SCP-8926 — SCP-8926 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8926 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-8926

Expected annual

$44K

One-time setup

$265K

Annual recurring

$39K

Personnel

0.05

One-time startup costs are dominated by legal contingency reserves and potential containment-upgrade contingencies; recurring costs are driven by an annual legal retainer and ongoing research/monitoring and staffing (~$39k/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $265K

Legal Litigation Reserve $100K

[#15] Litigation contingency reserve (lower bound of analyst range).

Containment Upgrade Reserve $100K

[#19] Contingency reserve for modest relocation / containment upgrade if behavior changes (mid-range of estimate).

Legal Emergency Contingency $50K

[#15] One-time emergency legal actions / contingency funding for immediate responses to leaks / DMCA / cease-and-desist.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $6K

[#11] Basic analytical workup (chemical/microscopic analysis, mass spec/chromatography as required).

Equipment $4K

[#4, #5, #8, #21] Camera/recorder and installation, environmental sensors, archive cabinet and redaction/scanning equipment.

Facilities $2K

[#3] Site access control one-time installation (locks/badge reader/secure room) estimated mid-range.

Background Checks And Vetting $2K

[#16] Initial background checks / vetting for small dedicated staff (~5 staff assumption scaled to this object).

Staff Training Development $1K

[#14] One-time development of staff training module on interactions/psychological best-practices and IP/legal avoidance.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $39K/yr

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#15] Annual outside counsel retainer for IP/PR/cover-story contingency.

Research And Monitoring $6K/yr

[#4, #5, #12, #13] Ongoing storage/maintenance for camera logs (~$500/yr), sensor calibration (~$100/yr), small-scale research budget (~$4,500/yr), secure data storage & logging (~$700/yr).

Staff Wages $6K/yr

[#1, #2] Assigned personnel weekly visits (2h on-site + 1h admin/travel) and occasional on-call/overtime retrieval; salary fraction with benefits/overhead.

Administrative Overhead $2K/yr

[#20] Pro-rated facility allocation and central administrative overhead.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#7, #8, #9, #10] Art supplies/enrichment (~$800/yr), archival consumables (~$100/yr), cleaning/stain remediation (~$300/yr), PPE and laundering/replacement (~$400/yr).

Medical Psych Support $1K/yr

[#18] Minor medical / psychological support and counselling for staff.

Facilities Maintenance $700/yr

[#3, #6] Annual maintenance for access control (~$200/yr) and incremental climate control / utility allocation (~$500/yr).

Vetting Audit $500/yr

[#16] Ongoing audit / NDA management costs for personnel interacting with SCP-8926.

Archive Operations $500/yr

[#21] Ongoing archive operations: redaction workflows, secure cataloguing and handling of artwork imagery.

Logistics And Transport $300/yr

[#17] Transportation / travel fuel or vehicle allocation for on-campus travel (low-end assumption).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $300/yr

[#22] Hazardous waste disposal for solvents/ink cleanup.

Staff Training Refresher $200/yr

[#14] Annual refresher training costs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $39K/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with weekly visits, routine research and monitoring, legal retainer paid, no incidents or litigation.

no_incidents routine_research normal_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $49K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline

Small escape/distress or minor property damage requiring retrieval, temporary repairs, temporary security response and extra cleaning.

escape_or_hiding temporary_repairs additional_security_overtime

🚨 Legal Escalation $189K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Public leak or IP claim triggers emergency legal action, significant outside counsel costs and use of litigation contingency / emergency funds.

public_leak IP_claim_or_litigation major_PR_exposure

👥 Personnel 0.05 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / Handler	0.05	[#1, #2, #16] Fractional FTE representing the weekly assigned visitor (2hr on-site + travel/admin) and occasional on-call overtime; vetting costs cover this small team.

📋 Confidence Notes

Operational, monitoring and supply costs are well scoped from the notes, but legal exposure and containment-upgrade contingencies carry large uncertainties which reduce overall confidence.

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