SCP-9812 — SCP-9812 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9812 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-9812

Expected annual

$654K

One-time setup

$334K

Annual recurring

$649K

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup of $334,000 driven by lab buildout, amnestic inventory and contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs ~ $648,700 driven by staff wages, medical/psychiatric retainer, legal/compliance and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $334K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#3, #7, #11, #13, #14, #24, #9] Includes biosafety cabinet + fridge + certification, initial vetting costs for staff, amnestic stockpile initial purchase, initial comprehensive pathology/imaging campaign, -80°C freezer, one-time contingency/reserve and initial recruitment premiums.

Equipment $34K

[#1, #2, #17, #20] Includes locker/hardware upgrades, CCTV/environmental camera hardware, secure documentation system and sealed transport container.

Facilities $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $649K/yr

Staff Wages $157K/yr

[#5, #6] Covers research lead (0.5 FTE pro-rata), full-time technician, and incremental guard coverage.

Research And Monitoring $102K/yr

[#13, #14] Ongoing annual research budget (sequencing, histology, metabolomics, imaging) and sample-storage maintenance/power.

Medical And Psychiatric Services $90K/yr

[#10] Retainer and on-call psychiatric/medical coverage familiar with amnestic administration; includes expected staffing/contractor costs.

Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr

[#8, #21] Legal retainer/compliance work and PR/cover-story contingency reserve.

Administrative Overhead $55K/yr

[#23] HR, payroll, benefits and site-level overhead allocated to SCP operations (~25–40% of direct salaries range reflected).

Contingency Reserve $50K/yr

[#24] Annual contingency/reserve for unforeseen legal, social, or medical complications.

Recruitment Premiums Per Year $25K/yr

[#9] Annualized recruitment and retention premiums required due to restricted candidate pool.

Treatment Session Costs $20K/yr

[#12] Cost of controlled 'speak-into-SCP' sessions (medical clearance, staff time, monitoring); assumes ~10 sessions/yr at mid-range cost.

Training And Certification $12K/yr

[#18] Initial and recurrent training for non-Christian personnel, certification refreshers.

Ethics Board Oversight $12K/yr

[#22] Institutional ethics board reviews, liaison and documentation costs.

Vetting Annual $10K/yr

[#7] Annual auditing, legal review and recurrent background/religious-history vetting reserve.

Amnestic Replenishment $10K/yr

[#11] Annual replenishment, compliance and controlled-substance handling for amnestic stockpile.

Secure Documentation Maintenance $10K/yr

[#17] Ongoing maintenance, auditing and access-control costs for classified documentation systems.

Incident Drills $9K/yr

[#19] Annual incident-response and containment drills budget.

Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr

[#15, #16] Biohazard waste disposal and decontamination / PPE / sterilization consumables.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#20] Annual budget for occasional secure transport, escorts and per-move security costs.

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#4] Quarterly validation of biosafety cabinet, locker integrity checks, sensor recalibration, periodic cleaning and related maintenance.

Sample Storage Maintenance $2K/yr

[#14] Freezer maintenance and incremental power for -80°C storage.

Minimal Energy Cost $600/yr

[#25] Incremental electricity for monitoring equipment, freezer, biosafety cabinet and CCTV.

Cctv And Env Monitoring $100/yr

[#2] Electricity / minor maintenance for cameras and environmental sensors.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $649K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine containment, research, and maintenance.

routine_operations scheduled_research standard_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $699K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Limited accidental exposure or small containment/control incident requiring medical treatment, extra security and investigation.

unauthorized_viewing_by_restricted_person small data leak isolated accidental exposure

🚨 Political Exposure $949K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Major exposure or legal challenge requiring extensive PR, litigation, large-scale amnestics and research/legal escalation.

press leak lawsuit or civil-rights challenge whistleblower publication

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (0.5 FTE)	1	[#5] Part-time research lead (pro-rata salary reflected in staff_wages).
Lab Technician	1	[#5] Full-time technician responsible for containment maintenance and routine observation.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#6] Two guards for shift coverage; incremental costs reflected in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff (shared/site-level)	0	[#23] Administrative overhead is budgeted but no dedicated full-time admin headcount assigned specifically to SCP-9812 in this estimate.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use midpoints of provided ranges and map analyst line items to standard budget categories. Legal/regulatory exposure and candidate-restriction effects introduce uncertainty in recruitment and litigation costs, lowering confidence from high.

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