SCP-8939
PENDING
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medium confidence
SCP-8939
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$10.3M
Annual recurring
$5.1M
Personnel
39
Initial one-time setup (facility acquisition/retrofit, demolition contingency, specialized containment) dominates costs (~$10.3M). Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, legal/cover retainer, and monitoring/operations (~$5.07M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $10.3M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $5.1M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$5.1M/yr
Normal uneventful year with continuous surveillance and routine operations at the secured site.
continuous surveillance
regular maintenance
no major incidents
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Minor Incident
$5.5M/yr
Localized intrusion or exposure event requiring emergency response, cleanup, overtime, and increased PR/legal activity.
unauthorized intrusion
single-person injury/exposure
small-scale contamination
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Major Breach
$10.1M/yr
Significant containment failure requiring large-scale demolition/sealing or procurement of bespoke containment hardware, major legal/insurance payouts, and extended recovery.
entity escalation / mass breach
multiple casualties or structural compromise
forced demolition/sealing
Personnel
39 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring Analyst | 9 | [#5] 24/7 monitoring room coverage (three shifts); budgeted 9 FTE within staff wages. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 18 | [#6] Uniformed onsite guards for perimeter and patrols; budgeted 18 total (three-shift coverage). |
| Tactical rapid-response / MTF Agent | 6 | [#7] Rapid-response containment team on rotation; budgeted 6 agents (on-call rotations included in staff wages). |
| Forensics / Investigator | 4 | [#15] Dedicated forensics/missing-persons investigation staff budgeted as part of staff wages. |
| Administrative / Records Staff | 2 | [#27] Records management, redaction, and archival administrative staff included in staff wages. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes and assume West Coast (CA) pricing; many items (real estate price, specialized containment needs) are highly variable, so precision is moderate.