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SCP-9405 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9405
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$13.8M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
12
Estimated one-time capital and remediation costs are approximately $13.8M, driven by site acquisition, reinforced subterranean containment construction, long-term relocation or relocation facility construction, and large contingency reserves. Recurring annual costs are roughly $3.0M/yr, driven by staff wages, an ongoing research program, rapid-response readiness, legal/cover operations, and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.8M
Long Term Relocation Construction $6.0M
[#25] One-time cost estimate for full-site relocation to a Foundation facility (excavation, secure transit, underground containment construction) if site cannot be secured in place.
Contingency Reserve Large $2.5M
[#30] Large flexible reserve for unexpected escalation (evacuations, international diplomacy, emergency demolition).
Facilities $2.3M
[#1, #9, #10] Includes site control/land access (purchase/lease/easement) and construction-grade works: reinforced containment chamber construction and cave stabilization/geotechnical mitigation (geotech surveys, rock bolting, shoring).
Equipment $1.8M
[#5, #11, #12, #16, #20, #28, #21, #15] One-time procurement of surveillance hardware, heavy-lift and restraint hardware, robotics/remote manipulators, environmental/power/HVAC hardware, optional heavy-lift vehicle purchase, archive/documentation imaging hardware, initial emergency-destruction procurement, and initial conservation/restoration equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#14] Initial laboratory buildout and purchase of specialised scientific instruments (CT/XRF scanners, sample prep, high-resolution imaging) to commence programmatic research.
Forensic Cleanup Reserve $500K
[#23] One-time reserve for forensic cleanup, casualty cover management, settlements, falsified reports, and post-incident archaeological remediation.
Legal Initial Retainer $150K
[#3] Initial Greek counsel / diplomatic / permitting retainer and specialist consultants to secure permits and obscure Foundation involvement.
Medical Initial Setup $100K
[#17] Initial onsite medical capability setup: trauma kits, medevac contractual setup fees, and baseline psychological support infrastructure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $700K/yr
[#6, #18, #24] Salaries and benefits for permanent on-site team (surveillance analysts and supervisor, local security/guards, research scientists, conservator, administrative staff, and local language/cultural hires).
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#14, #28] Ongoing scientific research program funding (materials, assays, controlled tests, isotope dating, imaging) and continued high-fidelity documentation and data maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $580K/yr
[#3, #4, #19, #29, #21] Ongoing legal/diplomatic counsel, local liaison/cover payments to suppress reports, visitor/PR and social-media management, contingency legal retainer/insurance, and retainer costs related to emergency destruction/legal permissions.
Logistics And Transport $575K/yr
[#7, #20, #8] Maintain rapid-response/team readiness (regional tactical team retention, training, staging) and expected annualized transport/logistics costs (heavy-lift rentals, vehicle/helicopter availability). Assumes a medium readiness posture with occasional rented lift operations averaged annually.
Facilities Maintenance $165K/yr
[#5, #16, #15, #28] Ongoing CCTV/bandwidth and sensor maintenance, HVAC/power fuel and generator maintenance, archaeological/conservation consultancy retainer for site-preservation during works, and archival storage maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $140K/yr
[#13, #26, #12, #17] Recurring PPE replacement and training, consumables and spare parts (batteries, seals, robotics consumables), robotics maintenance consumables, and routine medical consumables.
Training And Exercises $90K/yr
[#27] Ongoing containment drills, full-scale exercises and tactical/scientific training for local and rapid-response teams.
Medical Emergency Services $60K/yr
[#17] Annual medevac contracts, trauma support, toxicology/mortuary services, and psychological aftercare retainer.
Psychological Screening Program $50K/yr
[#22] Recurring psychological screening, rotation, counseling, and monitoring programs to reduce personnel exposure and manage health risks.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with Argus-1 surveillance in place, steady operations, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
no major visitor incidents routine maintenance and research
🚨 Minor Incident $3.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized breach or public incident requiring a tactical deployment, limited forensic cleanup, and extra legal/liaison activity.
unexpected tourist intrusion small-scale SCP-9405-β sighting or injury
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Major exposure or loss of control requiring full seizure, evacuation, potential relocation or emergency destruction, and heavy international legal/diplomatic action.
frequent civilian access or discovery aggressive escalation by SCP-9405-β or political/legal challenge
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Surveillance Analyst 3 24/7 monitoring staff (Greek-capable). Included in staff_wages.
Surveillance Supervisor / Security Lead 1 Shift supervisor for monitoring team. Included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / Local Guard 4 On-site guards and local security hires. Included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 2 Scientific staff for materials/behavior studies. Included in staff_wages and research budget.
Conservator / Archaeologist 1 Conservation oversight during containment and works. Included in staff_wages and consultancy line items.
Administrative Staff 1 Local administrative/liaison coordination. Included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasonable mid-range estimate; uncertainty remains due to political/legal variability, site-specific construction variability, and the anomalous behaviour of SCP-9405, so confidence is medium.
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