SCP-9983 — SCP-9983 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9983 Euclid ? low confidence

SCP-9983

Expected annual

$3.6M

One-time setup

$25.3M

Annual recurring

$3.4M

Personnel

One-time setup costs are approximately $25.03M driven primarily by a potential civilian buyout and contingency/reserve funds; recurring operations are roughly $3.355M/year driven mainly by security staffing and a rapid-response team.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $25.3M

Civilian Exclusion Buyout $15.0M

[#13] Contingency for property buyout/relocation within two-mile radius (order-of-magnitude; avoidable if site already isolated).

Catastrophic Reserve $5.0M

[#26] Establishment of contingency reserve fund for catastrophic remediation, evacuations, or infrastructure replacement.

Amnestic Stockpile $2.5M

[#17, #18] Initial stockpile of emergency amnestic agents and associated administration capability (cold-chain storage, supplies).

Equipment $1.0M

[#6, #8, #11, #20, #23, #27, #29] Hazmat/PPE initial stock, secure data-wipe lab tooling, RF monitoring/jamming hardware purchase, morgue/forensics equipment upgrade, secure logging hardware, archival hardware/vaults, and memetic-safe communications hardware.

Facilities $615K

[#1, #2, #3, #7, #30] Dedicated sealed containment chamber, Faraday envelope structural retrofits, HVAC installation, on-site incinerator purchase/install, and containment facility security upgrades (doors, locks, perimeter sensors).

Legal Emergency Contingency $500K

[#21] One-time emergency contingency fund for legal/cover-up actions and rapid-response PR buys.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#9] Sacrificial instrumentation reserve to fund expendable/sacrificial equipment for approved tests (initial reserve).

Morgue Forensics Upgrade $150K

[#20] Morgue/forensics capacity upgrades (secure disposal and forensic toxicology equipment).

Training Development $100K

[#14, #15] Development of mandatory memetic/anti-cognitohazard training curriculum and materials.

Secure Logging Setup $75K

[#23] Initial setup for secure recording, O5-vote systems, and secure meeting infrastructure.

Emergency Drills Initial $50K

[#25] Initial tabletop exercises and contingency modeling build-out.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr

Staff Wages $2.0M/yr

[#4, #5] 24/7 guard staffing (approx. 9 FTE at total compensation) and Site rapid-response team salaries/training/equipment amortization.

Amnestic Replenishment $250K/yr

[#17, #19] Annual replenishment/expiry replacement and administration operations for amnestic stockpile.

Research And Monitoring $220K/yr

[#8, #9] Secure data-wipe lab staffing/consumables and sacrificial-instrumentation replenishment budget for controlled experiments.

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#21, #22] Annual legal/PR retainer and rapid-response staffing for cover-story, permits and legal matters.

Memetic Training Delivery $150K/yr

[#14, #16] Recurring delivery of memetic/anti-cognitohazard training for Level-3+ staff (instructors, refreshers, lost productivity).

Medical Forensic Operations $100K/yr

[#20] Recurring staffing and consumables for on-site medics, forensic toxicology and secure body disposition.

Personnel Wellness $100K/yr

[#24] Mental-health, stress support, and constrained-knowledge counseling for staff handling anti-memetic hazards.

Specialized Equipment Replacement $100K/yr

[#28] Recurring capital allowances to replace instruments sacrificed during approved experiments.

Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr

[#3, #7, #30] HVAC/filter maintenance and power, incinerator operating fuel/permits/maintenance, containment security system maintenance.

Logistics And Transport $50K/yr

[#12, #10] RF jamming/monitoring operations, energy and maintenance (spectrum operations and associated logistics).

Emergency Drills $50K/yr

[#25] Annual emergency drills, tabletop exercises and contingency modeling for XK mitigation.

Secure Logging Ops $25K/yr

[#23] Operations and support for secure logging, O5-vote administration, and secure meeting software/hardware.

Archival Maintenance $25K/yr

[#27] Long-term archival and memetic-safe recordkeeping maintenance and restricted access operations.

Communication Maintenance $25K/yr

[#29] Maintenance and minor upgrades for memetic-safe internal communications protocols and hardware.

Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr

[#6] Hazmat suit replacement/disposal and consumable PPE replenishment.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; containment unchanged and routine operations only.

no_breach normal_staff_rotations routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $3.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized containment breach or small-scale spread requiring overtime, additional amnestics/consumables and equipment replacement but contained within site.

localized_breach overtime_and_replacement extra_amnestics_consumables

🚨 Major Breach $13.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Major containment breach or public exposure requiring large remediation, possible property buyouts or large legal/PR spend in-year.

widespread_infection civilian_exposure large_scale_remediation

👥 Personnel 21 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	9	[#4] Two-guard posts continuously staffed (approx. 9 FTE accounting for shifts and leave).
Rapid Response Team (security + hazmat)	12	[#5] Dedicated 12-person tactical/hazmat response team maintained for breach response and eradication.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are order-of-magnitude with large uncertainty driven by local land costs, legal/regulatory constraints on RF mitigation, and the anomaly's informational nature; many line items (buyout, reserves, probability of breach) are highly site-dependent.

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