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SCP-9315 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-9315
Expected annual
$3.3M
One-time setup
$18.6M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
9
One-time capital and infrastructure costs are approximately $18.6M (driven by containment facility construction, specialized equipment, and a large contingency reserve); recurring operations are roughly $3.03M/year (driven by specialist wages, R&D, security, and cover/OPSEC obligations).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $18.6M
Catastrophic Response Reserve $10.0M
[#30] Catastrophic-response reserve fund: fast-access capital to mount large-scale responses to runaway conversion events (#30).
Facilities $5.2M
[#1, #2, #19, #20] Construction and structural work: thaumatologically sealed isolation chamber (#1), secondary/backup vault (#2), contingency disposal planning & reserve design and planning (#19), and wastewater/effluent treatment upgrades initial work (#20).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M
[#17, #18, #26] Research/Lab program seed and deployables: mobile rapid-response kit / trailer-mounted isolator seed (#17), initial research & neutralization R&D program seed funding (#18), and initial modeling/simulation/contingency-planning study (#26).
Equipment $1.4M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #12, #16, #21, #23, #25, #29] Hardware and installed systems: vacuum/mechanical suspension rig (#3), remote-manipulation hardware (#4), initial redundant power equipment (#5), dedicated monitoring/sensor suite (#6), initial PPE & decon outfitting (#12), initial transport containers purchase (#16), air-gapped archive servers & vault hardware (#21), initial communications/cybersecurity equipment (#23), environmental sensors deployment (#25), and special non-contact inspection tooling (#29).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Wages for permanent containment staff: thaumaturgical specialist(s) (#9), scientific containment team / lab techs (#10), and security staff & operational training payroll (#11).
Research And Monitoring $740K/yr
[#8, #18, #26] Ongoing research & procedure costs: Procedure 85-Hyperion operations (6×/year) including reagents and operational time (#8), ongoing R&D program budget for neutralization/inhibition work (#18), and modeling/simulation updates and interagency exercises (#26).
Cover Story And Legal $425K/yr
[#22, #32] Legal/OPSEC and public-relations: ongoing legal counsel, cover-story operations, witness management and small compensation/liaison funds (#22, #32).
Facilities Maintenance $240K/yr
[#7, #14, #15, #20, #21] Ongoing maintenance and service contracts: routine sensor maintenance/SOC contract (#7), robotic maintenance & spares/service agreements (#14), HVAC/filtration and specialized hermetic/thaumatic seal maintenance (#15), wastewater/effluent treatment operating costs (#20), and archive/server maintenance (#21).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#16] Secure transport and escort (per-transfer logistics averaged annually): sealed casks, shock isolation and escort contracts — assumes multiple transfers over year averaged into recurring cost (#16).
Staff Medical Surveillance $60K/yr
[#24] Medical surveillance, occupational health checks, and psychological support for assigned staff (#24).
Containment Kit Readiness $50K/yr
[#17] Readiness and upkeep for rapid-response kit & mobile lab (annual readiness, fuel, small consumables) (#17).
Communications And Cybersecurity $50K/yr
[#23] Ongoing monitoring and cybersecurity (SIEM, encrypted comms maintenance, telemetry ops) (#23).
Containment Drills $50K/yr
[#27] Annual containment drills, red-team breach simulations and staff training (#27).
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#13, #28] Consumables and replacement PPE: PPE replacement and decon consumables (#13) and lab consumables / sterile containers / reagents for non-contact analyses (#28).
Environmental Monitoring Operations $40K/yr
[#25] Operations and data collection for regional soil/air/water sensor network (#25).
Black Market Reagent Procurement $30K/yr
[#31] Contingency procurement line for rare/illegal ritual reagents and artifacts (#31).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
94.8% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled procedures, routine maintenance, and modest R&D progress; no major containment incidents.
on-schedule Procedure 85 no breaches routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized containment incident (small conversion event or contact) requiring emergency response, additional transfers, limited contingency spending and short-term R&D acceleration.
small conversion event emergency transfer short R&D surge
🚨 Major Breach $150.0M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$147.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or exposure with exponential conversion risk (requiring wide mobilization, deployment of contingency reserve, large-scale isolation, and heavy cover/OPSEC operations).
runaway conversion mass exposure / lifted veil national/international response
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Thaumaturge / Ritual Specialist 1 One full-time thaumaturgical lead required for Procedure 85-Hyperion; assistants are on-call/contracted (costs folded into staff_wages and procedure line items) [#9].
Research Scientist / Lab Tech 3 Containment researchers and technicians (2–4 recommended) to monitor conversion mechanics, run experiments, and support R&D [#10].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 Armed security personnel to provide 24/7 presence (4–6 recommended) including training rotations and vetting costs [#11].
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost ranges were provided in analyst notes allowing mid-range estimates for most categories, but large uncertainty exists around incident frequency and catastrophic exposure costs (unbounded worst-cases). Confidence is medium for baseline/recurring budgeting and lower for extreme scenarios.
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