SCP-9925 — SCP-9925 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9925 Safe/Euclid/Keter ? low confidence

SCP-9925

Expected annual

$6.3M

One-time setup

$21.0M

Annual recurring

$5.7M

Personnel

One-time setup costs dominated by facility retrofit, hot-site preparation and R&D/contingency reserves (~$21.0M). Annual operating costs driven by specialized staff, research/monitoring, and contingency reserves (~$5.67M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $21.0M

Population Containment Reserve $10.0M

[#30] One-time contingency reserve for escalation to population-level containment (minimum preparatory allocation in case SCP proves widely infectious).

Incident Response Reserve $5.0M

[#15] One-time contingency/reserve fund to enable rapid large-scale incident response, amnestic rollout, emergency logistics (mid-range reserve chosen).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.9M

[#9, #11, #25, #28] Imaging/scanner purchase, initial memetic countermeasure R&D, vivarium/animal-model infrastructure (initial build), and specialized equipment R&D for anomalous containment (midrange estimates).

Facilities $1.2M

[#1, #3, #20, #21, #23] Containment room construction/retrofit, HVAC/negative-pressure and redundancy, UPS/generator installation, secure archival/vault setup, and initial hot-site preparation (midrange estimates summed).

Equipment $878K

[#2, #4, #5, #10, #12, #13, #14, #22, #24] Faraday/EM shielding, CCTV/monitoring setup, retrofitted secure transport vehicle, initial PPE stock, initial amnestic stockpile, secure records systems, initial cybersecurity/deployment, initial decontamination/protocol dev, and communications-blackout equipment (midrange buys).

Mass Deployment Planning Reserve $500K

[#26] Upfront planning/logistics reserve for potential large-scale amnestic/memetic deployment and distribution systems.

Compensation Reserve $500K

[#27] One-time reserve to cover initial compensation, disability claims, or hush settlements if exposures occur.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.7M/yr

Staff Wages $2.2M/yr

[#6, #7, #8, #4] Wages and benefits for 24/7 security rotation, core memetics/neuroscience research team, medical/psychiatric on-call coverage, and monitoring operators (midrange aggregated salaries + benefits).

Population Containment Annual Reserve $1.0M/yr

[#30] Small annual reserve to begin scaling public-health style measures in case of widening spread (ongoing preparedness).

Animal Research Program $600K/yr

[#25] Recurring costs for animal-model programs, vivarium operations, and associated oversight (midrange estimate).

Psychological Monitoring $300K/yr

[#16] Ongoing counseling, cognitive testing, amnestic administration follow-up, and long-term staff monitoring.

Research And Monitoring $275K/yr

[#4, #7, #9, #11, #25] Ongoing imaging/diagnostics scan costs (if not owning scanner), memetic countermeasure trials/inoculation sessions, continuous monitoring/analysis, and routine experimental program costs.

Cover Story And Legal $275K/yr

[#17] Legal retainers, cover-story upkeep, paid misinformation/PR budgets and retainer fees for leak management.

Compensation And Disability Reserve Annual $200K/yr

[#27] Annual set-aside for slow-developing compensation, long-term disability payouts, and claims management.

Ethical Oversight Consultants $175K/yr

[#29] Retained external legal/ethics/memetic consultants for protocol review and liability management.

Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr

[#4, #20, #21, #31] Routine maintenance and utilities for HVAC/negative-pressure, UPS/generator energy costs, secure archival maintenance, CCTV upkeep, and regular containment audits.

Redundant Site Maintenance $125K/yr

[#23] Annual maintenance and readiness costs to keep a hot-site/alternate containment facility operational.

Mass Deployment Planning Annual $100K/yr

[#26] Ongoing planning, logistics exercises and small-scale readiness spending for potential mass amnestic deployment.

Training And Certification $90K/yr

[#18] Annual memetic-safety training, tabletop exercises, and certification refreshers for all personnel.

Supplies And Consumables $76K/yr

[#10, #12, #19] Ongoing PPE replacement, amnestic/pharmaceutical restocking, and small consumables/sterile supplies.

Logistics And Transport $40K/yr

[#5] Drivers, vehicle maintenance, and secure transport operations for moving SCP-9925 or exposed personnel.

Cybersecurity Operations $30K/yr

[#14] Ongoing cybersecurity operations to filter/quarantine memetic content from networks and prevent data leakage.

Communications Blackout Operations $30K/yr

[#24] Operation and legal upkeep of communications-containment systems and safe fallback communications channels.

Decontamination And Waste Disposal $20K/yr

[#22] Routine waste-disposal, incineration contracts, and per-event decontamination costs averaged annually.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.7M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal operating year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, research, and maintenance only.

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🚨 Minor Incident $6.2M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized protocol lapse or equipment failure causing limited exposures requiring targeted response and treatment.

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🚨 Major Breach $10.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach with multiple exposures requiring hot-site activation, large amnestic deployments, and public cover actions.

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🚨 Catastrophic Breach $105.7M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline

Population-level spread or public exposure requiring mass quarantine, mass amnestic deployment, and major infrastructure response.

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👥 Personnel 26 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	7	[#6] 24/7 guards trained in memetic safety; rotation to prevent exposure fatigue.
Research Scientist	4	[#7] Senior memetics researcher plus neuroscientists and cognitive researchers conducting experiments and analysis.
Technician	3	[#7, #9] Lab technicians supporting experiments, imaging procedures, and equipment operation.
Lab Coordinator	1	[#7] Coordinates research scheduling, subject handling, and protocol compliance.
Medical Officer	3	[#8, #9] Medical and psychiatric staff for treatment, EEG/MRI support, and long-term follow-up.
CCTV Operator / Monitoring Staff	4	[#4] Operators in sealed control room providing round-the-clock observation with memetic-safe feeds.
Drivers / Logistics	2	[#5] Drivers and logistics crew for secure transport and vehicle operations.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#3, #20, #31] Facility engineer for HVAC, negative-pressure systems, UPS/generator and routine audits/maintenance.
Administrative Staff / Site Director	1	[#13, #17] Administrative oversight, secure records handling, and liaison for legal/cover-story activities.

📋 Confidence Notes

SCP-9925's properties (cognitive/memetic, possibly infectious) and containment requirements are ambiguous; cost ranges are broad and contingency needs dominate, so estimates have low confidence.

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