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SCP-8975 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8975
Expected annual
$715K
One-time setup
$873K
Annual recurring
$702K
Personnel
10
One-time setup is approximately $873,375 USD driven primarily by property purchase, hermetic sealing and contingency excavation reserves; annual recurring baseline is about $702,376 USD driven mainly by 24/7 security staffing, remote monitoring and containment readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $873K
Contingency Excavation $375K
[#24] Capital contingency reserve for full excavation / specialized remote probe operations if unsealing becomes necessary.
Facilities $225K
[#1, #4, #5, #6] Property purchase and physical works: acquisition, hermetic sealing, structural reinforcement, perimeter installation.
Family Containment Reserve $94K
[#17] One-time reserve for hush money, relocation, or initial amnestic operations for affected third parties.
Equipment $45K
[#7, #9, #22] Surveillance and site equipment, security gear procurement, and communications deployment hardware.
Tactical Vehicles And Equipment $38K
[#13] Vehicles and containment equipment amortized as a one-time procurement for rapid-response readiness.
Insurance Contingency Fund $38K
[#21] One-time contingency fund for extraordinary legal actions or discreet property acquisitions.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#12] Secure biological sample storage (BSL-grade freezer) and initial lab set-up related to sample handling.
Records Suppression Initial $15K
[#16] Initial costs for records management, classification, and intelligence operations to establish cover.
Legal Acquisition Fees $11K
[#2] Closing costs, legal fees for acquisition and records suppression.
Ppe Initial Kits $8K
[#14] Initial PPE kits, decontamination equipment and setup.
Forensic Initial Tests $6K
[#11] Initial forensic analyses (DNA sequencing, histology, toxicology) performed during recovery prior to sealing.
Archival Initial $5K
[#23] Initial archival media preservation and secure archive setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $702K/yr
Staff Wages $519K/yr
[#8, #10, #15] 24/7 onsite security staffing, remote monitoring operations staff, and small research team salaries & overhead.
Containment Readiness $45K/yr
[#13] On-call containment response readiness: training, drills, PPE refresh, and readiness overhead.
Amnestic Production $45K/yr
[#18] Ongoing amnestic pharmaceutical supply, QA, and qualified medical staffing overhead.
Cover Story And Legal $32K/yr
[#16, #21, #27, #22] Ongoing records management/monitoring, insurance/indemnity reserve, PR retainer and communications subscriptions.
Family Third Party Containment $19K/yr
[#17] Annual reserve for handling incidents involving civilians (payments, medical follow-up, limited relocation).
Research And Monitoring $17K/yr
[#7, #11, #12, #23, #25] Ongoing surveillance data storage/maintenance, archival QA, freezer maintenance, archival integrity checks, and periodic audits/oversight reviews.
Logistics And Transport $11K/yr
[#26] Vehicle amortization, fuel and site visit transport costs.
Facilities Maintenance $9K/yr
[#3, #19, #20] Property taxes, utilities (electricity/heating/water) and routine site maintenance/inspections.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#9, #14] Security equipment consumables, training ammunition replenishment, PPE replacement and waste disposal.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $702K/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; all recurring programs run at planned levels.
routine operations scheduled audits minor maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $747K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$45K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring PR response, limited third-party containment and overtime security; no unsealing.
neighbor suspicion / inquiries small-scale breach of cover story isolated family/third-party exposure
🚨 Major Excavation $1.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Forced recovery/unsealing scenario requiring heavy equipment, specialized remote probing, large-scale tactical operations and extended remediation.
compelled legal/unsealing action major containment breach large-scale public discovery
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] Continuous onsite security rotation (6 guards to cover 3 shifts with redundancy).
Remote Monitoring Operator 2 [#10] Off-site watch/monitoring staff to receive alarms and video feeds.
Research Scientist 1 [#15] Senior researcher assigned to SCP-8975 oversight and review.
Research Technician 1 [#15] Technician supporting sample management, data entry, and inspections.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items with explicit ranges but many inputs are range-based and location-dependent (property prices, staffing costs). Contingency items and third-party/amnesiac costs are highly uncertain, driving medium confidence.
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