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SCP-3105 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-3105
Expected annual
$765K
One-time setup
$918K
Annual recurring
$759K
Personnel
11
One-time setup ~$918,500 driven largely by legal/insurance reserves, contingency funds, and research/lab setup; recurring costs ~$758,750/year dominated by security payroll and ongoing research/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $918K
Insurance Reserve $275K
[#22] One-time insurance / legal-defense reserve to cover potential high-cost public exposure or litigation.
Legal Contingency Reserve $150K
[#14] Contingency reserve for repatriation/negotiation claims or large legal disputes (one-time contingency spend).
Facilities $115K
[#1, #9] Containment cell construction/retrofit (#1) and modest BSL-2 facility upgrade for biohazard handling (#9).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $92K
[#9, #10, #12] Autoclave/contract setup and lab startup for biohazard handling (#9), initial aDNA/radiocarbon/metallurgical testing program (#10), and initial artifact conservation & stabilization work (#12).
Incident Contingency Fund $88K
[#15] Emergency/incident reserve fund for overtime, medical care, temporary lockdowns and replacement equipment.
Fieldwork Expedition $60K
[#24] Budget for a single specialist expedition (Norway-origin inquiries): travel, lodging, permits, local hires, equipment).
Equipment $56K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #8, #11, #18] Bulletproof observation window (#2), HVAC install (#3), UPS/alarms/power integration (#4), environmental sensors & loggers (#5), initial PPE kits (#8), initial imaging scans (#11), and surveillance/recording hardware (#18).
Decommissioning Fund $55K
[#25] Long-term disposal / decommissioning fund for secure transfer, reburial or controlled destructive disposal.
Transportation Recovery $15K
[#13] Secure/refrigerated retrieval and transport from discovery site; midpoint estimate for typical local/short-distance recovery.
Initial Training And Sop $12K
[#17] Initial personnel training package and SOP development for handling remains, biohazard protocols and incident exercises.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $759K/yr
Staff Wages $582K/yr
[#6, #7] 24/7 security staffing (8 guards ≈ $480,000 incl. benefits) plus one full-time containment technician ($60,000), 0.25–0.5 FTE conservator (~$32,500 equivalent), and occasional specialist consulting ($10,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $65K/yr
[#5, #10, #11, #12, #18, #23] Ongoing environmental data storage/monitoring (#5), continuing aDNA/radiocarbon/metallurgy testing if active (#10), periodic imaging/scanning (#11), conservation monitoring (#12), recording storage/maintenance (#18), and research program overhead/academic collaboration costs (#23).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#14] Annual legal/diplomatic retainer and cover-story maintenance (embargoes, permits, minimal liaison fees).
Insurance Replenish $25K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment for insurance / legal-defense reserve to maintain readiness for public exposure risk.
Supplies And Consumables $24K/yr
[#8, #9, #19, #20] Consumable PPE and handling supplies (#8), biohazard disposal & decon consumables (#9), research/conservation consumables (#19), and archival storage/cataloguing/waste management (#20).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#3, #4, #21] HVAC calibration & minor maintenance (#3), UPS/generator fuel & testing (#4), and routine preventative maintenance/parts replacement for HVAC, seals and locks (#21).
Incident Fund Replenish $10K/yr
[#15] Annual replenishment for the emergency/incident reserve fund as incidents deplete the one-time reserve.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#13, #24] Routine local secure transport, occasional small-move logistics and minor travel costs related to site operations; larger field expeditions budgeted one-time per expedition (#24).
Training Refreshers $4K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training courses and incident exercises.
Medical Occupational Health $3K/yr
[#16] Routine occupational health, prophylactic treatments and small-scale medical care budget.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $759K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents; security, maintenance, and modest research continue.
no_incident routine_research scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $809K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small-scale incident (staff injury, minor breach attempt, equipment damage) requiring overtime, medical care and limited replacements.
staff_injury localized_equipment_failure minor_containment_breach_attempt
🚨 Political Exposure $959K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Diplomatic/repatriation dispute or public exposure leading to major legal negotiations, repatriation payments, or large cover-up expenditures.
repatriation_claim public_leak legal_litigation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $879K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
New research findings prompt expanded testing, additional specialist hires, and fieldwork to pursue origin leads.
promising_aDNA_results new_archaeological_leads funded_research_scale_up
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#6] 24/7 security staffing: 2guards per shift, 3 shifts, plus rotation/backups (8 personnel present to staff continuously).
Containment Technician 1 [#7] One full-time containment technician for daily care, logging, PPE handling and minor maintenance.
Research Scientist 1 [#7, #10, #23] Primary researcher (e.g., Researcher Janssen) coordinating testing, experiments and research program oversight.
Conservator / Anthropologist 1 [#7, #12] Part-time conservator/anthropologist support (0.25–0.5 FTE) represented as one individual on staff for continuity of care and conservation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items for both one-time setup and recurring needs (good basis), but several large contingency/insurance items and the probability of political exposure are highly uncertain, producing medium confidence.
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