SCP-9408 — SCP-9408 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9408 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-9408

Expected annual

$46.0M

One-time setup

$107.2M

Annual recurring

$43.8M

Personnel

One-time startup and capital work (construction, portal hardware and contingency reserves) dominate costs (~$107M one-time). Annual operations driven by staff, power, long-term R&D and opportunity costs (~$43.76M/year).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $107.2M

Facilities $26.5M

[#1, #3] Emergency operations/command center and dimensional structural support (facility construction, anchors, shielding).

Contingency Fund $25.0M

[#21] Liquid contingency/catastrophic-failure fund for evacuations, replacements and worst-case remediation.

Equipment $10.0M

[#2] Dedicated gateway/portal stabilization hardware (permanent portal frame, field generators, calibration hardware).

Diplomatic Reserve $10.0M

[#20] Emergency diplomatic / inter-organizational negotiation reserve (funds to secure cooperation or payouts).

Extraction Reserve $7.5M

[#7] Dedicated extraction/rescue contingency reserve to fund emergency extractions (kept liquid).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M

[#13] Initial lab buildout and instrumentation to start a multi-year stabilization R&D program.

Anomalous Tech Procurement $5.0M

[#14] Procurement / licensing / transfer costs for anomalous interfaces (e.g., SCP-8049 interfaces).

Backup Controlled Closure One Time $5.0M

[#28] Hardware, teams and procedures for controlled closure & data salvage (last-resort protocols).

Heavy Construction Mobilization $3.0M

[#9] One-time mobilization of cranes, drilling rigs, armored excavators and contractor mobilization.

Data Preservation One Time $2.0M

[#12] One-time digitization and cross-reality backup hardware and initial archival migration for CORPSEBALL assets.

Rapid Fabrication $1.0M

[#8] Fast-tracked prototyping and expedited manufacturing setup / initial contracts.

In Dimension Materials $1.0M

[#15] Materials and remote-deploy drones built for in-dimension construction and remote manipulators (initial purchase).

Legal Cover Initial $1.0M

[#19] Initial legal/cover-story/shell corporation set-up and immediate PR/compensation funds.

Cleanup Decommission $1.0M

[#22] One-time cleanup, hazardous waste disposal and site remediation contingency.

Pr Initial One Time $1.0M

[#29] Initial public-relations / cultural management expenditures to stabilize cross-reality stakeholders.

Technical Insurance One Time $1.0M

[#27] Technical insurance reserve for recruitment/replacement, retention bonuses and family compensation.

Medical Setup $500K

[#6] On-site deployable field hospital/ICU setup, medevac standby initial procurement and trauma equipment.

Secure Communications One Time $500K

[#11] Initial procurement of anomaly-hardened comms hardware / entanglement link hardware acquisition.

Training Simulators One Time $500K

[#24] Initial build of simulators and training curricula for entry teams.

Public Media Containment Initial $300K

[#26] Initial rapid-response public/media containment and leak-response team setup.

Ppe And Quarantine Facilities $250K

[#16] Initial purchase of specialized PPE, decontamination chambers and quarantine housing buildout.

Audit And After Action One Time $200K

[#30] Post-operation audit, after-action review and documentation / suppression costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $43.8M/yr

Research And Monitoring $12.0M/yr

[#13, #12, #23] Multi-year stabilization R&D program funding, ongoing data preservation/archival maintenance and long-term monitoring sensor networks.

Staff Wages $9.2M/yr

[#4, #5, #6] Rapid scientific response team salaries/hazard premiums, on-site security/MTF wages and medical staff salaries (annualized readiness and deployments).

Power And Energy $6.0M/yr

[#10] Continuous energy delivery to stabilizers/field generators, fuel logistics and generator operations.

Opportunity Cost $6.0M/yr

[#25] Estimated annualized lost productivity / redirected Foundation assets while mission resources are committed.

Facilities Maintenance $3.5M/yr

[#1, #2, #3, #9] Ongoing maintenance of command center, portal hardware, structural supports and routine contractor site upkeep.

Supplies And Consumables $2.5M/yr

[#6, #9, #15, #16] Medical consumables, construction consumables, drone spare parts and routine PPE/decon consumables.

Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr

[#18] Recurring airlift, ground transport, charters, fuel and hazardous routing logistics during operations.

Construction Contractors Recurring $1.0M/yr

[#9] Recurring contractor costs when construction/propping operations are prolonged.

Medical Operations $600K/yr

[#6] Recurring medevac standby, blood products, decon supplies and trauma consumables.

Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal defense, shell corporation maintenance and OPSEC-related legal costs.

Pr Cultural Management Recurring $500K/yr

[#29] Ongoing cultural management / stakeholder programs if CORPSEBALL impacts broader multiversal communities.

Public Media Containment Recurring $360K/yr

[#26] Ongoing leak-response, legal takedowns and monitoring for whistleblowers.

Data Preservation Operational $250K/yr

[#12] Ongoing storage, cross-backups and archival maintenance for CORPSEBALL records.

Communications And Data Links $200K/yr

[#11] Recurring operation costs for secure redundant comms and entanglement/low-latency links.

Training Recurring $150K/yr

[#24] Recurring drills, certifications and simulator updates for entry teams.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $43.8M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, monitoring and research funding; no major incidents or extractions.

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🚨 Minor Incident $48.8M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Localized structural failure or a single emergency extraction requiring reserve use and short-term surge staffing.

localized_collapse urgent_extraction temporary_power_surge

🚨 Major Breach $118.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$75.0M vs baseline

Significant dimensional collapse or breach requiring full-scale mobilization, diplomatic payouts, and major equipment replacement.

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👥 Personnel 60 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	30	[#5] 24/7 armed guards, perimeter teams and rapid reaction personnel (union/contractor staffing approximated).
Rapid Scientific Response Team	15	[#4] Emergency deployment team of theoretical physicists, dimension specialists and field engineers (10–20 typical).
Medical Officer	6	[#6] Trauma surgeons, medevac crew and decontamination staff supporting operations.
Engineer / Maintenance	5	[#2, #9] Field engineers and maintenance technicians for portal/stabilizer upkeep and heavy-equipment operation.
Administrative Staff	2	[#1] Command center operations, logistics coordination and clearance processing.
Logistics / Transport Operators	2	[#18] Recurring transport coordinators and crew for airlift/ground movement (supplemented by contractors).

📋 Confidence Notes

Large ranges in analyst estimates, many anomalous/one-off line items and political/diplomatic uncertainty drive low confidence; figures are order-of-magnitude baseline estimates.

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