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SCP-9982 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9982
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
15
First-year setup (construction, equipment, and R&D) is the primary one-time expense (~$1.8M). Major recurring drivers are personnel (research, security, medical, IT) and ongoing research/archival costs, producing an annual operating cost near $1.82M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#10] Specialized R&D allocation for Akiva/conceptual resonance sensors, psychometric rigs, neuroradiology upgrades, prototyping, and consultant onboarding.
Reserve Fund $500K
[#25] Containment failure / incident insurance & recommended emergency reserve fund (retained one-time allocation).
Equipment $458K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #9, #13, #15, #16, #17, #21, #24] Initial purchase/installation of HVAC components, multi-angle CCTV and DVR, hardware data-diode and network appliances, secure server hardware, non-organic restraints and harnesses, dormitory furnishings, emergency response kits, vehicle outfitting, forensic/biometric hardware, UPS/generator systems, and memetic-suppression hardware.
Facilities $170K
[#1] Construction/retrofit of 4.6×4.6 m reinforced containment chamber, secure vestibule, observation window, tamper sensors, seismic anchoring and certified secure cell finishes.
Cover Story Initial $60K
[#19] Initial takedowns, forensic work, and large-scale digital persona scrub / legal takedown operations.
Decommissioning Budget $50K
[#28] One-time budget for safe dismantling, decontamination and data archival/destruction if SCP is relocated or neutralized.
Ethics And Legal Initial $25K
[#18] Initial policy work, ethics panel setup, guardianship/consent protocol drafting and legal review.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $940K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #20] Salaries + benefits for lead researcher and research assistants, full-time security staff (24/7 coverage), allocated medical/psychological support, and dedicated IT/cybersecurity administrators.
Research And Monitoring $306K/yr
[#3, #5, #10, #11] Ongoing CCTV/storage costs, encrypted archival storage & compliance, continued R&D consultant fees and experiments on Akiva resonance, and routine biological/genetic testing programs.
Facilities Maintenance $272K/yr
[#2, #21, #23, #26] HVAC energy & maintenance, UPS/generator maintenance & fuel, long-term site overhead allocation (pro rata Site-58 share), and decontamination/waste processing services.
Cover Story And Legal $95K/yr
[#18, #19] Ongoing legal/oversight fees, ethics board recurring costs, and persistent digital monitoring / takedown/legal work to maintain cover story and remove public traces.
Emergency Readiness $50K/yr
[#15] MTF readiness costs, disposable response kit replenishment, drills and readiness training for breach response.
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#8, #12, #13, #22] Medical consumables and routine testing consumables, daily living budget for the subject (food, toiletries, approved media), periodic replacement furnishings/enrichment, and experiment consumables.
Memetic Safety And Updates $30K/yr
[#24] Ongoing memetic hazard mitigation updates, content filtering, approved media curation and memetic-safety training refreshers.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#16] Operational costs for secure transport (drivers, fuel, escorts, vehicle upkeep).
Forensic Systems Maintenance $20K/yr
[#17] Maintenance and consumables for biometric/forensic ID systems, anti-spoof hardware upkeep.
Miscellaneous Contingency $15K/yr
[#27] Small-ticket miscellaneous contingency, replacements and petty cash for approved subject requests.
Network Admin And Audit $10K/yr
[#4] Annual costs for data-diode administration, firewall/firmware updates and periodic penetration testing/audits.
Restraint Maintenance $10K/yr
[#9] Maintenance, calibration and replacement of non-organic restraint systems, EM/magnetic anchoring equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; all recurring costs as budgeted.
routine research activities no breaches standard maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small impersonation/forgery event or limited containment incident requiring targeted forensic work, short MTF response and legal takedowns.
attempted impersonation localized breach attempt forensic identity verification events
🚨 Major Breach $3.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring extended MTF deployment, relocation, major remediation, large-scale legal action and use of emergency reserve.
successful impersonation-based escape widespread memetic exposure hardware/data-path compromise
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Lead) 1 [#6] Principal investigator (Dr. Violet Melody) funded as part of research wage allocation.
Research Technician 2 [#6] Full-time research assistants/technicians to run daily experiments and manage detainee requests.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Core 24/7 guard coverage (two per shift minimum) to restrict access; headcount chosen consistent with recurring security budget.
Security Supervisor 1 [#7] Shift supervisor/lead for security team included in staffing assumptions.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] On-call physician/nurse allocation for health checks and imaging.
Clinical Psychologist 1 [#8] Part-time psychologist to administer stabilization programs and evaluations.
IT / Cybersecurity Admin 2 [#20] One or two dedicated administrators for 24/7 monitoring and log analysis; headcount matches IT wage allocation.
Administrative Staff 1 [#18, #19] Administrative/coordination support for legal, ethics and cover-story tasks.
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed analyst line items provide good coverage of likely costs, but significant uncertainty remains around R&D scope for Akiva/conceptual sensors, frequency/severity of breach events, and Site-58 overhead allocation; ranges were midpoint-estimated.
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