SCP-9349 — SCP-9349 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9349 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-9349

Expected annual

$2.6M

One-time setup

$1.8M

Annual recurring

$2.5M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is roughly $1.8M driven by secure facility retrofit/construction, thaumaturgic monitoring installation, transport and security hardware, and contingency reserves. Recurring annual costs are approximately $2.55M driven primarily by staff wages (security, thaumaturges, researchers, handlers) and an ongoing long-term research program reserve.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M

Facilities $800K

[#3] Class-4 equine containment construction/retrofit (secure stalls, airlocks, sound attenuation, environmental controls)

Equipment $518K

[#1, #4, #7, #8, #9, #10, #21, #23] Thaumaturgic/remote monitoring installation, perimeter/security hardware, initial veterinary imaging/equipment, sedation/capture gear, secure transport unit, communications/recording hardware, initial communications-suppression tech, and initial PPE/decon hardware

Containment Escalation Reserve $300K

[#16] Capital reserve for extraordinary events (escape, mass thaumaturgic reactivation, hostile occult intervention)

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#13] Lab space buildout, freezers, bench setup, PPE and capital lab infrastructure for biological research

Cover Story Setup $55K

[#14] Initial legal/cover-up setup: counsel retainer, false paperwork, witness management setup, initial compensation to locals

Forensic Comprehensive Analysis $15K

[#12] Single comprehensive forensic/genetic analysis (one-time service)

Training Initial $15K

[#20] Initial personnel training and unusual-animal/thaumaturgic incident drills setup

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr

Staff Wages $1.6M/yr

[#2, #5, #6, #11, #15, #7] Salaries for thaumaturgic monitoring specialists, security personnel and rapid-response team, specialized animal handlers, research staff and lab tech support, covert surveillance operatives, and on-call veterinary specialists

Long Term Research Program $500K/yr

[#25] Optional long-term containment & multi-disciplinary research program budget (scale-up scenario included as recurring baseline reserve)

Insurance And Risk Reserve $110K/yr

[#19] Internal actuarial reserve for staff injury, containment liabilities, third-party damages

Cover Story And Legal $101K/yr

[#14, #21] Ongoing legal counsel, cover operations, witness management, communications-suppression subscriptions/forensics

Research And Monitoring $93K/yr

[#2, #10, #11, #12, #13] Ongoing thaumaturgic monitoring operational costs (non-staff), data storage/licenses, project-specific research budgets, follow-up forensic testing, and lab consumables/maintenance

Facilities Maintenance $48K/yr

[#4, #17] Perimeter/equipment maintenance and facility utilities/maintenance (backup power upkeep, routine repairs, HVAC, waste/manure management)

Psychological Support $25K/yr

[#22] Staff therapy/debrief programs and subject-focused psychological care/enrichment if approved

Supplies And Consumables $21K/yr

[#8, #18, #23] Consumables: sedation darts/drugs/licenses, feed/bedding/enrichment, PPE consumables and decon supplies

Record Archiving And Internal Audit $15K/yr

[#24] Secure archival, chain-of-evidence maintenance, and periodic internal reviews/audits

Personnel Training And Drills $12K/yr

[#20] Regular refresher trainings, thaumaturgic drills, de-escalation refreshers

Logistics And Transport $8K/yr

[#9] Fuel and maintenance for secure transport trailer/crate and routine transfer logistics

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal year with continuous monitoring, routine research, and no major incidents.

routine monitoring scheduled research activity no containment breaches

🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized incident: brief escape attempt or medical emergency requiring emergency capture, surgery, overtime security, and extra legal response.

escape attempt emergency veterinary surgery short-term lockdown/over-time security

🚨 Major Breach $3.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline

Hostile occult intervention or significant containment breach requiring relocation, heavy contractors, invocation of escalation reserve, and extended legal/cover costs.

hostile occult interference mass thaumaturgic reactivation full containment breach/relocation

🚨 Research Scale Up $3.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Decision to retrieve and maintain SCP-9349 for long-term, high-intensity research and humane long-term care (scale-up of staff and programs).

formal retrieval and custody approval for long-term human-equivalent care administrative decision to expand research

👥 Personnel 21 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	7	[#5] 2–4 permanent guards plus an on-call 4-person rapid-response/capture team; counted together as 7 security staff
Monitoring Specialist / Thaumaturge	3	[#1, #2] 2–3 full-time thaumaturgic monitoring specialists (modeled as 3 full-time equivalents for 24/7 coverage)
Research Scientist	2	[#11] Cognitive scientists/linguists/biologists (1–3 range; modeled as 2 senior researchers)
Lab Technician / Research Assistant	1	[#11, #13] Laboratory technical support for biological sampling and experiments
Animal Handler / Equine Specialist	3	[#6] 2–4 specialized handlers/behaviorists (modeled as 3)
Veterinarian / Medical Officer	1	[#7] On-call or part-time veterinary specialist for equine medicine and emergency surgery
Covert Operative / Intelligence Agent	2	[#15] Agents supporting surveillance of related occult groups (operational staff for infiltration/surveillance)
Site Director / Administrative Staff	1	[#14, #24] Oversees site operations, legal/cover coordination, and archival/compliance
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#4, #17] Facility maintenance and engineer to support HVAC, security systems, and routine repairs

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many estimates are wide and depend on contingent decisions (scale of facility, staffing levels, frequency of anomalous events). Thaumaturgic risk and political/occult interference are hard to quantify, so totals are best-estimate midpoints with moderate confidence.

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