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SCP-9098 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-9098
Expected annual
$558K
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$522K
Personnel
4
Initial one-time incident response, secure burial and redaction/contingency reserves drive upfront costs (~$1.52M). Ongoing costs are dominated by staff wages and monitoring/OPSEC (~$522k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Contingency Reserve $550K
[#19] One-time recommended contingency/reserve fund for unexpected reactivation, legal exposure, emergency redeployments or buy-outs.
Neutralization Logistics $175K
[#6] Planning and execution costs for neutralization/containment (specialist contractors, tactical support, expendables, comms).
Facilities $172K
[#4, #7] Cost for temporary Faraday shielding / RF isolation deployment and secure burial-site acquisition/preparation (materials, labor, site prep, clandestine purchase/leasing).
Redaction Coverup $162K
[#12] Initial redaction, media management, payments to witnesses and legal sealing to establish cover story.
Equipment $120K
[#3] Purchase of signal-tracking and radio/spectrum equipment (wideband receivers, DF gear, analyzers, recorders).
Incident Response $112K
[#1] Immediate field-team deployment costs (overtime, per-diems, specialist deployment for 1–3 weeks).
Records Archiving Setup $85K
[#9] Initial cataloging, digitization, physical vault preparation, air-gapped backups and climate-controlled archive setup.
External Liaison One Time $40K
[#20] One-time liaison/coordination fees with regulators, military or third-party agencies and occasional forensic assistance payments.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#5] Forensic analysis, autopsies, pathology/toxicology and initial lab testing / consumables for SCP-9098-A/B.
Decontamination Disposal $28K
[#14] Decontamination of equipment, destruction or safe disposal of contaminated electronics and validation sweeps.
Training And Sop Setup $24K
[#15] Development of incident-based SOPs and initial staff training curriculum/documentation.
Vehicles Transport $22K
[#2] Secure vans/armored trucks, fuel, drivers, rentals and transport of remains/equipment to burial site and labs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $522K/yr
Staff Wages $340K/yr
[#11, #10] Salaries and benefits for research staff (2–4 specialists; modeled as 3 FTEs) plus monitoring shift wages (0.5–2 FTEs ~1 FTE equivalent included here).
Research And Monitoring $45K/yr
[#10] Ongoing signal monitoring services, leased spectrum-monitoring, hardware amortization and remote sensor services (hardware portion of #10).
Cover Story And Legal $45K/yr
[#13, #20] Ongoing OPSEC/legal monitoring, FOIA/requests handling, periodic legal reviews and small recurring liaison fees.
Facilities Maintenance $37K/yr
[#8, #18] Burial-site periodic checks, vegetation control, remote alarm/camera maintenance and energy/HVAC for any dedicated monitoring/shielded rooms.
Audit And Oversight $22K/yr
[#21] Periodic audits, compliance checks and classification re-evaluations (staff time, travel, documentation).
Psychological Support $12K/yr
[#16] Counseling and long-term mental health follow-up for exposed personnel.
Records Archiving $11K/yr
[#9] Ongoing storage, maintenance of physical vaults and encrypted/offsite backups.
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#17] Batteries, storage media, cables, PPE, small test kits and replacement sensors.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#8, #20] Recurring transport for periodic site visits and occasional liaison travel / small coordination movements.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $522K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Uneventful year with standard monitoring, archiving, OPSEC and staff duties only.
no_incidents routine_monitoring scheduled_audits
🚨 Minor Incident $949K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$426K vs baseline
Localized re-emergence or anomaly detection requiring a single rapid deployment and limited forensic work and PR/legal actions.
unexpected_signal_reemergence automated_monitor_alert local_reports_of_dreams
🚨 Site Discovery Major Breach $2.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Discovery of burial site or public exposure leading to high legal/PR costs, large-scale emergency response and major contingency draw-downs.
burial_site_discovery public_leak legal_action
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Analyst 3 [#11] Specialized signal analysts / anomaly researchers (2–4 FTEs; modeled as 3 FTEs included in staff_wages).
Monitoring Technician 1 [#10] Monitoring shift/operator for automated watchers / spectrum scans (0.5–2 FTEs; modeled as ~1 FTE here and included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges and conservative allocations for staff/monitoring; many items (contingency size, legal exposure probability, equipment amortization) are highly context-dependent, so uncertainty remains moderate.
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