SCP-9386
Unknown
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medium confidence
SCP-9386
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$691K
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
9
Initial setup costs are modest-to-moderate (~$691,000) driven by enclosure reinforcement, AI integration, and camera/sensor hardware; recurring annual costs are dominated by continuous human staffing plus readiness and research, producing a mid-six-figure annual budget (~$1.54M) and expected annual cost of ~$1.60M when incident risk is included.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $691K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.5M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.5M/yr
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, no major breaches; includes all recurring costs.
no significant breaches
normal staffing and maintenance
routine research
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Minor Incident
$1.6M/yr
Single moderate containment breach requiring STF deployment, site lockdown and limited legal/PR response.
contained breach within site
STF Kappa-18 deployment
short Omega-level lockdown
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Major Breach
$2.0M/yr
Large or prolonged breach that clears perimeter, requires extensive external searches, significant operational downtime, and legal/public mitigation.
containment breach clears perimeter
extended multi-day search
significant public exposure/legal action
Personnel
9 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 5 | [#2] Entry guard and part-time search/response personnel covering the guarded single entry and participating in searches; portion of continuous staffing FTE. |
| Research Technician / Observer | 4 | [#2] Continuous human monitor/observer roles (human-centric detection), including shift coverage and overlap to maintain 24/7 observation; combined loaded FTE to match staffing cost assumptions. |
Confidence Notes
Line items and historical breach behavior are documented (incidents list), so major cost categories are identifiable, but many estimates are ranges and incident frequencies/severity are uncertain; therefore confidence is medium.