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SCP-9031 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-9031
Expected annual
$41.8M
One-time setup
$101.2M
Annual recurring
$39.3M
Personnel
45
Upfront capital and acquisition costs are large (~$101.25M) driven by facility construction, aircraft/asset purchases, monitoring networks and financial/legal reserves; annual operating costs are substantial (~$39.35M/yr) dominated by monitoring/research, staff wages, logistics, and legal/laundering operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $101.2M
Facilities $42.0M
[#1, #2] Scope‑139 construction (Fort Simpson), plus site utilities initial kit/installation.
Equipment $34.0M
[#8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #21, #22, #24] Road/trail camera networks, meteorological/wildlife stations, central servers, aircraft/boats, vault hardware, vehicle fleet, protective sensors/equipment, initial artifact storage hardware.
Insurance Reserve Initial $12.5M
[#26] Initial insurance / legal contingency reserve (funded up front per note).
Acquisition Of Tourism Companies $6.0M
[#6] One‑time buyouts of Fort Simpson tourism companies and concession rights.
Legal Exposure Reserve $2.8M
[#15] One‑time contingency reserve for major legal exposure / forged‑case costs (initial funding).
Offshore Corporate Setup $1.8M
[#28] Initial cost to set up offshore corporate structures, shell companies and major setup of financial routes.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#17] Initial specialized instrumentation for SCP‑9031‑B/C field & lab research (genetics/isotopes, modelling equipment, postdoc support startup).
Community Initial Investment $600K
[#16] Initial community investment to secure local buy‑in and reduce scrutiny.
Training Program Initial $400K
[#30] Initial training program development for undercover guides, RCMP liaisons and local staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $39.3M/yr
Research And Monitoring $14.4M/yr
[#9, #10, #17, #18, #20, #29] Remote meteorological & wildlife network O&M, central data ingestion and analytics O&M, long‑term field & lab research programs, linguistics/cultural research, automated scraping/transaction monitoring and commercial ISR subscriptions.
Cover Story And Legal $10.4M/yr
[#14, #15, #28, #31, #27, #25, #26, #32] Annual laundering/sales overhead, payments to RCMP liaisons and legal/corruption costs, offshore compliance maintenance, periodic independent audits/cover documentation, cultural liaison/translation payments, crisis management reserve, insurance replenishment and diplomatic/incident contingency.
Staff Wages $4.5M/yr
[#3] Salaries for on‑site scientists, administrators, IT, med staff and core Foundation personnel (30–60 personnel; fully‑loaded ~$100k/yr avg).
Logistics And Transport $4.1M/yr
[#4, #11, #21] Field surveillance/regional investigative teams (travel, per‑diems), aircraft/marine maintenance and crew, ground fleet operations and winter vehicle needs.
Facilities Maintenance $1.6M/yr
[#2, #8, #12] Site utilities & resilience O&M (generators, fuel, heating, water treatment), road/trail camera maintenance and vault operations/insurance maintenance.
Guided Tour Program $1.2M/yr
[#7] Operation of guided tourist program: staffing, insurance, permits, vehicles/boats and visitor processing.
Local Security Force $900K/yr
[#5] Local guard payroll and training for 24/7 security shifts and transport escorts (15–25 guards, fully loaded).
Community Relations $700K/yr
[#16] Ongoing community grants, employment programs and revenue sharing to maintain local buy‑in.
Supplies And Consumables $545K/yr
[#13, #22] PPE, decontamination, handling/recovery costs per golden corpse (annualized) and maintenance/calibration for protective equipment.
Environmental Management $300K/yr
[#23] Park ecology management, forestry teams, controlled removal/monitoring and permitting for corpse‑sprouted trees and broader park health.
Prisoner Detention $300K/yr
[#19] Annualized costs for intake, indefinite detention and interrogation per subject (avg. per‑subject cost × expected cases per year).
Artifact Conservation $150K/yr
[#24] Ongoing preservation, cataloguing and climate control for carved possessions and artifacts.
Training Refreshers $125K/yr
[#30] Ongoing refresher training for undercover guides, RCMP agents and local staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $39.3M/yr
50.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine monitoring, staffing, laundering/sales operations performed at expected levels.
routine_operations staged_laundering no_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $40.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized media leak or tourist spike requiring expanded PR, temporary closures and surge security/response.
media_leak tourist_spike
🚨 Major Sale Operation $44.3M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large, concentrated gold sale or series of sales requiring expanded laundering, offshore operations and legal cover beyond baseline.
large_tranche_sale expanded_offshore_operations
🚨 Major Breach $54.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Security breach or major accidental exposure leading to emergency response, lawsuits, large insurance draws and diplomatic/legal fallout.
security_breach public_exposure
👥 Personnel 45 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 8 [#3, #17, #18] Meteorologists, zoologists, pathologists, linguists and academic partners for SCP‑9031 studies.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#5, #1] On‑site guards and facility security for 24/7 shifts and vault protection.
Field Agents / Investigators 5 [#4] Regional surveillance and investigative teams coordinating with RCMP/US partners.
IT/Sysadmin / Data Analyst 6 [#10, #20, #9] Centralized data center operators and analysts for telemetry, video, ISR and automated monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#2, #11, #21] Facilities, generators, aircraft and vehicle maintenance staff.
Medical Officer 2 [#3, #19] Medical monitoring, mortuary processing and pathology support for detained subjects and recovery operations.
Administrative Staff 3 [#3, #16, #28] Site admin, finance, and liaison staff managing cover operations and community relations.
Pilots/Crew 2 [#11] Aircraft and marine crew for medevac, transport and park access.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are approximated from wide ranges in analyst notes and depend heavily on unknowable variables (frequency/size of gold yields, legal exposures, and mission secrecy). Many items (laundering, diplomatic response, number of cases) are episodic and highly uncertain.
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