SCP-9690 — SCP-9690 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9690 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-9690

Expected annual

$3.2M

One-time setup

$2.0M

Annual recurring

$3.0M

Personnel

One-time setup and identity-related costs are the primary upfront drivers (~$2.0M), while ongoing staff, research, legal/PR, and contingency reserves dominate annual costs (~$3.04M/year). Major incidents or clinical development can raise annual spending into multi-million dollar ranges.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M

Facilities $600K

[#1] Secure living/containment suite build-out (reinforced suite, observation, HVAC isolation, lockdown doors and hardening).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#8] Initial characterization program: lab instruments, imaging access, consumables and setup for Project Mnemosyne initial work.

Identity Creation Per Event $200K

[#11] Vicennial identity creation (forged documents, seeded digital presence, legal work) per identity event.

Publicity Launch Per Event $200K

[#12] Publicity launch / staged events and PR costs for a new identity (one-time launch).

Transport Vehicle $150K

[#5] Armored/secure transport vehicle purchase and specialized crates (one-time vehicle purchase).

Equipment $105K

[#6, #20, #21] On-site hardware: 3camera/alarm/biometric setup, secure IT systems and initial cybersecurity hardware, UPS/generator purchase.

Decommissioning Per Retirement $100K

[#25] Identity retirement / staged death/retirement event costs (one-time per retirement event).

Covert Settlements Initial $50K

[#16] Initial reserve for one-off covert payments/settlements and NDA buyouts (one-time budget cushion).

Archiving System One Time $30K

[#15] One-time secure archival system and digital/physical archive setup.

Training Initial $25K

[#18] Initial staff vetting/training program setup (background/vetting/training courses for assigned staff).

Posthumous Publication One Time $20K

[#14] Editorial/legal clearance and publication costs per pending work (one-time per work).

Medical Equipment One Time $15K

[#7] One-time emergency medical equipment and supplies purchase for anomalous interactions.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr

Staff Wages $1.5M/yr

[#3, #4, #8, #17, #18] Salaries and benefits for on-site staff: security guards, research scientists, designated escorts, medical officer, engineers, IT and administrative staff (covers overtime, training time allocation).

Contingency Fund Replenishment $250K/yr

[#19] Annual replenishment and maintenance of a rapid-response contingency fund / crisis liquidity reserve.

Research And Monitoring $200K/yr

[#8] Ongoing follow-up studies, controlled experiments, consumables and lab tech time for Project Mnemosyne.

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#10, #11, #12] Ongoing legal retainer, contract management, compliance review and cover-story legal work related to identity management and medical use approvals.

Media Suppression Monitoring $150K/yr

[#13] Active monitoring and takedown operations to suppress traces of prior identities (intensive during the five-year post-discontinuation window).

It Cybersecurity $120K/yr

[#20] Ongoing cybersecurity, deep-web monitoring, incident response and secure communications for staff and identity protection.

Medical Oversight $100K/yr

[#7, #17] Regular physicals, psychiatric care, rapid-response on-call medical readiness and emergency protocol maintenance.

Insurance And Indemnity $100K/yr

[#23] Commercial liability/indemnity costs where obtainable; otherwise internal accounting for risk.

Compensation To Scp $90K/yr

[#17] Living stipend, benefits, entertainment allowance and counseling for SCP-9690 (incentives to cooperate).

Covert Payments Reserve $75K/yr

[#16] Recurring budget for NDAs, buyouts, small settlements and rapid payments to third parties as needed.

Identity Ongoing Pr $50K/yr

[#12] Ongoing PR/agent fees and persona maintenance costs while a public identity is active.

Ip And Archive Maintenance $50K/yr

[#15] IP counsel, archival maintenance and escrow for posthumous releases.

Facilities Maintenance $45K/yr

[#2] Pro-rated facility rent/maintenance/utilities, HVAC filters and routine minor repairs for the containment suite.

Logistics And Transport $40K/yr

[#5] Vehicle maintenance, drivers, secure transport ops and convoy support for off-site moves and touring.

Documentation Reporting $30K/yr

[#24] Administrative time, software and compliance reporting related to approvals and audits (Dr. Faron sign-offs).

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#22] Office consumables, medical disposables, food and personal items, PPE, cleaning supplies.

Surveillance Storage And Maintenance $10K/yr

[#6] Off-site log storage, camera/system maintenance, monitoring and periodic audits.

Posthumous Royalties And Publication $10K/yr

[#14] Ongoing royalties management and small distribution costs where applicable.

Training Refreshers $10K/yr

[#18] Annual refresher training and vetting renewals for assigned staff.

Energy Fuel And Testing $6K/yr

[#21] Fuel, testing and routine maintenance for backup generator/UPS to preserve life support and surveillance.

Clinical Trials Contingency $0/yr

[#9] Clinical trial and regulated therapeutic development costs are not budgeted as baseline recurring costs; handled as project-level expenditures or scenario-driven funding (see scenarios).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr

87.0% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled research, containment, PR and routine operations; no major incidents or trials.

no breach no clinical trials routine operations

🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized containment incident or small public exposure requiring limited legal/PR response and repairs.

small breach or leak targeted media exposure minor legal settlement

🚨 Major Breach $11.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or high-profile exposure requiring full incident response, large settlements, identity buyouts and extended PR.

public revelation multi-site breach large litigation or market buyouts

🚨 Clinical Development $5.0M/yr

4.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Approval to pursue clinical or pilot therapeutic use of SCP-9690 leading to regulated pilot trials and elevated legal/regulatory costs.

Project Mnemosyne approval IRB/regulated pilot trial external partnerships

👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#3] Guards for on-site coverage (rotating shifts to provide continuous presence as per security notes).
Research Scientist	2	[#8] Project Mnemosyne scientific staff conducting characterization and follow-up experiments.
Escort / Assigned Staff	1	[#4] Designated escort for tours and off-site accompaniment duties.
Medical Officer	1	[#7] Medical oversight, rapid response readiness and clinical monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#21] Facility engineering support for HVAC isolation, generator/UPS maintenance and containment systems.
IT / Cybersecurity	1	[#20] Cybersecurity and deep-web monitoring staff maintaining secure comms and leak prevention.
Administrative Staff	2	[#24] Documentation, reporting, administrative and compliance support for approvals and contract management.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#10] Executive oversight and high-level approvals (liaison with legal/RAISA).

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide detailed cost ranges allowing reasoned point estimates, but many large, event-driven costs (identity buyouts, clinical trials, breaches) are highly uncertain and scenario-dependent, so estimate confidence is medium.

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