SCP-9850 — SCP-9850 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9850 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-9850

Expected annual

$1.4M

One-time setup

$2.7M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

Initial setup costs are dominated by property acquisition, restoration and containment fit-out (~$2.7M one-time). Ongoing annual costs are driven by staff wages and an active research program, totaling roughly $1.42M per year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M

Property Acquisition $1.5M

[#1] Purchase/control of the distillery via trust and initial trust/legal setup to mask Foundation ownership.

Facilities $435K

[#2, #7, #19, #27] Major restoration/listed-building compliance; construction of Locker 9850-A (secure vault); fire & life-safety modifications; long-term storage capacity expansion.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#15, #28] Initial laboratory equipment, containment setup and high-end instrumentation purchases to support chemical/psychoactive analysis and controlled experiments; includes equipment purchases tied to an external research program.

Contingency Reserve $200K

[#23] One-time reserve/cover-up fund to be available for major incidents, payouts, emergency cleanup or legal action.

Decommissioning And Destruction $100K

[#32] Budget for environmentally safe destruction/neutralization or dismantling if required.

Copper Refurbishment $75K

[#4] Occasional large refurbishment/replacement of copper assemblies (every 5–15 years) -- budgeted here as a credible one-time/refurbishment expense.

Equipment $68K

[#11, #12, #13, #14, #18, #24, #30] CCTV/access-control installation; device-lockers/Faraday boxes; tablets/whiteboards; medical emergency equipment; monitoring/logging hardware (one-time portion); chain-of-custody software setup; physical safe for ledger.

Archival Conservation $40K

[#17] Professional conservation and digitization of SCP-9850-1 and imaging hardware/setup.

Sop Development $25K

[#25] One-time SOP writing, development of no-audio procedures and initial training program development.

Cover Branding $10K

[#22] Initial one-time cover-story/branding costs for the "Lits & Litres Heritage Trust" (website, initial materials).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

External Research Program $500K/yr

[#28] Multi-year concentrated external research program budget to understand/neutralize the anomaly (personnel, animal models, trials); optional but included as a recurring program-level budget.

Staff Wages $450K/yr

[#9] Baseline site staff salaries and benefits: Site Manager, Distillery Operators, Security Guards, Archivist/Conservator, Researcher (partial), part-time Medical on-call.

Research And Monitoring $150K/yr

[#15] Baseline specialized laboratory testing, sample analyses, and ongoing controlled testing budget.

Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr

[#3, #8] Annual building maintenance, utilities, HVAC servicing, vault utilities and climate-control costs.

Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr

[#22, #29] Ongoing public-relations/cover maintenance plus legal/compliance retainer for local heritage law and whistleblowing response.

Run Overtime And Travel $36K/yr

[#10] Night-run overtime premiums, travel, per-diems and short-term lodging for monthly runs.

Insurance And Taxes $35K/yr

[#21] Insurance premiums, liability coverage and local property taxes/fees.

Incident Forensic Retainer $30K/yr

[#26] On-call forensic investigation retainer and maintenance of evidence-collection readiness.

Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr

[#5, #6] Monthly-run consumables (mash/barley/yeast/fuel/cleaning) and sealing/bottling/storage consumables for runs and safe sampling materials.

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#16] Secure transport costs for samples (armored/hazmat transport) and routine travel related to external lab trips.

Misc Operational Overhead $20K/yr

[#31] Office supplies, local contracting, small replacements and ad-hoc contractor fees.

Training And Audits $12K/yr

[#25] Annual staff training, SOP refreshers, audits, tabletop and live drills.

Copper Servicing $10K/yr

[#4] Periodic descaling, repitching soldered joints, pressure/thermal certification and spare parts for copper assemblies (annual maintenance portion).

Waste Treatment $7K/yr

[#20] Disposal of spent mash, effluent management, spill remediation materials and environmental compliance.

Medical Supplies And Training $6K/yr

[#14] Consumables, training, wearable vitals monitors upkeep, and readiness costs; transport/ER is contingency per-incident.

Security Monitoring $4K/yr

[#11] CCTV monitoring/storage and access-control monitoring (annual service/monitoring fees).

Archival Imaging And Storage $3K/yr

[#17] Nightly imaging, high-resolution capture and storage retention for SCP-9850-1.

Data Management Hosting $3K/yr

[#24] Hosting/maintenance for secure inventory/database, chain-of-custody and backups.

Monitoring And Logging Maintenance $2K/yr

[#18] Calibration, maintenance, and cloud/storage fees for non-audio telemetry and run logging.

Life Safety Testing $1K/yr

[#19] Annual testing and coordination for visual/strobe alarms and liaison protocols with emergency services compatible with no-audio rule.

Ledger Monitoring $1K/yr

[#30] Monitoring and minor maintenance costs for ledger safe/motion sensors and access logging.

Written Comm Consumables $1K/yr

[#13] Consumables for written communication during runs (paper, tablets subscriptions, waterproof paper, markers).

Device Lockers Maintenance $500/yr

[#12] Replacements/maintenance for device-lockers/Faraday lockboxes.

Contingency Replenish $0/yr

[#23] Replenishment of the one-time contingency reserve 'as needed'—no baseline recurring replenishment budget assumed.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled monthly runs, routine research and no major incidents.

monthly_runs routine_research no_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Small contamination/unauthorized ingestion or a minor spill requiring local remediation and limited investigation.

small_spill unauthorized_ingestion minor_ledger_tampering

🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline

Significant exposure or partial public disclosure requiring large cover-up, legal payouts, major cleanup and possible temporary shutdown.

public_exposure large_spill multiple_hospitalizations

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

A scientific breakthrough triggers rapid scale-up of research and containment resources (expanded trials, expensive equipment, external lab work).

successful_neutralization_path regulatory_approval_needed major_scale-up

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Manager / Executive Staff	1	[#9] Full-time on-site manager responsible for operations and liaison with Foundation command.
Distillery Operator	3	[#9] Operators to run monthly distillation, maintenance and copper handling (shift coverage).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#9] On-site security for perimeter and access control; 24/7 coverage supplemented by CCTV.
Archivist / Conservator	1	[#9, #17] Responsible for ledger conservation, imaging and archive management (0.5–1.0 FTE; budgeted as 1).
Research Scientist	1	[#9, #15] Research staff (0.5–1.0 FTE baseline; additional external research budget handled separately).
Medical Officer	1	[#9, #14] Part-time/on-call medical coverage for runs and incident response (budgeted as 1 on roster).

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most costs, enabling a reasoned estimate; substantial ranges and optional program choices (research aggressiveness, level of secrecy, property price variability) leave material uncertainty in totals.

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