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SCP-9988 Unknown ~ medium confidence
Item/9988
Expected annual
$3.3M
One-time setup
$16.7M
Annual recurring
$3.2M
Personnel
24
One-time capital and contingency costs are dominated by specialized containment chambers, remote-handling systems and a large contingency reserve (~$16.7M total one-time). Recurring annual costs are driven by security and specialized staff, legal/PR/insurance, maintenance and consumables (~$3.2M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.7M
Contingency Reserve $11.0M
[#30] One-time contingency / emergency relocation fund (recommended reserve; midpoint of range).
Facilities $3.1M
[#1, #2, #6, #14] Hardened primary and redundant containment cells including built-in destructive systems and HVAC install (midpoint estimates).
Equipment $2.5M
[#3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #17, #24, #26] Remote handling rigs, monitoring cameras, gaze-detection software, response vehicle, initial munitions stock, UPS/generator, transport crate and initial CCTV/IT hardware (midpoint estimates).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $128K
[#23, #33] High-speed videography/forensics install and initial consumables/decoy stock (initial purchase).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13] 12 containment guards, 6-member specialized response team, 3 research scientists, 3 technical/IT staff (midpoint salary estimates aggregated).
Cover Story And Legal $375K/yr
[#27, #28] Regulatory/legal counsel, liaison with authorities and public affairs/cover-story budget (midpoint estimates aggregated).
Insurance Premium $275K/yr
[#34] Commercial/captive insurance premium and risk-transfer costs (midpoint of wide range).
Supplies And Consumables $156K/yr
[#18, #22, #33] Decontamination/disposal, research consumables and annual replacement of decoy/prosthetic stock (midpoints aggregated).
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#15, #31] HVAC/filtration servicing and routine maintenance/parts replacement for containment systems (midpoint estimates).
Medical Retainer $60K/yr
[#20] On-call trauma/ocular surgeon retainer and occupational health monitoring (midpoint).
Mental Health Services $60K/yr
[#21] Ongoing psychological screening and counseling (midpoint).
Training And Drills $60K/yr
[#29] SOP development, quarterly drills and annual requalification (midpoint).
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#4, #23, #22] Ongoing video/forensic analysis, data storage and routine experimental monitoring costs.
Munitions Replenishment $50K/yr
[#9] Ongoing budget to replace expended ordnance; baseline $50k/yr reserve.
Cctv And It Maintenance $30K/yr
[#26] Ongoing encrypted CCTV storage, updates, tamper-detection and cyber-security maintenance.
Energy Costs $25K/yr
[#16] Continuous power for HVAC, robotics, cameras and environmental controls (midpoint estimate).
Experimental Sacrificial Eye Protocol $20K/yr
[#32] Budget for occasional controlled reversion experiments (procurement, oversight and disposal) amortized as a modest annual budget.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#25] Baseline transportation operations (per-transfer costs amortized as a yearly budget for occasional transfers/escorts).
Catastrophic Breach Response $10K/yr
[#19] Amortized reserve for large-scale decontamination/disposal; per-event costs are much larger but this is a modest annual operating reserve.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.2M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, maintenance, staff costs and modest consumable usage; no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_drills no_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized activation or small containment incident requiring limited use of munitions/response team and decontamination.
activation_within_cell limited_munitions_use small_decontamination
🚨 Major Breach $4.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Full containment breach or activation leading to large-scale response, site remediation, mass decontamination and possible relocation.
entity_escape mass_decontamination site_remediation
🚨 Political Exposure $4.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Public leak or media exposure requiring large PR/legal response, potential settlements and increased security posture.
leak_to_media public_incident regulatory_inquiry
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#10] 12 guards to cover 24/7 operations (4 per shift, 3 shifts).
Specialized Response Team 6 [#11] On-call tactical team (6 members) for active breaches and termination.
Research Scientist 3 [#12] Scientists for anomalous pathology, biomechanics and optics research.
Engineer / Maintenance / IT 3 [#13] Technicians for robotics, HVAC, seals and secure IT administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are drawn from analyst ranges and midpoints; many items have wide ranges (capital hardware, contingency/reserve and per-event cleanup) and probabilities of incidents are uncertain, so confidence is moderate.
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