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SCP-8924 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-8924
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
33
Initial capital (one-time) is driven by specialized refrigeration, lab instrumentation, and a contingency reserve; recurring costs are dominated by security wages, research staffing, and monitoring/archival operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#26] One-time contingency / emergency escalation reserve for unpredictable anomalous events and large-scale operations.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $720K
[#15, #16] Initial autoclave/decon station and research instrumentation & lab fit-out (micro-CT, mass spec, secure lab suites).
Equipment $592K
[#1, #2, #4, #7, #10, #18, #19] Hermetic refrigerated case, motion sensor suite, backup power installation (UPS/generator), cell furnishings, incendiary weapons acquisition (capital), surveillance equipment, archival hardware and secure servers.
Facilities $375K
[#3, #6, #12] HVAC/cell construction and fire-safety control modifications (HVAC mods, reinforced containment cell, fire-safety engineering and testing).
Guard Training Initial $70K
[#9] Initial armed/incendiary weapons and containment-specific training and certification (live-fire ranges, instructors).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#8, #16, #17, #13, #14, #18, #25] Salaries & benefits: armed security payroll (guards), research staff salaries (instrumentation projects), theological/memetics specialists, entomologist partial FTE, occupational health staff, SOC monitoring staff, and staff portion of psychological support/rotation program.
Logistics And Transport $330K/yr
[#11, #21] MTF/rapid-response readiness budget (standby and drills) and annual contingency for secure transfers/transport.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#20] Cover story, PR, legal coordination, payments to local authorities, media monitoring and contingency for leaks.
Research And Monitoring $175K/yr
[#13, #16] Ongoing entomological monitoring/fumigation materials and non-salary research/experiment consumables and project budgets associated with lab work.
Supplies And Consumables $43K/yr
[#15, #22, #25] PPE and decon consumables, consumables for handwritten communication and forensic tests, and non-salary portion of psychological support programs.
Records Management $40K/yr
[#19] Secure archival systems maintenance, encrypted backups, off-site redundancy and records handling/destruction costs.
Facilities Maintenance $26K/yr
[#5, #23] Continuous energy (power for refrigeration/HVAC) and maintenance/calibration contracts for refrigeration & environmental controls.
Guard Recurring Training $20K/yr
[#9] Annual recertification and periodic training for guards (incendiary weapon recertification, containment refreshers).
Emergency Disposal Reserve $20K/yr
[#24] Annual reserved budget for contracted high-security disposal/incineration readiness and permitting contingencies.
Incendiary Storage And Compliance $12K/yr
[#10] Secure ordnance storage compliance, magazine maintenance, regulatory costs and fuel/maintenance for incendiary devices.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, research, training and maintenance only.
no motion detected routine operations scheduled training and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment anomaly (insect surge, minor sensor alarm) requiring remediation, overtime, fumigation and limited forensic testing.
insect infestation false positive sensor event localized contamination
🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Motion detected or partial breach requiring MTF deployment, emergency recontainment, possible emergency incineration or specialized operations.
sustained anomalous motion uncontrolled spread of insects/contamination failed primary containment
🚨 Political Exposure $3.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Public leak or legal exposure requiring intensive cover-up operations, legal settlements, media campaigns and localized political payments.
public leak local law enforcement involvement media attention
👥 Personnel 33 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 [#8] On-payroll guards to achieve 24/7 two-guard presence (accounts for shifts, leave and hazard pay).
SOC Operator / Monitoring Staff 6 [#18] 24/7 video/environmental monitoring personnel for secure operations center.
Research Scientist 6 [#16, #17] Researchers (biologists, theologians/memetics specialists, lab staff) supporting experiments and analysis.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#3, #4, #23] Facilities and refrigeration/HVAC/backup power maintenance staff and contractors.
Medical Officer 1 [#14] Occupational health staff for surveillance, screenings and recordkeeping.
Psychologist / Counselor 1 [#25] Psychological support, rotation and critical-incident counseling.
Entomologist / Specialist 1 [#13] Partial FTE entomologist for monitoring and analysis of insect-related anomalies.
Administrative Staff 2 [#8, #19] Site administrative support for security scheduling, record management and legal coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Wide ranges in the analyst notes and unknown/ontokinetic properties of SCP-8924 produce substantial uncertainty in required redundancy, staffing and incident costs; many figures are midpoint estimates rather than firm quotes.
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