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SCP-3002 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3002
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$714K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time setup and amnestic administration (~$697k) followed by substantial annual staffing, monitoring, and opportunity costs (~$1.109M/yr); biggest drivers are amnestic production and dedicated security/research wages.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $714K
Amnestic Production And Administration $300K
[#8] Class B amnestic manufacture/procurement and administration for ~1,020 inmates (drug + med staffing + consumables).
Emergency Contingency Reserve $100K
[#17] Emergency response contingency fund reserved for rapid deployment, sedatives, containment equipment, crisis investigators.
Cover Initial $75K
[#11] Initial cover/containment logistics and liaison costs (bribes/contracts, replacement records, legal retconning, initial travel/coordination).
Miscellaneous One Time $50K
[#25] Miscellaneous testing contingencies and one-time buffer (unexpected equipment, external contractors, legal counsel).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $47K
[#7, #18, #19] Initial neuroimaging/testing costs (MRI/fMRI/EEG/testing batteries), behavioral testing consumables/VR/stimuli, and initial archival & transcription setup.
Facilities $40K
[#2] Containment cell modification at Site-41 (humanoid cell outfitting: CCTV, two-way audio, medical cabinet, fixtures, lock upgrades, environmental controls).
Equipment $35K
[#3, #14] Surveillance hardware (tamper-proof cameras, air-gapped storage hardware) and data-security hardware (secure servers, encrypted workstations).
Evidence Sequestration $25K
[#12] Forensic teams to remove/sanitize records, destroy witness notes, sanitize CCTV, and replace media at South Rock.
Secure Transfer $15K
[#1] Secure transfer/transport of SCP-3002 subject from South Rock to Site-41 (vehicle, armed teams, medical escort, sedatives, route planning, cover paperwork).
Behavioral Testing Initial $12K
[#18] Initial behavioral testing consumables and stimulus creation (props, VR creation, AV materials).
Staff Vetting Initial $10K
[#13] Initial staff vetting/clearance & HR costs (background checks/initial clearances for ~10 staff).
Archival Initial $5K
[#19] Initial long-term archival & cataloging setup (transcription, secure archival media, indexing).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $710K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #20] Dedicated security staff (6 guards @ ~$65k each = $390k), medical & psychiatric care (~$80k/yr), scientific research team (~$180k/yr), and administrative/project management overhead (~$60k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $201K/yr
[#3, #7, #19, #9, #10, #23] Ongoing surveillance storage/maintenance ($3k), follow-up neuroimaging/testing ($10k), archival maintenance ($3k), post-amnestic medical/psych follow-up at the prison ($75k), ongoing monitoring of South Rock ($60k), and periodic re-treatment budget ($50k).
Opportunity Cost $100K/yr
[#22] Internal opportunity cost of allocating a Site-41 cell (lost use valuation).
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#11, #21] Recurring cover retainer and legal/PR slush fund for local issues and civilian inquiries.
Logistics And Transport $18K/yr
[#24] Travel & operational logistics for researchers/agents (site visits, hotels, flights, car rental).
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#15, #18] Consumables for containment cell (food, bedding, hygiene, laundry) and ongoing behavioral testing consumables ($2k/yr).
Data Security And It Maintenance $10K/yr
[#14] Ongoing maintenance, cybersecurity monitoring, and IT contracts for classified data storage and analysis.
Miscellaneous Recurring $10K/yr
[#25] Recurring miscellaneous/testing contingencies ($10k/yr buffer).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#16] Utilities and facility overhead pro-rata (electricity, HVAC, water, waste disposal for cell + servers).
Staff Vetting Recurring $2K/yr
[#13] Recurring clearance renewals and HR costs (~$200/yr * ~10 staff).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, scheduled testing, and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_testing no_recurrence_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$225K vs baseline
Localized re-occurrence or medical/behavioral flare requiring contingency deployment and targeted re-treatment.
subject_medical_emergency limited_memetic_resurgence targeted_re-treatment
🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or widespread memetic spread requiring mass amnestic campaign and major cover-up.
escape public_exposure widespread_recurrence
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Minimum staffing: 2guards per shift, 3 shifts (rotation/supervisory time) to supervise one humanoid containment subject.
Research Scientist (PI) 1 [#6] Principal investigator (0.25–0.5 FTE) overseeing psychology/neuroscience study and memetic analysis.
Research Assistant / Technician 2 [#6] Research assistants/technicians for testing, data collection, and analysis.
Medical Officer 1 [#5, #9] Medical/psychiatric care staffing (regular physicals, mental-health monitoring, emergency readiness).
Administrative Staff / Project Manager 1 [#20] Program manager handling paperwork, scheduling, interdepartment coordination, and ethics compliance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates follow analyst-provided line items and mid-range selections but rely on several assumptions (prison population, in-house production vs procurement of amnestics, Site-41 allocations). Order-of-magnitude accuracy is reasonable; uncertainty remains for rare high-impact scenarios and internal Foundation cost allocations.
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