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SCP-8935 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8935
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$17.0M
Annual recurring
$4.7M
Personnel
23
Estimated one-time startup is dominated by containment construction and a large contingency reserve (total ≈ $17.0M). Recurring annual costs are dominated by highly paid continuous ritual liaisons, MTF/incident readiness and ongoing black-budget/audit allocations (≈ $4.68M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.0M
Contingency Reserve Fund $10.0M
[#25] Contingency/catastrophic event reserve fund (working funding set-up) recommended at $10,000,000 one-time.
Facilities $5.0M
[#9] Containment facility construction/modification (secure ritual chamber, reinforced vault, airlocks, shielding) estimated at midpoint ~$5,000,000.
Equipment $660K
[#7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #24] One-time purchase/installation: surveillance and sensor arrays (~$200k), secure communications and comms-hardening (~$100k), generators/UPS (~$160k), security armament and equipment (~$100k), IT/archival servers (~$100k).
Decommissioning $500K
[#27] Decommissioning / secure disposal midline estimate (~$500k one-time).
Mtf Initial Training And Kit $300K
[#19] Initial MTF specialized training and kit (~$300k one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#18] Dedicated research lab set-up for Protocol H-1502 study and controlled experiments estimated at ~$200k one-time.
Liaison Recruitment And Onboarding $180K
[#3] Initial recruitment, vetting, specialized onboarding for three liaisons (~$180k one-time).
Medical Facility And Equipment $100K
[#16] Initial medical facility setup and equipment (~$100k one-time).
Replacement Liaison Initial Training $50K
[#6] Initial training cost for replacement/contingency liaisons (~$50k one-time).
Decon Setup $30K
[#23] Initial decontamination/hazardous-materials setup (~$30k one-time).
Assumptions And Initial Scope $0
[#1] Assumption/scope note: baseline operational assumptions documented; no direct cost assigned.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#2, #6, #7, #16, #18, #28, #17] Salaries and benefits: 3ritual liaisons (3×~$234k = $702k), replacement/contingency liaison pool pay (~$100k/year), security guards (~$360k/year), on-call medic salary (~$150k/year), portion of research staff wages (~$200k/year), administrative/project management overhead (~$200k/year), mental-health program staff/counseling (~$120k/year).
Breach Response And Mtf Readiness $1.1M/yr
[#19] Annual MTF readiness/training (~$100k/year) plus incident reserve/standing contingency (~$1,000,000/year) to fund emergency deployments and responses.
Audit And Black Fund $600K/yr
[#26] Internal audits and black-budget reserve (audit ~$100k/year + black fund ~$500k/year) = ~$600k/year.
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#20, #21] Combined cover-story, amnestics/witness management (~$200k/year) and legal/liaison/black-ops budget (~$200k/year) = ~$400k/year.
Specialty Procurement $150K/yr
[#15] Specialty procurement and sourcing contingency for antiquities/controlled items (~$150k/year contingency).
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#18] Research operations/monitoring budget (non-wage operations, lab supplies, experiments) estimated at ~$100k/year (research staff wages allocated in staff_wages).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#22] Secure transportation and logistics for liaison rotations and reagent shipments (~$100k/year).
Supplies And Consumables $85K/yr
[#14, #23] Ritual consumables baseline (~$50k/year) plus hazardous/waste disposal recurring contracts (~$35k/year) = ~$85k/year.
Housing And Living Stipends $72K/yr
[#5] Local accommodation / living stipends for liaisons (~$2k/month/person × 3 = $72k/year).
Liaison Training $60K/yr
[#4] Ongoing liaison training, refresher certification (~$20k/liaison/year × 3 = $60k/year).
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#10] Ongoing maintenance related to installed surveillance/sensor systems and physical containment upkeep (~$40k/year).
Generators Fuel And Maintenance $40K/yr
[#12] Fuel, servicing and maintenance for generators/UPS (~$40k/year).
Utilities And Energy $40K/yr
[#13] Incremental energy consumption (heating/cooling, servers, constant lighting) ~$40k/year.
It Operations $40K/yr
[#24] IT operations, secure archival maintenance and periodic migrations (~$40k/year).
Comms Upkeep $20K/yr
[#11] Secure communications upkeep and maintenance (~$20k/year).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr
91.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with continuous liaison coverage and no major breaches; routine maintenance, training, research, and reserves funded.
continuous on-site liaison presence no containment disruption routine maintenance/training only
🚨 Minor Incident $5.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring limited MTF deployment, targeted amnestic administration, short-term increased logistics and medical support.
small breach or protocol lapse single MTF deployment targeted amnestic operations
🚨 Major Breach $12.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure resulting in large-scale emergency response, wide amnestic campaigns, potential public cover operations and use of contingency funds.
failure to maintain Protocol H-1502 extended breach (SCP-8935-C active) mass-casualty risk within affected radius
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Ritual Liaison 3 [#2] Continuous 24/7 on-site coverage requires three full-time specialized liaisons to rotate shifts.
Replacement Liaison (reserve) 2 [#6] 1–2 trained backups maintained to cover attrition and medical leave.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#7] Armed perimeter and interior guard coverage (skeleton staffing of 8).
Medical Officer 1 [#16] On-call medic for immediate response and occupational health.
Research Scientist / Specialists 5 [#18] Dedicated anthropologist, theologian, linguist, paratechnical researcher, and senior scientist(s) supporting Protocol H-1502 research.
Administrative Staff 3 [#28] Project manager, logistics officer, and security coordinator (admin overhead).
Mental Health Provider / Counselor 1 [#17] Ongoing counseling and decontamination counseling support for liaisons and affected personnel.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst assumptions and explicit line-item guidance; some figures (contingency, black funds, per-deployment costs) are intentionally conservative. Uncertainty remains due to unspecified anomalous material needs and exact protocol operational details, hence medium confidence.
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