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SCP-9551 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9551
Expected annual
$4.6M
One-time setup
$11.0M
Annual recurring
$4.5M
Personnel
25
Estimated one-time setup cost is approximately $11,020,000 driven primarily by procurement of portable SRAs, spare/reserve funds and facility retrofits; recurring annual costs are about $4,455,000/yr driven by security wages, SRA maintenance, research support, and legal/insurance reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.0M
Equipment $7.1M
[#3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #18, #19, #21, #22, #23, #24] Portable SRA procurement (#3), initial SRA power infrastructure (#5), spare SRA inventory (#6), CCTV installation (#8), secure comms hardware (#9), emergency response kit/armory (#18), modified vehicle fleet (#19), initial data storage hardware (#21), initial InfoSec/IT hardening (#22), content-handling tooling/policy setup (#23), and initial housekeeping PPE/supplies (#24).
Facilities $1.2M
[#7, #20] Facility retrofit and secure roaming-corridor modifications (#7) and dedicated backup power installation (generators/UPS) (#20).
Insurance Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#17] Initial insurance / contingency liability reserve intended as an internal reserve for staff injury, liability, or emergency relocation (#17).
Contingency Escalation Reserve $1.0M
[#27] Contingency fund reserved for escalation / emergency relocation / rapid hardening if SCP behavior changes (#27).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#15] Experimental instrumentation and secure testing rooms (soundproof/memetic-sanitized rooms, data-capture systems, fail-safe lockouts) (#15).
Legal And Cover Setup $250K
[#16] Initial legal, cover-story and counter-disclosure setup / legal prep costs (#16).
Initial Training $100K
[#12] Initial hands-on SRA operation & handling protocols training for guards and escort staff, instructor travel/materials (#12).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#1, #2, #10, #14, #19] Security staffing (15 FTE guards including benefits) (#1), overtime/hazard pay and premiums (~15% of payroll) (#2), psychological staff (clinicians & counselors) (#10), research personnel & overhead (personnel portion) (#14), and vehicle driver wages portion (#19).
Research And Monitoring $790K/yr
[#4, #8, #14, #21] SRA maintenance, calibration and parts (#4), CCTV/telemetry operations and logging (#8), research lab consumables & instrumentation (consumables portion of #14), and recurring data storage/forensic archive costs (#21).
Insurance And Reserve Replenishment $500K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment/actuarial contributions to the contingency/reserve fund for liability and emergency relocation (#17).
Administrative Opportunity Cost $250K/yr
[#26] Opportunity cost and administrative overhead (shadow internal cost estimate for facility allocation and lost alternative projects) (#26).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal retainer, cover-story maintenance, FOIA handling, government liaison and PR/legal operations (#16).
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#5, #6, #18, #25] Recurring SRA power packs/battery replacements and consumables (#5), SRA spare inventory stock rotation (#6), emergency response kit consumables/replacement (#18), and miscellaneous medical/pharmaceutical consumables (#25).
Facilities Maintenance $85K/yr
[#20, #24] Backup power fuel & periodic servicing (#20) and recurring housekeeping/decontamination specialized cleaning (#24).
Staff Support Funds $75K/yr
[#11] Staff mental-health contingency fund / critical-incident counseling rapid-response fund (#11).
Infosec And Vetting $75K/yr
[#22] Recurring InfoSec operations, personnel vetting, re-clearance and insider-threat monitoring (#22).
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#9, #19] Secure communications maintenance/airtime/software (#9) and vehicle maintenance/operations portion of transport costs (#19).
Content Handling And Trigger Mitigation $40K/yr
[#23] Recurring operations for content filters, redaction teams, warning protocols and restricted access for memetic/suicidal materials (#23).
Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#13] Recurring drills, quarterly and annual refresher training, and recertification on SRA and memetic safety (#13).
Training And Research Misc $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.5M/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations and maintenance only.
cooperative_behavior no_SRA_failures routine_operations_only
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized SRA failure or small memetic exposure requiring emergency repairs, counseling and limited replacement of modules.
single_SRA_failure limited_memetic_exposure temporary_quarantine_and_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $8.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant failure of SRA network or coordination resulting in multiple equipment replacements, emergency relocation, legal/insurance payouts and major overtime.
multi-unit_SRA_failure large_memetic_spill emergency_relocation_and_legal_response
🚨 Containment Hardening $7.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Behavioral escalation requiring construction of hardened containment cell or relocation to higher-class facility and associated rapid hardening costs.
memetic_contagion self-harm_spillover sustained_escalation
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#1] 15 full-time-equivalent guards to provide 24/7 accompaniment (8-hour shifts, relief/backups).
Research Scientist 3 [#14] Core research staff (2–3 researchers); personnel portion accounted in recurring research payroll.
Laboratory Technician 2 [#14] Lab technicians supporting experiments and instrumentation; personnel portion accounted in recurring research payroll.
Clinical Psychologist / Counselor 4 [#10] 2 senior clinicians and 2 counselors for staff debriefs, memetic mitigation and clinical support.
Driver / Field Technician 1 [#19] Driver/field technician staffing for modified vehicle fleet (wages portion included in staff_wages; maintenance captured in logistics).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most categories (security, SRAs, research, legal/insurance), but key assumptions (unit cost and availability of portable SRAs, long-term behavior of SCP, and likelihood of memetic escalation) are uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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