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SCP-9955 Uncontained ~ medium confidence
SCP-9955
Expected annual
$8.0M
One-time setup
$12.9M
Annual recurring
$7.8M
Personnel
14
Initial capital build and secure observatory/retrofit costs are substantial (~$12.93M one-time) driven by radio array/facility construction and secure containment retrofit; recurring annual operations are dominated by staff, site operations, monitoring, R&D and legal/cover operations (~$7.83M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.9M
Facilities $6.4M
[#1, #8, #11] Dedicated radio monitoring infrastructure construction/site prep and co-location/site-licensing; secure facility retrofit (Faraday-shielded rooms, reinforced rooms, environmental controls); UPS/generator and site prep costs.
Equipment $2.8M
[#2, #3, #9, #10, #18] Receiver back-end, digitizers and front-end hardware; initial data storage/processing cluster; vehicles and portable containment kits; anti-jamming and hardened comms hardware; secure archival hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#12] Initial R&D fund for containment science, psionic interface prototypes, neuroscience/sensor procurement and research lab buildout.
Contingency Reserve Fund $1.0M
[#17] One-time reserve set-aside for accidents, decommissioning seed fund and large unanticipated costs.
Theurgic Contract Retainer $500K
[#6] Retainer/legal setup and due-diligence for collaboration/contract with Theurgic Company (initial payment/agreements).
Psionic Training Setup $250K
[#7] Psionic dæmon training program development, curriculum design, training lab space and initial simulation equipment.
Legal Setup And Negotiation $250K
[#14] Legal setup, negotiation and compliance work required to establish cover/OPSEC frameworks and international/regulatory agreements (one-time legal costs).
Personnel Vetting Setup $200K
[#5] Initial cognitive-qualified personnel sourcing, psychometric testing, security clearances and background checks for initial staff pool.
Initial Cover Creation $80K
[#16] Initial public-facing cover creation, plausible research front or commercial façade setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#4] Salaries for senior radio astronomer(s), signal processing engineers, data scientists, operations staff and shift/on-call coverage.
Facilities Maintenance $1.6M/yr
[#1, #8, #11] Site lease/operations for southern-hemisphere monitoring, ongoing facility maintenance/utilities for secure wing, and grid/backup fuel costs for observatory and backup power.
Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr
[#3, #12, #2] Recurring storage/cloud compute and real-time processing costs, ongoing R&D experiments and periodic hardware refresh/spares for signal chain.
Cover Story And Legal $650K/yr
[#6, #14, #16] Ongoing legal fees, OPSEC operations, public relations, misinformation efforts, and Theurgic Company professional engagement fees.
Logistics And Transport $600K/yr
[#15] Site logistics, personnel accommodation, rotation flights, vehicle operations and routine resupply for remote/southern observatory.
Mental Health And Hazard Compensation $450K/yr
[#13] Regular psychological monitoring, on-call medical support and hazard-pay premiums for cognitive-risk roles.
Emergency Response And Field Team $400K/yr
[#9] Recurring salaries, training, exercises, and readiness costs for rapid-response containment/field teams.
Equipment Depreciation And Refresh $300K/yr
[#19] Budgeted refresh/replacement cycle for antennas, receivers, compute hardware and lab equipment (averaged annually).
Communications And Anti Jamming Services $240K/yr
[#10] Recurring encrypted comms, satellite service, redundant data relay subscriptions and anti-jamming service contracts.
Per Incident Contingency Pool $200K/yr
[#20] Annualized contingency reserve to cover per-host containment episodes and small-scale response costs (smoothing expected incident spending).
Personnel Vetting Renewals $150K/yr
[#5] Ongoing recruitment, periodic re-evaluations, renewals of security clearances and psychometric testing.
Insurance And Premiums $150K/yr
[#17] Annual insurance premiums and ongoing liability coverage.
Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr
[#7, #2] Consumables for training program delivery and calibration/spare consumables for receiver hardware.
Archival Maintenance $30K/yr
[#18] Maintenance and periodic verification of air-gapped/tamper-evident archival systems and cold storage.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.8M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with continuous monitoring, routine R&D and no major incidents.
continuous_monitoring routine_research no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $8.3M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized emergent host or short-lived psionic event requiring emergency deployment, additional containment and legal/PR response.
emergent_host_detection short_field_deployment targeted_legal/PR_response
🚨 Major Breach $12.8M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or high-profile exposure requiring large-scale containment, replacement infrastructure and extended legal/liability response.
widespread_psionic_exposure multi-host_containment major_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#4] PI/site lead responsible for program oversight and coordination with Theurgic Company and executive decisions.
Research Scientist (Radio Astronomer) 3 [#4, #3] Senior scientists operating radio monitoring, analysis and guiding research agenda.
Signal Processing Engineer / Data Scientist 4 [#4, #2, #3] Staff implementing real-time signal processing, anomaly detection pipelines and data analysis.
Operations Technician / Observatory Tech 3 [#1, #3, #11] Technicians maintaining antennas, cryogenic LNAs, mounts, and HPC/UPS systems; on-site operations and routine maintenance.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#9, #14] Rapid-response/security personnel for field containment missions and site security; liaison for legal/OPSEC enforcement.
Administrative Staff 1 [#5, #6, #16] Admin and program management supporting vetting processes, contracts, cover story logistics and coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide broad ranges and multiple viable operational models (lease vs build, depth of GOI cooperation, degree of staffed southern presence). Estimates choose mid-range assumptions; significant uncertainty remains in incident frequency/severity and choice between leasing and capital build.
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