SCP-9918 — SCP-9918 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9918 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-9918

Expected annual

$117.5M

One-time setup

$11.0B

Annual recurring

$111.7M

Personnel

Initial capital expenditure is roughly $11.01 billion driven primarily by large catastrophic/G.R.A.N. reserves and an extensive Sea-of-Japan outpost network; recurring annual costs are approximately $111.7 million driven by outpost maintenance, G.R.A.N. readiness, staff wages and operational power/maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.0B

Full Expansion Catastrophic Reserve $10.0B

[#30] Large-scale catastrophic reserve for full expansion/landfall events (military mobilization, remediation, resettlement and reconstruction).

Gran Activation Contingency $500.0M

[#12] Reserved contingency for G.R.A.N. activation (initial reserve for multinational mobilization, remediation and deployment costs).

Incident Response Reserve $275.0M

[#19] Contingency reserve for major incident response, hardware replacement and mass deployment (budgeted to cover 1–2 major incidents per decade).

Outpost Network $145.0M

[#9] Build & equip ~90–110 coastal outposts (hardened monitoring posts with Zakharyan Seal hardware, boats, comms, power, staff quarters).

Equipment $24.8M

[#2, #3, #4, #5] Reality anchors (eight-node fabrication & installation), initial tensile ontological restraints production/commissioning, Flynn Reality Seal array build/commissioning, and redundant power plant capital hardware.

Facilities $16.5M

[#1] Excavation and construction of hardened underground containment chamber, blast/EM/sonic isolation, antechambers, observation booths, sewage/airlock, vibration-isolated mountings and waste handling.

Heavy Lift Procurement $11.5M

[#21] Initial heavy-lift procurement for secure transport of large seal modules and outpost construction (helicopter/boat heavy-lift assets).

Alternative To Human Offerings Rnd Initial $11.0M

[#26] Initial capital for R&D program to develop non-lethal/synthetic alternatives to weekly human offerings (prototypes, animal-model work, ethics cover).

Evacuation Planning Initial $10.5M

[#25] Initial public-risk contingency planning and periodic exercise setup for coastal evacuation and shelter coordination.

Mtf Initial Procurement $8.0M

[#8] Initial equipment procurement for MTF Gamma-747: vehicles, tactical gear, aviation assets and containment rig kits.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.4M

[#15, #16, #27] Initial somniumistics/psych research equipment (fMRI/EEG/neural interfaces), dreamscape imaging R&D and initial hardened archival/IT systems.

Emergency Seal Units $3.0M

[#10] Portable/field-deployable Zakharyan Seal units / secure housings procured beyond those bundled with outposts (central reserves / rapid-response kits).

Incinerator Vault $1.8M

[#24] One-time buildout of specialized incinerator / high-containment waste vault for Dreamscape Matter and contaminated remains.

Ppe Initial $600K

[#22] Initial procurement of specialized psychoprotective PPE (suits, ocular shields, audio-filtering comms).

Forensic Autopsies One Time $500K

[#14] One-off incident-related autopsies, forensic examinations and immediate investigative costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $111.7M/yr

Gran Maintenance $30.0M/yr

[#11] Annual maintenance, readiness tests, satellite comms and storage for the Global Reality Anchor Network (G.R.A.N.).

Outpost Network Maintenance $28.8M/yr

[#9] Recurring staffing, fuel, maintenance and operational costs across Sea of Japan outpost network (~90–110 posts).

Gran Cleanup Replenishment $10.0M/yr

[#12] Annual budget for remediation/cleanup replenishment related to limited G.R.A.N. maintenance/standby activities.

Staff Wages $9.0M/yr

[#7] Salaries and benefits for on-site staff complement (scientists, engineers, security, medics, containment techs, admin).

Mtf Gamma 747 $5.5M/yr

[#8] Annual readiness & rapid-response logistics cost for MTF Gamma-747 (pay, training, vehicle leases, aviation hours).

Secure Transport $3.5M/yr

[#21] Annual helicopter hours, armored transport, boats and covert logistics for site and outpost resupply.

Long Term Medical Care $3.2M/yr

[#14] Ongoing care costs for chronic comatose cases, post-incident long-term medical management and specialized prognosis/research care.

Data Security $3.0M/yr

[#17] Secure data storage, redaction workflows, legal takedowns and liaison with intelligence for censorship operations.

Legal And Diplomatic $2.8M/yr

[#18] Annual diplomatic, covert cover-up payments and legal operations to maintain plausible deniability and cover incidents.

