SCP-9761 — SCP-9761 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9761 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-9761

Expected annual

$54.8M

One-time setup

$35.8M

Annual recurring

$52.8M

Personnel

One-time capital of approximately $35.8M for suites, front-org setup, research capital and reserves, with recurring operating costs of roughly $52.8M/yr driven primarily by covert academic steering, front-organization maintenance, PR/cyber operations, medical staffing for reading suites, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $35.8M

Legal Emergency Reserve $10.0M

[#14] One-time emergency reserve for significant legal suppression or litigation contingencies.

Crisis Reserve One Time $10.0M

[#15] One-time crisis/leak response reserve for rapid extraction, relocation, and emergency operations.

Front Organizations Setup $5.0M

[#11] Legal formation, initial staffing, office space and branding for ~10 front organizations.

Facilities $4.0M

[#1] Construction and fitout of ~10 DAMMERUNG reading suites (secure rooms, EM shielding, CCTV, controlled ventilation, lockable medication cabinets, biometric monitoring and emergency resuscitation gear).

Bci R And D Setup $3.0M

[#22] One-time early-stage BCI R&D and trial setup for interacting with disjoined minds (equipment, protocols, ethics infrastructure).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M

[#6] Capital for neuroimaging & lab instrumentation (fMRI/MEG/EEG) and initial human-subject infrastructure.

Equipment $500K

[#18] One-time purchase of secure servers/hardware and proprietary ops infrastructure; also covers initial IT/security hardware related to suite ops.

Legal And Compliance Setup $500K

[#4] Initial legal/compliance/occupational-health program setup, drafting consent policy and licensing.

Insurance Setup $500K

[#20] Setup costs for corporate structures / indemnity and insurance placement.

Secure Archives Setup $300K

[#24] Secure archival/storage systems and redaction workflows for the SCP file.

Advisory Escalation Opportunity Costs $0

[#23] Advisory note on escalation/opportunity costs; no direct one-time budget allocated here.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $52.8M/yr

Academic Steering Program $10.0M/yr

[#8] Covert grant-funding and steering program to redirect or suppress theory-of-mind and meditation research across major markets.

Front Organizations Maintenance $7.5M/yr

[#12] Salaries, grants, events and publications to maintain credibility of front organizations.

Pr Media Influence $7.0M/yr

[#9, #17] Covert PR/media influence campaigns and entertainment product placement budgets.

Logistics And Transport $5.0M/yr

[#13] Covert field operations, travel, operatives, safe houses and on-the-ground logistics for targeted actions.

Staff Wages $4.0M/yr

[#2] Medical staffing for reading suites (anesthesiologists/physicians + nurses/med techs, overtime and benefits) for ~10 suites.

Research And Monitoring $3.5M/yr

[#6, #19] Ongoing basic-science research program (staff, participant payments, scans) plus long-term anthropological/cultural research field teams.

Cover Story And Legal $3.0M/yr

[#4, #14, #20] Ongoing legal/compliance counsel, litigation/suppression budgets, liabilities and insurance premiums.

Curriculum Interventions $3.0M/yr

[#16] Programs to influence curricula, teacher training and regional educational interventions.

Intelligence Monitoring $2.5M/yr

[#7] Monitoring of academic fields, subscriptions, conference attendance, and analyst staff.

Cyber Operations $2.0M/yr

[#10] Ongoing online suppression, takedowns, SEO manipulation, platform liaison and influence ops tech.

Bci Ongoing $2.0M/yr

[#22] Ongoing BCI trial costs, subject care, and R&D follow-up if pursued.

Crisis Readiness $1.0M/yr

[#15] Annual readiness, rapid-response PR retainers, extraction logistics and small immediate-response funds.

Psychology And Employee Support $500K/yr

[#5] Psychological screening, counseling, debriefing and replacement-staff training for exposed employees.

Data Infrastructure Maintenance $500K/yr

[#18] Ongoing cloud/hosting, secure-document storage, analytics and comms maintenance.

Small Operational Reserve $500K/yr

[#25] Day-to-day admin, procurement, small contracts and short-notice contingencies.

Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr

[#3] Sedatives, pharmaceuticals, IV supplies, controlled-substance compliance and disposal for reading suites.

Ethics And Internal Oversight $300K/yr

[#21] Internal review boards, controlled whistleblower channels, and periodic audits to limit collateral harm.

Information Hazard Controls $200K/yr

[#24] Admin, training, memetic-inoculation training for readers, and periodic reclassification reviews.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $52.8M/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major disclosures or escalations; recurring programs run as budgeted.

no leaks programs operate within planned scope no major litigation or exposure

🚨 Minor Incident $57.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Localized disclosure or viral content requiring focused crisis response, legal actions, and intensified takedowns.

targeted leak / viral social media post localized media attention limited legal settlements

🚨 Major Breach Or Political Exposure $202.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$150.0M vs baseline

Widespread public disclosure, government scrutiny, or major legal action requiring large emergency spending and program scaling.

national-level media exposure government investigation or litigation large-scale leaks of internal documents

👥 Personnel 30 total

Role	Count	Notes
Anesthesiologist / Physician	10	[#2] One physician per suite (rotational coverage) to administer and oversee sedation protocols; headcount and loaded cost included in staff_wages.
Nurse / Medical Technician	20	[#2] 1–2 nurses/med techs per suite for monitoring, IV management, and emergencies; headcount and loaded cost included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are built from analyst guidance and recommended figures in the notes; many line items (covert influence budgets, legal contingencies, and escalation scenarios) are inherently uncertain and subject to strategic choices, producing moderate confidence.

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