SCP-9215 — SCP-9215 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9215 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-9215

Expected annual

$5.7M

One-time setup

$13.1M

Annual recurring

$5.4M

Personnel

Initial capital and containment setup are moderate but the recommended contingency and liability reserves drive one-time costs; recurring spending is dominated by security staffing, ongoing research/monitoring, and censorship/legal/municipal payments.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.1M

Contingency Escalation Reserve $10.0M

[#22] Contingency fund for large-scale escalation (recall/buyout/eradication planning reserve).

Equipment $1.3M

[#4, #11, #16, #17, #19] CCTV/hardware ($400k), emergency power generator/UPS ($150k), memetic tooling ($100k), incident response/mobile equipment ($500k), research/archive setup hardware ($150k) aggregated as installed equipment.

Insurance Liability Reserve $1.0M

[#18] One-time reserve fund / liability seed for settlements and large unexpected payouts.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K

[#7] BSL-2 lab retrofit (biosafety cabinet, autoclave, cold chain, PPE stock, initial validation/commissioning).

Facilities $300K

[#3] Physical security retrofit: structural/hardening work (secure break room, reinforced doors, biometric access).

Legal Contract Setup $100K

[#14] Initial legal/contract setup with Applewood and municipal agreements.

Training Program Setup $40K

[#15] Initial public staff training and memetic-hygiene program setup.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr

Staff Wages $1.7M/yr

[#5, #6] On-site security staff payroll & benefits (municipal + Foundation/contract agents) and Foundation on-site oversight/project staff.

Facilities Maintenance $950K/yr

[#1, #2] Utilities (electricity, water, HVAC) and routine building maintenance/janitorial/elevator/grounds.

Research And Monitoring $825K/yr

[#8, #19] Ongoing biological analyses/research (sequencing, contract tests, long-term studies) plus archive hosting and audits.

Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr

[#13, #14, #18] Cyber censorship/reputation management, ongoing municipal payments/indemnities, and annual legal retainer/defense.

Monitoring And Amnestic Operations $300K/yr

[#12] Monitoring of former residents, platform/analyst staff, travel, per-amnestic operations and clinical oversight.

Administrative Overhead $200K/yr

[#21] HR, accounting, procurement and program-level overhead charged to the project.

Animal Husbandry Veterinary $150K/yr

[#9] Husbandry, enclosure maintenance, veterinary care, PPE for handlers for SCP-9215-A instances.

Memetic Monitoring $150K/yr

[#16] Ongoing memetic/perceptual-filter specialist staffing, software monitoring for disclosures, targeted countermeasures.

Incident Response Readiness $100K/yr

[#17] Annual readiness contracts, hazmat/containment team retainers, mobile unit readiness and surge overtime budget.

Supplies And Consumables $75K/yr

[#7] Lab consumables, reagents, PPE, autoclave consumables and routine lab upkeep.

Cctv Storage And Maintenance $60K/yr

[#4] Annual storage, recording retention, and CCTV maintenance costs.

Logistics And Transport $50K/yr

[#20] Secure couriering of samples, researcher travel, discreet transport for off-site testing.

Fruit Security Disposition $50K/yr

[#10] Secure chain-of-custody, tamper-evident containers and incineration/neutralization of excess fruit.

Emergency Power Maintenance $30K/yr

[#11] Fuel, testing, and maintenance for generator/UPS systems.

Training Refreshers $15K/yr

[#15] Annual refresher training and drills for permitted personnel and public-facing staff.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine containment and monitoring costs only.

no_incident routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $5.9M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized leak/diversion or targeted disclosure requiring rapid-response, extra amnestics, repairs, and legal/cyber mitigation.

localized_leak unauthorized_removal_of_fruit targeted_disclosure

🚨 Major Breach $16.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$11.5M vs baseline

Widespread exposure or mass diversion requiring large-scale recall/eradication efforts, extensive amnestic campaigns, and use of contingency/settlement funds.

mass_diversion_of_fruit widespread_public_exposure loss_of_municipal_control

👥 Personnel 20 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	16	[#5] 12 municipal/private guard FTE + 4 Foundation/contract agents (24/7 coverage; salaries included in staff_wages).
Site Director / Executive Staff	4	[#6] Foundation on-site oversight team (project leads, case officers, admin; 3–5 FTE assumed ≈4).

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items have explicit midpoints and splits (security, lab, monitoring), giving moderate confidence; uncertainty remains around memetic effects, municipal cost-sharing, and the size/probability of escalatory breaches, hence medium confidence.

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