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SCP-8838 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8838
Expected annual
$66K
One-time setup
$169K
Annual recurring
$65K
Personnel
2
Estimated one-time setup costs are about $169,100 driven by power redundancy, research assessment, and contingency/legal funds; recurring annual costs are about $65,350 dominated by the caregiver stipend/housing, oversight, and cover/legal retention.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $169K
Emergency Shutdown Contingency $55K
[#22] Fund allocated for emergency shutdown/euthanasia legal/technical procedures and oversight.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $36K
[#15, #17] Initial scientific assessment and diagnostics (#15) and initial transcription/linguistic/archival analysis setup (#17).
Coverup And Legal One Time $28K
[#18] One-time cover-up/legal/documentation costs (falsified records, family payouts, legal counsel).
Equipment $24K
[#2, #4, #5, #7, #8, #12, #24] Furnishings/mods (#2), initial UPS purchase & install (#4), generator purchase/install (#5), CCTV camera hardware & install (#7), initial monitoring software/setup (#8), spare lamp stock (#12), initial IT/security hardening hardware/software (#24).
Caregiver Replacement Training $15K
[#21] Recruitment, clearance, and training costs for replacement caregiver (per replacement event).
Mortuary Exhumation Contingency $8K
[#19] Contingency for exhumation/forensic campaign per event.
Facilities $3K
[#6] Physical containment anchors, door sensors, weighted anchoring, reinforced conduit and related installation.
Long Term Research Equipment $0
[#16] Optional long-term consciousness-transfer program equipment (not budgeted in baseline).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $65K/yr
Staff Wages $45K/yr
[#9, #10] Primary caregiver stipend/hazard pay/retention (#9) plus researcher oversight/visits and administrative time (#10).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#18, #23] Ongoing legal retainer/records management (#18) plus public-facing cover/legend maintenance costs (#23).
Research And Monitoring $4K/yr
[#7, #8, #17] Ongoing surveillance storage/maintenance (#7), monitoring subscriptions/storage (#8), and transcription/archival follow-ups (#17).
Security Contingency Deployments $3K/yr
[#11] Expected annual cost of occasional security deployments (averaged per year).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#20] Secure transport and movement logistics averaged per-year for local trips and escorts.
Psychological Support $2K/yr
[#14] Ongoing counseling and mental-health support for the caregiver.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5, #13] Generator fuel/maintenance and routine electrical inspections/electrician checks.
It Security Hardening $1K/yr
[#24] Recurring IT/security services, audits, and encrypted backups.
Supplies And Consumables $700/yr
[#12, #25] Spare bulbs/parts/consumables and miscellaneous petty recurring items (#12, #25).
Electricity $105/yr
[#3] Continuous lamp electricity consumption (~50–150 W at typical local rates).
Ups Battery Replacement $75/yr
[#4] Periodic UPS battery replacements averaged to annual cost.
Long Term Research Program $0/yr
[#16] Optional multi-year research program (not active/budgeted in baseline).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $65K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, housing, stipend, monitoring, and legal/cover costs only.
routine_operations no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $68K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$3K vs baseline
Brief power outage or equipment failure requiring emergency response, temporary retrieval/repair and on-call security/transport.
brief_power_outage equipment_failure emergency_retrieval_deployment
🚨 Caregiver Replacement $83K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$18K vs baseline
Loss/resignation/incapacitation of Dr. Eiko requiring recruitment, clearance, and training of a replacement within the year.
caregiver_resignation medical_leave security_clearance_delay
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Primary Caregiver / Technician (Dr. Krista Eiko) 1 [#9] Sole assigned on-site caregiver receiving stipend/hazard pay; counted as one full-time assigned role.
Research Scientist / Oversight (Level 2/3, visiting) 1 [#10] Periodic oversight, inspections, and technical checks by Site-19 staff (modeled as one position covering recurring oversight costs/time).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges are provided in source notes and many costs are small and well-scoped (housing, stipend, electricity), but optional research paths and contingency event costs are highly variable; medium confidence in baseline/regulatory estimates and lower confidence in extreme contingency cost magnitudes.
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