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SCP-9309 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-9309
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$827K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
4
Upfront capitalization is estimated at $827,000 driven by cell buildout, servers, network isolation and emergency reserves; ongoing yearly operating costs are estimated at $1,082,000 driven primarily by specialized staff wages and cybersecurity/IT operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $827K
Equipment $252K
[#4, #5, #7, #8, #14] Server rack and hosting cluster hardware, network isolation hardware/data diodes, monitoring/storage hardware, backup hardware and tamper-resistant physical hardware (locks, sealed conduits, sensors).
Facilities $185K
[#1, #2, #3] Dedicated confinement cell refurbishment and related microclimate/power-line installation work (cell build, HVAC porting and power-line trenching/installation).
Initial Cover Story $100K
[#15] Initial cover/discovery response & public-relations/legal setup to establish believable cover story and immediate containment-related messaging.
Incident Response Reserve $100K
[#18] One-time reserved emergency fund for rapid reimaging, emergency mobilization, or other contingency response.
Cybersecurity Engineering $80K
[#6] Initial specialized engineering effort to sandbox the anomalous cognitive process and establish IDS/audit tooling.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#19] Initial long-term preservation research study and materials-science/conservation setup.
Decommissioning Contingency $50K
[#22] One-time budget for safe decommissioning/neutralization procedures in event SCP-9309-1 irreversibly degrades.
Clearance Setup $10K
[#16] Administrative startup costs for issuing Level 0 clearance protocols, access control setup, and initial staff training materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $540K/yr
[#9, #10, #13] Salaries and benefits: 2technomancer/anomalous IT engineers (2 FTE), 1 system administrator/network engineer (1 FTE), and incremental security staffing (1 FTE equivalent).
Research And Monitoring $230K/yr
[#7, #8, #11, #12, #19, #21] Continuous monitoring, telemetry storage/analysis, backup/restore testing, research oversight/ethics committee allocations, specialist experimentation budgets, long-term preservation follow-up, and data privacy/redaction processing.
Cybersecurity And Security Ops $150K/yr
[#6, #5] Ongoing security team hours, red-team audits, IDS/monitoring subscriptions and specialized tooling; includes network monitoring/updates for data-diodes and one-way gateways.
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#15] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, legal coordination, and low-level covert communications/PR budget.
It Operations And Maintenance $25K/yr
[#4, #5] Server maintenance, hardware replacement cycle provisioning (3–5 year cycle), rack/cooling upkeep, and routine IT ops for the hosting cluster and isolation infrastructure.
Software Licenses And Services $20K/yr
[#20] OS licenses, virtualization, endpoint protection, monitoring suites and third-party subscription services.
Incident Response Replenish $20K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment allocation for the emergency response reserve used during incidents.
Audit And Productivity Analysis $20K/yr
[#23] Opportunity-cost offset modelling and productivity auditing to quantify SCP-9309 benefits and justify funding.
Insurance And Overhead $15K/yr
[#25] Internal liability accounting / insurance equivalent and budget overhead for classified asset maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#24] Cabling, seals, replacement sensors, spare parts, PPE, small consumables for access and maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#2, #3] HVAC/dehumidification/filter maintenance and UPS/battery maintenance and other small cell upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#22] Occasional transport/logistics costs related to movement for tests or emergency relocation.
Psychological Services $5K/yr
[#17] Allocation for therapeutic/psychological services available to personnel exposed to the entity.
Clearance And Training $5K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training, clearance processing renewals, and administrative monitoring related to Level 0 access protocols.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine maintenance, staffing, monitoring, and research activity.
no major incidents routine maintenance only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Partial degradation or localized hardware failure requiring emergency restore, hardware replacements and short-term incident response.
localized SCP-9309-1 degradation hardware failure / UPS failure emergency reimaging
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant degradation of SCP-9309-1 or major network/security incident requiring prolonged emergency operations, potential decommissioning/neutralization work and heavy legal/PR response.
complete or near-complete SCP-9309-1 degradation major security breach or data exfiltration
🚨 Political Exposure $1.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
External exposure or whistleblower event requiring expensive cover-up, legal containment, or active misinformation and PR operations.
unauthorized disclosure external media or political attention
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Technomancer / Anomalous IT Engineer 2 [#9] Specialized anomalous-computation engineers to maintain analog-digital interface and preserve SCP-9309-1.
System Administrator / Network Engineer 1 [#10] Standard IT staff for servers, VLANs, data diodes, backups and routine IT operations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#13] Incremental physical security staffing for supervision and access enforcement.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges and sensible staffing assumptions; uncertainty remains due to unknowns about SCP-9309-1 degradation timeline, incident frequency, and the degree of required specialized computing resources.
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