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SCP-9010 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-9010
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$4.1M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
15
One-time setup and contingency seed reserve dominate initial costs (~$4.06M), while recurring annual costs are driven by staffed 24/7 monitoring, security, research programs and redundant systems (~$2.00M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1M
Facilities $1.5M
[#1, #10] Structural hangar conversion (reinforced pad, blast-rated flooring, perimeter, anti-tamper routes) plus dedicated medical/triage/quarantine room buildout.
Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#19] Seed emergency reserve for rapid expansion of containment or excavation if the anomaly changes size/behavior.
Equipment $940K
[#2, #3, #7, #8, #9, #11, #17] Door interlock hardware and fail-safes, redundant surveillance hardware, exploration tether/fiber/LIDAR rigs, drone hardware, PPE/life-support equipment, hazmat/decon equipment, and generator/UPS capacity.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $185K
[#12, #13] Sample-handling equipment (secure lockers, cold storage) and initial compute/data-archiving & modeling resources/licenses for mapping/non-Euclidean analysis.
Transport And Heavy Lift Initial $125K
[#16] Initial heavy-lift/transport costs (crane/airlift contracts, one-off relocation equipment).
Training And Sop Development $50K
[#14] Initial SOP development, instructor fees and initial full-team training exercises to enforce no-unobserved-entry rules.
Cover Story Setup $30K
[#15] One-time front-company / paperwork / initial legal filings and cover-story setup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #10] Fully burdened wages for 24/7 monitoring operators, dedicated security detail, assigned research staff, and on-call medical techs.
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#7, #8, #12, #13, #14, #20] Recurring costs for exploratory gear replacement, drone/robot repairs, lab testing/outsourced analyses, compute operations/backups, refresher training/drills, and sustained research program funding/cover maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#15] Ongoing legal/PR/OPSEC expenditures, media management, permits, and cover-company maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $38K/yr
[#9, #11] Consumables: PPE, decon agents, hazardous waste disposal, suit maintenance/consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#3, #18] Ongoing surveillance system maintenance/calibration and routine facility upkeep (seals, cleaning, sensor calibration).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#16] Annual retainer and on-call contractor costs for heavy-lift/transport and emergency redirection.
Power And Utilities $30K/yr
[#17] Incremental power, HVAC, UPS/generator fuel/testing, and charging loads for systems, drones and life-support equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
95.8% probability / year
Uneventful year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, research and OPSEC activities only.
normal_operations scheduled_maintenance routine_research
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure, single unobserved entry quickly detected and contained, requiring overtime, repairs and limited medical/research costs.
sensor_failure single_unobserved_entry limited_equipment_damage
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or repeated unobserved entries requiring emergency construction, major equipment replacement, extended medical care and PR/legal response.
multiple_unobserved_entries structural_expansion major_equipment_loss
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Surveillance Operator / Monitoring Staff 6 [#4] Three-shift coverage with 2 monitors per shift (watch + supervisor); fully burdened wages included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / Armed Guard 5 [#5] Dedicated on-site security detail (4-6 guards rotated); costs included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Assigned Researchers 3 [#6] 2-3 full/part-time researchers (physicist/architectural specialist, anomaly officer, engineer); wages included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / On-call Medical Tech 1 [#10] On-call medical/triage technician for post-entry treatment and quarantine; staffing cost included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational requirements, enabling a medium-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to anomalous/non-Euclidean behavior and the potential for unpredictable incidents which could materially change costs.
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