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SCP-9271 PLEASE ~ medium confidence
SCP-9271
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$940K
Annual recurring
$991K
Personnel
14
Initial one-time containment and archival hardening costs are approximately $940,500, driven by lab setup, archival contingencies, and a PR/legal reserve. Ongoing annual operations are about $990,800/yr, dominated by dedicated staff wages, legal/insurance/PR retainer, and recurring archival/transport consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $940K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $225K
[#11] Dedicated lab buildout and scientific equipment for research into reversibility/mitigation.
Public Relations Contingency Reserve $200K
[#16] One-time contingency reserve (minimum hold) for potential immediate cover-up/PR/legal emergency payouts.
Equipment $196K
[#1, #2, #6, #7, #8, #14, #17] Containment/hardened monitoring hardware, site-wide access-control and geofencing hardware/software integration, vaults/printers initial purchase, WORM/microfilm hardware, audit/forensic logging hardware, secure vehicle purchase, and bodycams/docking stations.
Archive Failure Contingency $175K
[#23] One-time contingency reserve for worst-case archive integrity failure remediation (reconstruction, legal actions, witness interviews).
Facilities $110K
[#1, #18] Structural and physical upgrades to a humanoid cell (reinforced locks/seals, remote lockdown hardware, automated doors, remote controls and related structural work).
Psychological Screening Initial $15K
[#10] Baseline psychological screening for ~10–20 personnel (initial baseline evaluations and associated setup).
Training Development $10K
[#9] Course development for special communications/wording training and protocol development (one-time development costs).
Permits And Negotiation $10K
[#13] One-time permit/negotiation costs, initial legal approvals and cover-story setup fees.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $991K/yr
Staff Wages $640K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #11, #15, #20, #22, #14] Dedicated security staff (3–4 FTE), junior specialist session allocation (0.1–0.25 FTE), SMO oversight fraction, research personnel (2–3 researchers + tech), family liaison portion, admin support portion, program manager allocation, and driver salary portion.
Cover Story And Legal $180K/yr
[#13, #16, #21] Legal retainer and counsel, PR retainer, and insurance/liability reserve for civilian interactions and possible lawsuits.
Supplies And Consumables $68K/yr
[#6, #7, #11, #17, #19] Off-site vault rental and printing consumables, WORM/media storage, lab consumables for research, monitoring hardware media maintenance, and subject consumables (food/clothing/activities).
Logistics And Transport $28K/yr
[#6, #14, #20] Vehicle operations (fuel/maintenance for secure transport), couriering between vaults for weekly crosschecks, and transport costs for off-site excursions.
Family Compensation $20K/yr
[#15] Family compensation/relocation/expenses to enable secure, documented family visits.
Incentives And Negotiation $18K/yr
[#12] Incentives/allowances/privileges budget used as negotiated concessions to SCP-9271.
Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr
[#1, #18] Maintenance and on-call costs for cell UPS, environmental sensors, automated lockdown systems and related physical infrastructure.
Psychological Monitoring $12K/yr
[#10] Ongoing counseling, periodic screening and follow-ups for exposed staff.
Research And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#8] Ongoing operations/support for independent audit/checksum system and forensic loggers (ops, software maintenance).
Training And Refresher $5K/yr
[#9] Annual refresher training, briefings, signage updates and instructor refreshes for special communications protocols.
Access Control Licenses $2K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance/licenses/subscription costs for RFID/geofencing and access-control software.
Long Term Program Projection $0/yr
[#24] Aggregate projection noted in analyst summary (meta-estimate). Not added here to avoid double-counting of line items already allocated above.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $991K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; recurring program runs as planned.
no breaches routine research scheduled excursions
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small unauthorized disclosure or localized archive corruption requiring legal/forensic response and temporary PR work.
localized civilian exposure single-site archive corruption minor legal claim
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or contested archival failure requiring major PR/legal settlements and extensive record reconstruction.
widespread public disclosure class-action or high-liability lawsuit large-scale archive reconstruction
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#3] 3–4 FTE dedicated security staff for escorts and 24/7 rapid-response coverage.
Research Scientist 3 [#11] Senior memetic/cognitive researchers (2–3) allocated to reversibility/mitigation research.
Lab Technician 1 [#11] Lab tech supporting research equipment and consumables.
Junior Specialist 1 [#4] Junior Specialist Christine Jansen assigned for conversational sessions (0.1–0.25 FTE allocation of duties).
Senior Miscommunications Officer 1 [#5] SMO Dirk Rijmen oversight and weekly triplicate-file crosschecks (fractional FTE).
Driver / Escort 1 [#14] Trained driver/escort for off-site visits (salary portion included in staff wages).
Program Manager / Administrative Staff 1 [#22] Program management and interdepartment coordination (0.1–0.3 FTE allocation).
Administrative Support 1 [#20] Admin support for weekly crosschecks and reconciliation (small FTE fraction).
Family Liaison 1 [#15] Liaison officer portion for family visits, background checks and coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Individual line items are based on analyst ranges and site-specific operational choices; large ranges on research staffing, legal/PR contingencies and breach costs produce moderate uncertainty. Costs for long-tail catastrophic exposures remain highly variable.
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