SCP-9770 — SCP-9770 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9770 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-9770

Expected annual

$40K

One-time setup

$2.3M

Annual recurring

$24K

Personnel

One-time response, legal/PR, decommissioning and contingency expenses dominate (~$2.34M one-time); ongoing annual costs are minimal for archival, periodic verification, IT maintenance and small retainer (~$23.6k/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M

Contingency Reserve $550K

[#20] Contingency fund / insurance reserve for reactivation, litigation or unforeseen follow-on costs (held as reserve).

Emergency Response Operation $450K

[#1] Rapid-response field team mobilization, armored transport, comms, hazmat, lodging/travel for single major neutralization operation.

Compensation Reserve $275K

[#16] Compensation & restitution reserve for affected civilians/property (multiple claim reserve).

Facilities $238K

[#3] Containment cell / secure holding construction (Faraday/shielded room, HVAC, CCTV, memetic dampening infrastructure).

Legal And Cover $138K

[#14] Legal counsel, cover-story development, NDAs, liability mitigation and case closure legal work.

External Contracting $105K

[#24] External contractors, specialist labs, decontamination crews or heavy-equipment rental for operations.

Repair And Replacement $102K

[#19] Replacement/repair of equipment damaged during neutralization (cameras, sensors, vehicles, lab gear).

Research Followup One Time $85K

[#12] Ongoing research allocation / follow-up study funding (one-time or short-term program costs).

Public Relations $80K

[#15] PR/misinformation campaign costs, staged cover events and media mitigation following exposure risk.

Decommissioning $55K

[#18] Demobilization of temporary containment suites, disposal of contaminated materials, site remediation (decommissioning costs).

Equipment $50K

[#3] Memetic-dampening hardware, CCTV/one-way observation, sensors and other installed devices associated with containment cell buildout.

Secure Transport $42K

[#2] Armored vans/helicopter escorts, secure custody personnel, tamper-evident containers and chain-of-custody documentation during neutralization.

Amnestic Treatment $30K

[#6] Amnestic/psychotropic treatments for exposed civilians/staff (small-group treatment costs / administration).

It Isolation Setup $30K

[#13] Air-gapped servers, secure media vaults, memetic-filtering software setup and access control for SCP-9770 records.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $28K

[#4] Specialist personnel / initial research & testing (consulting contracts and initial study-related setup costs).

Forensic Exams $28K

[#5] Forensic/medical examinations, toxicology, histology and diagnostics to confirm neutralization.

Disposal $28K

[#17] Secure incineration / high-security disposition of remains or artifacts and transport to disposal facility.

Redaction And Sanitization $22K

[#8] Initial redaction and memetic-safe document conversion, secure archival formatting and sanitization workflows (one-time portion).

Personnel Vetting Initial $2K

[#23] Initial personnel vetting and special-clearance processing for involved staff (one-time initial checks).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $24K/yr

Long Term Archival Storage $5K/yr

[#9,#25] Climate-controlled secure archival storage, cataloging and access controls for remaining physical evidence (baseline minimal archival cost).

Training $5K/yr

[#21] Annual training & certification workshops for memetic/sexual-content exposure protocols institutionalized after incident.

Administrative Overhead $3K/yr

[#22] Administrative overhead (estimated at ~15% of recurring direct costs for program management, finance, auditing and compliance).

Staff Wages $3K/yr

[#12,#25] Part-time archivist/administrative retainer to maintain file, handle classified record requests and coordinate closures; minimal recurring staffing post-neutralization.

Research And Monitoring $2K/yr

[#10] Periodic verification/monitoring to ensure neutralization persists (scheduled tests, sample re-analysis).

Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr

[#14,#15] Small annual legal/PR retainer for oversight, occasional settlements or follow-up legal work post-neutralization.

It Isolation Maintenance $2K/yr

[#13] Annual maintenance and monitoring for air-gapped servers, memetic-filtering software and secure media vaults.

Redaction Maintenance $1K/yr

[#8] Ongoing small-cost redaction and memetic-safe document processing for any new related documents.

Vetting And Monitoring $500/yr

[#23] Ongoing personnel monitoring/suitability checks for staff with access to SCP-9770 records.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Psychological Counseling $0/yr

[#7] Recurring counseling and long-term care for exposed personnel (set to 0 in baseline as no active exposed cohort; costs included in incident scenarios).

Security Staffing $0/yr

[#11] Security staffing costs if active containment required; set to 0 as SCP-9770 is neutralized and active guard staff is not maintained.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $24K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year after neutralization: minimal archival maintenance, periodic verification, IT upkeep and small retainer costs.

no reactivation no civilian exposure routine archival work

🚨 Minor Incident $84K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline

Small-scale incident or residual exposure requiring limited medical/amnestic treatment, counseling, legal/PR response and targeted testing.

limited civilian/staff exposure small legal/PR response targeted forensic testing

🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline

Large-scale breach or public exposure requiring full emergency response, secure transport, major legal/compensation payouts, equipment replacement and contingency drawdown.

reactivation or widespread exposure public leak / media escalation multiple major claims or litigation

👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Administrative Staff / Archivist	1	Part-time contract retainer responsible for classified record maintenance, coordination and minimal case-closure tasks (covered by staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs are rated medium confidence: SCP is neutralized so long-term recurring costs are low and well-bounded, but many one-time historical/response items have wide ranges and depend on incident severity; several estimates are midpoints of broad ranges provided in analyst notes.

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