Psych Casualty Mitigation $2.8M/yr

[#29] Annual fund for retention bonuses, family counseling, hush payments and whistleblower management following incidents.

Psych Research $2.5M/yr

[#15] Annual R&D budget for somniumistics, neuroimaging, psychotropic/counter-cognitive measures and testing.

Alternative To Human Offerings Rnd Recurring $2.0M/yr

[#26] Annual ongoing R&D budget during program to develop synthetic or non-lethal offerings to replace human offerings.

Technical Maintenance $1.5M/yr

[#20] Regular service contracts, spare parts, calibration and firmware updates for anchors, seals and related electronics/mechanics.

Decontamination $1.1M/yr

[#24] Annual forensic decontamination, waste disposal contracts, incineration operations and contaminated-matter handling.

Public Relations Misinformation $1.1M/yr

[#28] Annual rapid-response PR and black-ops misinformation operations to cover leaks or explain anomalous events.

Public Risk Mitigation $1.0M/yr

[#25] Ongoing public-risk exercises, evacuation planning coordination and limited shelter readiness funding.

Weekly Human Offerings $910K/yr

[#13] Recurring cost for D‑class procurement, processing, transport and handling at an estimated midpoint weekly supply rate.

Training $900K/yr

[#23] Personnel training, requalification and live exercises for somniumistic exposure protocols and anchor/seal operations.

Dreamscape Replacement $600K/yr

[#16] Annual replacement and expendables budget for dreamscape imaging rigs, disposable drones/robots and hardened data links.

Power Annual $400K/yr

[#5] Fuel, generator maintenance, testing and backup-power contracts for redundant power plant.

Flynn Operation $250K/yr

[#4] Annual operation & maintenance for Flynn Reality Seal emitter array, monitoring and environmental cooling.

It Archival Recurring $250K/yr

[#27] Recurring costs for air-gapped archival maintenance, offsite vaulting and cognitive-proof document systems.

Electricity $210K/yr

[#6] Continuous electricity consumption estimate (~200 kW baseline at $0.12/kWh).

Tensile Spares Testing $200K/yr

[#3] Annual spares and qualification testing budget for tensile ontological restraints and prototype pillar devices.

Emergency Seal Maintenance $150K/yr

[#10] Annual spares and maintenance for field-deployable Zakharyan Seal units kept in reserve.

Ppe Replacement $125K/yr

[#22] Annual replacement budget for specialized psychoprotective PPE and sacrificial hardware.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $111.7M/yr

94.9% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, outpost operations and R&D continue as budgeted.

no significant seal degradation no outpost activations routine operations

🚨 Minor Incident $126.7M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline

Partial containment degradation or localized outpost failure requiring MTF deployment, hardware replacement and elevated remediation/medical costs.

Flynn Seal or anchor partial failure localized outpost breach/activation MTF rapid deployment

🚨 Catastrophic Activation $5.1B/yr

0.1% probability / year +$5.0B vs baseline

G.R.A.N. activation / large-scale expansion or landfall event requiring multinational mobilization, large-scale remediation and reconstruction.

SCP-9918-Æ expands beyond controllable measures (>1 km) simultaneous multi-location manifestations ordered G.R.A.N. deployment by O5

👥 Personnel 60 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	20	24/7 security shifts and local rapid-response personnel included in on-site complement. (Mapped to staff wages [#7])
Research Scientist	12	Somniumistics researchers, ontologists and senior scientists conducting experiments and analysis. (Mapped to staff wages [#7])
Somniumistics Specialist	5	Specialized personnel for dreamscape interfacing and cognitive countermeasures. (Mapped to staff wages [#7])
Engineer / Maintenance	8	24/7 engineering staff to maintain anchors, seals, power and facility systems. (Mapped to staff wages [#7])
Containment Technician	8	Containment techs for D‑class handling, seal operations and direct containment procedures. (Mapped to staff wages [#7])
Medical Officer	2	On-site medics for acute care, monitoring, and long-term case management. (Mapped to staff wages [#7], long-term medical care [#14])
Administrative Staff	4	Logistics, personnel, and cover-story administration. (Mapped to staff wages [#7])
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	Senior site leadership and liaison to Foundation command. (Mapped to staff wages [#7])

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are order-of-magnitude with wide ranges in the analyst notes, many politically-dependent line items (G.R.A.N., outposts) and large uncertainties around frequency of adverse events and exact technical specifications; therefore overall confidence is low.

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