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SCP-9079 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9079
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$5.6M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time buildout, specialized R&D and a large contingency reserve drive upfront costs (~$5.63M); ongoing annual costs are dominated by staff wages, medical contracts, legal/coverup standing funds, and ongoing R&D (~$2.32M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.6M
Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#25] One-time catastrophic-response reserve (recommended midpoint of $1M–$5M range) for mass remediation/cover-up or large-scale responses.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#5, #11, #18] R&D and deployment of memetic-safe terminal/output-sanitizer, amnestic R&D & initial stock, and initial safe-interaction research program.
Equipment $500K
[#2, #3, #4, #13, #17, #20, #22] Precision HVAC install, UPS/generator hardware, data-diodes/HSMs, WORM storage hardware, destruction equipment, spare-pool initial, secure disposal hardware.
Facilities $400K
[#1] Build/retrofit of locked interrogation room and cold-storage server vault with biometric access, airlock, EM shielding, blast-rated doors and tamper sensors.
Secure Transport Initial $100K
[#16] Initial seizure/transport operation costs (armored convoy/air transport, shielding, escorts).
Employee Vetting $100K
[#23] Initial enhanced background investigations for ~20-person access pool (one-time costs).
Training Program $30K
[#8] Initial program development, contractor trainers and materials for memetic-hazard certification and SOP development.
Record Keeping $25K
[#24] Initial controlled documentation systems, redaction tools and restricted-access setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $910K/yr
[#6, #7] Salaries and benefits for specialized IT/memetics research staff (4–6 FTEs) and 24/7 site security (guards + supervisor).
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing legal/classification counsel (~$200k/yr) plus standing OPSEC/cover-up fund maintenance (~$300k/yr).
Medical Contracts $350K/yr
[#9] On-call neurology/ER contracts (~$200k/yr) and medevac retainers (~$150k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#5, #12, #18, #19] Terminal/feature maintenance and updates (~$20k/yr), baseline neuropsych monitoring (~$20k/yr), ongoing safe-interaction R&D (~$150k/yr), and red-team/security audits (~$60k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $172K/yr
[#11, #13, #20, #22] Amnestic replenishment and research supplies (~$150k/yr), off-site archival ($6k/yr), vendor support ($15k/yr), and disposal consumables (~$1.5k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $79K/yr
[#2, #3, #21] Ongoing HVAC/CRAC maintenance and monitoring ($18k/yr), generator/UPS fuel & maintenance ($6k/yr), and incremental utilities/energy ($55k/yr).
Employee Vetting $20K/yr
[#23] Annual recurring vetting and periodic reinvestigations for the access pool (~$1k/yr/person for 20-person pool).
It Support And Contracts $15K/yr
[#4] Annual support contracts and maintenance for data-diodes, HSMs and hardware-enforced controls.
Training And Certifications $12K/yr
[#8] Annual refresher training, memetic-hazard certifications and drills.
Record Keeping $8K/yr
[#24] Annual costs for restricted-access documentation systems, redaction and retention (~$8k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Per Incident Medical Contingency $0/yr
[#10] Per-incident acute medical contingency (~$250,000 per serious case); not budgeted as recurring baseline here.
Per Case Long Term Care Contingency $0/yr
[#12] Long-term neuropsychological care per-case ($10k–$200k); handled per incident.
Legal Settlement Contingency $0/yr
[#14] Potential settlements/litigation reserves (~$500k+); held as contingency, not included in baseline annual spend.
Per Incident Coverup Fund $0/yr
[#15] Per-major-incident cover-up budget (>$1,000,000); contingency, not annual baseline.
Per Incident Transport Cost $0/yr
[#16] Per-movement secure transport cost estimate ($50k–$150k) — charged per incident.
Per Incident Destruction Cost $0/yr
[#17] Per-destruction operation cost estimate ($20k–$200k) — charged per incident.
Contingency Replenish $0/yr
[#25] Replenishment of catastrophic-response reserve as used; not included in baseline.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with planned containment operations, routine training, maintenance, and ongoing R&D; no major exposures or public incidents.
no_exposure_events testing_within_protocol no public_leak
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$470K vs baseline
Single-site exposure or small containment incident requiring medical treatment, targeted transport/destruction of material, and a limited cover-up/legal response.
single_serious_exposure localized_media_leak emergency_transport_or_destruction
🚨 Major Breach $6.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Large-scale breach or public exposure with multiple casualties, mass remediation, large legal settlements and major operational scaling/relocation.
widespread_public_exposure multiple_hospitalizations_deaths national_media_and_legal_action
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Memetics) 2 [#6] Level 4+ memetics scientists required to approve tests and analyze outputs.
Research Technician 2 [#6] Technicians to run controlled tests, handle amnestic procedures and sample management.
Engineer / Systems Administrator 1 [#6] Sysadmin to maintain servers, data-diodes, backups and secure terminals.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#7] Armed guards providing 24/7 coverage (multiple shifts).
Security Supervisor 1 [#7] Security supervisory staff and shift lead.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item costs are based on analyst estimates and real-world analogues (data-center infrastructure, medical contracts, legal/OPSEC). Significant uncertainty remains due to the anomalous, per-incident variability of medical, legal and cover-up costs and the chosen contingency sizing.
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