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SCP-8979 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8979
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$740K
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
5.5
Initial setup requires approximately $740,000 in one-time construction, equipment, research setup, and contingency; annual operations run roughly $1,007,000 driven mainly by staff wages, legal/PR/amnestic retainer, transportation, and research/security overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $740K
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#21] One-time contingency/incident-response reserve fund for emergency upgrades, settlements, expedited amnestics, etc.
Facilities $160K
[#1, #2, #6, #7, #14] Secure containment locker, controlled playback suite, housing fit-out, device-free lockers and ventilation/harm-reduction fit (construction and installation).
Initial Field Investigation $150K
[#18] One-time covert follow-up field operation in ██████, California (agents, travel, surveillance equipment, safehouses).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $115K
[#10, #12] Forensic/audio/material analysis hardware and prototyping equipment/isolated booths used for tape analysis and capture/recreation R&D.
Cover Story Setup $50K
[#16] One-time cover-story and legal/estate setup packages, templates and initial amnestic deployment planning.
Equipment $45K
[#5, #15, #20] Emergency sedation kit and related medical equipment, anti-recording/tamper-resistant CCTV and enforcement hardware, and records/IT setup hardware/services.
Sop Development $10K
[#8] One-time SOP development, legal/cultural training content creation and initial cultural-sensitivity briefings.
Cultural Liaison Setup $10K
[#22] One-time cultural liaison / community outreach initial consultation and setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $480K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #9, #13, #25] Salaries and benefits: Level-2 supervisor (1.0 FTE), security coverage (equivalent 1.5 FTE), on-call medic time portion, research PI/technician salary portion, psychological counseling staff portion, and internal affairs/admin time for policy enforcement.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal/estate retainer, PR, cover-story management and budgeted amnestic resources retained as a service/consultancy.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#19] Transportation and secure escorts for off-site testing/events (estimated 10 major movements/yr).
Memetics And Amnestics $75K/yr
[#17] Annual memetic containment supplies, amnestic materials budget and specialist memetics staff support.
Ongoing Intel $50K/yr
[#18] Ongoing intelligence/follow-up fieldwork budget for ██████, California (covert surveillance, local assets, travel).
Ongoing Engagement $30K/yr
[#22] Annual cultural liaison and community outreach ongoing engagement and mitigation.
Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr
[#6, #7, #24] Utilities and routine maintenance for living suite and containment areas, device-locker maintenance, HVAC for tape preservation, small repairs.
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#12] Follow-up experimental runs and iterative R&D (post-prototyping experiments, simulated memetic suppression tests).
Recreational Drug Program $25K/yr
[#14] Ongoing procurement, medical monitoring, harm-reduction supplies and compliance costs for monitored recreational drug use.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#11] Ongoing laboratory consumables, disposable supplies, sample prep and external lab fees.
Training And Sop Refreshers $8K/yr
[#8] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, cultural-sensitivity briefings and staff refreshers.
Records And It Maintenance $8K/yr
[#20] Encrypted case files, restricted-access DB maintenance, secure storage and annual security audits.
Monitoring And Enforcement $7K/yr
[#15] Real-time monitoring, flagging software maintenance and anti-recording enforcement staffing/operations.
Controlled Substance Admin $5K/yr
[#5] Annual controlled-substance administration, inventories, licensing and related compliance costs (part of medical program).
Clothing And Costume $2K/yr
[#23] Clothing/costume maintenance, laundering and replacement.
Misc Policy Enforcement $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with cooperative SCP-8979-1, routine research, supervised public interactions, and no major incidents.
cooperative_behavior no_unauthorized_recordings routine_research_schedule
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Unauthorized recording attempt, small leak, or minor medical/legal incident requiring amnestic deployment, emergency medical treatment and legal response.
unauthorized_recording_attempt staff_boundary_violation small_public_leak
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant behavioral escalation or containment property change requiring large-scale emergency upgrades, seven-figure contingency spending, extended legal fallout and large amnestic campaigns.
containment_property_change mass_leak_or_public_exposure anomalous_escalation
👥 Personnel 5.5 total
Role Count Notes
Level-2 Supervisor 1.0 [#3] Supervisory staffing to manage interactions, scheduling and clearances.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1.5 [#4] Escort and enforcement coverage (equivalent 1.5 FTE for shifts/on-call).
Research Scientist (PI) 0.5 [#9] PI time allocated (0.5 FTE) for study and oversight.
Research Technician 1.0 [#9] Lab/experimental technician support (1.0 FTE).
Medical Officer 0.5 [#5] On-call medic time for interactions, medical screenings and sedation support.
Psychological Counselor 0.5 [#13] Counseling and staff support for exposures and fandom/cult behavior management.
Administrative / Internal Affairs 0.5 [#25] Administrative and investigative support for policy enforcement and disciplinary processes.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most costs, but the object's anomalous properties (recording/memetic behavior) introduce uncertainty and potential for large cost variance in escalation scenarios.
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