SCP-9990 — SCP-9990 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9990

Expected annual

$16.1M

One-time setup

$117.8M

Annual recurring

$14.7M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs for a full Appalachian program are roughly $118M, driven mainly by contingency reserves, core drilling, vault construction, facility buildouts, and field fleet; ongoing annual operations run ~ $14.7M driven by personnel, security, vaulted-storage upkeep, and research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $117.8M

Contingency Reserve $50.0M

[#21] Contingency reserve for unexpected large-scale containment/mobilization (budgeted at mid-range of recommended reserve).

Facilities $18.0M

[#1, #8] Sealed/sterile central laboratory upgrades (Site-898) and construction/retrofit of 3–6 forward operating bases; includes structural work, cleanrooms, negative-pressure transfer airlocks, and base construction.

Core Drilling Campaign $12.0M

[#4] Core-drilling program and geological sampling campaign (continent-scale / extended campaign mid-range budget).

Monitoring Network $8.0M

[#9] Long-term monitoring network installation (100–500 stations, mid-range scale).

Field Fleet Capital $7.5M

[#5] Capital purchase of field fleet (1 helicopter purchase + ground vehicles) to enable rapid access and heavy-lift; aviation purchase chosen over leasing in this estimate.

Equipment $6.0M

[#2] Specialized analytical instrumentation for Akiva-resistant detection (mass specs, EM, isotope-ratio units, cryostorage) and any custom shielding required for instruments.

Vaulted Storage Cells $4.0M

[#17] Initial vaulted storage and secure containment capacity (provisioning multiple vaults/cells at mid-range per-cell cost).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M

[#10] Initial R&D and laboratory setup to mitigate Akiva interference and prototype custom sensors/signal processing methods.

Decommissioning Stewardship $2.0M

[#24] Decommissioning and long-term stewardship cost allowance (site remediation, long-term storage/archive).

Field Labs $1.8M

[#3] Mobile sealed field-labs and sample-prep trailers (4–8 trailers at mid-range cost).

Legal And Land Acquisition $1.5M

[#13] Initial legal/setup and land-access costs for leases, easements, and property acquisition across multiple jurisdictions.

Emergency Response Cache $1.2M

[#16] Setup of emergency response caches, mobile decon units, field triage, containment barriers and emergency power generators.

Legal Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#25] Initial one-time legal reserve for contingency legal defense and unusual permit costs.

Data Infrastructure $600K

[#12] Initial data storage, compute, GIS/ML hardware and secure classified-network segmentation.

Environmental Mitigation Initial $500K

[#15] Initial environmental mitigation and compliance (studies/remediation/mitigation construction for major sites).

Sample Tooling Stock $350K

[#11] Setup tooling and stock for sample containment, transport and sterilization consumables (containers, cryo-shippers, autoclave stock).

Communications Infrastructure $350K

[#23] Secure field communications, encrypted satcom/radio baseline infrastructure.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.7M/yr

Staff Wages $4.5M/yr

[#6] Salaries/benefits for core scientific staff (geologists, geophysicists, Akiva specialists, lab techs, data scientists) and field allowances/hazard pay.

Security And Mtf $3.0M/yr

[#7] Salaries, training, equipment, and standby costs for armed security and dedicated Mobile Task Force units.

Vaulted Storage Maintenance $1.6M/yr

[#17] Security, climate control, and maintenance for vaulted storage/cells (scaled for multiple containment cells).

Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr

[#13, #14, #25] Annual property/lease costs, cover programs, PR suppression and ongoing legal counsel; includes media buys and local liaisons.

Facilities Maintenance $600K/yr

[#1, #8] Ongoing maintenance of sterile lab systems, HVAC/filtration redundancy, and forward base upkeep.

Research And Monitoring $500K/yr

[#10, #12] Ongoing R&D to mitigate Akiva interference, sensor development, and research project funding; includes some data/modeling upkeep.

Contracted Third Party $500K/yr

[#22] Fees for contracted analyses, academic collaborations, consultants and trusted external labs.

Monitoring Maintenance $400K/yr

[#9] Annual maintenance, calibration, and power upkeep for the deployed monitoring network.

Training Medical $350K/yr

[#18] Medical surveillance, psychological screening, specialized testing and ongoing personnel monitoring.

Logistics And Transport $300K/yr

[#5, #19] Recurring transport logistics (fuel/maintenance for field fleet, couriers for classified sample transfer, resupply runs to bases).

Equipment Maintenance $300K/yr

[#2] Maintenance, calibration and service contracts for high-end instrumentation (mass specs, EMs, isotope units).

Permits Insurance $300K/yr

[#25] Annual permits, insurance premiums and miscellaneous recurring legal/permit costs.

Security Deployment Costs $200K/yr

[#7] Per-deployment emergency costs averaged annually for MTF activations, special logistics and rapid response.

Environmental Mitigation Annual $200K/yr

[#15] Ongoing environmental compliance, monitoring, and remediation costs.

Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr

[#11] Recurring consumables for sample containment, sterilants, cryo-shippers and autoclave supplies.

Data Maintenance $150K/yr

[#12] Cloud/backup costs, compute upkeep and cybersecurity for classified networks.

Waste Management $150K/yr

[#20] Disposal of contaminated PPE, hazardous drilling cuttings and clandestine hazardous waste handling.

Mobile Field Labs Maintenance $125K/yr

[#3] Annual maintenance and upgrades for mobile sealed field-labs and trailers.

Emergency Training Replenishment $100K/yr

[#16] Recurring training, equipment replenishment, and exercises for emergency response caches and decon units.

Communications Maintenance $100K/yr

[#23] Upkeep, lease fees and airtime for secure radios, satellite links and clandestine comms.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.7M/yr

86.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine field campaigns and no major discoveries or large-scale incidents.

scheduled_field_campaigns routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $15.5M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline

Localized field incident requiring emergency MTF response, minor equipment loss/repair, and extra legal/PR action.

localized_breach equipment_damage

🚨 Deific Remnant Discovery $24.7M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Discovery of a deific remnant requiring immediate expanded vaulted storage, elevated security posture and accelerated R&D/containment.

confirmed_deific_remnant expanded_containment_requirements

🚨 Major Breach $114.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline

Catastrophic containment failure or active deific remnant necessitating mass mobilization, population control, or major engineering works.

large_scale_activation mass_mobilization

👥 Personnel 76 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	25	Included in core scientific staffing for geology, geophysics and Akiva specialists. [#6]
Laboratory Technician	10	Lab techs for sterile sample processing and instrument operation. [#6, #2]
Data Scientist / Analyst	3	Data/modeling, GIS and ML support for large geophysical datasets. [#12, #10]
Administrative Staff / Site Director	2	Site administration, program management and legal/land liaison. [#13]
Security Officer / MTF Agent	36	Armed security and dedicated Mobile Task Force personnel for field protection and rapid recovery. [#7]

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates derive from wide ranges in analyst notes and the inherently uncertain scope of SCP-9990 (unknown extent, discovery-dependent costs). Many line items are scenario-dependent (number of finds, campaign scale), reducing confidence.

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