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SCP-9170 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9170
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
17
Total one-time setup is approximately $3.82M driven by site acquisition/construction, emergency reserve and equipment/vehicle purchases; annual running costs are ~ $2.37M driven by personnel salaries, R&D/monitoring and recurring operational contracts.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Facilities $1.4M
[#2, #3, #12] Site construction/hardening ($1.2M), perimeter fencing (~$150k), and decon build-out (~$60k).
Emergency Fund Reserve $1.0M
[#24] Containment breach emergency reserve fund (one-time allocation, mid-range).
Equipment $600K
[#8, #9, #11, #13, #14, #17, #18, #21] Initial amnestic stock and packaging ($200k), secure pharmaceutical vaults and storage systems ($40k), initial PPE issue ($15k), non-digital monitoring hardware ($60k), air-gapped workstation ($40k), vehicle purchases (~$200k), communications hardware ($30k), and document-control hardware ($15k).
Land Acquisition $600K
[#1] Purchase of training-ground-sized parcel (mid-range purchase estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#16] Equipment clearance and quarantine lab setup (test benches, detectors, basic instrumentation) estimated at ~$100k.
Legal Retainer Setup $50K
[#20] Initial legal/cover-story setup and retainer to establish MoD training-ground cover.
Screening Initial $30K
[#7] Initial enhanced pre-employment screening and onboarding medical/psych checks for cohort.
Training Setup $30K
[#22] Initial SOP development and staff training rollout.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#5, #6, #10, #16, #21] Ongoing salaries: perimeter/security guards, site director, containment specialists, rotating scientists, on-site medics, equipment-clearance technician and document-control/admin staff.
Misc Contingency $309K/yr
[#29] Miscellaneous/contingency reserve (~15% of baseline annual operating budget to cover unforeseen anomalous costs).
Research And Monitoring $215K/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #23, #8] Calibration and maintenance of approved sensors and logging, air-gapped system audits where needed, environmental sampling (soil/water/air), R&D/assays and annual amnestic replenishment/quality testing.
Supplies And Consumables $90K/yr
[#11, #10, #27] Ongoing PPE laundering/consumables, emergency medical supplies, and utilities/site operating consumables.
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#20, #25] Annual PR/liaison for MoD cover and insurance/indemnity/legal costs.
Screening And Background Checks $60K/yr
[#7] Recurring daily/monthly checks, psych evals, biometrics and background monitoring budget.
Land Lease $50K/yr
[#1] Alternate option: long-term lease costs (annual).
Contingency Capability Maintenance $50K/yr
[#24] Ongoing rapid-response readiness (equipment upkeep, small replenishments of reserve).
It Security And Vetting $25K/yr
[#28] Regular IT security audits, access log reviews and info-access vetting.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#4] Fence maintenance, groundskeeping and routine site upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#17] Vehicle fuel, maintenance and insurance.
Medical Contracts $20K/yr
[#10] Hospital readiness contracts and external emergency-response agreements.
Waste Disposal $20K/yr
[#12, #19] Hazardous/contaminated waste-treatment and disposal contracts.
Personnel Turnover And Recruitment $20K/yr
[#26] Recruitment costs, temporary staffing and retention/bonus uplifts.
Inventory Management $15K/yr
[#9] Inventory control software/staff audits for controlled pharmaceuticals and amnestics.
Training And Drills $15K/yr
[#22] Annual containment drills, penetration tests and refresher training.
Communications And Service $8K/yr
[#18] Recurring service, audits and maintenance for on-site radio/secure comms.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_monitoring no breach
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized triggering event or accidental exposure requiring focused response, investigation and limited mass amnestic administration.
isolated_triggering_by_staff localized structural damage limited public exposure
🚨 Major Breach $4.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or mass exposure triggering emergency fund activation, large-scale amnestic use, public-facing legal action and potential temporary relocation.
mass_exposure breach_of_containment public_discovery
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5] 24/7 perimeter and access control staffing (6–12 guards estimated; mid-range selected).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#6] Senior on-site management and clearance authority.
Containment Specialist 2 [#6] Containment specialists responsible for entry clearance and protocols.
Research Scientist 2 [#6, #23] Rotating research staff for monitoring, assays and controlled testing.
Medical Officer 2 [#10] On-call medics trained to administer amnestics and manage decontamination/acute events.
Equipment Clearance Technician 1 [#16] Staff to manage quarantine lab, equipment checks and certification.
Administrative / Document Control 1 [#21] Document control, cover-story liaison and classified handling support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide ranges in analyst notes; many line items are location-dependent and the object's unknown class increases uncertainty, but containment staffing and basic infrastructure costs are well constrained.
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