SCP-8798 — SCP-8798 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8798 Thaumiel ~ medium confidence

SCP-8798

Expected annual

$55.9M

One-time setup

$50.9M

Annual recurring

$54.1M

Personnel

2260

One-time capital and contingency spending is large (tens of millions) for hardened infrastructure and the Nagasaki Protocol; annual operating costs are dominated by personnel, D-Class subsistence and readiness/response budgets (~$50–60M/yr). Major drivers: MTF staffing, D-Class support, contingency/reserve and specialized containment infrastructure.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $50.9M

Nagasaki Protocol Contingency $22.5M

[#20] One-time contingency estimate for concrete-fill Nagasaki Protocol, heavy equipment mobilization and remediation (mid-range estimate).

Equipment $10.9M

[#5, #6, #12, #14, #15, #16, #17, #23, #24, #25, #29] Winch/extraction system (#5), material handling & sealed containers (#6), biohazard PPE initial procure (#12), MTF-562 specialist equipment (#14), initial weapons/ammo outlay (#15), ventilation/air-quality installs (#16), remote monitoring servers (#17), ground/evac vehicles (#23), generators (#24), vehicle fleet (#25), sensor/monitor arrays (#29).

Facilities $6.8M

[#4, #7, #10, #11] Guard posts/hardened perimeter installs (#4), on-site processing & secure storage building (#7), medical facility retrofit (#10), morgue/autopsy facility (#11).

Mtf 245 Initial Training And Equipment $4.4M

[#2] Initial specialized training and individual equipment kits for MTF-245 (midpoint for 125 agents).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.0M

[#13] Dedicated lab buildout and scientific instruments for SCP-8798-1/-2 research.

Incentive Store Initial Stockpile $1.8M

[#9] Initial 2–4 month reserve of food/goods for negotiation/incentives (stockpile purchase & storage setup).

Cover Story Initial Setup $300K

[#19] Initial set-up of shell organisations, licenses and legal/PR fronting.

Mass Amnestics Event Contingency $275K

[#21] One-time contingency reserve for large-scale mass amnesticization events (per-event mid estimate).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $54.1M/yr

Staff Wages $29.0M/yr

[#1, #3, #10, #13, #14, #17, #26] Salaries/hazard pay/benefits for MTF-245 (#1), rim perimeter guards (#3), medical staffing (#10), research staff (#13), MTF-562 staffing budget baseline (#14), analysts/IT (#17), counseling/rotation staff (#26).

Contingency Reserve $7.1M/yr

[#28] Recurring emergency reserve (15% of baseline recurring operating costs) to fund surge responses and replacement of destroyed equipment.

D Class Subsistence $7.0M/yr

[#8] D-Class food/water/basic shelter & routine medical care. Assumed population = 2,000 for baseline (per-capita midpoint $3,500/yr).

Psych Ops Ongoing $1.2M/yr

[#18] Ongoing social operations, on-site influencers, materials and staff to shape D-Class belief systems.

Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal/PR retainers, covert payments and governmental liaisons to preserve cover stories and permits.

Incentive Store Restocking $1.1M/yr

[#9] Annual rotation/resupply and spoilage control for incentive/store goods.

Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr

[#10, #12, #15] Medical consumables (#10), PPE replacement/consumables (#12), annual ammunition/spare parts/maintenance (#15).

Research And Monitoring $775K/yr

[#13, #29] Experimental consumables/testing budgets for laboratory program (#13) and long-term environmental monitoring analysis (#29).

Medevac And Evac Ops $650K/yr

[#23] Contract standby medevac availability and on-site extraction fuel/ops costs.

Logistics And Transport $648K/yr

[#6, #5, #25] Transport & handling ops (#6), winch power duty-cycle estimate (#5), vehicle fleet fuel/ops/insurance baseline portion (#25).

Facilities Maintenance $575K/yr

[#4, #7] Annual maintenance/support/licensing for perimeter installations (#4) and operations/utilities for on-site processing/storage (#7).

Mass Amnestic Stockpile $550K/yr

[#21] Ongoing stockpile program for routine amnestics and deployment readiness.

Generators Fuel And Maintenance $550K/yr

[#24] Annual fuel consumption and maintenance for backup generators and UPS systems.

Mtf 562 Readiness Float $500K/yr

[#14] Standby readiness/float for rapid-incursion force (MTF-562).

Administrative Overhead $500K/yr

[#27] Secure meeting logistics, O5/Administrator travel, Ethics reviews and classified briefings overhead.

Mtf 245 Refresher Training $438K/yr

[#2] Annual refresher/requalification training for MTF-245 (~10% of initial per-agent cost).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $300K/yr

[#22] Baseline disposal/incineration/neutralization of contaminated corpses, PPE and residues.

Ventilation Maintenance $250K/yr

[#16] Annual calibration, filters and electricity for ventilation/air-quality systems inside SCP-8798 accessible zones.

Insurance And Audit $250K/yr

[#30] Internal audit, security accreditation and clandestine procurement compliance costs.

Winch Operations And Maintenance $198K/yr

[#5] Annual maintenance, inspections and power consumption for winch/extraction system.

Morgue Operations $125K/yr

[#11] Annual operations, disposals and supplies for morgue/forensic containment.

Continuous Remote Monitoring $125K/yr

[#17] Cloud/backups/comms fees and data retention for remote monitoring systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $54.1M/yr

58.0% probability / year

Normal year with steady extraction and routine incidents handled within baseline budgets.

steady_production no_major_outbreaks

🚨 Minor Incident $57.5M/yr

40.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline

Localized outbreak or production shortfall requiring MTF-562 incursions, surge medical/waste handling and increased amnestic/ammo usage.

localized_outbreak production_drop_below_threshold MTF-562_incursion

🚨 Nagasaki Protocol Execution $76.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$22.5M vs baseline

Full execution of Nagasaki Protocol: concrete-fill + heavy remediation and mass amnesticization following ethical approval.

catastrophic_production_failure ethics_approved_sealing uncontrollable_outbreak

👥 Personnel 2260 total

Role	Count	Notes
MTF-245 (Containment/Strike Team)	125	Core 100–150 agents trained for espionage/strike tasks; midpoint used.
MTF-562 (Rapid Incursion Force)	65	Standby intervention force (50–80 agents); midpoint used.
Security Officer / Rim Guards	32	24/7 rim perimeter guards across shifts (24–40); midpoint used.
Research Scientist / Lab Tech	9	6–12 researchers/technicians supporting SCP-8798 research; midpoint used.
Medical Officer / Nursing Staff	10	Medical staff for field hospital and triage (staffing budget mapped to recurring medical staffing).
Engineer / Maintenance	8	Winch, HVAC, generator and vehicle maintenance staff estimated for continuous operations.
IT / Data Analysts	6	Analysts/IT to manage remote monitoring and secure data infrastructure.
Administrative Staff	5	Local administration, logistics and liaison staff.
Class-D Personnel	2000	D-Class population assumed for baseline subsistence calculations (assumed 2,000 for scaling).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide mid-range estimates and per-capita scaling, but key inputs (D-Class population, cavern volume, outbreak frequency) are uncertain; many items are scenario-dependent, producing moderate confidence in aggregate figures.

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