SCP-9020 — SCP-9020 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9020 Thaumiel ? low confidence

SCP-9020

Expected annual

$32.5M

One-time setup

$121.8M

Annual recurring

$31.9M

Personnel

Initial capital costs are dominated by constructing a hardened off-site abstraction chamber and large contingency/reserve funds (~$122M one-time). Ongoing annual operations (~$32M/yr) are driven by specialist/security personnel, covert GOI operations, R&D and amnestic programs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $121.8M

Facilities $50.0M

[#1] Construction of buried/hardened off-site containment facility with environmental isolation, redundant power, shielding and anchoring. Baseline realistic estimate chosen from $20M–$120M range.

Equipment $20.0M

[#2] Abstraction-chamber hardware and specialized containment apparatus (quantum-class field generators, concept-safety interlocks). Mid-range estimate from $5M–$40M.

Contingency Reserve $20.0M

[#11] Fast-response contingency/reserve fund for reality-risk scenarios ($5M–$50M).

Decommissioning Reserve $10.0M

[#25] Reserved fund for long-term decommissioning, entombment and reality-stabilization ($2M–$30M).

Survivor Fund Reserve $5.0M

[#16] Umbrella reserve for insurance/compensation/survivor funds ($2M–$20M).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.2M

[#2, #12] Initial R&D spike: includes initial R&D for abstraction hardware ($500k–$2M) and initial R&D spike for pataphysics/abstraction studies ($1M–$5M).

Redundant Anchors $3.0M

[#3] Hardware and installation for at least two independent baseline anchors, secure vaults, tamper-proof anchors ($1M–$10M).

Amnestic Program Development $2.5M

[#8] Initial development/protocol hardening for amnestic and memory-management program ($1M–$5M).

Mtf Training And Setup $2.0M

[#7] One-time recruiting/training/setup costs for STF-Qoppa-1 lifecycle training ($1M–$3M).

Specialized Sensors $2.0M

[#13] One-time purchase/installation of ontological integrity sensors and memetic counters ($500k–$5M).

Power And Environment Infrastructure $1.2M

[#4] UPS arrays, generators, multi-week fuel stores, HVAC infrastructure and initial installation ($500k–$2M).

Cover Story Setup $1.0M

[#10] One-time creation/setup of cover organizations and shell companies ($500k–$3M).

Data Security Build $500K

[#19] One-time build of secure non-record metadata systems and sealed witness logs ($250k–$1M).

Knowledge Redundancy Design $250K

[#14] One-time design of non-documentary knowledge redundancy/custodial protocols ($100k–$500k).

Transport Sop Development $100K

[#17] One-time SOP and procedural development for secure transport of remains ($50k–$200k).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $31.9M/yr

Staff Wages $8.9M/yr

[#5, #6] Specialist custodians and backups (18 staff) plus dedicated security staff (30–50 personnel) salaries, benefits, hazard pay; mid-range totals used.

Research And Monitoring $5.0M/yr

[#12] Ongoing multidisciplinary R&D (Pataphysics/Abstraction/Tactical Theology) and monitoring staff/equipment ($2M–$10M/yr).

Goi 808 Ops $4.0M/yr

[#9] Ongoing HUMINT/cyber monitoring and low-to-moderate kinetic operations baseline ($1M–$5M/yr baseline; higher if kinetic-intensive).

Contingency Replenishment $2.0M/yr

[#11] Annual replenishment target for the fast-response contingency reserve to maintain liquidity.

Mtf Operational And Insurance $1.5M/yr

[#7] Operational costs and compensation for STF-Qoppa-1 plus life insurance/compensation pool ongoing ($500k–$2M/yr plus policy pools).

Clinical Mortuary Program $1.5M/yr

[#23] Baseline program costs for high-risk clinical/mortuary procedures, oversight and legal work ($500k–$3M/yr).

Amnestic Program Overhead $1.2M/yr

[#8] Program overhead (clinical staff, facilities, secure storage/disposal) for amnestic program ($500k–$2M/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr

[#18] Consumables for chamber (coolants, specialty materials), spare parts and maintenance contracts ($200k–$2M/yr).

Counter Radicalization $1.0M/yr

[#22] Cultural/propaganda and counter-radicalization programs against Skopist recruitment ($300k–$3M/yr).

Personnel Vetting And Care $900K/yr

[#15] Vetting, psychological care and retention programs to mitigate coercion/defection ($300k–$1.5M/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr

[#10] Recurring legal, cover-story maintenance and deniability budgets ($200k–$1M/yr).

Amnestic Treatments $500K/yr

[#8] Direct per-treatment costs aggregated (assumed treatment volume and mixed modalities at $100–$5,000 each).

Specialized Sensors Maintenance $500K/yr

[#13] Maintenance/calibration and logging for specialized ontological sensors ($200k–$1M/yr).

Knowledge Redundancy Operations $500K/yr

[#14] Annual training, rotation, travel and secure custody logistics for non-documentary knowledge redundancy ($200k–$1M/yr).

Survivor Fund Replenishment $500K/yr

[#16] Ongoing replenishment/contributions to survivor/compensation funds and reserves for potential payouts.

Secure Transfers $500K/yr

[#17] Recurring secure transport costs for SCP-9020-A-53 remains (assumed multiple transfers/year at $50k–$500k each).

Ethics And Compliance $500K/yr

[#20] Internal ethics committee staffing and external compliance audits ($200k–$800k/yr).

Memetic Inoculation $350K/yr

[#24] Psychological hardening and memetic inoculation programs for staff ($100k–$600k/yr).

Containment Drills $300K/yr

[#21] Regular breach drills and simulation exercises involving MTFs and custodians ($100k–$1M/yr).

Power And Environment Recurring $250K/yr

[#4] Fuel, generator maintenance and HVAC testing for continuous power/environment control ($100k–$400k/yr).

Data Security Maintenance $250K/yr

[#19] Maintenance and updates for secure non-record metadata systems ($100k–$400k/yr).

Redundant Anchors Maintenance $125K/yr

[#3] Annual maintenance and remote vault upkeep for redundant anchors ($50k–$200k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $31.9M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, R&D and covert ops proceed as planned.

no_breach routine_operations standard_GOI_pressure

🚨 Minor Incident $36.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Localized conceptual leak or attempted GOI action requiring rapid MTF deployment, emergency amnestic operations, and limited repairs.

localized_leak targeted_GOI_action limited_equipment_damage

🚨 Major Breach $61.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or kinetic campaign by GOI-808 requiring large-scale kinetic/covert action, mass amnesticization, contingency reserve utilization and major repairs/replacement.

full_containment_breach sustained_kinetic_operations large_scale_amnestics_and_replacement

👥 Personnel 58 total

Role	Count	Notes
Specialist Custodians / Senior Researchers (named + backups)	18	[#5] Six primary custodians plus ~12 designated backups; included in staff wage totals.
Security Officer / Close Protection / Site Security	40	[#6] 24/7 security team estimated 30–50 personnel; mid-range chosen and included in staff wage totals.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates rely on highly speculative 'abstraction-class' hardware and the uncertain frequency/severity of GOI actions; many line items provided wide ranges in analyst notes, so uncertainty is high.

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