SCP-9995
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-9995
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$11.1M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time setup dominated by containment, legal reserves, and contingency funds (~$11.07M). Recurring annual costs driven by specialized staff, facility operations, legal/PR/takedown programs, and classified overhead (~$4.57M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $11.1M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $4.6M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$4.6M/yr
Normal operational year with ongoing containment, research, monitoring, and takedown activity but no major incidents.
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routine_research_and_takedowns
steady_staffing
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Minor Incident
$5.2M/yr
Localized public leak or small-scale infection requiring targeted seizures, emergency medical checks, and increased takedown/PR activity.
localized_leak
new_uploads_detected
small_public_exposure
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Major Breach
$9.6M/yr
Widespread leak or mass-exposure requiring international legal action, mass medical response, large PR/containment mobilization and major reserve drawdown.
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international_hosting_of_tool
coordinated_leak_or_breach
Personnel
11 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Reverse Engineer / Software Engineer | 4 | [#8] Four specialists to reverse-engineer, patch, and build safe emulations (senior-level salaries aggregated in staff_wages). |
| Research Scientist / Theorist | 2 | [#9] Interdisciplinary researchers (physicists/cognitive scientists) to study mechanism and human effects (salaries included in staff_wages; research expenses in research_and_monitoring). |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#10] On-call medic for monitoring, emergency response, and clinical coordination (salary and consumables allocated). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 4 | [#19] On-site security staff to guard lab/vault 24/7 (salaries and benefits included in staff_wages). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed itemized ranges and concrete program elements, enabling a mid-confidence estimate; however broad cost ranges for legal reserves, contingency planning, and uncertain incident frequency (object class unknown, containment history uneven) reduce precision.