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SCP-9112 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9112
Expected annual
$5.8M
One-time setup
$13.2M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
35
One-time startup costs are dominated by containment construction, shielding verification, and a substantial contingency reserve; annual operating costs (~$5.4M/yr) are driven primarily by staff wages, security/MTF readiness and ongoing legal/cover-up obligations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.2M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#22] One-time recommended catastrophic response reserve (policy-level fund to cover major breaches, public evacuation, lawsuits, large repairs).
Equipment $1.8M
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #9, #15, #16, #17, #21] HVAC/overpressure installation (one-time portion), sensors and interlocks, shielded surveillance/fiber links, UPS/generators, Kappa-15 initial kit & vehicles, initial electronics hardening, diagnostic equipment, initial vehicle purchases for routine fleet, initial secure archive setup.
Facilities $650K
[#1] Carbon-steel containment cell construction, structural reinforcement and embedded Welles-Jackson RF/EMI blocking material; includes engineering, installation and certification.
Shielding Verification And Engineering $600K
[#13] One-time engineering program to ensure containment shielding prevents any emission beyond the cell (Option A one-time engineering and verification costs).
Narcotic Initial Stockpile $150K
[#3] Initial procurement/secure storage of opiate gas formulation (manufacture/acquisition/covert sourcing, HAZMAT storage and chain-of-custody setup).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Land Acquisition Contingency $0
[#13] Contingency for Option B (acquiring/controlling a 5 km radius). Set to $0 baseline (assumes remote/Foundation-controlled site); full purchase could be tens to hundreds of millions if required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.9M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #14, #16, #18] Annual payroll: containment techs, veterinarians, site containment manager, security guards, Kappa-15 team salaries, memetics staff, cybernetic/diagnostics team and medical staff (salaries, benefits, shift coverage).
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#20, #13] Ongoing cover-up, legal counsel, PR overhead, NDAs/payoffs and contingency public-mitigation budgets; also ongoing legal/land-control costs if Option B elements apply.
Administrative Overhead $575K/yr
[#23] HR, payroll processing, procurement management and internal audit overhead (~20% of annual salaries used here).
Facilities Maintenance $370K/yr
[#2, #5, #6, #10, #15] HVAC maintenance/inspection, shielded surveillance & sensor maintenance, generator fuel & maintenance, recommended emergency repair/containment reconstruction reserve, recurring electronics replacement/hardening costs.
Research And Monitoring $168K/yr
[#13, #21, #24] Annual shielding/testing verification (option A testing), archival and records maintenance recurring costs, periodic emissions/testing and verification of 5 km effect simulations.
Training And Certifications $125K/yr
[#19] Regular drills, certifications, HAZMAT recertifications, MTF and containment training cycles, background renewals/security clearances.
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#17] Vehicle fleet operations: fuel, maintenance, armored/EMI-hardened vehicle upkeep and routine transport logistics.
Supplies And Consumables $65K/yr
[#3, #4, #11, #12] Recurring narcotic replenishment and covert procurement overhead, PPE and antidote replenishment, feedstock (hay & dried plants) and specialty supplements/ storage/pest control, biohazard waste handling contracts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, maintenance and staffing as planned.
no breach regular maintenance cycles routine staff turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $5.6M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small containment breach or localized damage requiring moderate repairs, short Kappa-15 deployment and limited public-mitigation activity.
localized structural damage sensor/HVAC repairs short Kappa-15 response
🚨 Major Breach $8.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure with major structural repairs, extended Kappa-15 operations, medical treatment and elevated cover-up measures.
cell reconstruction extended MTF deployment large repairs and medical treatment
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $21.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$16.0M vs baseline
Containment failure producing public exposure or large-scale electronic influence, triggering massive repairs, public evacuations, legal fallout and use of contingency reserves.
public broadcast beyond site loss of containment and wide electronics disruption large-scale legal/evacuation/repair operations
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Animal Technician 3 Feeding, cleaning, welfare checks, behavioral observation (2–4 techs recommended).
Veterinarian 2 Full-time vets (osteology/theropod specialists preferred) for medical care and regenerative monitoring.
Site Containment Manager / Site Director 1 Oversight of containment operations and liaison to executive staff.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 On-site guards providing 24/7 perimeter and cell security (6–12 guards covering shifts).
Kappa-15 MTF Agent 12 Provisional Task Force readiness personnel (Faraday-cage deployment, armored transport); counts reflect full team availability and rotation.
Research Scientist / Memetics Specialist 4 Memetic monitoring, content analysis, staff psychological support and memetic countermeasures.
Cybernetic Engineer / Diagnostics 2 Biomedical/cybernetic engineers and electronic forensics to examine implants and maintain shielding/diagnostic systems.
Medical Officer / Paramedic 2 On-site medics for emergency treatment, HAZMAT triage, naloxone administration and liaising with hospitals.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs, but many estimates are wide (black-market narcotics sourcing, land-acquisition variability, and breach frequency uncertainty), so uncertainty remains moderate.
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