SCP-3099 — SCP-3099 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3099 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-3099

Expected annual

$258K

One-time setup

$86K

Annual recurring

$251K

Personnel

2.9

One-time setup costs are modest (locker, integration, room mods, secure IT, legal drafting, cameras) while recurring costs are dominated by personnel wages and site overhead; estimated one-time ~ $86,000 and recurring ~ $251,150/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $86K

Incident Contingency Reserve $50K

[#20] One-time contingency reserve recommended for unexpected medical emergencies, litigation holds, or containment incidents.

Equipment $16K

[#2, #12, #23] Locker alarm/CCTV integration hardware and wiring, secure data capture/server setup, and minor surveillance camera equipment.

Facilities $14K

[#1, #14] Purchase/installation of secure small-item locker and examination room / minor lab modifications (grounding/anchoring, seals, privacy curtains, hard surfaces).

Consent Legal Drafting $6K

[#11] One-time legal drafting and preparation of informed consent forms, liability waivers, and specialized consent language.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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Project Summary Note $0

[#25] Summary line-item (no separate cost) — totals are aggregated elsewhere.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $251K/yr

Staff Wages $170K/yr

[#4, #5, #6, #7] Researcher (0.5 FTE pro-rated), on-call/part-time medical support, Ethics Committee liaison time, and security staffing for escorts/access control.

Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr

[#3] Pro rata site overhead allocation (rent/ownership, utilities, base security, administrative overhead) attributable to SCP-3099.

Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr

[#17] Ongoing legal counsel, reputational risk management, NDAs, and PR/response preparedness for leaks or exposure.

Participant Compensation And Travel $7K/yr

[#8] Payments to subjects, travel reimbursements, and guarded transport for the testing quota (annualized for ~6 subjects).

Medical Screening And Tests $4K/yr

[#9] Baseline medical exams, STD panels, pregnancy tests, imaging and labs for subjects (annualized for ~6 subjects).

Psychological Services $4K/yr

[#10] Pre-/post-test psychological evaluation and counseling sessions for subjects (annualized for ~6 subjects).

Training And Certification $4K/yr

[#19] Initial and periodic training for research, medical and security staff on protocols, consent, privacy, and handling procedures.

Logistics And Transport $3K/yr

[#18] Secure transport costs for moving SCP-3099 between storage and testing areas and guarded subject transfers (annualized estimate).

Secure Data Hosting $3K/yr

[#12] Hosting, encrypted backups, and periodic IT security audits for subject data and recordings.

Privacy Controls And Access $3K/yr

[#13] Administrative controls, special clearances, logging, redaction procedures, and associated training/enforcement.

Ethics Committee Processing $3K/yr

[#21] Administrative time and meeting costs for processing quota increase requests, expedited reviews, and external consultant fees.

Consent Legal Updates $2K/yr

[#11] Annual updates, archiving, and minor legal reviews of consent/documentation.

Redaction And Archival $2K/yr

[#22] Media-quality redaction and classified-archive management for internal research outputs.

Biohazard Handling Disposal $2K/yr

[#16] Clinical waste pickup, sharps containers, incineration or approved disposal of biological materials.

Routine Maintenance Inspection $2K/yr

[#24] Annual checks of locker integrity, alarms, seals, and SOP reviews for human-subject testing.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#15] Medical consumables and PPE used per subject (condoms, gloves, disinfectants, single-use disposables).

Exam Room Maintenance $1K/yr

[#14] Maintenance and cleaning for the modified examination room (privacy curtains, surfaces, biohazard disposal upkeep).

Camera Storage And Audit $750/yr

[#23] Secure storage, deletion audits, and media-handling costs for recorded test sessions.

Locker Monitoring Maintenance $400/yr

[#2] Annual maintenance and software/configuration retention costs for locker monitoring and alarm integration.

Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $251K/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine testing at quota and usual maintenance.

routine_testing no_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $281K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline

Single-subject adverse reaction or small privacy/data leak requiring emergency medical care, extra counseling, and legal attention.

medical_emergency localized_data_leak subject_complaint

🚨 Major Breach $451K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Severe medical catastrophe, physical harm, or public exposure leading to major litigation, PR response, and long-term remediation.

serious_injury fatality public_exposure_or_litigation

👥 Personnel 2.9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	0.5	[#4] One 0.5 FTE researcher responsible for experiments, recordkeeping, and protocol compliance (pro-rated salary ~ $50,000).
Medical Officer	0.2	[#5] On-call/part-time medical support for screening and post-test care (0.1–0.2 FTE, salary portion ~ $25,000).
Ethics Liaison / Compliance	0.2	[#6] Part-time Ethics Committee liaison and compliance oversight (0.1–0.25 FTE, salary portion ~ $15,000).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#7] Two security personnel (on-call/escorts) associated with access control and alarm response (combined salary portion ~ $80,000).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and containment context for Site-78, but many costs depend on institutional sharing of resources, chosen security posture, and incident frequency; estimates use mid-range assumptions so confidence is medium.

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