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SCP-9017 Pending ? low confidence
SCP-9017
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$45.5M
Annual recurring
$5.2M
Personnel
37
One-time setup and reserves dominate costs (vault construction, endowment and insurance/reserve funds); recurring costs are driven by staff wages (security + research + support) and legal/cover-story operations. Baseline annual operations are estimated at roughly $5.18M with large one-time reserves of ~$45.5M required for long-term containment contingencies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $45.5M
Archival Endowment $33.0M
[#19] Long-term endowment to fund perpetual containment/operations (50-year, ~3% return illustrative).
Insurance Liability Reserve $5.0M
[#18] Insurance / legal reserve for lawsuits, damages, and governmental investigations.
Containment Breach Reserve $5.0M
[#30] Dedicated catastrophic-response reserve to mobilize full breach response and remediation.
Facilities $895K
[#1, #2, #25] Vault construction (biometrics, Faraday, preservation-grade suppression), HVAC/humidity install if not in vault, and viewing-suite buildout.
Equipment $732K
[#8, #9, #10, #11, #13, #17, #23, #29, #22] Forensic non-destructive scanners, air-gapped imaging hardware, chain-of-custody printers/seals, secure-comms hardware, armored case, emergency mobile isolation gear, monitoring/sensor array, electronics major refresh, and secure redaction hardware/software.
Covert Contingency Fund $500K
[#16] Standing black-ops/contingency fund for covert expenditures; initial capitalization.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#27] Initial R&D exploratory budget and lab setup for memetic research and non-invasive-editing technologies.
Amnestic Initial Stock $75K
[#6] Initial amnestic/medical stock and setup for post-exposure treatments.
Specialized Clearance Initial $60K
[#4] Deep background checks and polygraphs for initial ~30 staff.
Memetic Protocol Development $50K
[#5] One-time protocol development and initial PPE purchase for memetic/infohazard controls.
Documentation Redaction System $30K
[#22] One-time secure software / append-only binder / approved-addendum system implementation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.2M/yr
Staff Wages $3.2M/yr
[#3, #7, #20, #22, #6] Security payroll (24/7 guards), dedicated research team salaries, administrative/support staff, documentation personnel, and on-site medical staff (nurses) salaries.
Research And Monitoring $712K/yr
[#5, #8, #9, #14, #23, #27, #28, #26] Recurring memetic training/refresher & PPE replacement, forensic equipment maintenance, imaging/media migration costs, red-team testing, sensor monitoring, ongoing R&D program, periodic audits/compliance, and secure redaction workflow staffing/operations.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#15] Legal retainers, FOIA/PR operations, and cover-story maintenance budgets.
Covert Expenditure Replenishment $250K/yr
[#16] Annual replenishment for covert/rapid-response discretionary expenditures.
Logistics And Transport $186K/yr
[#12, #13, #25] O5 convening logistics (periodic secure transport/venue costs amortized), secure transport for the document, and per-view staffing/operational costs for controlled viewings.
Medical And Amnestics $100K/yr
[#6] Expected annual usage / replenishment of amnestic pharmaceuticals and medical consumables (excludes medical staff wages included in staff_wages).
Psychological Services $50K/yr
[#21] Ongoing counseling, screening, and PTSD treatment funding for exposed staff.
Facilities Maintenance $42K/yr
[#2, #17, #29] HVAC/humidity power & maintenance and emergency/quarantine equipment upkeep; part of electronics lifecycle maintenance.
Replacement Upgrade Cycle $30K/yr
[#29] Annual electronics/software refresh, media migration, and crypto refresh budgeting.
Secure Communications Operations $25K/yr
[#11] Ongoing operation and crypto maintenance for protected O5-level channels.
Clearance And Vetting $20K/yr
[#4] Recurring background-check renewals, polygraphs, and security re-vetting.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#10, #24] Chain-of-custody consumables and media handling / archival consumables (acid-free folders, Mylar, gloves).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.2M/yr
90.4% probability / year
Normal operational year with no containment incidents; routine training, maintenance, and scheduled convenings.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $5.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$650K vs baseline
Limited exposure or leak affecting a small number of staff or localized data corruption requiring treatments, investigation, and targeted remediation.
limited_exposure localized_leak small_memetic_spread
🚨 Major Breach $8.2M/yr
1.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach with wider exposure, requiring major mobilization, mass amnestics, emergency response deployment, and legal/PR escalation.
large_scale_exposure public_incident multi-site_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $30.2M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic failure with widespread public exposure or cascading systemic effects requiring full contingency activation and large-scale remediation.
global_exposure mass_cognition_event governmental_investigation
👥 Personnel 37 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#3] 24/7 armed security staffing (4 guards per shift, three shifts).
Research Scientist 5 [#7] Dedicated memetics/linguists/archivists (senior researchers) for analysis and protocol development.
Research Lab Tech / Archivist 3 [#7, #8] Lab technicians and archivists to operate non-destructive equipment and imaging.
Administrative Staff / Clerks 12 [#20, #10] Clerks, facility managers, IT admins, HR and chain-of-custody record personnel.
Medical Officer / Nurse 2 [#6] On-site medical staff for amnestic administration and post-exposure care.
IT / Systems Administrator 2 [#9, #11] Maintain air-gapped imaging, secure servers, and crypto systems.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#12] Site-level director/manager to coordinate operations and O5 convenings logistics.
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP-9017 has strong memetic/antimemetic uncertainty and minimal canonical containment detail; many cost items are wide-range estimates and scenario probabilities are judgment-based rather than data-driven.
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