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SCP-9669 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-9669
Expected annual
$5.9M
One-time setup
$13.9M
Annual recurring
$5.8M
Personnel
28
Initial capital expenditures are dominated by construction of a transplanar operations chamber and a BSL-3/4 quarantine suite plus large contingency reserves, producing a sizable up-front bill; ongoing annual costs are driven by staff wages (security, medical, and operations teams), continuous SIGINT/monitoring, field ops and quarantine operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.9M
Facilities $6.8M
[#6, #7] Transplanar operations chamber (#6) and BSL-3/BSL-4 quarantine & decontamination suite (#7) construction/commissioning costs; includes structural, shielding, HVAC segregation and chamber fit-out.
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#21] Containment-failure insurance / contingency reserve held as a one-time strategic fund to cover catastrophic or diplomatic fallout; size chosen as mid-range of analyst estimate.
Field Retrieval Reserve $1.0M
[#11] Reserved fund for emergency worldwide/extra-legal retrieval attempts and contractor hires; held as a one-time reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $650K
[#10, #18] Initial transplanar operations team training program build (#10) and the initial research/replication R&D program setup (#18).
Equipment $516K
[#1, #2, #3, #5, #12, #15, #16, #17, #25, #28] Locker upgrades (#1), biometric / multi-person auth hardware (#2), Room 08 cameras/sensors installation (#3), access-control software initial purchase (#5), SIGINT tool setup (#12), initial PPE kits (#15), high-speed/spectral sensor suite (#16), secure data hardware/setup (#17), initial conservation cases (#25), replacement/redundancy equipment pool initial purchase (#28).
Legal And Cover Setup $25K
[#19] One-time legal/incorporation/cover-company setup and initial front-company costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.7M/yr
[#4, #8, #10, #23] Salaries and benefits for dedicated two-shift guard detail (#4), medical & emergency response staff (#8), transplanar operations & retrieval specialists (#10), and legal/ethical oversight/admin staff (#23).
Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr
[#3, #12, #16, #17, #18, #9, #27] Ongoing costs for Room 08 recording/storage (#3), continuous SIGINT/open-source monitoring analytics and subscriptions (#12), equipment maintenance/calibration (#16), secure data hosting/archival maintenance (#17), ongoing R&D programs if continued (#18), psychotherapy/long-term monitoring program (#9), and simulations/tabletop exercises (#27).
Logistics And Transport $730K/yr
[#13, #14, #22] Recurring budgets for covert field deployments and associated travel/lodging/local assets (#13), armored courier/secure transport contracts (#14), and aircraft/rapid-reaction transport contract costs (#22).
Facilities Maintenance $545K/yr
[#7, #25, #29] Ongoing operations and maintenance for quarantine/BSL systems (#7), long-term storage climate control and conservation (#25), and incremental energy/utilities for continuous systems (#29).
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#19, #20, #30] Legal retainer and covert cover-up/front-company management retainer (#19), public relations/leak-response capability and monitoring (#20), and ethical liability/personnel insurance (#30).
Diplomatic Engagement $250K/yr
[#24] Recurring diplomatic/exchange budget for PR-A1 style diplomatic usage and liaison/translation costs (#24).
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#15, #26, #28] PPE consumables and decon supplies (#15), waste treatment and hazardous disposal (#26), and recurring restocking of replacement/redundancy pool (#28).
It Security And Software $43K/yr
[#5, #2] Recurring licensing/support/maintenance for access-control/SIEM/forensics (#5) and biometric system maintenance (#2).
Strategic Catastrophe Insurance Note $0/yr
[#31] Acknowledgement of an unquantifiable catastrophic risk (civilizational-scale or existential outcomes) referenced in analyst notes; non-insurable and therefore not given a recurring budget line.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled research, monitoring and maintenance; no major retrievals or containment incidents.
routine operations scheduled research no major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $6.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Limited theft/unauthorized use or small-scale failed return requiring a single field deployment, emergency medical support and targeted PR/legal response.
single field retrieval localized containment/medical activation targeted PR/legal response
🚨 Major Retrieval Mission $9.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Large, multinational retrieval or rescue (extended covert ops), activation of quarantine suite and major legal/diplomatic response involving aircraft charters and large contractor invoices.
extended covert field operations BSL/quarantine activation diplomatic/legal crisis
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#4] Two-shift guard detail (4 guards) to provide continuous coverage; salaries included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer 4 [#8] Onsite physicians and emergency medics/infectious-disease specialists; salaries included in staff_wages.
Transplanar Operator / Retrieval Specialist 8 [#10] Dedicated operations/retrieval team (6–12 recommended); salaries and training costs budgeted in staff_wages and initial_research_and_lab_setup.
SIGINT Analyst 4 [#12] Analysts conducting continuous monitoring and SIGINT/OSINT; recurring staffing costs included in research_and_monitoring.
Research Scientist 3 [#18] Scientists supporting R&D/replication and analysis; covered by recurring R&D budget.
Administrative Staff / Oversight Board 3 [#23] Legal/ethical oversight officers and administrative staff; salaries included in staff_wages.
Technician / IT Support 2 [#5, #17] Technical staff to maintain access-control, data infrastructure and monitoring hardware; costs partially captured in IT/data recurring budgets.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many explicit line-item ranges and clear drivers, allowing medium confidence; however large ranges on major infrastructure, contingency funds, and unpredictable transplanar incidents create notable uncertainty.
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