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SCP-9117 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9117
Expected annual
$370K
One-time setup
$391K
Annual recurring
$355K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup and reserve costs are approximately $391,000, driven by equipment (robotic manipulators, containment/IT) and contingency reserves (liability/disability/emergency funds). Baseline annual operating costs are approximately $355,050, driven mainly by staff wages (psychologist, security, admin), mitigation research and ongoing medical/mental-health follow-up and secure monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $391K
Liability Reserve $100K
[#23] One-time liability contingency / insurance reserve.
Disability Reserve $100K
[#27] One-time long-term disability / compensation reserve allocation.
Equipment $70K
[#2, #3, #5, #11, #19, #20, #21] Climate retrofit installation (#2), redundant cameras (#3), UPS purchase (#5), robotic/remote manipulators (#11), secure IT setup hardware (#19), air/VOC monitors (#20), secondary containment/transport case (#21).
Emergency Fund $50K
[#30] Contingency fund for unknown anomalous behaviors and rapid procurement/containment upgrades.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $43K
[#10, #12] Fume hood/ventilated glovebox and initial comprehensive analytical chemistry/ materials testing.
Facilities $10K
[#1] Locker purchase/modification to Site-90 standard and padding/tamper modifications.
Training Setup $5K
[#8] Initial personnel course development & delivery for handling, emergency response and documentation.
Ppe Purchase $4K
[#9] Initial acid/chemical-resistant PPE kits for a handling team.
Incident Drill Setup $4K
[#17] Setup costs for incident response protocols, scenario development and initial exercises.
Translation Initial $4K
[#25] One-off hiring of Urdu-language specialists and historical linguists for initial analysis.
Spill Kit $1K
[#13] Initial spill kit and neutralization supplies purchase.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $355K/yr
Staff Wages $205K/yr
[#6, #7, #18] Staffing: 1full-time on-site psychologist (~$100,000), 2 mid-level security guards (~$80,000 combined), part-time administrative/documentation support (~$25,000).
Research And Monitoring $62K/yr
[#26, #25] Ongoing mitigation research program annualized (~$60,000/year) and translation/linguistic follow-up (~$2,000/yr).
Mental Health Followup $20K/yr
[#16] Annual counseling fund for post-exposure psychological treatment and follow-up.
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#28] Annual legal retainer and cover-story/FOIA/PR handling budget.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#29] Minor site-share overhead allocation and utilities/security/facilities management assigned to SCP-9117.
Medical Incident Reserve $10K/yr
[#15] Annual reserve to cover emergency care for contact burns and acute injuries (per-incident reserve averaged annually).
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#9, #12, #13, #14] PPE replacements ($1,000), analytical consumables/follow-ups ($5,000), spill kit restock ($600), hazardous waste disposal ($3,000).
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#22] Annual budget for secure transfers/transportation and convoy costs (estimated per-transfer budget averaged annually).
Camera Storage And Ops $6K/yr
[#4] 24/7 camera feed operations, encrypted storage, retention and off-site backup costs.
Secure It Maintenance $3K/yr
[#19] Recurring secure IT/hardening maintenance and audits for footage and research data.
Staff Training $2K/yr
[#8] Annual refresher training costs.
Incident Drills $2K/yr
[#17] Recurring cost to run periodic tabletop and practical drills.
Locker Camera Maintenance $2K/yr
[#24, #2] Annual locker/camera maintenance, consumables, bulbs/drive replacements and sensors calibration noted in #2.
Air Quality Monitoring $600/yr
[#20] Calibration and maintenance for VOC/air-quality monitors.
Ups Maintenance $350/yr
[#5] UPS and battery maintenance/replacement cycle.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $355K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring, research and personnel support.
no accidental exposures regular testing only standard maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $406K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$51K vs baseline
Single accidental exposure or small-scale contamination event requiring medical treatment, counseling, extra testing and limited legal/admin actions.
single-person exposure minor containment breach during transfer or testing additional outsourced analyses and counseling
🚨 Major Breach $855K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Multi-person exposure, hospitalization and/or public/legal escalation requiring major medical, legal, compensation, emergency procurement and containment upgrades.
multiple staff exposures hospitalization/long-term disability public disclosure or major legal action
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0 [] Not included as a dedicated full-time cost in staff_wages; experiments assumed ad-hoc or contracted (costs captured under research_and_monitoring and one-time testing).
Psychologist 1 [#6] One full-time on-site psychologist (or equivalent FTE) required for testing and mitigation/counseling.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7] Two guards minimum during active testing; accounted for in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#18] Part-time administrative/documentation support (expressed as 1 headcount for budgeting; cost included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and provide ranges for most line items, allowing a medium-confidence aggregation; uncertainty remains due to anomalous behavior unpredictability, potential rare high-impact incidents and choice of staffing/reserve levels.
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