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SCP-3077 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3077
Expected annual
$5.4M
One-time setup
$4.1M
Annual recurring
$5.3M
Personnel
35
One-time capital/setup costs are approximately $4,072,000 driven by cryogenic containers, test-chamber construction, incinerator and contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are approximately $5,277,000/year driven primarily by staffing, contingency reserve premiums, medical care, LN2 supply and logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1M
Equipment $1.8M
[#1, #5, #6, #7, #8, #12, #17, #20, #26] 10 vacuum-insulated cryo containers ($200,000), remote handling & observation gear ($300,000), industrial incinerator + scrubbers ($800,000), transport vehicle + transfer containers ($200,000), UPS/generator installation ($100,000), initial PPE kit ($30,000), surveillance install ($25,000), tooling + spare full containers ($115,000), secure archival servers ($20,000).
Facilities $1.1M
[#2, #4, #15, #28] Bulk LN2 tank + installation and initial fill ($80,000 + $2,000), hermetic test chamber construction ($750,000), permitting/setup for environmental compliance ($50,000), site structural/perimeter upgrades ($250,000).
Large Contingency $1.0M
[#27] Large capital contingency/reserve for catastrophic incident ($1,000,000 one-time).
Cover Story And Legal $100K
[#25] Initial legal/cover contingency fund ($100,000 one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#14] Initial containment training/SOP development program ($50,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.3M/yr
Staff Wages $3.0M/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Security staffing (18 guards + 2 supervisors incl. benefits) ≈ $1,053,000/year, research & containment team (3 senior researchers, 4 techs, 2 engineers) ≈ $1,111,000/year, medical/quarantine staff ≈ $858,000/year.
Large Contingency Reserve $500K/yr
[#27] Insurance premium / annual reserve to cover catastrophic incidents (~$500,000/year).
Research And Monitoring $330K/yr
[#14, #23, #24, #26] Annual refresher training/drills ($20,000), research consumables/analysis ($100,000), R&D program for safer containment ($200,000), secure data storage/maintenance ($10,000).
Psychological Care $300K/yr
[#22] Long-term psychiatric care and monitoring for infected survivors (budget baseline for up to 2 patients ≈ $300,000/year).
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#29] Annual site allocation and overhead (HR, payroll, utilities proportional to SCP-3077 program) (~$300,000/year).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#25] Ongoing legal, cover-story, liaison and black-ops contingency fund (~$200,000/year).
D Class Program $200K/yr
[#21] D-class procurement, management and associated program costs (~$200,000/year).
Facilities Maintenance $180K/yr
[#6, #8, #15, #17, #18, #28] Incinerator operations/maintenance fuel ($50,000), generator fuel/maintenance ($30,000), ongoing permitting/compliance ($20,000), surveillance monitoring ($5,000), containment/spare-parts maintenance ($50,000), perimeter upkeep ($25,000).
Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr
[#12, #13, #3] Recurring PPE replacement/disposal ($10,000/year), medical consumables for hosts ($100,000/year), LN2 supply (boil-off and delivery) ($15,000/year).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#7, #19] Transport operations and per-transfer security for ~20 transfers/year (~$5,000/transfer → $100,000/year).
Waste Handling $20K/yr
[#16] Specialized hazardous residue disposal and incinerator cleanup ($20,000/year).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.3M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled testing and no containment incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_testing
🚨 Minor Incident $5.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Partial cryogenic or transport failure resulting in a small emergent instance outbreak requiring emergency incineration, additional medical care and legal/repair actions.
partial_cryo_failure transport_incident single_instance_emergence
🚨 Major Breach $10.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic cryogenic failure or containment breach leading to widespread emergence, mass infections and multi-site emergency response.
full_cryo_failure incinerator_failure mass_infection
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 20 [#9] 18 core guards + 2 shift supervisors (6 per shift model).
Research Scientist 3 [#10] Senior researchers: containment lead, cryo specialist, behavioral researcher.
Technician (Cryo/Maintenance) 4 [#10] Cryo/maintenance technicians.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#10] Containment engineers.
Medical Officer 6 [#11] ICU nurses/ER doctors/psych staff dedicated to quarantine ward and infected hosts.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude but based on detailed analyst line items; major uncertainties remain around incident frequencies, local construction/labor costs, and the program's policy on live-human testing vs automation which materially affect recurring costs.
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