SCP-8915 — SCP-8915 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8915 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-8915

Expected annual

$25K

One-time setup

$1.1M

Annual recurring

$16K

Personnel

Estimated one-time response, investigation, and cover-up costs are approximately $1.10M driven primarily by lost operational value, breach response, legal/cover-up, and contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs are modest (~$19k/yr) for audits, IT retention, gravesite monitoring, and occasional medical/legal follow-up.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M

Lost Operational Value $400K

[#2] Lost operational value / opportunity cost for removing an experienced agent from roster (capitalized lost service, institutional knowledge).

Breach Response $150K

[#7] Containment-breach emergency response: overtime for security, immediate containment materials, temporary lockdown costs and incident management.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#3, #4] Autopsy / anomalous forensic testing and research project costs (clinical studies, imaging, lab time, specialized testing during characterization period).

Contingency Reserve $100K

[#22] Insurance / contingency reserve allocation to cover unanticipated liabilities and investigations.

Facilities $75K

[#8] Site repairs and replacement of damaged containment infrastructure, surveillance, door seals, cameras and sensors.

Replacement Hiring Training $50K

[#1] Replacement hiring & training for deceased operative (recruit, background screen, training to Lambda-5 standards).

Medical Workers Comp $50K

[#9] Medical treatment, hospitalization, rehabilitation, disability payouts and workers' compensation for injured personnel.

Legal Coverup $50K

[#16] Legal / cover-up operations (false paperwork, liaison with authorities, payments as needed).

Pr Misinformation $20K

[#17] PR / misinformation contingency (targeted misinformation, narrative control, monitoring media).

Internal Investigation $20K

[#19] Internal investigation & policy revision costs (internal affairs, O5 review, SOP updates).

Physical Security Installation $15K

[#13] Installation of covert sensors, motion detectors and anti-tamper systems for gravesite / secure interment location.

Funeral And Family $15K

[#11] Funeral / burial expenses & family stipends (privacy measures, travel assistance, relocation/identities).

Initial It Hardening $10K

[#15] Initial hardening of IT storage and access controls (encrypted backups, ACL tightening, credential lifecycle work).

Counseling Initial $10K

[#18] Counseling & incident debrief for unit members (grief counseling, critical incident stress debriefs).

Handling Remains $8K

[#10] Handling, transport, and secure disposition of remains (secure transport, embalming/containment, memetic sanitization).

Secure Grave Privacy $8K

[#12] Secure grave / privacy measures (private plot/lease and legal privacy mechanisms).

Logistics Transport Investigation $6K

[#20] Logistics & transport for investigations and site visits (secure transport, armored escorts, travel/per diem).

Equipment $5K

[#6] Concealment supplies and prosthetic/garment provision (gloves, concealing clothing, small prosthetic devices or cosmetic coverings).

Records Redaction $5K

[#14] Records redaction & secure archival work (labor to redact public records, create sanitized documents, secure destruction).

Biohazard Disposal $3K

[#21] Biohazard / waste disposal of anomalous biological material (secure incineration, autoclave processing, PPE disposal).

Memorial Admin $2K

[#23] Small memorial & commendation administration (administrative cost for posthumous commendation and small internal memorial).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16K/yr

Research And Monitoring $3K/yr

[#24] Ongoing audit/compliance checks and periodic review of similar cases (periodic reviews of screening protocols and compliance audits).

Audit Compliance $3K/yr

[#24] Ongoing audit/compliance checks for similar cases (periodic reviews funded annually).

It And Storage Maintenance $2K/yr

[#15] Recurring IT logging/backup/storage maintenance costs and periodic audits for SCP file access controls.

Staff Wages $2K/yr

[#24, #25, #15] Fractional staff wage allocations for audits, IT/log retention maintenance and periodic access management (portion of time charged to SCP-8915 files).

Medical Management $2K/yr

[#5] Medical management & recurring care while agent was active (routine checkups, physiotherapy, prescriptions) — ongoing small allocations for follow-ups if needed.

It Logging And Forensic Retention $2K/yr

[#25] IT logging & incident forensic retention (longer log retention, storage and analyst time).

Physical Security Monitoring $1K/yr

[#13] Annual monitoring for gravesite anti-tamper sensors / periodic patrol or virtual geofencing.

Counseling Followups $1K/yr

[#18] Short-term recurring follow-up counseling & incident debrief sessions if required after initial intervention.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $16K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with only routine audits, IT maintenance, occasional counseling follow-ups and gravesite monitoring.

routine_audit scheduled_it_maintenance periodic_counseling_followup

🚨 Minor Incident $94K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$78K vs baseline

Limited incident such as a small-scale breach attempt or exposure requiring emergency response, limited site repairs, short investigations and increased PR/legal activity.

small_breach_attempt local_discovery_risk targeted_PR_response

🚨 Major Breach $519K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$502K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or politically-sensitive exposure requiring full emergency response, large-scale site repairs, legal/cover-up operations and contingency fund usage.

large_scale_breach political_exposure major_forensic_investigation

👥 Personnel 2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#13, #7] Single security/MTF resource (fractional allocation) for occasional gravesite checks, incident readiness and rapid response planning; wage fraction included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff	1	[#14, #15, #24] One administrative/archivist role (fractional allocation) handling records redaction, IT access management and periodic audit coordination; wage fraction included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but most are range-based estimates and several costs (lost operational value, cover-up scale, breach severity) are highly scenario-dependent; mid-level confidence in order-of-magnitude totals.

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