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SCP-9157 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-9157
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$4.6M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
13
First-year program (one-time + recurring) is approximately $7,517,500 driven primarily by land acquisition, contingency/reserve funding, specialized thaumaturgical and research setup, and staff wages; ongoing annual costs are approximately $2,952,500 driven by personnel, monitoring/research, legal/PR, and contingency replenishment.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.6M
Land Acquisition $1.1M
[#4] One-time purchase option for Reelig Glen / compensation for landowners (purchase path estimate).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#17] Establishment of contingency / emergency remediation reserve fund for unpredictable thaumic operations.
Equipment $628K
[#5, #8, #9, #11, #16, #20] Sensor grid hardware and install; detection/imaging R&D & purchase; secure transport vehicle retrofits; specialized PPE procurement; initial backup/archive hardware and museum-grade storage equipment.
Thaumaturgy Team Setup $425K
[#6] Initial hiring/activation and ritual resource procurement for specialized thaumaturgical team and bespoke ritual materials.
Mtf Deployment $375K
[#2] Cost to mobilize Epsilon-75 for a major operation (20 agents, transport, hazard pay, consumables, overnight support).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#7] Initial research project setup, lab buildout, instruments and starting materials for field science and lab analysis.
Air Support Per Operation $225K
[#12] Typical helicopter/rotary-wing extraction cost for a single major operation (representative per-operation budget).
Facilities $150K
[#3] Lease & fit-out of local staging/containment facility (secure room/cell, CCTV, locks, minimal lab bench).
Legal And Liaison Initial $140K
[#13] Initial payments to local authorities, legal cover-up fees and one-time indemnification/liaison retainer costs.
Field Reconnaissance Ops $130K
[#1] Deploy reconnaissance & initial survey team travel, lodging, vehicles, fuel, permits (~10 personnel, 2–4 weeks).
Environmental Mitigation $80K
[#19] One-time environmental mitigation / remediation liabilities (assessments, remediation work).
Medical And Decon Setup $62K
[#10] Initial medical/quarantine/decontamination facilities setup and medical supplies for mission support.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#1, #2, #6, #7, #15, #18] Salaries and hazard/temporary pay for rotating MTF/security, research scientists, thaumaturgical specialists, medical, engineering and admin staff.
Research And Monitoring $475K/yr
[#7, #15] Ongoing field science, lab analysis, periodic field sweeps, sample processing and monitoring of neutralized fragments.
Cover Story And Legal $270K/yr
[#13, #14] Ongoing legal retainer, liaison payments, cover-story maintenance, disinformation and local PR campaign costs.
Contingency Replenishment $200K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment / top-up to maintain the emergency remediation reserve fund.
Thaumaturgy Team Annual $175K/yr
[#6] Annual salaries/honoraria and consumable reagents for follow-up thaumaturgical maintenance and ritual operations.
Land Lease Or Compensation $110K/yr
[#4] Annual lease/owner compensation option for exclusive access to Reelig Glen (alternative to purchase).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#1, #2, #12, #9] Routine travel, vehicle rentals, occasional short-notice aviation/transport retainer and local transport for field teams.
Training And Simulations $90K/yr
[#18] Annual faerie-specific tactics, legal/cultural training, scenario simulations and role-players.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#2, #9, #11] Ammunition and mission consumables, per-extraction medical/sedation consumables and routine PPE replacements.
Medical And Psych Services $60K/yr
[#10] Ongoing medical monitoring, counseling and quarantine support for exposed personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#3, #5] Ongoing maintenance for local staging facility and sensor grid hardware upkeep.
Detection Equipment Maintenance $30K/yr
[#8] Ongoing calibration, support and software maintenance for specialized detection/imaging systems.
Environmental Monitoring $30K/yr
[#19] Ongoing environmental monitoring and protected-species compliance checks.
Backup And Cyber Maintenance $18K/yr
[#16] Offsite backups, encryption, audits and cyber protections maintenance costs.
Archival Storage $15K/yr
[#20] Climate-controlled storage, curation and cataloguing for recovered artifacts and samples.
Secure Transport Consumables $10K/yr
[#9] Per-extraction disposable restraints, sedation supplies, medical consumables averaged annually.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents: ongoing monitoring, research, staffing, legal/PR and reserve replenishment.
no_major_incidents periodic_fragment_visibility regular_monitoring_ops
🚨 Minor Incident $3.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Localized fragment activity or civilian sighting prompting a single MTF operation, extra monitoring and PR response.
unexpected_fragment_visibility local_civilian_report minor_breach_detection
🚨 Major Operation $5.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Targeted capture or re-neutralization campaign requiring land acquisition, multiple operations, heavy air support and contingency spending.
targeted_capture_of_person_of_interest sustained_fragment_deterioration large_scale_re-neutralization
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Rotating/security detachment for on-site response and periodic deployments. [#2, #1]
Research Scientist 4 Field and lab researchers focused on thaumaturgy, anthropology and monitoring. [#7, #15]
Thaumaturgical Specialist / Occult Researcher 2 Specialist ritualists and occultists for maintenance and ritual operations. [#6]
Medical Officer 1 Medical monitoring, decontamination and mission medical support. [#10]
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Maintains sensors, communications, vehicles and physical infrastructure. [#5]
Administrative Staff 1 Local admin, liaison coordination, records and cover-story support. [#13, #14]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many items (land purchase vs lease, frequency of operations, thaumaturgical uncertainty) remain variable; estimates use mid-range values and program assumptions, so confidence is moderate.
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