SCP-8922 — SCP-8922 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8922 [PENDING] ~ medium confidence

SCP-8922

Expected annual

$385K

One-time setup

$680K

Annual recurring

$377K

Personnel

5.5

Initial one-time setup is dominated by laboratory/research program and contingency funding; recurring annual costs are driven by security and technical staffing, monitoring, and cybersecurity. First-year (one-time + recurring) costs are concentrated in research setup and contingency/reserve funding.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $680K

Long Term Research Program $300K

[#21] Multi-year long-term research budget for reverse-engineering, materials analysis, and programmatic research (1–3 year scoped program) (#21).

Contingency Escalation Fund $200K

[#20] Reserve for large-scale neutralization/repair, external contracting, demolition, or other escalation responses as-needed (#20).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K

[#11] Basic diagnostic bench gear (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal cameras) and modest lab setup for electronics reverse-engineering (#11).

Equipment $48K

[#1, #4, #6, #10, #13, #14, #15, #19] Custom non-invasive harness components (#1), continuous DC power supply and UPS (#4), cameras/NVR/sensors initial purchase (#6), custom interface tools/borescopes/clamps (#10), EMI shielding/faraday components (#13), initial PPE/equipment (#14), documentation/database/software purchase (#15), and firewall/hardware for network separation (#19).

Facilities $39K

[#1, #2, #3, #5] Anchors/mounting plate and structural work for harness and robot restraint (#1), floor/load-bearing upgrades and vibration isolation (#2), cleanroom/HVAC/HEPA install for containment bay (#3), and generator installation portion (#5).

Legal And Cover Story Initial $20K

[#16] Initial legal counsel, permits, and cover-story communications expenses for containment/transport incidents or discovery response (#16).

Spare Parts Stockpile $15K

[#12] Initial spare parts and consumables stockpile (motors, servos, connectors, controllers) for rapid response and repair (#12).

Capture And Transport $6K

[#9] Initial capture/transport and heavy-lift handling (crane/hoist rental, truck, rigging crew, packing materials) for moving SCP-8922 to Site-59 (#9).

Artifact Remediation $2K

[#24] Minor remediation of discovery artifacts (charred jersey/cap) and initial archival storage materials (#24).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $377K/yr

Staff Wages $290K/yr

[#7, #8] On-site security staffing (24/7 coverage via shifts, relief staff) and technical staffing (senior engineer 0.5 FTE + electronics technician 1 FTE) for ongoing containment, diagnostics, and maintenance (#7, #8).

Research And Monitoring $20K/yr

[#6, #11, #13, #15, #22, #24] Ongoing storage/monitoring costs for cameras/NVR/cloud retention (#6), contracted imaging/scans as needed (#11), EMI testing labor (#13), documentation/database licenses and secure storage (#15), video/data retention and forensic review (#22), and artifact storage fees (#24).

It And Cybersecurity $15K/yr

[#19] Managed security, patching, intrusion detection and administrative time for network separation and containment telemetry (#19).

Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr

[#16] Yearly legal retainer and cover-story/PR contingency budget for discovered-exposure mitigation (#16).

Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr

[#3, #4, #5, #25] Cleanroom/HVAC energy & maintenance (#3), continuous power electricity (~UPS/bench supply) (#4), generator fuel & maintenance (#5), and general site overhead/utilities attributable to containment (#25).

Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr

[#10, #12, #14] Consumable replacements for custom interface tools (#10), annual replenishment of spare-part inventory (#12), and PPE/consumables & waste disposal (#14).

Insurance And Compliance $8K/yr

[#17] Annual additional site liability insurance premiums and compliance/safety audits for storing experimental/robotic hardware (#17).

Training And Emergency Drills $6K/yr

[#18] Annual staff training, tabletop exercises, and occasional full drills on containment and non-extraction protocols (#18).

Psychological Screening $6K/yr

[#23] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling, and HR support to mitigate stress/obsession for staff working with SCP-8922 (#23).

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $377K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, maintenance, and staff operations.

no_major_incident routine_maintenance scheduled_research_activities

🚨 Minor Incident $452K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Localized activation or small incident requiring emergency response, repairs, and limited legal/forensic work.

unexpected_activation small_fire_or_smoke_event localized_power_failure

🚨 Major Breach $777K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or weapon activation requiring large-scale neutralization/contracting, legal exposure response, and extended repairs.

breach_with_weapon_activation destructive_neutralization civilian_exposure

👥 Personnel 5.5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	Covers 24/7 on-site observation and immediate intervention via shift rotations and relief staff (#7).
Research Scientist / Senior Engineer	0.5	Senior engineer at ~0.5 FTE for diagnostics, oversight, and protocol decisions (#8).
Engineer / Electronics Technician	1	Full-time electronics technician for maintenance, repairs, and routine testing (#8).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges making category-level estimates credible, but many items (imaging lab purchase, large contingency needs, engineering sitework) are highly variable; this yields medium confidence.

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