SCP-922 — SCP-922 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-922 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-922

Expected annual

$49.4M

One-time setup

$10.0M

Annual recurring

$48.6M

Personnel

620

Initial setup and concealment infrastructure require about $10.0M one-time (facility conversions, equipment, training, reserves); recurring containment and operations are estimated at ~$48.6M/year driven primarily by staff wages, psychological care, and ongoing research/monitoring and cover/legal operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.0M

Training Initial $3.0M

[#19] Initial training and clearance processing for 620 staff at mid-range per-person costs.

Emergency Reserve $2.0M

[#13] One-time contingency reserve set-aside for surge operations / rapid response.

Equipment $1.5M

[#7, #8, #11, #21] Surveillance camera/install (cameras), servers/data storage hardware, covert vehicle purchases, and memetic/EM hardware (one-time procurement and installation).

Cover Hire Setup $1.5M

[#3] One-time costs to create 300 embedded covers (paperwork, fake HR records, travel).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#6] Amnestic R&D & stockpile setup and initial lab buildout/equipment for tailored amnestic research.

Large Scale Housing One Time $400K

[#30] One-time logistical / administrative interventions for mass housing anomalies.

Facilities $350K

[#12] On-campus containment rooms / conversion of dorm areas; structural buildout costs.

Legal Settlement One Time $200K

[#15] One-time settlement/legal emergency fund (mid-range estimate).

Database Sweep One Time $175K

[#23] One-time major database manipulation / large sweep costs.

Front Company Setup $125K

[#16] One-time setup costs for front companies and covert funding conduits.

Physical Storage One Time $125K

[#10] Vaulted climate-controlled storage buildout (one-time).

Legal Retainer One Time $100K

[#14] One-time legal retainer for liaison/legal coordination.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $48.6M/yr

Staff Wages $36.7M/yr

[#1, #2, #3] Baseline on-site payroll for ~620 personnel at $55k avg plus senior/Level-4 premium and other senior ops; includes recurring stipends for covers (payroll).

Psychological Support $3.0M/yr

[#18] Counseling, psychiatric care and long-term monitoring for ~1,000 monitored persons (mid-range).

Research And Monitoring $2.1M/yr

[#6, #8, #9, #22, #23] Amnestic R&D maintenance, data storage/analysis operations, digital forensics team salaries and tools, incident investigation/research team, and ongoing database maintenance.

Resignation Transitions $1.2M/yr

[#4] Recurring severance/replacement recruiting and transition costs for embedded personnel ordered to resign (~100 replacements/yr mid-range).

Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr

[#14, #15, #16, #28, #29] Liaison program recurring costs, legal & PR retainers, front company overhead, student/faculty deception funding, and archival/audit-resistance ongoing work.

Community Monitoring $1.2M/yr

[#17] Field teams to monitor surrounding neighborhoods and civilian contacts (4–8 teams mid-range).

Personnel Redundancy $900K/yr

[#20] Ghost payrolls/placeholders to maintain precise headcount (20 placeholders at ~$45k each).

Supplies And Consumables $675K/yr

[#5, #27] Amnestic administrations (drugs + medical staff) and equipment consumables/PPE replacement.

Logistics And Transport $400K/yr

[#11, #25] Vehicle operations/maintenance and evidence destruction/removal recurring operational costs.

Training Refreshers $370K/yr

[#19] Annual OPSEC refresher training for 620 staff (mid-range refresh cost).

Emergency Fund Replenishment $250K/yr

[#13] Annual replenishment to maintain emergency rapid-response fund.

Medical Liability Replenishment $250K/yr

[#24] Annual replenishment/reserve for medical liability, contingencies, and potential settlements.

Surveillance Maintenance $125K/yr

[#7] Camera/sensor maintenance, storage, and concealment upkeep.

Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr

[#10, #12] Ongoing maintenance and upkeep for secure storage and converted rooms.

Utilities $72K/yr

[#26] Increased electricity, HVAC and operational energy costs for servers, secure rooms and converted spaces.

Network Memetic Maintenance $60K/yr

[#21] Maintenance for air-gapped workstations, memetic-safe hardware, EM shielding and personnel filters.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $48.6M/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal year with steady containment operations and no major incidents.

routine monitoring scheduled training minor database maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $50.1M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Localized discovery requiring surge amnestic use, overtime, and short-term housing/response.

small-scale public discovery cluster of anomalous memories targeted extraction

🚨 Major Breach $58.6M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Large anomalous event or mass assignment requiring mass amnestics, emergency operations, legal payouts and reserve drawdown.

mass memory event massive record discrepancies large extraction/containment surge

🚨 Political Exposure $53.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Public/university audit or political/legal exposure requiring extensive PR, legal settlements, and front-company restructuring.

public records request audit revealing discrepancies media or donor exposure

👥 Personnel 620 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	120	[#1] On-site security and rapid response personnel embedded as campus security.
Custodial / Campus Cover Staff	250	[#1, #3] Embedded personnel posing as custodial/campus staff to maintain cover and avoid detection.
Research Scientist	40	[#1, #22] Small number of researchers/incident investigation team members working on SCP-922 research.
Technical Support / IT	30	[#1, #8, #21] IT and data/storage staff supporting surveillance and air-gapped systems.
Administrative Staff	100	[#1, #3] Administrative and cover-role personnel embedded in university departments.
Senior Level-4 Personnel	13	[#2] Authorized level-4 staff required for marking/authorization and senior oversight.
Medical Officer	7	[#5, #6] Medical staff to administer amnestics and monitor side effects.
Digital Forensics Analyst	6	[#9, #23] Analysts performing records reconciliation, forensic operations and database sanitization.
Undercover Faculty Liaisons	30	[#28] Staff embedded as faculty liaisons and donor/administration contacts to maintain cover narratives.
Rapid Response Team Members	24	[#11, #13, #25] Extraction and evidence-handling personnel for covert transport and emergency operations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide many line-item ranges and clear drivers, but the anomaly's unpredictable behavior and many range estimates reduce precision; medium confidence in order-of-magnitude estimates.

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