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SCP-9974 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-9974
Expected annual
$43.6M
One-time setup
$16.7M
Annual recurring
$42.7M
Personnel
20
Significant recurring costs dominate due to ongoing staffing, contingency reserves and medical/legal readiness; up-front engineering (vault, rovers, research setup) is moderate but material. Main drivers are contingency/reserve funds for mass-exposure events and continuous high-clearance staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.7M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $8.2M
[#10, #22] Research program initial setup and lab buildout (#10) plus a one-time decommissioning/destruction research program budget (#22).
Facilities $4.0M
[#1, #5] Containment vault construction/retrofit (#1) and purchase of a private site parcel (#5 purchase option). Midpoint estimates used.
Site Purchase $2.8M
[#5] Alternate presentation of site purchase cost (regional purchase option). Included here for auditability of the purchase option.
Equipment $1.5M
[#2, #3, #14, #15, #16, #12, #21] Rover purchase (#3), one-time mechanical tamper systems (#2), perimeter sensors (#14), secure communications hardware (#15), transport rig (#16), PPE/specialized equipment one-time component (#12), and data archival setup (#21).
Drug Stockpile Initial $175K
[#11] Initial pharmacological countermeasure stockpile (one-time initial acquisition).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $42.7M/yr
Mass Exposure Contingency Fund $27.5M/yr
[#9] Reserved annual contingency allocation intended to cover a major mass-exposure incident (per-incident estimate $5M–$50M). Midpoint reserve chosen for readiness.
Wildlife Exclusion Management $3.0M/yr
[#13] Ongoing ecological management/drone patrols if attempted (not recommended; included for completeness).
Legal Per Incident Reserve $2.8M/yr
[#17] Per-incident legal reserve allocation for litigation/compensation beyond annual legal budget (#17).
Insurance And Self Insurance $2.8M/yr
[#20] Annual insurance premiums or equivalent self-insurance fund allocation.
Staff Wages $2.1M/yr
[#6, #7, #8] 24/7 site security staffing (#6), remote operations team salaries (#7), and onsite medical/psychiatric staffing (#8). Midpoint salary ranges used and summed.
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#10] Ongoing research program operating budget for mechanism/mitigation studies (personnel, trials, experiments) (#10).
Decommissioning Operation Reserve $1.1M/yr
[#22] Annual reserve for per-attempt operational costs of decommissioning/neutralisation trials (per-attempt $100k–$2M).
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#17] Annual legal/cover-up/liaison budget for interagency coordination, PR/compensation planning and permitting (#17).
Site Lease $275K/yr
[#5] Alternate operational model: secure remote site lease cost (annual). Included to show lease option.
Supplies And Consumables $258K/yr
[#4, #11, #12, #21] Rover maintenance/spares (#4), drug stockpile replenishment (#11), PPE maintenance and consumables (#12), and archival/media storage operating costs (#21).
Logistics And Transport $175K/yr
[#16] Per-move transport operational costs (security escorts, route closures) averaged to one representative per-year estimate (#16).
Containment Auditing $175K/yr
[#24] Independent containment audits, investigations and compliance oversight.
Psychological Aftercare $115K/yr
[#23] Ongoing psychological aftercare program for impacted staff and responders.
Training And Drills $85K/yr
[#18] Recurring training, drills and SOP authorisation overhead.
Energy Utilities $70K/yr
[#19] Power, generator fuel and utility costs for vault operations and rover charging.
Facilities Maintenance $66K/yr
[#2, #14, #15] Recurring maintenance for tamper/power-cut systems (#2), perimeter sensor maintenance (#14), and secure communications/authorization maintenance (#15).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $42.7M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year covering all recurring staffing, maintenance, reserves and program operations with no major incident.
no_activation routine_operations scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $52.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Localized accidental activation or small-scale exposure requiring emergency medical surge, targeted amnestics, legal response and PR work.
unplanned_activation localized_population_exposure medical_and_legal_response
🚨 Major Breach $82.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$40.0M vs baseline
Significant activation in a populated area or containment failure causing mass casualties and extensive legal/compensation/medical costs.
widespread_activation broken_masquerade mass_casualty_response
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#6] Three-shift continuous armed guard coverage (12 FTE) per analyst note.
Remote Operations Team (robotics operators / engineers / scientists) 6 [#7] Combined rover operators, maintenance engineers and observing scientists (midpoint of 4–8 staff).
Medical Officer 2 [#8] Onsite medics and on-call psychiatric specialists (salaries aggregated into medical staffing figure).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints from wide analyst ranges and include large contingency reserves; SCP behaviour, activation frequency and true per-incident damages are uncertain, so confidence in exact figures is low.
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