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SCP-9998 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-9998
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$8.9M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
16
Estimated one-time set-up and remediation costs are approximately $8,875,000, with recurring operating costs around $3,087,000/year. Major drivers are staff wages (security, research, medical), legal/decoy production and contingency/reserve funds, plus amnestic R&D and cultural/PR monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.9M
Decoy Series Production $2.0M
[#18] One-time creation/production/distribution of the decoy television series and associated publicity material to replace cultural memory.
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#26] Emergency reserve for rapid mass-amnestic mobilization, PR blitzes, emergency containment and large-scale payouts.
Casualty And Repair Fund $1.0M
[#16] Fund for property repair, casualty support, restitution and settlements arising from the finale/breach.
Legal And Settlements $1.0M
[#17] One-time legal fees, indemnities and settlements with corporate entities, rights-holders and counsel retention for cover operations.
Facilities $720K
[#1, #10] Vault build/retrofit (triple-locked archive) and safe playback/viewing room construction (shielding, instrumentation) one-time build costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $575K
[#8, #12] Digitization/restoration lab setup and initial amnestic/mnestic R&D/manufacture initial costs.
Inquiry Operation $500K
[#25] One-time Carrington-type inquiry operational costs (interview teams, travel, lodging, mnestic/amnestic administration during the investigative campaign).
Witness Relocation Initial $500K
[#21] Initial relocation/identity-protection/stipend costs (budgeted for ~10 high-need witnesses).
Psych Treatment Initial $300K
[#15] Initial surge of psychological treatment and trauma care for affected civilians (one-time stabilization / backlog treatment).
Equipment $205K
[#2, #3, #4, #9, #23] Climate-control and preservation install, inert-gas fire-suppression install, secure CCTV/access-control install, off-site backup setup, and archive IT/cataloging hardware one-time purchases.
Destruction And Sequestration $75K
[#29] One-time costs for controlled destruction or permanent sequestration of originals if required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #11, #14] Annual wages/benefits/overtime for 24/7 security coverage (guards + supervisor), specialized containment/security technicians, research team including Head Researcher, medical staff and mesmerist/hypnotist specialists.
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#19] Ongoing PR, cultural seeding, cover-story maintenance, retainer/legal monitoring and rapid-response public narrative operations.
Psychological Treatment $300K/yr
[#15] Ongoing therapy, psychiatric meds, and social-support caseload management for affected civilians.
Media Monitoring And Counterops $200K/yr
[#20] Automated and human monitoring, takedowns, counter-information operations and search-engine / social-media influence efforts.
Witness Relocation And Followup $200K/yr
[#21] Ongoing stipends, housing, identity monitoring and follow-up services for relocated/protected witnesses.
Amnestic Supply $150K/yr
[#12] Annual budget for amnestic/mnestic administrations, manufacturing replenishment, QC and secure storage logistics.
Administrative Overhead $120K/yr
[#30] Program management, accounting, inter-department coordination and classified record redaction/administration.
Research And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#28] Long-term cultural monitoring, longitudinal studies and research into Normalcy Restoration efficacy and cultural persistence.
Training And Drills $60K/yr
[#27] Annual tabletop and field exercises, protocol updates and external consultant fees for breach/response rehearsals.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#22] Annual budget for armored couriers, secure transfers of tapes, personnel movements and escorted transport.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#1, #10] Annual maintenance, structural inspections, vault servicing and general facility upkeep for archive and viewing room.
Viewing Room Operation $30K/yr
[#10] Ongoing operation and monitoring staffing costs for the controlled viewing room (physiological monitoring, medical standby).
Screening And Clearance $25K/yr
[#24] Annual psychological and security screening program costs for researchers and re-certifications.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#13] Annual consumables including routine sedatives, clinical pharmaceuticals, controlled-substance tracking and disposal costs.
Backup Transfer Costs $20K/yr
[#9] Annual budget for secure transfers (armored courier/escorted transport) to off-site backups (estimated 1–2 transfers/yr).
Archive It Maintenance $15K/yr
[#23] Maintenance and auditing of restricted-access cataloging, chain-of-custody IT systems and secure documentation tools.
Climate Control Maintenance $10K/yr
[#2] Annual HVAC/dehumidifier maintenance, periodic media conservation supplies and energy for magnetic-media preservation.
Cctv And Access Control Maintenance $8K/yr
[#4] Annual maintenance, storage and secure logging costs for CCTV and access-control electronics.
Media Refresh And Offline Storage $6K/yr
[#8] Annual media refresh, offline storage media replacement and checksum/audit operations.
Offsite Backup Storage $5K/yr
[#9] Ongoing storage fees for geographically separated air-gapped backups.
Fire Suppression Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3] Annual testing, inspection and potential recharge costs for inert-gas clean agent system.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, scheduled maintenance and no major incidents.
routine operations scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized amnestic failure or small leak requiring targeted amnestic mobilization, PR response and limited legal payouts.
localized amnestic failure small public mention / leak
🚨 Major Breach $7.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Large-scale exposure or broadcast leak requiring mass amnestic mobilization, major settlements, large PR/decoy rework and contingency fund draw-down.
nationwide exposure mass casualties broadcast leak
🚨 Political Exposure $5.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Sustained corporate resistance or legal/political action forcing expensive buyouts, extended litigation and high-profile decoy production.
corporate litigation rights-holder resistance high-profile media exposure
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer 6 24/7 on-site guard coverage for archive access windows; salaries included in staff_wages.
Security Supervisor 1 Supervisor for guard team; included in staff_wages.
Specialized Technician 2 Containment/security technicians trained in memetic protocols and secure media handling.
Research Scientist 3 Small research team permitted access to seasons 1–4 and oversight for requests to view season 5; includes Head Researcher duties budgeted within staff_wages.
Medical Officer 2 Physicians/medics and psychiatric personnel for interviews, monitoring and on-call emergency response.
Mesmerist / Hypnotist 1 Specialist for non-pharmacological memory modulation and ongoing training.
Administrative Staff 1 Program management, accounting and record-keeping support included in administrative_overhead and staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Article and analyst notes provide detailed lists and ranges for infrastructure, personnel and operations, allowing a reasoned build of costs, but many items are wide-range estimates (legal, contingency, decoy production and amnestic R&D). Uncertainty in incident frequency and scale keeps confidence at medium.
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