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SCP-8892 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8892
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
16
One-time setup ~ $1.91M for land, lab buildout, vehicles, drones and sensors; recurring annual operations ~ $3.13M driven primarily by security/research salaries, standing case-response funds and annual Nov 11 surge/PR costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Contingency Reserve $625K
[#20] One-time emergency reserve for anomalous escalation (mid-range of $250k–$1M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K
[#8, #10] Secure remote-handling lab and containment buildout (~$325,000) plus laboratory instruments and analysis equipment (~$275,000).
Equipment $482K
[#4, #5, #6, #18, #21, #22] Mobile patrol vehicles & ATVs (~$112,500), drone fleet (~$160,000), remote sensor hardware & installation (~$140,000), evidence/archive setup (~$40,000), database integration (~$20,000), device-control kits (~$10,000).
Facilities $200K
[#1, #2, #7] Land purchase (~$80k), perimeter fencing/gates (~$40k) and power infrastructure installation (~$80k).
Summary Tiered Setup Estimate $0
[#30] Summary/tiering guidance only—no additional one-time charge included here to avoid double-counting.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#3, #9, #11] Security staffing (9 personnel incl. supervisor) and night premiums (~$431,250), dedicated research team salaries (~$850,000), EMT standby/pay (~$85,000).
Case Response Fund $625K/yr
[#13] Standing fund for missing-person/family liaison, hush payments and emergency family support (~$625k/yr as mid-range standing allocation).
Cover Story And Legal $238K/yr
[#15, #16, #25] Digital/media operations (~$100,000/yr), legal/PR/cover-story work (~$120,000/yr), declassification/record manipulation (~$17,500/yr).
Research And Monitoring $190K/yr
[#21, #28] Annual forensic/historical research staffing/licensing (~$40,000/yr) and ongoing technical R&D (~$150,000/yr).
Trauma Rehabilitation $100K/yr
[#12] Core budget for cognitive/trauma rehabilitation and long-term neuropsych care (~$100k/yr).
Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment for the contingency/emergency reserve (~$100k/yr).
Nov11 Surge Operations $95K/yr
[#14] Annual surge/Crowd-control operation costs for Nov 11 (~$95k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $91K/yr
[#4, #11] Vehicle fuel/maintenance (~$16,000/yr) and medevac retainer (~$75,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $83K/yr
[#5, #8, #10, #22, #23] Drone sampling cartridges/spares (~$10,000/yr), remote-lab consumables (~$20,000/yr), lab reagents/consumables (~$40,000/yr), device-kit refresh (~$4,000/yr), field/horticultural upkeep (~$9,000/yr).
Specialist Imaging $60K/yr
[#24] Budget for advanced neuroimaging and contracted hospital slots (~$60k/yr).
Liaison Payments $35K/yr
[#17] Ongoing payments/compensation to local authorities and landowner goodwill (~$35k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $32K/yr
[#2, #6, #7] Fence/entry maintenance (~$2,000/yr), connectivity & monitoring services (~$21,000/yr), generator/fuel maintenance (~$9,000/yr).
Annual Audit $30K/yr
[#29] Independent audit/external review and compliance checks (~$30k/yr).
Data Storage $25K/yr
[#18] Secure storage, bandwidth and offsite backup costs (~$25k/yr).
Training And Drills $25K/yr
[#19] Annual red-team exercises, SOP drills and mental-health training (~$25k/yr).
Ethical Oversight $25K/yr
[#26] Ethical board, historians and oversight for memorial/identification policy (~$25k/yr).
Disposal And Destruction $8K/yr
[#27] Secure destruction and contractor chain-of-custody costs (~$8.5k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled Nov 11 surge handled by planned resources.
routine_operations annual_nov11_surge no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small accidental exposure or localized equipment failure requiring targeted medevac, overtime, and investigation.
single_person_exposure local_equipment_loss small_public_encounter
🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or large-scale personnel loss requiring mass medical response, large hush payments, replacement of key equipment and temporary surge hires.
mass_civilian_exposure large_scale_publicity multiple_personnel_victims
🚨 Nov11 Mass Exposure $3.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Worse-than-expected Nov 11 event where civilian influx overwhelms planned surge capacity and causes multiple exposures and significant PR/legal fallout.
Nov11_crowd_surge press_presence insufficient_crowd_control
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#3] 6–8 guards plus 1 supervisor; counted as 9 FTEs to match recurring security wage estimate.
Research Scientist 6 [#9] Small dedicated research team (PI, botanist, cognitive scientist, historian, containment engineer, technicians) — salaries included in research staffing.
Medical Officer / EMT 1 [#11, #24] On-call EMT/medical standby reflected in medevac/EMT costs and specialist imaging budgets.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, but many values are wide regional estimates and scenario frequencies (breach/ exposure probabilities) are subjective; mid-range selections were used.
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