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SCP-8918 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8918
Expected annual
$7.0M
One-time setup
$14.5M
Annual recurring
$6.8M
Personnel
46
One-time capital and containment setup ~ $14.52M driven by facility retrofit, contingency reserve, reinforced suites and equipment; recurring annual costs ~ $6.79M driven by security staffing, medical care, legal/cover operations, and research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $14.5M
Facilities $7.5M
[#1, #2] Acquisition/major retrofit of secure wing and construction/hardening of five reinforced containment suites (~$5.0M facility + $2.5M suites).
Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#16] Containment-breach remediation reserve (emergency fund held in reserve for large-scale response).
Equipment $2.0M
[#3, #5, #20, #14, #13, #17, #15, #11] Perimeter/infrastructure hardware, initial tactical/specialized equipment, IT/secure-commms hardware, sensor integration, forensic/records equipment, neutralization tooling, generator install, and initial records fabrication.
Initial Hush Payments One Time $1.0M
[#10] Initial covert payments / settlements / compensation to support cover stories and initial claims suppression.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#8] Amnestic development, validation, and lab setup (development & validation costs).
Legal And Negotiation One Time $300K
[#9] One-time legal negotiation, MOUs, custody negotiation and indemnity drafting costs.
Personnel Vetting Initial $100K
[#22] Initial enhanced vetting and clearance cohort costs (background investigations, polygraphs, initial counterintelligence screening).
Biohazard Setup $20K
[#18] Initial biohazard handling equipment and protocols (autopsy/disposing capability setup).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.8M/yr
Staff Wages $3.5M/yr
[#4, #5, #6] 24/7 guard force wages & benefits (~30 guards incl. benefits), tactical team salary component, and senior research staffing salaries (combined as payroll line).
Medical Care $1.2M/yr
[#7] Ongoing comprehensive medical, psychiatric, specialist care, medications, imaging and long-term health maintenance for five subjects.
Cover Story And Legal $810K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #13, #21, #22, #23, #24] Ongoing legal support, covert payments for new claims, PR/historical cover operations, archive maintenance, cultural/manipulation funding, ongoing vetting/legal compliance, artifact curation budget, and annual audits/oversight.
Supplies And Consumables $275K/yr
[#8, #25] Amnestic production consumables and general consumables/PPE/replacement restraints/custodial supplies.
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#6, #14] Ongoing research projects, behavioral monitoring, data analysis, and telemetry analyst time/storage.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#12] Secure transport (armored vehicles, occasional charters, escorts) for 2–4 transfers per year.
Training And Exercises $150K/yr
[#5, #19] Recurring training, drills, and inter-agency exercises (tactical readiness and amnestic administration training).
It Security And Comms $125K/yr
[#20] Ongoing IT security, encrypted communications, audits, and secure recordkeeping maintenance and staff.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#3, #1] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter/security systems and general building/upkeep for the secure wing.
Containment Breach Response Fund $100K/yr
[#16, #17, #18] Annually reserved funds / petty draw for incident response operations, neutralization operations if enacted, and biohazard event responses (operational spend as needed).
Energy And Utilities $80K/yr
[#15] Energy, HVAC, generator fuel contracts, and utilities for the secure wing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.8M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with no major incidents; standard containment operations and planned recurring activities.
no breach routine medical care scheduled training and research
🚨 Minor Incident $7.2M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Localized incident such as an attempted escape attempt, non-catastrophic breach, or acute medical emergency requiring overtime, short-term tactical deployment, additional PR/legal response.
small containment breach medical evacuation limited PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $9.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Major containment breach requiring full tactical mobilization, mass amnestic deployment, significant repairs, emergency public-messaging operations, and inter-agency investigations.
successful breach public exposure risk large-scale response required
🚨 Neutralization And Public Exposure $11.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.5M vs baseline
Authorized neutralization event and consequential public/legal fallout requiring major settlements, heavy PR, international coordination, and long-term remediation.
authorized neutralization media/political exposure large legal settlements
👥 Personnel 46 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#4] 24/7 rotational guards (30 personnel) accounted for in staff_wages estimate.
Tactical Response / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Rapid response tactical unit members (salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 4 [#6] Senior research staff for anomalous behavior and mitigation (salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Technician / Junior Staff 3 [#6] Junior staff/technicians supporting research and monitoring (included in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 2 [#9, #22] Administrative and liaison personnel handling legal/RCMP coordination (included in staff_wages).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1] Single site-level executive/manager to oversee operations (included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are mid-range order-of-magnitude figures derived from analyst ranges and assumptions about custody model (full Foundation custody). Several items (custody arrangement with RCMP, exact medical needs, and the anomaly's behavior) remain uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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