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SCP-001-DYFSCP0013 Apollyon ~ medium confidence
Daoud Ewen Fullerton's Proposal
Expected annual
$171.0M
One-time setup
$10.8B
Annual recurring
$135.0M
Personnel
220
Foundation operational spending after the event is concentrated on Project Burgess (containment/management of SCP-9922), excavation/recovery of SCP-001 wreckage, and construction of the 2,000 new containment sites the article states were begun; total one-time Foundation operational spend estimated at $10.755B with modest ongoing recurring costs (~$135M/yr). Systemic economic impact from SCP-001's activity (mass fatalities, continent-scale destruction including 89% of North America converted to slag, and 'incalculable property damage' in the article) is tracked separately and estimated at multitrillion-dollar scale (one-time and recurring GDP loss), which the Foundation does not pay for directly.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.8B
Facilities $10.0B
Construction of 2,000 new Foundation containment sites in SCP-001-affected areas (work begun 5/15/2028 per article). Article explicitly cites 2,000 sites; unit costs for austere/rapid-build anomalous-capable outposts conservatively estimated at $5,000,000 per site (materials, anomalous hardening where applicable, basic life support and comms). This is a Foundation capital expense explicitly grounded in the article.
Equipment $350.0M
Heavy excavation and recovery equipment, containment/transport rigs for recovered anomalous materials (SCP-9922 recovery), high-temperature probe development spares, and replacement equipment for destroyed assets used during recovery. Grounded in the article references to excavation (5/2/2028), probe/dropship losses, and specialized high-heat exploration drones mentioned in strike-team logs.
Excavation And Recovery $250.0M
Field excavation, salvage, and safe transport from SCP-001 crash site (excavation begins 5/2/2028 in article), including remote-operated heavy systems, hazardous material handling, and secure transport of recovered SCP-9922 material to containment. Grounded in the documented excavation and recovery actions in the article.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150.0M
Project Burgess laboratory and monitoring buildout (reinforced humanoid containment cell upgrades at Site-6800, monitoring/control hardware for daily behavioral-modification regimen, data-collection and secure logging hardware). Article details specialized containment and daily procedures for SCP-9922 that require dedicated instrumentation and lab space.
Project Valkyrja Decommissioning $5.0M
Administrative/decommissioning costs associated with winding down Project Valkyrja passenger intake and legacy fleet administration (article notes Project Valkyrja was already established and was no longer accepting new passengers as of 4/10/2028). This is a modest, explicitly Foundation administrative cost rather than a speculative program build.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $135.0M/yr
Facilities Maintenance $55.0M/yr
Annual maintenance and utilities for the 2,000 austere containment sites (estimated $25,000/site/yr for ongoing upkeep and remote systems) plus Site-6800 core maintenance and secure containment-area upkeep. Grounded in the article's explicit construction program and the continued operation of Project Burgess facilities.
Staff Wages $44.0M/yr
Operational staffing for Project Burgess and ongoing site-operations: estimated 220 full-time equivalent personnel (researchers/psychologists/technicians/security/engineers/administration) at an illustrative loaded average fully-burdened cost of $200,000/yr per person. Staff levels and duties are grounded in the article's description of Project Burgess, its director, and repeated long-duration containment iterations.
Research And Monitoring $20.0M/yr
Ongoing analysis, specialized monitoring of SCP-9922 and residual SCP-001 materials, modest HPC time for containment modeling, and data analysis to support Project Burgess. Grounded in repeated research/deciphering operations and monitoring described in the article.
Logistics And Transport $10.0M/yr
Routine transport, vehicle/fleet upkeep for teams servicing dispersed containment sites and moving samples/personnel. Article documents many field operations, launches, and transport needs; ongoing logistics are required to sustain containment and construction.
Supplies And Consumables $5.0M/yr
Daily consumables for containment regimens (e.g., materials used for thrice-daily throat-foaming in Project Burgess, monitoring consumables, personal protective equipment, limited CF-12 production/distribution noted as available to staff). Article describes recurring items (CF-12 availability, foaming supplies).
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
Ongoing minimal legal, documentation, and liaison costs related to Foundation interactions with GRIG/Three Moons and local authorities (article documents joint efforts with the Three Moons Initiative and GRIG formation). Given the scale-down of classic secrecy (large public events and intergovernmental cooperation are described), yearly cover-story/liaison spending is estimated low but nonzero.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $135.0M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Steady-state post-neutralization operations: Project Burgess containment regime continues, excavation and recovery concluded, construction of 2,000 sites proceeds (capitalized as one-time), and routine operations and maintenance continue without major vocalization or renewed large anomalous events.
no SCP-9922 vocalization event construction proceeds at planned pace, no major new recoveries no major loss of remaining Foundation infrastructure
🚨 Vocalization And Rampage Surges $855.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$720.0M vs baseline
SCP-9922 unexpectedly enters a vocalization state, causing a containment breach/rampage that requires emergency response (onsite detonations or other hard neutralization measures were used repeatedly in the article's Addendum), site evacuations/rebuilds, and a surge of emergency containment and remediation spending.
SCP-9922 vocalization (documented in Addendum 2 as recurring failure mode) onsite nuclear detonations or emergency neutralization causing loss of sites and requiring rebuilding surge humanitarian/medical support for impacted personnel and limited public-facing emergency assistance
👥 Personnel 220 total
Role Count Notes
Project Burgess researchers / psychologists / containment technicians 120 Primary team performing daily behavioral-modification regimens, monitoring SCP-9922, and running containment procedures described in the article (director Dr. Marcella Fenwick and associated staff). Staffing level supports 24/7 rotation and specialized care.
Security Officers / Containment Security (site-level) 50 Armed/security personnel assigned to remaining Foundation containment sites and Project Burgess secure areas; numbers reflect austere posture after large organizational losses described in the article.
Engineers / Maintenance 30 Maintain containment hardware, Site-6800 systems, and the 2,000 austere site infrastructure.
Logistics / Transport Crew 10 Small team to coordinate sample transport, excavation lifts, and inter-site logistics.
Administrative / Legal / Liaison 10 Administrative support for Project Burgess, coordination with GRIG/Three Moons (article mentions joint efforts), and minimal legal/cover liaison functions.
📋 Confidence Notes
This re-evaluation constrains spending to actions explicitly described in the article (Project Valkyrja legacy, excavation/recovery, Project Burgess, and the 2,000-site construction program) and separates societal macroeconomic damage into the systemic_economic_impact bucket. Compared with the original (reference) report, large, loosely-justified multi-trillion Foundation budget lines were removed and replaced with itemized, article-grounded costs. Uncertainty remains because the article omits explicit unit costs, fleet sizes, or staffing RFPs; where the article is silent I used conservative, clearly-noted assumptions and avoided inventing large new programs not mentioned in the text.
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