SCP-8825 — SCP-8825 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8825 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-8825

Expected annual

$208K

One-time setup

$72K

Annual recurring

$205K

Personnel

One-time setup is modest (~$72k) driven by secure storage, server and research setup; recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, medical/amnestic reserves, and incident/legal readiness (~$205k/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $72K

Advanced Research Neuroimaging $25K

[#11] Modest neuroimaging/advanced study budget (scanner time, specialist technicians, analysis).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K

[#10] Initial research program setup and protocol development for behavioral studies.

Equipment $14K

[#1, #3, #4, #13] Secure containment locker, CCTV system equipment & install, access-control integration license/integration, secure logging server.

Training And Sop Development $10K

[#14] One-time SOP drafting and initial training module development.

Disposal Contingency $3K

[#19] One-time safe destruction / forensic disposal contingency.

Tamper Seals And Tagging $200

[#2] One-time purchase of tamper-evident seals, serialized tags and initial inventorying.

Facilities $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $205K/yr

Staff Wages $71K/yr

[#5, #6, #7] Level-3 oversight pro-rated (~10% of a $120k salary = $12k), two part-time containment technicians (combined ~$24k), and site security allocation (~$35k).

Amnestic Remediation Reserve $40K/yr

[#16] Budget reserve for amnestic administrations / medical remediation (policy-dependent).

Incident Response Fund $20K/yr

[#15] Rapid response reserve for exposures, counseling, isolation and remediation.

Insurance Personnel Reserve $20K/yr

[#20] Personnel compensation / insurance and contingency for career impacts or litigation.

Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr

[#17] Legal counsel, records redaction, and cover-up/PR reserve.

Research And Monitoring $10K/yr

[#10] Ongoing follow-up studies and data analysis budget.

Medical Psych Services $10K/yr

[#9] Medical/psychological screening, counseling and post-test care reserve.

D Class Procurement $5K/yr

[#8] Occasional D-class screening, transport and admin for tests (budgeted per-year for intermittent testing).

Auditing And Compliance $5K/yr

[#21] Annual internal audit of logs, clearance and SOP compliance.

Training And Sop Refresh $3K/yr

[#14] Annual refresher courses and training materials.

Classification Maintenance $2K/yr

[#22] Administrative overhead to maintain classification and cataloging.

Logistics And Transport $1K/yr

[#18] Secure transport / transfers (estimated ~2 transfers/year).

Data Logging Storage $1K/yr

[#13] Secure backups, encrypted storage, and maintenance for logs.

Cctv Monitoring $900/yr

[#3] Camera monitoring, storage and redundant recording costs.

Access Software Maintenance $500/yr

[#4] Ongoing maintenance/licenses for access-control logging and two-person rule software.

Supplies And Consumables $200/yr

[#12] Batteries, PPE, cleaning supplies.

Tamper Seals And Tagging $100/yr

[#2] Annual replacement for seals/tags and small inventory updates.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $205K/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal year with secure storage, occasional testing, and routine maintenance; no containment incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $220K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline

Small exposure or misuse affecting 1–2 staff requiring counseling, additional testing, and modest legal/admin actions.

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🚨 Major Incident $355K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Significant breach or public exposure requiring multiple amnestic administrations, major legal/PR response, forensic work and possible large-scale remediation.

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👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Level-3 Researcher	1	[#5] One senior researcher/supervisor responsible for approvals; pro-rated 10% of full-time allocation reflected in staff_wages.
Containment Technician	2	[#6] Two part-time technicians assigned for unlocking/locking, handling, sanitation and recordkeeping (each ~20% allocation).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#7] Site-level security presence (minimal allocation of 1 guard or equivalent coverage).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing reasonable budgeting; uncertainties remain around incident frequency, policy on amnestics, and scope of advanced research which keeps confidence at medium.

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