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SCP-9939 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9939
Expected annual
$7.7M
One-time setup
$18.3M
Annual recurring
$7.5M
Personnel
41
Initial capital/setup likely in the low tens of millions driven by underground reinforced vault construction, EMP-hardening and heavy custom transfer/equipment; annual recurring costs are driven by specialized staffing, R&D, insurance and perpetual maintenance/hardening.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $18.3M
Equipment $6.6M
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #8, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #22, #23] One-time procurement and installation: Faraday/EMC hardening (#2 one-time), 7×7 transfer cube & transfer system (#3), airlocks (#4), remote delivery hardware (#7 one-time), surveillance hardware (#8 initial), rapid-response vehicles & team setup (#12 one-time), heavy machinery purchase (#13), HVAC systems (#14), decon/PPE initial (#15), non-magnetic materials surcharge (#16 initial), communications hardware (#22 one-time), initial secure archival hardware (#23 initial).
Facilities $5.5M
[#1, #11, #27] Excavation and reinforced underground vault (#1) estimated at midpoint; includes potential land purchase (#11 one-time portion) and site routing/non-magnetic utility modifications (#27 one-time).
Reserve Fund One Time $5.5M
[#25] One-time contingency/reserve set-aside (midpoint of recommended $1M–$10M reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K
[#26] Forensic/investigation lab initial buildout and scientific instrumentation (metallography, mass spec, histology) per #26.
Initial Backfill Stockpile $110K
[#5] Initial crushed rock/mineral stockpile initial purchase (20,000–200,000 range).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.5M/yr
Staff Wages $3.2M/yr
[#9, #10, #12, #18, #19] Surveillance monitoring staff (#9), armed security guards (#10), rapid-response staffing & training (#12 recurring portion), Level-4 researchers specialist salaries (#18), medical staffing/on-call (#19).
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#17, #28] Ongoing R&D budget for EMP/containment science and experiments (#17 recurring), environmental monitoring and permitting compliance (#28 recurring).
Long Term Overhead $875K/yr
[#30] Electricity, water, site-wide maintenance, administration, utilities and property taxes attributable to perpetual containment (#30 recurring).
Facilities Maintenance $870K/yr
[#2, #8, #11, #14, #16, #22, #23, #25, #26, #27, #7] Annual maintenance and testing: Faraday/EMC testing & hardening upkeep (#2 recurring), surveillance hardware maintenance & storage (#8, #23 recurring), perimeter leasing/fencing/patrols (#11 recurring), HVAC operations & waste disposal (#14 recurring), non-magnetic replacement inventory (#16 recurring), comms leases/maintenance (#22 recurring), insurance premium/maintenance (#25 recurring), forensic lab consumables & minor upkeep (#26 recurring), infrastructure maintenance/rerouting upkeep (#27 recurring), remote delivery system maintenance (#7 recurring).
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#24] Legal, regulatory, cover-up, OPSEC and PR costs estimated midpoint per year (#24 recurring).
Logistics And Transport $216K/yr
[#5, #13] Ongoing material handling/backfill transport (#5 monthly recurring), heavy-equipment contract standby/monthly option (#13 recurring contract standby).
Supplies And Consumables $188K/yr
[#6, #15, #29] Live-animal supply program and quarantine/transport/vet costs (#6 recurring), decon consumables and PPE laundering (#15 recurring), general non-magnetic consumables & small tools (#29 recurring).
Training And Drills $150K/yr
[#21] Regular full-scale drills, overtime, contracted trainers and downtime for 15-minute transfer and breach response drills (#21 recurring).
D Class Program $125K/yr
[#20] D-Class sourcing, transport, housing and program administration costs per year (#20 recurring).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, R&D, and consumables only.
no breach routine maintenance scheduled training and R&D
🚨 Minor Incident $8.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized EMP emission or small containment breach requiring temporary repairs, targeted reconstruction, extra overtime and external contractors.
isolated EMP event minor structural damage short-duration systems outage
🚨 Major Breach $11.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure with widespread EMP effects, major reconstruction, reserve drawdown, large mobilization of HART, and possible public exposure mitigation.
full EMP disabling critical systems multi-unit reconstruction massive mobilization & reserve usage
👥 Personnel 41 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#10] Armed security presence guarding entry points (12–18 guards estimated; midpoint used).
Security / Surveillance Operator 9 [#9, #8] 24/7 monitoring room operators (3 per shift plus backups) per analyst note.
Research Scientist 4 [#17, #18] Level-4 researchers and specialist scientists (geology/geomagnetics/biomechanics) (3–6 suggested; midpoint used).
Rapid Response Team / HART Members 6 [#12, #13] Dedicated breach containment team with vehicle crew and technicians; staffing consistent with recurring team costs.
Medical Officer 2 [#19] On-site medics and on-call medical arrangements per year.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#13, #14, #27] Engineers and maintenance staff for heavy machinery, HVAC, decon systems and non-magnetic utilities upkeep.
Administrative Staff 2 [#24, #30] Administrative and oversight staff handling permits, legal coordination, cover story logistics and site overhead.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; many costs (site-dependent construction, reserve sizing, frequency of EMP events) are uncertain but described in reasonable detail, yielding medium confidence.
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