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SCP-8791 Terminal ~ medium confidence
SCP-8791
Expected annual
$15.1M
One-time setup
$19.3M
Annual recurring
$14.7M
Personnel
100
Initial capital requirements are dominated by research lab build-out, emergency reserve and one-time infrastructure (~$19.3M). Annual operating costs for national mitigation, staffing, per-incident response and research average roughly $14.7M/yr, driven mainly by response-team salaries, per-incident containment/cleanup and legal/PR contingencies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.3M
Emergency Reserve $10.0M
[#21] Reserved capital for high-impact/worst-case events (recommended minimum used).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M
[#9, #15] High-security research lab build-out and instrumentation (~$4,000,000 midpoint) and amnestic/mnestic R&D/stockpile (~$1,000,000).
Insurance Reserve $2.0M
[#17] Liability/settlement reserve (selected midpoint of recommended range).
Equipment $1.0M
[#2, #3, #5, #11] Response vehicles & upfits (~$360,000), portable corpse-isolation units (~$160,000), centralized incident-tracking database setup (~$375,000 midpoint), and PPE full-kit stock (~$140,000 midpoint).
Facilities $838K
[#4, #10] Morgue/hospital retrofit initial capital for 5 hospitals (~$312,500 midpoint) and secure evidence/artifact vault build (~$525,000 midpoint).
Initial Vetting $350K
[#16] Initial background checks and vetting infrastructure for ~100 staff (~$200k–$500k range; midpoint used).
Initial Communications $100K
[#20] Initial crisis communication/public-safety material development (~$50k–$150k; midpoint used).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.7M/yr
Staff Wages $5.9M/yr
[#1, #6, #9, #19, #20, #10] Salaries and benefits: regional incident response teams (~$4.5M/yr), OSINT/analyst salaries (~$210k/yr), research program staff portion (~$700k/yr), longitudinal research staff portion (~$400k/yr), hotline staffing and small archival staff (~$50k + ~$50k).
Logistics And Transport $3.7M/yr
[#12, #13, #18, #22] Per-incident containment/security logistics (~$100k/incident → $2,000,000/yr at 20 incidents), decontamination/remediation reserve (~$50k/incident → $1,000,000/yr at 20 incidents), international coordination baseline + per-incident travel (~$412,500/yr), and miscellaneous travel/fuel/operational costs (~$300k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $3.2M/yr
[#14, #17, #20] Cover-up/PR/legal per-incident budget (~$150k/incident → $3,000,000/yr at 20 incidents average), annual insurance premium (~$150k/yr), and ongoing crisis communication/hotline updates (~$50k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #15, #19] Centralized DB/cloud maintenance (~$112,500/yr), OSINT tooling (~$50k/yr), consultants retainer (~$100k/yr), forensic pathology & toxicology services (~$300k/yr), per-administration amnestic clinic costs (~$250k/yr), longitudinal-study non-staff costs (~$625k included here as study budget).
Supplies And Consumables $325K/yr
[#11, #9] PPE consumables/replacement (~$25k/yr) and research consumables / operating supplies from research program (~$300k/yr split from operating budget).
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#4, #10] Ongoing hospital refresher training (~$50k/yr) and vault maintenance/archival support (~$50k/yr).
Personnel Vetting Refresh $50K/yr
[#16] Annual refresh/background rechecks and retraining (~$50k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.7M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with assumed incident tempo (~20 notable incidents/year) and no extraordinary escalations.
steady incident rate no major escalations
🚨 Minor Incident $15.2M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Single elevated/high-profile incident requiring above-average legal/cleanup/containment support beyond planned per-incident reserves.
high-visibility casualty complex evidence/cleanup needs
🚨 Major Breach $29.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Large-scale or urban manifestation, mass-casualty event, or international incident requiring emergency reserve drawdown and heavy international response.
mass-casualty event urban anomalous manifestation international diplomatic crisis
👥 Personnel 100 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 45 [#1] Three regional rapid-response teams of ~15 each (operators, medic, team leader, comms).
Research Scientist 12 [#9, #19] Staff for the high-security research program and longitudinal research.
OSINT Analyst 2 [#6] Dedicated social-media/OSINT analysts.
Forensic Pathologist / Technician 6 [#8] Forensic/autopsy support capacity (rotating and contracted staff).
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#2, #10] Vehicle/facility maintenance and vault systems support.
Administrative Staff 6 [#4, #16] Admin, contracts and coordination for MOUs, vetting and training logistics.
Medical Officer 5 [#15] Clinical staff for amnestic/mnestic administration and medical follow-up.
Vault/Archivist 2 [#10] Artifact cataloging and archival access control.
Hotline / Communications Staff 4 [#20] Crisis hotline and public-safety materials staffing.
Site Director / Executive Staff 4 [general operations] Program leadership and executive oversight.
Legal / PR Specialist 10 [#14, #17] Legal counsel, PR and liaison staff for cover-story, negotiations and insurance/settlement handling.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are midpoints from analyst ranges and assume ~20 incidents/year (per notes). Many items (per-incident costs, reserve sizing, consultant retainer levels) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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