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SCP-9092 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-9092
Expected annual
$14.4M
One-time setup
$264.6M
Annual recurring
$9.4M
Personnel
22
One-time setup dominated by specialized research/R&D (wormhole generators, time-sink tech) leading to large potential capital costs; baseline yearly operations are moderate (~$9.4M/yr) driven by specialized staff, Temporal Division operations, and monitoring systems.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $264.6M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $207.0M
[#9, #10, #16] R&D/acquisition and lab buildout costs: small-scale wormhole generator development/acquisition (#9), development/amortization of Xyank-Anastasakos time-sink devices (#10), data-acquisition / extreme-rate-capture R&D and specialty instrumentation (#16).
Containment Upgrade Contingency $50.0M
[#26] One-time contingency reserve to fund major containment upgrade if temporal effects accelerate beyond current measures (earmarked fund).
Equipment $7.4M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #8, #11, #12, #13, #15] One-time purchases/installs: redundant UPS/generator and power/backup hardware (#2), ceiling-mounted camera system (#3), environmental and anomaly sensors (#4), secure air-gapped networking and archive infrastructure (#5), custom transport cradle/shock-mitigation crate (#8), power-conditioning/peak-generation hardware for device operations (#11), fleet of robotic probes (#12), extravehicular suits and extrication gear (#13), high-precision timing/chronometry hardware (#15).
Facilities $100K
[#1] Construction/retrofit of a Safe-class containment chamber sized and reinforced for a 2.8 m snow-globe (pedestal, isolation mounts, reinforced glass, lockable corridor).
Artifact Conservation Reserve $50K
[#17] Reserve for one-off conservation/containment of extracted artifacts (per-artifact initial conservation/containment funding).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#6, #7, #14] Annual wages and benefits: security/guard staffing and clearance renewals (#6), trained handlers/transport technicians (#7), Temporal Division specialized personnel and supporting scientific staff (#14).
Wormhole Operations $2.0M/yr
[#9] Recurring maintenance, operations and fixed costs for wormhole generator systems if preexisting or partially developed (#9).
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #12, #15, #16, #17, #22] Ongoing monitoring, data processing and research operations: camera storage/archival and maintenance (#3), sensor calibration/data processing (#4), secure logging/network ops (#5), probe maintenance/refresh (#12), timing equipment calibration (#15), data-acquisition storage/processing (#16), archive climate-control and conservation staff (#17), dedicated astrophysical/survey research program to locate external coordinates (#22).
Insurance Contingency $1.1M/yr
[#19] Fiscal contingency / insurance reserve set at 15% of base annual program operating costs to cover overruns, replacements, and emergency repairs (#19).
Program Overhead $1.1M/yr
[#25] Administrative, procurement and long-term program overhead estimated at 15% of base annual direct costs (#25).
Supplies And Consumables $655K/yr
[#10, #8, #13] Consumables and periodic refurbishment: Xyank time-sink consumables/consumable replacement cycles (#10), transport-crate inspection/refurbishment and insurance per use (#8), suit maintenance and consumables (#13).
Power Per Activation $400K/yr
[#11] Expected annual fuel/consumable and activation costs for high-power draws during wormhole/time-device activations (#11).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#18] Legal fees, front-company funding, PR and cover-story maintenance to suppress or mitigate public exposure (#18).
Logistics And Transport $130K/yr
[#7, #21] Routine transport and logistics: handler transport costs, per-transfer logistics and occasional international/air freight deployments (#7, #21).
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#20] Regular containment drills, emergency response readiness, contractor tabletop exercises and cross-department training (#20).
Psychological Evaluation $44K/yr
[#24] Psychological screening and ongoing monitoring for assigned personnel (approximate per-employee program cost scaled to staff).
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance and fuel/UPS maintenance for redundant power and site infrastructure (#2).
Disposal Incident Reserve $25K/yr
[#23] Per-year expected reserve for high-security disposal/quarantine procedures in the event of failed retrievals or contaminated assets (#23).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance, and occasional small-scale operations; no major retrievals or containment escalations.
routine_operations periodic_monitoring no_major_activations
🚨 Major Retrieval Operation $39.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Authorized, resource-intensive retrieval/extraction requiring multiple wormhole activations, heavy time-sink consumption, probe losses and surge staffing.
authorized_extraction multiple_activations heavy_time_sink_consumption
🚨 Containment Upgrade Contingency $109.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Rapid escalation when internal time-acceleration exceeds current mitigation, triggering large-scale containment upgrades and specialized R&D/hardware procurement.
exponential_time_acceleration failed_standard_measures
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Site-level containment/security staffing to cover shifts and access control; maps to item #6 (guards, clearance management).
Temporal Division Specialist / Research Scientist 8 Specialized physicists, temporal engineers and senior scientists required for wormhole/time-sink design and operations; maps to item #14.
Technician / Handler 3 Trained handlers and transport team for fragile-object movement and probe operations; maps to item #7.
Research Scientist 2 Astrophysical/survey staff for external-coordinate research and data analysis; maps to item #22.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Engineers for facility, power, and equipment maintenance (UPS, generators, probes); maps to items #2, #11, #12.
Administrative Staff 2 Procurement, compliance and program administration (overhead); maps to item #25.
Medical Officer 1 Medical support and psych monitoring liaison for personnel; maps to items #24 and #13 (suit/medical readiness).
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and routine staffing costs are well-specified in the notes (medium confidence), but major drivers (wormhole generator R&D, time-sink tech, large-scale contingencies) have extremely wide ranges and scientific uncertainty, reducing overall confidence.
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