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SCP-8919 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8919
Expected annual
$4.1M
One-time setup
$19.1M
Annual recurring
$4.0M
Personnel
9
Initial set-up dominated by construction, contingency reserves, and one-time remediation/insurance funds (~$19.1M); ongoing annual costs driven by a reality-countermeasure R&D program, staff wages, and long-term stewardship (~$4.01M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.1M
Catastrophic Remediation Reserve $10.0M
[#25] Initial catastrophic remediation contingency to cover large-scale reality remediation / escalation to sovereign assets (capped seed fund).
Self Insurance Reserve $5.0M
[#17] Self-insurance/liability reserve to cover site/public infrastructure damage from anomalous events (minimum practical reserve).
Contingency Remediation Reserve $2.0M
[#16] Reserve for remediation, settlements, witness relocation, and other non-amnestic cover remediation options (recommended seed reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#8] Seed lab buildout and prototype hardware for reality-containment R&D (initial prototypes and instrumentation).
Rapid Deploy Assets $500K
[#9] Vehicle(s), portable containment crates, portable life-support and field shielding equipment (one-time acquisition).
Facilities $450K
[#1] Dedicated hardened containment cell build-out, soundproofing, double airlock, tamper-proof doors and structural work.
Cover Story Setup $300K
[#11] Initial legal/PR retainer, cover-story materials, and acquisition-related contingency for first response.
Equipment $288K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #10] Aquatic life-support initial installation, redundant power/UPS/genset hardware, high-fidelity monitoring cameras/sensors, communication-control hardware, and initial secure IT hardware.
Training Program Setup $60K
[#12] Initial development of containment policy, training program materials, drills setup, and compliance program start-up.
Acquisition And Transfer $20K
[#22] Secure capture, transport, and quarantine setup at transfer.
Restraint And Signage $10K
[#21] Physical restraint devices, signage, ear/mouth protection, and initial compliance materials to prevent speech/contact.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.0M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.0M/yr
[#4, #8] Ongoing high-fidelity monitoring storage/analysis and the recurring portion of a reality-containment R&D program (the dominant recurring R&D budget).
Staff Wages $728K/yr
[#6, #7] 24/7 security coverage (4 guards + 1 supervisor) and scientific staff (lead researcher, 2 technicians, part-time exotic veterinarian).
Logistics And Transport $450K/yr
[#9] Staffing/readiness costs for emergency response team, vehicle maintenance readiness, and rapid-deploy personnel upkeep.
Long Term Stewardship $300K/yr
[#24] Reserved annual allocation for decades-long custody costs, personnel succession, and equipment replacement planning.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#11] Ongoing legal retainer, PR mitigation, NDAs, and cover-story maintenance.
Ethics And Compliance $90K/yr
[#18] Ethics oversight board operations, independent reviewers, and compliance staff time.
Personnel Health And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#13, #20] Behavioral monitoring, psychological assessment program, medical surveillance, counseling, and post-exposure support baseline.
Training And Drills $75K/yr
[#12] Recurring training, compliance audits, and periodic drills to enforce no-contact protocols.
Public Contingency Modeling $75K/yr
[#23] Scenario planning workshops, stakeholder exercises, and multi-year simulation program costs (annualized program support).
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #5] Ongoing maintenance of containment cell, aquatic life-support parts replacement, redundant power system maintenance, and contract support for access-control systems.
It Ops And Audits $30K/yr
[#10] Operations, audits, and upkeep for air-gapped archival servers, encrypted backups, and forensic logging.
Veterinary Services $15K/yr
[#15] Routine veterinary diagnostics and pathology baseline (excluding per-incident major diagnostics/necropsy events).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#14] Food, water reagents, test kits, replacement filters, disinfectants, and routine husbandry supplies.
Restraint Enforcement $3K/yr
[#21] Enforcement supplies, replacement signage, and small compliance purchases.
Experimental Campaign Budget $0/yr
[#19] Budget for authorized experimental campaigns is conditional; baseline set to $0/yr and expended only when Director authorizes a campaign (see scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.0M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents, routine operations, and no large-scale authorized experimental campaigns.
no containment incidents no authorized large-scale testing standard maintenance and training cycles
🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized incident (e.g., fish health emergency, small leak, limited unauthorized request) with limited remediation needs and legal/PR response.
necropsy/diagnostic event localized containment repair small legal/PR action
🚨 Major Breach $9.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or unauthorized use of SCP-8919 resulting in reality alteration requiring remediation, reserve draw, and large-scale response.
unauthorized wish granted multi-person exposure major infrastructure damage
🚨 Research Scale Up $5.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Site Director authorizes a major, staged experimental campaign to test mitigation or controlled wish usage, incurring high one-time campaign costs.
Director-authorized experimental campaign prototyping/deployment of countermeasure hardware extensive staged testing
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] On-site posted guards to enforce no-contact policy (four guards on staff complement).
Security Supervisor 1 [#6] Supervisor/lead for posted security with elevated clearance and training.
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Lead researcher responsible for oversight of tests and containment protocol updates.
Lab Technician 2 [#7] Technicians handling daily water checks, maintenance, and monitoring systems.
Animal-Care Specialist / Veterinarian (part-time) 1 [#7, #15] Part-time exotic veterinarian/animal-care specialist responsible for fish health and specialized diagnostics.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling mid-range estimates, but several items (reality-countermeasure R&D, contingency reserves, catastrophic remediation) are highly uncertain and could change totals by orders of magnitude.
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