SCP-8959
Unknown
?
low confidence
SCP-8959
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$25.2M
Annual recurring
$6.0M
Personnel
42
First-year one-time costs are dominated by site acquisition, amnestic distribution and a large contingency reserve (~$25.2M total one-time), while recurring annual costs are driven primarily by 24/7 staffing and ongoing research/monitoring (~$6.02M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $25.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $6.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
📊
Baseline
(baseline)
$6.0M/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; standard operations, staffing, maintenance and research continue.
routine operations
scheduled research
no breaches or exposure
🚨
Minor Incident
$6.5M/yr
An emergent object requires intensive handling, additional containment retrofit or a small localized breach-response.
emergent high-cost object
localized containment retrofit
minor medical/cleanup response
🚨
Major Breach
$11.0M/yr
Containment failure or public exposure requiring evacuation, large-scale remediation, major legal action and extended operations.
containment breach
public exposure
large-scale remediation / litigation
Personnel
42 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 21 | [#5] 18 guards (3 shifts) plus ~3 shift supervisors to provide 24/7 coverage. |
| Armed rapid-response / tactical team | 8 | [#6] 6–12 specialists; staffed here as 8 dedicated specialists for rapid-response duties. |
| Research Scientist | 6 | [#8] Core research team (physicists/anomaly specialists) estimated at 6 scientists. |
| Research Technician | 5 | [#8] Lab technicians and technical support for experiments and handling emergent objects. |
| Medical Officer | 2 | [#13] On-site medic/clinic staff and contract emergency services coverage. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with wide ranges provided in the analyst notes; SCP is anomalous and many costs (frequency of emergent items, scale of required upgrades, contingency draw) are highly uncertain, so confidence is low.