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SCP-8986 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-8986
Expected annual
$6.3M
One-time setup
$6.3M
Annual recurring
$6.3M
Personnel
23
Estimated one-time setup is approximately $6.34M driven by specialized lab construction, CRI acquisition, and equipment procurement; recurring annual costs are ~ $6.27M driven by specialist staff wages, legal/cover operations, equipment maintenance, and active field/buyout programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.3M
Equipment $3.3M
[#3, #4, #6, #7, #10, #16] Purchase of 1 CRI unit and bespoke software/hardware (#3), Turner Counters and lab/portable instrument sets (#4), secure storage lockers/archival cabinetry (#6), evidence/transport van and equipping (#7), secure servers/hardware and secure room (#10), and redundant measurement procurement/integration (#16).
Facilities $1.8M
[#2] Secure laboratory construction/retrofit including reinforced access control, EMI/RF/semiotic shielding rooms, HVAC and structural work; excludes specialized psionic shielding R&D which is itemized separately.
Psionic Shielding $700K
[#23] One-time R&D and installation budget for speculative containment-specific 'psionic/semio' shielding (research + buildout).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#5, #21, #22] Calibration standards and control artifacts library (#5); material analysis / provenance tracing setup (#21); long-term archival/cataloguing initial setup (#22).
Field Collection Initial Campaign $200K
[#8] Initial bulk procurement and screening campaign cost to acquire mannequins/objects for initial search operations (campaign-dependent capital purchases).
Training Initial $40K
[#19] Initial operator training and certification costs for RG-Θ225 staff (per-staff initial training program).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.3M/yr
Staff Wages $3.4M/yr
[#1, #13] Annual payroll for RG-Θ225 core research team (PI, senior researchers, postdocs, technicians, clinical/ethics officers, data manager, admin) and on-site security staff and manager.
Research And Monitoring $680K/yr
[#14, #15, #21] Recurring costs for ethics oversight and clinical monitoring (#14), dedicated R&D program to eliminate/mitigate measurement artifact (#15), and ongoing material analysis/provenance tracing budget (#21).
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#11] Legal retainer, policy/regulatory liaison, and baseline legal cover/mitigation budget to manage Sapient Objects Act exposure and regulatory obligations.
Cover Buyout Program $300K/yr
[#18] Covert retail buyout program and reimbursements/NDA expenditures to reduce public DFPO exposure; program-level annual operating budget.
International Operations $300K/yr
[#24] Annual contingency for international retrievals, legal permits, and secure cross-border transport.
Contingency $300K/yr
[#25] Miscellaneous contingencies and overhead (10–25% of program budget reserve for unexpected failures, accelerated research, or containment scale-up).
Cri Maintenance $150K/yr
[#3] Maintenance, calibration, and service contracts for the CRI unit(s) (annual service and calibration).
Field Collection Program $150K/yr
[#8] Ongoing annual budget for procurement, sampling campaigns, and per-sample testing beyond initial campaign (bulk acquisitions, travel, staff time).
Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr
[#4, #5, #9, #16] Consumables and expendables for sample processing (#9), Turner Counter consumables/calibration (#4), upkeep/replacement of calibration/control artifacts (#5), and calibration/cross-validation consumables (#16).
Logistics And Transport $110K/yr
[#7, #8] Running costs for evidence collection/transport vehicles including fuel/maintenance (#7) and travel/per-sample testing logistics for field collection campaigns (#8).
Amnestic And Witness Management $100K/yr
[#12] Annual contingency for amnestic drugs/protocols, witness relocation or legal/medical remedies; per-incident costs escalated separately in scenarios.
Insurance And Liability $100K/yr
[#17] Facility and operations insurance, liability coverage and indemnity premiums.
Psionic Shielding Maintenance $100K/yr
[#23] Ongoing refinement, R&D follow-ups and maintenance for any installed psionic/semio shielding.
Incident Response Drills $80K/yr
[#20] Periodic multi-team exercises and external-agency liaison drills (1–2 major drills/year).
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#6, #2] HVAC, climate control, power for CRI room and climate-controlled DFPO storage, general facility upkeep and access-control servicing.
Data Operations $25K/yr
[#10] Ongoing operations for air-gapped server upkeep, encrypted backups, and secure data analysis workflows.
Archival And Catalogue Maintenance $25K/yr
[#22] Recurring costs to maintain DFPO registry, 3D scans, photography, and controlled-access catalogue curation.
Training And Certification $20K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher courses, simulations and certification renewals for staff interacting with mensemic equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.3M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, maintenance, field campaigns, and legal/cover operations proceed as budgeted.
no_public_exposure no_major_equipment_failures
🚨 Minor Incident $6.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized discovery or small public exposure requiring targeted legal action, witness management, small-scale buyouts, and overtime/security surge.
small_media_exposure limited witness batch incident-specific legal response
🚨 Major Breach $8.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or high-profile legal action requiring extensive buyouts, large PR/legal campaigns, emergency procurement, and intensive amnestic/relocation operations.
large_scale_public_discovery court-enforced disclosures mass DFPO proliferation in supply chain
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Principal Investigator / Senior Paraconsciousness Researcher 1 [#1] Lead researcher (Dr. level) responsible for program oversight, experiments, and containment planning.
Research Scientist / Senior Researcher 2 [#1] Senior research staff conducting experiments and analysis.
Postdoc Researcher 3 [#1] Junior research staff supporting experiments and data analysis.
Technician / Engineer 4 [#1, #16] Lab technicians and engineers for equipment operation, calibration, and instrumentation support.
Clinical / Ethics Officer 2 [#1, #14] Clinical psychologists / ethicists for staff monitoring and clinical oversight.
Data Manager 1 [#1, #10] Responsible for secure data storage, air-gapped backups, and analysis pipelines.
Administrative Staff 1 [#1] Program administration, procurement coordination, and personnel clearance processing.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#13] 24/7 security coverage for lab and DFPO storage, access control and field retrieval protection.
Security Manager 1 [#13] Security oversight, scheduling, and liaison with external agencies.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on wide ranges in analyst notes and speculative containment measures (psionic shielding, scale of CRI deployments, prevalence of DFPOs). Many cost items depend on uncertain DFPO prevalence and legal/political variables, producing low confidence.
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