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SCP-9555 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-9555
Expected annual
$6.1M
One-time setup
$8.3M
Annual recurring
$5.9M
Personnel
14
Initial one-time setup (structural work, specialized non-EM equipment, and contingency reserves) totals several million, while recurring annual operations (high-clearance staff, memetic research, insurance/reserves and maintenance) drive multi‑million yearly costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.3M
Termination Isolation $5.0M
[#22] One-time contingency budget for remote demolition/sealing/containment termination options (highly variable).
Contingency Capital Reserve $1.5M
[#26] Liquid discretionary contingency fund for unquantified anomalous escalations, legal fallout or rapid response.
Equipment $942K
[#1, #4, #12, #14, #16] Access control hardware (locks/readers/integration) and non-EM/tethered probe manipulators, hardened archival hardware, non-EM sensors and initial PPE stock.
Environmental Remediation $500K
[#23] Reserve for remediation and hazardous-waste handling after termination or large-scale retrieval operations.
Heavy Equipment Staging $200K
[#21] One-time mobilization costs for cranes, heavy winches, temporary road/infrastructure upgrades and staging.
Facilities $125K
[#6] Reinforce/line elevator shafts, service ducts and install mechanical failsafes; structural/installation work estimate.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#28] Development of ethical/legal termination protocols and initial lab setup for analysis and protocol development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.9M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.9M/yr
[#8, #11, #24, #27] Antimemetic/cognitive monitoring program, ongoing memetic research division, long-term forensic/archival projects and periodic audits/reviews.
Staff Wages $830K/yr
[#2, #3, #7, #15] Salaries and benefits for 24/7 security detachment, administrative staff, specialized rescue/retrieval team and on-site medical personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#18, #19, #30] Legal retainer, public-relations/cover operations and contractor vetting/NDAs and related operational secrecy budgets.
Personnel Insurance And Compensation $500K/yr
[#9] Reserve for casualty compensation, settlements, lost/missing personnel claims and hush funds (incident-driven reserves maintained annually).
Opportunity Cost Site Space $300K/yr
[#29] Estimated lost utility/mission value for reserved sublevel space (opportunity cost of unusable program space).
Supplies And Consumables $225K/yr
[#5, #14, #16, #17] Probe replacement and expendables, consumables for non-EM sensors and analysis, PPE replacements and physical logging supplies.
Medical And Pathology $150K/yr
[#15] Secure pathology capability, specialized PPE for pathological work, equipment upkeep beyond medical staffing costs.
Psychological Support $125K/yr
[#10] Counseling, rotation administration, post-incident therapy and associated program costs.
Replacement Pipeline $125K/yr
[#25] Costs to maintain a pre-cleared pool and accelerated clearances for replacement personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#1, #12, #20, #6] Access-audit maintenance, secure-archive upkeep, additional utilities and periodic structural/shaft maintenance.
Incident Drills $50K/yr
[#13] Regular incident response exercises, paid overtime and simulated retrieval/containment drills.
Protocol Refreshers $10K/yr
[#28] Annual refreshers for ethical/legal termination and access protocols.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.9M/yr
69.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine probe testing, maintenance, and ongoing R&D.
no major incidents planned probe operations routine audits and research
🚨 Minor Incident $6.1M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Frequent probe losses or a small containment incident requiring replacement hardware, surge legal/PR response and overtime.
probe loss small retrieval operation localized personnel incident
🚨 Major Breach $7.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant retrieval operation or partial breach requiring heavy equipment mobilization, medical response and remediation.
failed retrieval escalates localized contamination or structural damage
🚨 Catastrophic Termination $12.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Full termination/isolation operation or major legal/compensatory fallout requiring multi‑million one-off actions.
decision to terminate/isolate major uncontrolled incident large-scale remediation/legal fallout
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2] 24/7 guard detachment to enforce clearance (shift coverage).
Administrative Staff 2 [#3] Clearance management, record control and audit administration.
Riggers / Confined-Space Specialists 4 [#7] Specialized rescue & recovery team for retrieval and confined-space operations.
Medical Officer 2 [#15] On-site medics/pathology support for anomalous cases and post-incident care.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates draw from detailed analyst line items but many items (memetic effects, termination costs, incident frequencies) are highly uncertain and range widely; figures are mid-range judgments aggregated from provided ranges.
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