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SCP-9924 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9924
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
7
Initial one-time setup for a single-site operational unit (including hardening, equipment and research lab setup) is approximately $3.02M; recurring annual costs for baseline operations including staffing, research, surveillance and regional shares are approximately $1.53M/year. Major cost drivers are continuous redundant observation systems and remote-manipulation rigs, staff wages and research programs, plus large contingency/reserve buckets and regional rapid-response capabilities that scale with the number of known instances.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#8] One-time research program / controlled-entry experimental lab setup (~$1,000,000 median of $500k–$1.5M): secure telemetry, lab space, D-class handling outfitting and initial analytic hardware.
Contingency One Time $1.0M
[#17] Regional contingency / emergency fund one-time top-up (mid-range $1,000,000) to allow rapid amnestic manufacture ramp-up, legal payouts, or equipment replacement after large incidents.
Equipment $655K
[#2, #3, #6, #10, #11, #13, #15, #18] Covers redundant PTZ/IR cameras and tamper sensors (~$40k), remote-manipulator/sealed-transfer rig (~$125k), amnestic secure storeroom & initial inventory infrastructure (~$100k), rapid-response vehicle + gear & one-time setup (~$150k), secure server hardware (~$50k), site utility vehicle (~$40k), regional training program setup (~$50k), and integration/alerting platform one-time (~$100k).
Facilities $355K
[#4, #7, #9, #12, #20] Includes perimeter/site hardening (fencing, bollards, signage ~$30k), outfitting a small regional holding suite (~$150k), basic specialized secure cell structural work (~$150k at lower-range specimen spec), and remote-site solar/generator installation (~$15k + generator ~$10k). #20 noted for per-site multiplier assumptions.
Land Acquisition One Time $10K
[#5] One-time easement/lease or small parcel purchase (conservative median ~$10k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $600K/yr
[#1] On-site staffing wages: 4full-time field agents (fully-burdened ~$75k ea) + 1 local supervisor (~$120k) + 1 research scientist (~$120k) + 1 administrative staff (~$60k) aggregated to ~$600k/year for the site-level team.
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#8] Ongoing controlled-entry research program operations, telemetry monitoring, experiment costs and long-term data analysis (~$500k/year median of $300k–$1M).
Detention Operations $120K/yr
[#7] Staffing and operations for nearby regional detention / holding suite (apportioned to site-level budget; suite ops ~$80k–$200k/year).
Contingency Reserve Recurring $100K/yr
[#17] Annual contribution to contingency/civil-defense reserve (~$100k/year regional/site share) for exposures, legal claims and emergency amnestic production.
Cybersecurity And Data Storage $40K/yr
[#18] Secure cloud/backup & SIEM costs plus apportioned cybersecurity staffing and monitoring (~$40k/year for off-site encrypted backups, logging and basic SOC share).
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#6, #10, #19] Consumables and per-incident costs: amnestic administrations (if ~10 incidents/site), sampling run consumables, and small-scale hazardous-waste contracts (~$30k/year aggregate).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#16] Local liaison, PR and legal budgeting (liaison contracts and small contingency retainer shares) estimated at ~$30k/year per site share.
Global Intel Share $25K/yr
[#11] Apportioned share of global Omen Event detection & analyst team (~$250k–$750k/year total; per-site share assumed).
Training And Sops $20K/yr
[#15] Annual refreshers, SOP maintenance and recurrent training (~$10k–$50k/year; mid-range applied).
Rapid Response Readiness $18K/yr
[#2] Apportioned share of regional rapid-response team readiness & operations (~$180k/year total regional; assumed ~10-site region => ~$18k/site/year).
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#2, #13] Local vehicle operations (fuel, maintenance, insurance) and occasional charters apportioned to site (~$8k–$15k/year) plus a modest per-site share of regional airlift readiness.
Secure Humanoid Care $10K/yr
[#9] Ongoing care and monitoring for removed SCP-9924-2 specimens (low-frequency, apportioned estimate ~$10k/year).
Communications And Power $9K/yr
[#12] Satellite/cellular uplink charges and battery/generator fuel & maintenance (~$100–$1000/month for comms plus fuel; mid-range per-site ~$9k/year).
Medical Program $5K/yr
[#14] Baseline medical screening, annual staff checks and low-frequency counseling (~$5k/year apportioned).
Land Lease And Taxes $3K/yr
[#5] Annual property tax / lease / local compensation per site (~$3k/year chosen in mid-range $500–$10k).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4] Perimeter and site maintenance (fence/gate upkeep, minor repairs) estimated at ~$1.5k/year.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
82.5% probability / year
Normal year: standard operations, routine research, no major incidents or public exposures.
no Omen-driven mass exposures routine operations and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$185K vs baseline
Localized incident following an Omen Event requiring regional rapid-response deployments, additional amnestic administrations, PR engagement and equipment replacement.
single-site Omen Event with multiple entrants small public exposure or containment lapse
🚨 Major Incident $3.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Large multi-resource response: mass exposures or multi-site correlated events leading to broad legal/medical costs and heavy logistics (airlift), equipment replacement and reserve drawdowns.
mass exposure across region coordinated breach or sustained media leak
🚨 Political Exposure $6.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant political or public exposure requiring major legal payouts, nationwide PR campaigns, and large-scale emergency response.
national-level media or political inquiry litigation or government-mandated response
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#1] Four full-time field agents to provide 24/7 coverage (3 shift coverage + 1 floater/backup).
Local Supervisor 1 [#1] Part-time/local supervisor for multiple nearby sites (counted as 1 FTE equivalent for budgeting).
Research Scientist 1 [#8] One on-site research lead to coordinate controlled-entry experiments and telemetry.
Administrative Staff 1 [#1, #16] Administrative / liaison support (cover-story coordination, local contracting and recordkeeping).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and provide ranges; however the estimate requires assumptions about regional sharing (apportioning regional rapid-response, intel and contingency budgets across sites), specimen prevalence and incident frequency. Variation in number of known instances (see note #20) or different regional allocations would materially change totals, hence medium confidence.
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