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SCP-8872 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-8872
Expected annual
$12.3M
One-time setup
$36.9M
Annual recurring
$11.6M
Personnel
22
Initial containment and program setup require roughly $36.9M one-time capital and capability spending, with recurring annual operations of approximately $11.55M driven primarily by staffing, legal/cover-up operations, cyber takedown/monitoring, and research; contingency reserves dominate one-time risk exposure.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $36.9M
Catastrophic Contingency $25.0M
[#26] Emergency reserve for mass-exposure / worst-case global spread response (lower-bound emergency reserve; scalable to $25M-$100M).
Legal Risk Reserve $5.0M
[#25] Minimum legal/risk reserve for diplomatic incidents, litigation and large public-exposure events (standby one-time reserve as recommended).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.1M
[#4, #11, #14, #15] Air-gapped forensic/test lab buildout (#4), Class-C amnestic production validation/setup (#11), forensic instrumentation qualification (#14), scientific research program initial grants/equipment (#15).
Equipment $2.0M
[#3, #5, #7, #9, #17, #18, #20, #21, #24] Initial hardware/tooling purchases: video/NVR cluster (#3), cyber tooling (#5), MTF equipment/training kits (#7), rapid-response vehicles/rotary assets (#9), honeypot cluster (#17), in-game operator workstations (#18), training curriculum/equipment (#20), IT hardening/hardware (#21), records/archive hardware (#24).
Investigation Initial $1.0M
[#16] Initial targeting operations to locate "TheSkyGoddess": transnational cyber-forensics, HUMINT and covert ops setup.
Facilities $770K
[#1, #8, #10] Secure containment vault upgrade (#1), Outpost 8872-13 buildout (#8) and secure debriefing/medical intake center setup (#10); includes physical construction, environmental controls and quarantine rooms.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.6M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $3.8M/yr
[#6, #12, #13, #19] Legal liaisons/retainers and per-takedown costs (#6), cover story/reintegration and identity-creation budgets (#12), missing-persons family handling and settlements (#13), PR/counter-disinformation operations (#19).
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#2, #7, #10] 24/7 on-site physical security guards (#2), MTF Kappa-10 personnel salaries and hazard pay (10 specialists) (#7), debrief/medical intake staffing (med techs/clinicians/psychs) (#10).
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#4, #14, #15] Ongoing specialized lab staff and consumables for testbed/forensics (#4), per-sample forensic analysis/disposal (#14), baseline scientific research program staffing and experiments (#15).
Program Management Overhead $1.1M/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24] Centralized program management, coordination and admin overhead (calculated as ~10% of baseline recurring operational budget components listed).
Cyber Ops $1.0M/yr
[#5] Dedicated cyber-ops: continuous web crawling, takedown automation, cloud compute and SOC-style analysts/devops for rapid takedowns and monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $600K/yr
[#9] Rapid response & retrieval operations, vehicle maintenance, fuel and contracted airlift/helo support for extractions (#9).
It Cybersecurity $500K/yr
[#21] SOC operations, endpoint protection, log retention, secure backups and ongoing IT hardening.
Facilities Maintenance $286K/yr
[#3, #8, #22] Ongoing video/surveillance maintenance and storage (#3), outpost lease/maintenance (#8), energy/utilities and environmental control for containment & labs (#22).
Investigation Ongoing $250K/yr
[#16] Ongoing investigative costs to locate "TheSkyGoddess": covert tracking, warrants, travel and informant networks.
Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr
[#11, #23] Annual amnestic doses (#11) and consumables/PPE/hazmat supplies for ash handling and patient transfers (#23).
Honeypot Ops $120K/yr
[#17] Operations and analyst staffing for honeypot/sinkhole infrastructure to observe copies safely.
Training $100K/yr
[#20] Recurring refreshers, simulated exercises and training rotations for all involved staff.
Operator Tooling Maintenance $40K/yr
[#18] Maintenance and updates for in-game operator workstations, secure clients and bespoke software.
Records Archive $12K/yr
[#24] Secure archive storage and maintenance for records and chain-of-custody.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.6M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with modest incident rate (~100 treated cases); recurring operations only.
routine_takedowns standard_debriefs ongoing_research
🚨 Minor Incident $13.1M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized spike in exposures / multiple new copies discovered requiring elevated takedown, extra overtime, additional amnestics and legal actions.
multiple_new_copies regional_media_coverage increased_takedown_activity
🚨 Major Breach $21.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or public exposure requiring large-scale MTF mobilization, mass amnestic deployments, heavy legal settlements and extended research surge.
widespread_server_replication national_media_exposure multi-region_casualties
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $61.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Mass-exposure / worst-case global spread requiring full emergency reserves, international coordination, and multi-year response.
global_distribution_of_SCP-8872-A national_emergency_declarations mass_conversions
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 6 [#2] 24/7 on-site physical security (2 per shift, 3 shifts).
MTF Agent / Specialist 10 [#7] MTF Kappa-10 team assigned to Outpost 8872-13; highly skilled cyber/in-game operators.
Medical Officer / Clinician 2 [#10] Clinicians staffing secure debrief/medical intake center.
Psychologist / Clinician 2 [#10] Psych staff for debriefing and reintegration.
Med Tech / Paramedic 2 [#10] Med techs for stabilization and amnestic administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates combine defined operational costs with several high-uncertainty, range-based contingency items (e.g., global spread reserves). SCP-8872's anomalous, trans-dimensional and networked properties produce large tail risk and uncertain incident frequency, reducing confidence.
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