivalent capital reserve for catastrophic failure / major remediation (recommended at least $5,000,000).
Facilities $4.1M
[#2, #7, #8, #19] SRA installation/structural work, cafeteria access modifications, HVAC segregation/install and decontamination/quarantine installations (estimates: #2 foundations/vibration isolation ~$3,500,000; #7 access modifications ~$300,000; #8 HVAC install ~$150,000; #19 decon install ~$125,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#9, #16] One-time R&D and lab buildout for reality-immune sensors and probe development: sensor R&D (~$500,000) [#9], probe/mapping R&D and instrumentation (~$1,000,000) [#16].
Training Initial $60K
[#23] Initial staff/SOP training and drills (one-time setup/initial courses) estimated ~$60,000.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#6, #11, #13] Staff wages: SRA/reality-tech technicians (2 FTE + vendor support) ~$350,000/yr [#6]; security/rapid-response team (6–12 guard equivalents; chosen 8) + on-call/standby ~$1,200,000/yr [#11]; specialized thaumaturgical clinicians (1–3; chosen 2) ~$400,000/yr [#13].
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#9, #12, #15, #16, #22] Ongoing research, medical monitoring and data: formal research program & lab (salaries, instruments, experiments) ~$1,000,000/yr [#15]; routine medical screening of employees ~$90,000/yr [#12]; data storage/secure archival and analyst support ~$150,000/yr (data storage ~$30k + analyst ~$120k) [#22, #9]; ongoing probe consumables part included [#16].
Facilities Maintenance $302K/yr
[#4, #5, #8, #17] Facilities operational/maintenance: emergency power fuel & maintenance ~$90,000/yr [#4]; additional continuous electricity for SRAs and systems ~$180,000/yr [#5]; HVAC/filtration maintenance ~$20,000/yr [#8]; fire-suppression maintenance ~$12,500/yr [#17].
Supplies And Consumables $126K/yr
[#16, #18, #19, #20] Consumables and replaceables: probe consumables/routine R&D expendables ~$60,000/yr [#16]; PPE replacement and kits ~$6,000/yr [#18]; decon operations/consumables ~$30,000/yr [#19]; routine property losses/replacements ~$30,000/yr [#20].
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#21] Annual legal/cover-story/compensation contingency allocation and minor PR/legal overhead reserved ~$100,000/yr.
Administrative Overhead $75K/yr
[#26] Administrative overhead attributable to SCP-8784 (Site Director time, HR, compliance, payroll for access privileges) estimated ~$75,000/yr [#26].
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#24] Recurring transport and occasional heavy deployments / crane/hazard transport ~$30,000/yr.
Audits Peer Review $30K/yr
[#27] Ongoing internal/external audits and peer review (security science board) ~$30,000/yr [#27].
Psychological Support $25K/yr
[#14] Psychological counseling/support services for staff experiencing reality-altering events estimated ~$25,000/yr [#14].
Training And Sop Refreshers $15K/yr
[#23] Annual refresher training, drills and SOP updates ~$15,000/yr [#23].
Software Support And Admin $12K/yr
[#10] Annual support and licensing for access-control/scheduling software and admin support ~$12,000/yr [#10].
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.9M/yr
65.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine maintenance, research activity and no major incidents.
steady SRA operation routine research and monitoring no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $4.4M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized instability or equipment failure requiring emergency replacement/repair (e.g., single SRA replacement or short containment system repair, extra overtime and legal/medical follow-up).
SRA failure or degradation brief containment instability localized repair and overtime
🚨 Major Breach $11.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or catastrophic equipment loss requiring major remediation, site-level response, legal action and replacement of capital equipment.
multiple SRA failures large-scale instability affecting site systems costly remediation and legal/evacuation
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Engineer / Maintenance (SRA Technician) 2 [#6] Two FTE technicians for preventative maintenance, calibration and emergency repairs; vendor contract cost included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#11] 24/7 quick-reaction security/response team (chosen midpoint of 6–12) to handle hostile thaumaturgy and containment incidents.
Medical Officer 2 [#13] Specialized thaumaturgical clinicians for assessment, containment medicine and advanced evaluations; salaries included in recurring staff_wages.
Research Scientist 3 [#15] Research staff (2–4 recommended) for archaeology, ontokinetic mapping and probe development; salary and program costs included in research_and_monitoring.
Data Analyst 1 [#22] One analyst for secure logging, archival systems and data analysis; included in research_and_monitoring recurring costs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit ranges for most line items (especially SRAs), so capital and operational drivers are well-identified; uncertainty remains around SRA unit cost variability, anomaly instability frequency/severity, and potential tail-risk events (breaches), hence medium confidence.
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