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SCP-3025 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3025
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$8.3M
Annual recurring
$3.6M
Personnel
18
Initial capital requirements are approximately $8.34M driven by specialized chamber construction, research setup and an institutional contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are ~ $3.60M driven by staff wages, expedition operations, and ongoing research/consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.3M
Insurance Reserve $2.8M
[#19] Institutional contingency reserve for large-scale incidents and liability (mid-range estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.7M
[#15, #16, #3] Research lab instrumentation and setup (GC-MS, calorimetry, sample prep) $900,000; sample-return/extraction R&D capital $1,750,000; storage vial and initial inert-gas/sensor kit $5,500.
Equipment $1.8M
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #13, #24] Procurement of hermetic transport containers ($97,500), installation of redundant water/humidity detection ($15,000), initial remote-manipulation robotics stock ($325,000), hardened telemetry/hardware ($47,500), baseline expedition platform capital ($500,000), protective suits/life-support rigs procurement ($500,000), armored vehicle ($150,000) and classified cybersecurity hardware/setup ($125,000).
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #10] Includes welded/pressure-rated test chamber construction/retrofit ($650,000) and quarantine/autopsy suite buildout ($400,000).
Administrative Overhead $125K
[#18] One-time compliance/audit and policy implementation costs for containment-class review.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#20, #12] Annual payroll for research staff, technicians, containment engineer, data custodian, program manager and dedicated security detail (combined estimates from notes).
Research And Monitoring $818K/yr
[#5, #6, #15, #16] Recurring research program costs and monitoring: instrumentation replacement/maintenance ($55,000), telemetry/bandwidth/off-site storage ($12,500), ongoing research personnel/consumables ($500,000), and sample-return program recurring budget ($250,000).
Expedition Operations $500K/yr
[#7, #8] Operational costs for expedition missions (per-mission losses, mission logistics, suits consumables) assuming moderate mission tempo.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#17] Annual legal/PR retainer and cover-story management budget (mid-range).
Per Test Emergency Response $150K/yr
[#25] Per-test reserved emergency response funds and rapid-response contractor call-outs averaged over the year.
Medical Readiness $125K/yr
[#9] Annual retainer with Level-1 trauma/burn center and on-site emergency med staff during tests.
Replacement And Repairs $105K/yr
[#14] Annual budget for replacing damaged infrastructure and sacrificial instrumentation (dependent on testing tempo).
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#11] Consumables and per-test expendables (sacrificial sensors, seals, desiccants, spare cameras) estimated for modest testing tempo.
Facilities Maintenance $64K/yr
[#3, #4, #10] Annual maintenance/calibration for inert/dry-storage monitoring ($1,250), humidity/water detection maintenance ($3,000), and quarantine/autopsy operations/consumables ($60,000).
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#13] Recurring secure transport and transfer costs (vehicle maintenance / transfers / airlift charters averaged annually).
Psychological Support $60K/yr
[#21] Counseling, pulmonary follow-up and long-term monitoring for exposed staff.
Administrative Compliance $30K/yr
[#18] Recurring compliance/audit overhead after administrative changes.
Training $30K/yr
[#22] SOP development, drills and recurring operator training.
Cybersecurity $30K/yr
[#24] Recurring classified network maintenance, encrypted backups and IT security.
Hazardous Waste $28K/yr
[#23] Hazardous waste handling/disposal contracts and incidental large-event disposals averaged annually.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.6M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled testing and no major incidents.
routine testing scheduled research no containment breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized equipment loss or discovery of an SCP-3025-B instance requiring targeted response and repairs.
sacrificial instrument destruction small containment contamination localized medical treatment/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $5.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Accidental large activation or containment breach with multiple severe casualties, large medical/hospitalization costs, and major equipment/facility damage.
accidental activation with casualties facility damage requiring rebuild large legal/contingency payouts
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $5.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Successful discovery or decision to escalate operations (sample-return success or Keter reclassification) requiring rapid capital expansion and hiring.
sample-return success classification upgrade strategic scale-up decision
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#20, #15] Senior researchers dedicated to SCP-3025 research and countermeasure development.
Technician 4 [#20, #5] Technicians supporting instrumentation, robotics and test operations.
Containment Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#1, #20] Engineer responsible for chamber integrity, pressure testing and facility systems.
Data Custodian / IT Specialist 1 [#6, #24] Manages telemetry, classified data pipelines and secure backups.
Program Manager / Containment Lead 1 [#20, #18] Oversees containment policy, compliance and program administration.
Security Officer / Specialized Guard Detail 6 [#12] Dedicated armed security personnel for storage, test operations and transport convoys.
Medical Officer / On-site Emergency Med Staff 1 [#9] On-call emergency medical practitioner during tests and for post-exposure care coordination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#18] Administrative support for audits, logistics and legal/PR coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Inputs are based on analyst ranges and mid-point selections; confidence is medium because SCP behavior and testing tempo (which heavily affect recurring and incident costs) are uncertain, and several line items have wide ranges or depend on low-probability events.
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