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SCP-9958 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9958
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
15
First-year capital/setup costs are dominated by secure storage, equipment, and contingency reserves (~$1.38M one-time). Annual operating costs are driven primarily by specialized staff wages, rapid-response readiness, and legal/monitoring retainer (~$1.37M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Insurance Reserve Fund $625K
[#28] One-time internal reserve/contingency fund set aside for catastrophic release, liability, or replacement (midpoint of $250k–$1M range).
Equipment $490K
[#2, #4, #5, #7, #11, #14, #19, #21, #23, #24, #25, #26] Covers vault HVAC and dehumidification (#2), tamper-proof mechanical modification work on the cassette (#4), biometric access & logging hardware (#5), non-audio CCTV and sensors (#7), initial psychological screening for staff (#11 initial), secure transport vehicle and gear (#14), initial archival supplies (#19 initial), initial incident-response kit (#21 initial), secure documentation systems setup (#23), initial background investigations (#24 initial), initial training program development (#25 initial), and one-off specialized destruction contingency capability (#26).
Facilities $268K
[#1, #12, #20] Includes installation of the secure, soundproof vault (#1), construction/outfitting of quarantine/isolation suite (#12), and setup costs for an off-site redundant archival storage location (#20).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $980K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #15, #16] Salaries and retention for surveillance/monitoring staff (#8), 24/7 security team (#9), 2 memetic specialists (#10), rapid-response/MTF readiness salaries (#15), and the IT/forensic analyst portion of digital monitoring (#16).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#17, #27] Legal retainer and takedown/PR management (#17 retainer) plus PR/cover-story community and family management reserve (#27).
Long Term Medical Reserve $100K/yr
[#22] Annualized reserve / set-aside contribution toward long-term medical and psychological care for personnel exposed to persistent memetic effects (amortized from $100k–$500k contingency guidance).
Research And Monitoring $46K/yr
[#11, #16, #23, #24, #25] Ongoing psychological follow-ups for cleared staff (#11 recurring), digital monitoring software/licenses (#16 software component), secure documentation/database maintenance (#23 recurring), periodic background reinvestigation costs (#24 recurring), and recurring training/drill program costs (#25 recurring).
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#3, #6, #13] Ongoing vault climate control electricity/maintenance (#3), biometric/access maintenance and audit staffing/contracts (#6), and quarantine suite utilities/cleaning/PPE readiness (#13).
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#18, #20] Annualized secure transport operational costs (per-move escorts averaged across expected moves) (#18) and recurring off-site archival site fee (#20 recurring).
Annual Audit And Oversight $35K/yr
[#29] Annual O5/senior-level audits, review travel and admin costs.
Misc Operational Overhead $20K/yr
[#30] General site apportioned utilities, admin support, janitorial, supplies, badge issuance, and other small recurring overheads.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#19, #21] Annual replacement of archival consumables (silica gel, sleeves, inert gas packs) (#19 recurring) and incident-response consumables/PPE restock (#21 recurring).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring, training, and maintenance.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized exposure or online leak requiring targeted response, takedown actions, medical treatment for 1–2 personnel, and overtime.
localized_exposure small_online_leak single_person_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Containment breach with multiple exposures, site lockdown, public exposure risk, extended legal/medical fallout and possible destruction/relocation operations.
physical_breach multiple_casualties public_exposure
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#9] Four guards to provide 24/7 coverage as specified in analyst notes.
Memetics Researcher / Psychologist 2 [#10] Two memetic/cognitohazard specialists (on-site or on-call).
Surveillance / Monitoring Analyst 1 [#8] Part-time/full-time monitoring analyst for CCTV and alarms (or equivalent contract FTE).
Rapid-response Team Members 7 [#15] Rapid-response team (MTF-like) staffing and readiness included in recurring readiness budget.
IT / Forensic Analyst 1 [#16] 0.5 FTE analyst accounted for in digital monitoring budget (rounded to 1 headcount in staffing plan).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and midpoints; many line items (staffing, incident frequency, reserve sizing) have wide ranges and contingency-dependent costs, so figures are reasonable mid-range guesses but subject to uncertainty.
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