SCP-8987 — SCP-8987 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8987 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-8987

Expected annual

$10.1M

One-time setup

$106.2M

Annual recurring

$9.9M

Personnel

Initial one-time capital (site purchase, construction, SRA R&D/deployment) is roughly $106M; recurring annual operating costs are roughly $9.94M driven by specialized staffing, SRA maintenance, research, insurance equivalents and power/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $106.2M

Sra R And D And Deployment $80.0M

[#4] Scranton Reality Anchor (SRA) program: R&D, custom fabrication and initial array deployment (capital-intensive bespoke hardware).

Facilities $11.5M

[#1, #2, #3] Site acquisition/surface-rights purchase, construction/build-out of Site-898 (command center, berthing, labs, perimeter), and initial shaft stabilization/geotechnical remediation (initial phase).

Contingency Reserve $10.0M

[#25] Up-front contingency / catastrophic failure reserve fund for large containment failures or emergency liabilities.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M

[#5, #23] OROGENESIS initial software/hardware development and integration, and initial servers/SAN for data/archive.

Power Infrastructure $1.4M

[#8] Grid/tie, transformers, and on-site redundant generation (diesel generators + ATS) initial capital.

Equipment $1.2M

[#6, #7, #14, #15, #16, #17] Seismic station hardware, magnetically-locked gate systems, remote-sensing cameras/instrumentation, communications hardware, vehicle fleet purchase, and initial emergency/medical gear.

Legal And Cover Initial $200K

[#21] Initial legal fees, cover-story materials and costs to effect the reclamation/closure narrative and property transfers.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.9M/yr

Staff Wages $2.6M/yr

[#10, #11, #12, #13, #17] Annual wages for SRA operators/technicians, Site Director and scientific staff (seismologists/geologists), security personnel wages, facilities/maintenance staff, and on-call medical staffing (salaries + basic benefits).

Insurance Equivalents $2.0M/yr

[#28] Internal indemnity/accounting set-aside for settlements, off-book liabilities and contingency allocations (treated as an annual operating reserve).

Research And Monitoring $1.7M/yr

[#5, #14, #18] Ongoing OROGENESIS support/updates, remote-sensing instrument maintenance/replacement, and funded research program to study/mitigate activations (experiments, modeling, outside contracting).

Sra Maintenance $1.5M/yr

[#4] Specialized SRA maintenance, calibration, and technician support for deployed anchors.

Power And Fuel $400K/yr

[#8, #9] Fuel, reserves and maintenance for backup generators and increased energy usage for activations and continuous monitoring.

Spare Parts And Replacement Components $300K/yr

[#19] Inventory replenishment: spare electronics, magnetic coils, rare components and other replacement parts.

Counter Leak And Opsec $300K/yr

[#22] OPSEC, counter-leak investigations, background checks and related monitoring to suppress/track leaks.

Technology Refresh Annual $200K/yr

[#27] Amortized technology refresh and capital upgrades (sensors, SRA parts, servers, security systems) averaged per year.

Specialized Contractor Work $150K/yr

[#20] Periodic contracting for mining engineers, drilling rigs, heavy-equipment interventions and complex structural work.

Communications Ops $120K/yr

[#15] Network operations, cybersecurity, satellite uplinks, secure servers and encrypted data links upkeep.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#21] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/cover-story maintenance, FOIA handling and local government relations.

Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr

[#3, #13] Ongoing inspections/repairs for shafts/mine shoring and materials for building/site upkeep (roads, HVAC, minor civil repairs).

Logistics And Transport $80K/yr

[#16] Fuel and maintenance for vehicle fleet and light logistics (staff transport, equipment haulage).

Data Storage Ops $60K/yr

[#23] Cloud operations, archival storage costs and compute ops for analysis/modeling.

Security Equipment $60K/yr

[#12] Recurring equipment/replacement and training costs for security (incremental to guard wages).

Long Term Land Management $50K/yr

[#26] Vegetation control, erosion prevention and environmental monitoring to support the reclamation cover story.

Emergency Drills And Med Ops $50K/yr

[#17] Periodic emergency drills, medical readiness exercises and consumables for response teams.

Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr

[#30] Small consumables budget: PPE, office/lab consumables, batteries, lubricants, general supplies.

Psychological Support $40K/yr

[#24] Counseling, stress management, rotation programs and medical screening for exposed staff.

Monitoring Enforcement $30K/yr

[#29] Additional surveillance, logging and access-control audits to prevent sampling/unauthorized access.

Seismic Station Maintenance $15K/yr

[#6] Calibration, spare parts and periodic service of seismometers, dataloggers and strain cables.

Gate Maintenance $6K/yr

[#7] Routine maintenance and testing of electromagnetic locks, actuators and door frames.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.9M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, research and no major incidents.

routine_monitoring scheduled_research no_major_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $10.4M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized activation or equipment failure requiring emergency response, temporary repairs and modest contractor work.

localized_activation equipment_failure small_structural_repair

🚨 Major Breach $14.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or large structural collapse requiring extensive SRA replacement, heavy contractor mobilization, legal/indemnity actions and long repairs.

sra_failure large_collapse widespread_activation

👥 Personnel 30 total

Role	Count	Notes
SRA Technician / Operator	6	[#10, #4] Trained technicians/operators responsible for SRA deployment, activation and 24/7 monitoring.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#11] Site leadership responsible for authorizations and overall site operations.
Head of Geology	1	[#11] Senior geology lead for access authorization and event interpretation.
Research Scientist / Seismologist	3	[#11, #5] Senior scientists and seismologists running analysis, OROGENESIS interpretation and research programs.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#12] Armed guards and rapid-reaction personnel covering 24/7 rotations and perimeter security.
Engineer / Maintenance	4	[#13, #3] Facilities and equipment maintenance staff for HVAC, structural upkeep and routine repairs.
Medical Officer	1	[#17] On-call medic and medical readiness oversight for emergencies and drills.
Administrative Staff	2	[#21] Administrative and operations personnel supporting cover-story, logistics and routine site admin.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates derived from broad ranges in analyst notes and significant uncertainty around SRA program scale, activation frequency, and containment complexity; many costs (SRA R&D, breach probability) are highly uncertain.

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