SCP-3071 — SCP-3071 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3071 Neutralised ~ medium confidence

SCP-3071

Expected annual

$54K

One-time setup

$695K

Annual recurring

$45K

Personnel

One-time incident response and forensic/remediation costs dominate (biohazard cleanup, forensic testing, and potential legal/cover-up). Ongoing annual costs are modest (storage, monitoring, minimal staff).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $695K

Equipment $284K

[#10, #21] Mobile lab rental/activation (#10) and capital purchase of in-house incineration / decon capability (#21).

Contingency Fund $91K

[#23] Contingency reserve (~15% of other one-time expenditures to cover unexpected costs).

Incident Staff Salaries $85K

[#11] Pro-rated short-term salaries for research personnel, HazMat techs, security and admin for weeks–months.

Dedicated Research Testing $55K

[#12] Experimental testing to rule out anomaly hypotheses, equipment rental and specialist fees.

Legal Reserve $55K

[#18] Reserve for possible lawsuits, coroner's inquest costs, counsel and potential settlements.

Property Compensation $32K

[#16] Replacement/repair or buy-out of property and victim family compensation.

Facilities $22K

[#6] Biohazard remediation, partial demolition and repair of contaminated rooms.

Forensic Analysis $15K

[#5] DNA sequencing, microscopy, isotope/chemical assays, radiology and specialist lab fees.

Amnestic Coverup Operations $11K

[#15] Administration of amnestics, fabrication/insertion of replacement reports, witness management/logistics.

Forensic Pathology $8K

[#4] Full autopsy, histology, toxicology and associated pathology work.

Police Liaison And Legal Coordination $6K

[#3] Coordination, paperwork replacement, small payments to expedite cooperation.

Media Control And Pr $6K

[#17] Press statements, false narrative creation, press agent time and advertising to suppress coverage.

Emergency Field Response $5K

[#1] Deployment of field agents/site lead, travel, per-diems, overtime for 1–3 day response.

Veterinary Handling $4K

[#8] Necropsy, quarantine, euthanasia/disposal or sheltering of pets (cat and two ferrets).

Ppe And Sampling Kits $4K

[#9] Hazmat suits, sampling kits, body bags, chain-of-custody containers and consumables for incident.

Psychological Support Initial $4K

[#14] Acute counseling, bloodborne-pathogen testing and prophylaxis for exposed staff; initial medical follow-up.

Secure Evidence Storage $3K

[#13] Initial secure vaulting, quarantine & transfer of retained samples/fragments.

Information Security Initial $3K

[#19] Initial digital redaction, secure archiving, encryption and audit logging setup.

Scene Security $2K

[#2] Temporary guarding to prevent civilian access (supplement police).

Incineration And Hazardous Disposal $2K

[#7] Transport and treatment fees for incineration and hazardous waste manifesting.

Ashes Final Disposition $1K

[#20] Final disposition (disposal or long-term archiving) of ashes/sample remnants.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $45K/yr

Staff Wages $40K/yr

[#13, #14, #19, #22] Minimal ongoing admin/records/oversight FTE to manage archived evidence, coordination of monitoring and upkeep.

Long Term Monitoring $3K/yr

[#22] Low-level regional surveillance, subscriptions and investigator time.

Psychological Monitoring $1K/yr

[#14] Ongoing mental health monitoring and follow-up for responders and witnesses.

Secure Storage Maintenance $750/yr

[#13] Ongoing cold-storage/freezer space, inventorying and vault fees.

Information Security Maintenance $600/yr

[#19] Hosting, maintenance and limited-access audit logging.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $45K/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year after neutralisation: only routine storage, monitoring and minimal admin costs incurred.

no_followup no_litigation no_media_incident

🚨 Minor Followup $85K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline

Additional follow-up investigations or small-scale replication experiments required.

new_evidence additional_testing small_replicative_studies

🚨 Major Legal Action $195K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Prolonged civil litigation or coroner inquest leading to large settlements and legal fees.

lawsuit coroner_inquest litigious_next_of_kin

🚨 Public Exposure $120K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

High-profile media exposure requiring broad PR campaign, mass amnestic use and extended cover operations.

press_investigation leak viral_public_attention

👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Administrative Staff	1	[#13, #14, #19, #22] Ongoing records, storage administration, coordination of monitoring and minor IT/archival tasks (covered by recurring staff_wages). Incident response staff costs are captured in one-time incident_staff_salaries [#11].

📋 Confidence Notes

Most expenditures are single-event and enumerated with ranges, but optional capital choices (in-house incinerator), litigation outcomes and the exact split between in-house vs contracted services create uncertainty.

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