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SCP-9508 Zeno ~ medium confidence
SCP-9508
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$3.3M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
9
One-time initial costs are approximately $3.34M driven primarily by property acquisition, research/lab setup, robotics/equipment, and an escalation/reserve fund; recurring annual costs are approximately $1.89M driven by security and staff wages, ongoing research and medical/psych support, insurance, and data/legal/PR upkeep.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.3M
Facilities $1.0M
[#1, #23] Property acquisition/closure of Open Mouth BBQ and adjacent buffer land plus setup of a decoy storefront/presence to divert public attention.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K
[#7, #11] Initial research program startup, protocol development, and on-site laboratory instrumentation (PCR, mass spec, chromatography, EEG/physiology instrumentation) and sample prep setup.
Equipment $550K
[#3, #9, #10, #8, #18, #19, #20, #24] Site security installation (fencing, CCTV, lighting), physical pit sealing system, initial environmental sensors, robotics hardware, generator/UPS, evidence cold storage, incident response vehicle/PPE/mobile lab, and initial secure servers/hardware.
Reserve Fund $500K
[#27] Recommended escalation/reserve fund for long-term containment, replacements, and inflation buffering.
Decommissioning Contingency Fund $200K
[#21] Contingency fund for potential demolition, hazardous remediation, and disposal if neutralization is required.
Buyouts And Ndas $150K
[#2] Compensation to prior owners, staff severance, NDAs and related legal fees to secure cooperation and silence.
Legal Permitting Initial $75K
[#15] Initial legal, permitting, and zoning work to effect closure and cover story creation.
Community Restitution $75K
[#25] One-time community grants, job placement, or restitution to mitigate local economic impact.
Public Relations Initial $40K
[#16] Initial PR/community mitigation spend to quietly close the site and remove public listings/reviews.
Training Development Initial $20K
[#22] Initial SOP development and staff training roll-out for safe protocols and breach drills.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Research And Monitoring $635K/yr
[#7, #10, #26, #12, #13, #14] Ongoing research program costs (staffing and experiments), environmental monitoring upkeep, long-term archiving/monitoring, medical testing budgets for participants, participant compensation/hazard pay, and volunteer/taste-tester recruitment and stipends.
Staff Wages $558K/yr
[#4, #5] 24/7 armed security staffing (6 guards) and site director plus administrative/operations staff salaries.
Medical And Psych Support $300K/yr
[#6] On-call physician/contract medical fees, psychologist support, and emergency medical funds and long-term psychological follow-up.
Supplies And Consumables $130K/yr
[#11, #28] Lab consumables/outsourced analyses and miscellaneous operational overhead (cleaning, PPE, disposables, food for tests, office supplies).
Insurance And Liability $80K/yr
[#17] Property, liability, workers' compensation and specialty insurance premiums.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#15, #16] Ongoing legal, PR, permitting renewals, and cover-story maintenance expenses.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#20] Incident response readiness costs: vehicle maintenance, PPE replenishment, transport and rapid-deployment expenses.
Robotics Maintenance $30K/yr
[#8] Ongoing maintenance, software updates, and consumables for remote/robotic cooking systems.
Data Security Recurring $25K/yr
[#24] Recurring IT maintenance, encrypted backups, clearance renewals, and secure data hosting.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#3, #18, #19] Ongoing site maintenance, security system upkeep, utilities baseline, generator fuel/testing, and evidence storage maintenance.
Training And Sop Refresher $10K/yr
[#22] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, and periodic breach drills.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, research, and containment activities.
no unauthorized cooking events steady-state research progress no major legal or public incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized cooking or small containment lapse requiring emergent medical response, investigations, and limited PR/legal work.
unauthorized cook detected single-person medical/psych intervention rapid incident response mobilized
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Significant unauthorized use or larger-scale incident causing multiple symptomatic personnel or public attention requiring remediation, legal settlement, and extended PR response.
multiple-person exposure media attention extended site remediation and legal action
🚨 Decommission And Neutralization $2.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Decision to permanently neutralize or demolish the pit with full remediation, disposal of contaminated materials, and large-scale community mitigation.
policy decision to destroy/neutralize evidence of escalating risk regulatory or legal mandate
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Six guards to provide 24/7 armed security coverage (with overlap/shifts).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#5] Senior researcher/site director responsible for containment and research oversight.
Administrative Staff 2 [#5] Administrative/operations personnel for logistics, liaison, and paperwork.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from provided ranges and bottom-line scenario guidance; many items (real estate, insurance, legal outcomes, and unknown anomalous behavior) introduce uncertainty, so figures are mid-range approximations rather than precise bids.
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