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SCP-9021 Object ~ medium confidence
SCP-9021
Expected annual
$180.8M
One-time setup
$1.4B
Annual recurring
$173.6M
Personnel
236
Initial capital outlay is large due to hardened underground facilities, space monitoring infrastructure, containment R&D and contingency reserves (~$1.41B one-time). Main recurring costs are specialized research, monitoring, security and covert operations (~$174M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4B
Catastrophic Contingency Reserve $500.0M
[#25] One-time catastrophic/end-of-world reserve for extreme escalation (shelter, mass interventions, orbital measures).
Facilities $415.0M
[#1, #12] Hardened subterranean lab and public evacuation/shelter infrastructure (construction, blast/EM shielding, decon airlocks, morgue/medical wing, shelter buildout).
Equipment $223.0M
[#2, #3, #9, #10, #17, #18, #20, #21] Redundant power installations (#2), smallsat constellation/ground monitoring hardware (#3), PPE procurement (#9), secure archival/data infra (#10), HPC hardware (#17), forensic/neutralization hardware (#18), transport fleet acquisition (#20), hardened probes/mitigation hardware (#21).
Containment Rd Program $150.0M
[#14] One-time large-scale engineering program to neutralize or dismantle Project Mortal byproducts / eigenweapon mitigation.
Space Mission Contingency Fund $100.0M
[#16] Standby fund for satellite/space mission contingencies, rapid-response launches and insurance (one-time reserve portion).
Contractor Operations One Time $10.0M
[#7] Initial/one-off covert contractor operations or major clandestine interventions.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $8.0M
[#4] Initial R&D lab buildout and high-end instrumentation for memetics/astronomical/anomalous physics experiments.
Medical Wards Construction $4.0M
[#8] One-time construction/fit-out of specialized medical and psychiatric containment wards.
Incident Payouts One Time $500K
[#13] One-off large payouts per major incident (settlements, hush money) outside recurring compensation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $173.6M/yr
Research And Monitoring $49.0M/yr
[#3, #4, #17, #21] Ongoing satellite/ground ops and data processing (#3), specialized R&D program budgets (#4), HPC operating costs (#17), and operations for hardened probes/mitigation (#21).
Staff Wages $26.0M/yr
[#5, #6] Salaries and benefits for scientists, memetic containment officers, senior security, field agents and tactical teams.
Satellite Launch Ops $25.0M/yr
[#16] Recurring per-launch budgets, rapid-response launch capability and insurance costs (routine contingency launches/maintain rapid capability).
Contractor Special Ops $20.0M/yr
[#7] Recurring budget for black-ops/interdiction/contractor strike missions and clandestine manipulation campaigns.
Cover Story And Legal $13.5M/yr
[#10, #11, #22] Data security and archival operations (#10), legal/cover-up budgets and lobbying/FOIA response (#11), crisis communications and staged narratives (#22).
Psychological Ops $10.0M/yr
[#24] Long-term psyops and cult-interdiction programs, infiltration and de-radicalization operations against GoI-4 sects.
Facilities Maintenance $8.0M/yr
[#2] Ongoing power maintenance, fuel logistics, generator upkeep and campus utilities for continuous containment systems.
Logistics And Transport $6.0M/yr
[#20] Fleet operating costs (fuel, maintenance), helicopter/aircraft leases, secure transport and tactical movement costs.
International Intel Liaison $5.0M/yr
[#15] Covert diplomatic spending, liaison operations with allied intelligence and securing foreign assets/sites.
Medical And Psych Care $3.5M/yr
[#8] Staff, medications, long-term care, sedation and psychiatric containment ward operations.
Public Safety And Evacuation $2.0M/yr
[#12] Drills, shelter maintenance, evacuation plans and exercise costs for mass-exposure scenarios.
Contingency Compensation $2.0M/yr
[#13] Ongoing death benefits, secret burials, substitute identities and survivor support to contain leaks after casualties.
Training Programs $1.5M/yr
[#19] Recruitment pipelines, memetic-safe protocol training, emergency response & cultology training programs.
Secure Procurement Budget $1.5M/yr
[#23] Secure/black-market procurement of obscure components, isotopes and illicit assets required for experiments and countermeasures.
Supplies And Consumables $600K/yr
[#9] PPE replacement, decontamination supplies, consumable anti-memetic/ritual kits.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $173.6M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine research, monitoring, maintenance and covert activity; no major incidents or breaches.
routine operations scheduled launches/maintenance no major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $178.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized SCP-9021-C event or limited SCP-9021-B casualties requiring additional medical response, investigation, temporary surge hires and small-scale PR/containment actions.
localized C-event small cluster of B casualties targeted PR/amnestic operations
🚨 Major Breach $223.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Significant SCP-9021-C structural event or field breach leading to site damage, multiple casualties, broad evacuations and substantial covert operations to suppress public knowledge.
site-scale C-event multiple B casualties international exposure risk
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.2B/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0B vs baseline
Widespread, escalatory event (e.g., large-scale coordinated A/B/C events or loss of containment) requiring activation of catastrophic reserves, mass mitigation and possible orbital interventions.
multi-site cascade public mass-exposure need for orbital/large-scale interventions
👥 Personnel 236 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 45 [#4, #17] Laboratory and modelling staff performing anomalous astrophysics, memetic research and simulations.
Research Senior / Project Lead 11 [#4, #14] Senior research leadership and containment R&D project management.
Memetic Containment Officer / Specialist 20 [#4, #9] Specialists trained in memetic-safe protocols and handling affected subjects/patterns.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 95 [#6, #20] Site security, guard rotations, tactical response teams and perimeter security.
Field Agent / Rapid Response 40 [#6, #7, #20] Rapid deployment teams for capture, interdiction and covert field missions.
Medical Officer 6 [#8] Medical and psychiatric staff for containment wards and casualty care.
Engineer / Maintenance 10 [#2, #17] Facilities, power systems, generators, HPC and satellite hardware maintenance.
Administrative Staff 9 [#10, #11, #15] Legal, intel-liaison admin, records management and veil/cover operations support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates aggregate wide provided ranges and mix of conventional (well-understood facilities, wages) and speculative costs (space missions, catastrophic reserves, covert ops). Medium confidence reflects good mapping of line items to categories but high variance in tail-risk one-time reserves and mission-level costs.
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