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SCP-8879 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8879
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$3.3M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
24
Initial capital to retrofit Unit H and supporting infrastructure is approximately $3.33M one-time; ongoing operations run roughly $3.38M/yr driven primarily by security staffing, medical care/IV maintenance, food procurement, and R&D/legal contingencies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.3M
Facilities $2.1M
[#1, #2, #14, #22, #28] One-time capital for 6-chamber Unit H retrofit (~$975k), site perimeter/hardening (~$725k), cold-storage setup (~$150k), autopsy suite (~$150k), and a conservative decommission/remediation reserve (~$100k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $750K
[#13] Up-front R&D and lab buildout to develop cultured/synthetic human-equivalent feed and pilot nutrition trials (~$750k chosen midpoint).
Equipment $480K
[#3, #8, #10, #21, #24] Initial purchase of specialized medical equipment (~$30k), capture/transport kits (~$25k), on-site autoclave/incinerator capital (~$150k), initial hardened IT/CCTV kit (~$75k), and two mobile quarantine/transport trailers/kits (~$200k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #6, #15, #17] Annual wages approximating 1 FTE nurse + part-time physician oversight (~$130k), security staffing across shifts (~$700k), containment engineering maintenance staff (~$120k), and psychological/behavioral specialists (~$150k).
R&D Program $700K/yr
[#13, #27] Ongoing R&D to develop synthetic/engineered feed, nutrition trials, and origin/contagion research (~$700k/yr assumed for sustained program).
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#18, #19, #25] Legal/PR retainer, witness relocation/settlement reserve amortized annually, and liability/insurance budgeting (~$500k/yr assumed midpoint).
Logistics And Transport $230K/yr
[#7, #8, #24, #14] Annual MTF operational deployments and capture logistics (~$200k), mobile trailer rental/maintenance (~$30k) and routine organ/tissue transport logistics.
Food Procurement $200K/yr
[#12] Annual cost to procure human-equivalent tissue sources or processed alternatives for cohort (assumed $200k/yr midpoint given high variability; R&D aims to reduce this).
Supplies And Consumables $187K/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #9, #26] IV disposables and per-infusion consumables (~$32,850), per-subject IV/supplement consumables for 6 subjects (~$78,000), capture-kit replacement (~$6,000), PPE/disposables (~$70,000). This category aggregates daily consumables; see per-subject summary referenced in #26.
Facilities Maintenance $146K/yr
[#2, #10, #14, #20] Annual maintenance for perimeter/security systems (~$25k), autoclave/incinerator upkeep (~$6k), organ-storage facility operations (~$50k), and site utilities + generator fuel (~$65k).
Emergency Breach Fund $100K/yr
[#16] Annualized contingency/restocking allocation to maintain rapid-response equipment and supplies (~$100k/yr set-aside).
Training And Drills $75K/yr
[#23] Annual training, simulations, and external contractor usage (~$75k/yr midpoint).
Research And Monitoring $40K/yr
[#11, #13, #27] Ongoing lab monitoring and surveillance testing (bloodwork, serology, environmental swabs) estimated for the housed cohort (~$40k/year); larger sustained research programs are captured under a separate R&D line.
It Operations $40K/yr
[#21] Ongoing IT/cybersecurity, encrypted comms, storage and CCTV retention operations (~$40k/yr).
Biohazard Waste Handling $30K/yr
[#10] Contracted incineration/autoclave services or on-site disposal operating costs (~$30k/yr midpoint).
Transport Quarantine Rental $30K/yr
[#24] Rental/maintenance and seasonal deployment costs for field quarantine trailers (~$30k/yr).
Pathology Services $5K/yr
[#22] Routine autopsy/pathology service costs amortized across years (low-frequency, ~$5k/yr estimate).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
27.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major breaches; routine capture-season activity handled within expected budgets.
routine captures no major breaches R&D continues at planned pace
🚨 Capture Season Surge $3.7M/yr
50.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Heavy capture-season surge (late Nov/Dec) causing extra MTF ops, overtime, temporary housing, and increased consumables.
multiple clustered field captures extended MTF deployments temporary quarantine deployments
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized breach or medical cluster requiring emergency response, restocking, and modest legal/medical expenses.
small breach staff exposure targeted legal/medical claims
🚨 Major Breach $4.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Large containment failure or high-profile exposure requiring large-scale recapture, legal settlements, and intensive public-relations response.
significant containment breach major public exposure multiple casualties or mass recapture ops
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Registered Nurse 1 [#5] One full-time nurse (or rotating equivalent) for daily IV supplementation and care.
Physician / PA 1 [#5] One part-time physician/PA providing oversight and emergency care (pro-rated FTE).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#6] Security complement to cover 24/7 shifts (rotational staffing to maintain continuous armed presence).
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#15] Mechanical/electrical staff to maintain doors, HVAC, negative pressure systems, and automated feeders.
Psychologist / Behaviorist 2 [#17] Behavioral specialists for subject management and staff counseling (1–2 specialists assumed).
📋 Confidence Notes
Numerous line items are well-scoped (cells, staffing, PPE) but the largest uncertainties are diet procurement (legal/ethical variability), R&D success, and contagion risk; estimates use midpoints and conservative reserves resulting in medium confidence.
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