SCP-9711 — SCP-9711 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9711 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-9711

Expected annual

$15.2M

One-time setup

$68.3M

Annual recurring

$13.8M

Personnel

One-time setup is large (~$68.3M) driven by facility construction and a contingency fund; recurring yearly costs are ~ $13.8M driven by staff wages, emergency vessel readiness, monitoring, and legal/cover operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $68.3M

Contingency Fund Setup $50.0M

[#23, #30] Initial contingency / containment-breach reserve and political hedging fund.

Facilities $12.0M

[#2] Dedicated coastal containment facility construction/retrofit.

Containment Units $2.0M

[#3] Custom salinated, life-supported humanoid aquatic containment units (assumed inventory for initial facility).

Long Range Monitoring Network Installation $2.0M

[#5] Installation/program-level cost for hydrophones, seafloor nodes, sensor buoys.

Pressure Transfer System $1.0M

[#4] Pressure transfer chamber and pressurized transfer system (locks, pumps, seals).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#14, #27] Initial psych/cultural research budget and sample processing / initial lab setup.

Hyperbaric And Ppe Initial $300K

[#21] Initial purchase of hyperbaric chamber(s), specialized PPE and diving gear.

Data Security One Time $200K

[#22] Hardened servers and secure comms hardware initial procurement.

Amnestic Production Setup $150K

[#15] Production scaling / setup cost for Class-C amnestics production/storage.

Parts Pool Initial Stock $150K

[#20] Initial spare-parts stock for bespoke equipment (seals, pumps, sensors).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.8M/yr

Contingency Replenishment $5.0M/yr

[#23, #30] Periodic top-ups to contingency / political hedging fund (annualized).

Staff Wages $3.0M/yr

[#7, #8] Salaries and benefits for research, containment specialists and onsite security (aggregated).

Emergency Response Vessel $2.0M/yr

[#9] Standby rapid-response vessel readiness (charter/crew/ROV/decompression/medevac readiness).

Logistics And Transport $1.1M/yr

[#1, #29] Undersea recovery ops, routine transport & logistics for recovered civilians and equipment.

Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr

[#17, #25] Legal/diplomatic expenses, permits, cover stories, PR and disinformation operations.

Research And Monitoring $650K/yr

[#6, #27] Ongoing monitoring/network servicing and sample processing / sequencing operations.

Facilities Maintenance $240K/yr

[#10] Utilities, power, generator fuel, UPS, and facility maintenance for life-support systems.

Supplies And Consumables $240K/yr

[#11] Consumables for tanks (chemicals, filters, spare pumps) for active containment units.

Bsac Exchange Ops $200K/yr

[#18] Secure exchange/liaison operations with BSAC (per-exchange logistics averaged annually).

Dietary Program $120K/yr

[#12] Ongoing food procurement and specialized dietary program for contained individuals.

Training And Drills $100K/yr

[#19] Regular diving, containment, and response drills and instructor costs.

Recruitment And Vetting $100K/yr

[#26] Recruitment, vetting, background checks, polygraphs and clearance program costs.

Ethics And Compliance $60K/yr

[#28] Ethical oversight, internal reviews, and compliance audits.

Psych Deprogramming $50K/yr

[#14] Ongoing psych/cultural research and deprogramming per recovered individual (operationalized).

Parts Replenishment $50K/yr

[#20] Annual replenishment of spare parts pool for pressure-rated gear.

Data Security Maintenance $50K/yr

[#22] Operating costs for secure IT, encrypted subsea comms, backups.

Ppe And Hyperbaric Maintenance $30K/yr

[#21] Servicing, certification and maintenance for PPE/diving rigs and hyperbaric chambers.

Wastewater Treatment $30K/yr

[#24] Wastewater and biohazard treatment and compliant disposal services.

Staff Psych Care $25K/yr

[#16] Psychiatric care for Foundation staff (annualized expected cases).

Class C Amnestics Administration $20K/yr

[#15] Per-administration cost of Class-C amnestics and follow-up (annualized administrations).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.8M/yr

78.0% probability / year

Routine year with scheduled monitoring, recoveries at expected cadence, and no major incidents.

scheduled_recovery_ops routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $15.8M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Localized containment failure, small escape or injured specimen requires emergency response, medical care, PR mitigation.

localized_breach emergency_recovery_mission

🚨 Major Breach $63.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Large-scale breach or exposure requiring major mobilization, international diplomacy, and heavy contingency spending.

catastrophic_containment_failure public_exposure

👥 Personnel 20 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	6	Marine xenobiologists, ethologists, linguists included. [#7]
Containment Specialist / Level-3	4	Humanoid aquatic containment specialists. [#7]
Marine Engineer / ROV Pilot	3	ROV pilots, submersible operators, engineers for pumps and life-support. [#7]
Security Officer / MTF Agent	7	Onsite guards and maritime/underwater response team. [#8]

📋 Confidence Notes

Large ranges in analyst estimates, unknowns about instance counts, depth/pressure requirements, and political volatility create high uncertainty; many costs are scenario-dependent and contingent funds dominate one-time uncertainty.

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