SCP-3115 — SCP-3115 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3115 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3115

Expected annual

$1.1M

One-time setup

$1.3M

Annual recurring

$1.1M

Personnel

First-year one-time setup and contingency funding are approximately $1.35M driven by structural soundproofing, Faraday shielding, specialized test rigs and a contingency fund; ongoing annual operations are ~ $1.05M/yr driven primarily by staff wages (security and memetics), maintenance, and legal/cover-story costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M

Contingency Catastrophic Response $1.0M

[#26] Contingent emergency/reserve fund for large-scale memetic events (range noted at $0.5M–$50M+; held as an accessible emergency allocation).

Equipment $181K

[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #15, #16, #20, #28] Reinforced storage locker, Faraday enclosure, video-only PTZ cameras, air-gapped video server, UPS/power conditioning, remote mechanical test rig, RF and spectrum analysis equipment, anechoic/acoustic test gear, initial PPE and biometric/EEG monitors, audio-isolation hardware, and small-scale safe-testing instrumentation.

Facilities $120K

[#1] Construction of a dedicated 5m x 5m x 5m containment room with STC>60, reinforced floor bolts, antechamber and internal non-reflective finishes.

Hvac Modifications $28K

[#2] One-time HVAC modifications: decoupled ventilation, acoustic baffles, HEPA, and independent climate control to prevent duct-borne sound transmission.

Amnestic Stockpile Initial $11K

[#17] Initial purchase/stockpile of Class-A/B amnestics and emergency medical supplies.

Secure Transport $9K

[#21] Armored transfer, escorts and temporary secure housing costs for acquisition/initial transport.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr

Staff Wages $620K/yr

[#11, #12, #13] Memetics department staffing and support, continuous security staffing (2 guards/shift × 3 shifts + rapid-response specialist), and senior Level 4 approval time allocation.

Cover Story And Legal $175K/yr

[#22] Legal, cover-story, PR and information-containment budget (baseline retainer and preparedness; incident spikes excluded).

Research And Monitoring $90K/yr

[#19] Data analysis, linguistic/memetic research budget and experiment design support.

Opportunity Cost For Restricted Testing $75K/yr

[#27] Quantified lost research productivity due to strict controls and senior signatory overhead.

Chain Of Custody And Compliance $25K/yr

[#23] Logging systems, signature logs, administrative time and digital audit trails for access and movement.

Training And Certification $22K/yr

[#14] Annual memetics-awareness training, containment protocol certification and emergency drills.

Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr

[#25] Amortized long-term maintenance, periodic refurbishment and replacement of high-STC materials, HVAC and electronic isolation components (~$4k–$12k/yr).

Small Scale Instrumentation Operations $6K/yr

[#28] Operation and consumables for biometric monitors, EEG and remote suppression during approved human tests.

Secure Media Storage Rotation $5K/yr

[#6] Storage media rotation, encrypted removable media handling and air-gapped archival costs.

Medical Monitoring And Psych Screening $5K/yr

[#16] Ongoing baseline and post-exposure medical and neuropsychological testing.

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#24] Consumables and small-tool replacement (spare USBs, gloves, cleaning supplies, batteries, lock parts).

Hvac Energy And Maintenance $3K/yr

[#2] Ongoing energy and maintenance costs for independent HVAC and acoustic baffles.

Video Maintenance $3K/yr

[#5] Annual maintenance and service for PTZ cameras, fiber/optical isolators and tamper-proof hardware.

Remote Rig Maintenance $3K/yr

[#8] Maintenance and calibration of the mechanical dummy head / remote test rig.

Audio Isolation Audits $3K/yr

[#20] Annual audits and checks to enforce the no-audio policy and physical audio-blocking measures.

Ppe Replacements $2K/yr

[#15] Replacement of PPE and upkeep of non-electronic observer stations.

Amnestic Stockpile Maintenance $1K/yr

[#17] Replenishment/expiry rotation for amnestic and emergency medical stock.

Ups Maintenance And Battery Replacement $500/yr

[#7] Battery replacement and periodic UPS servicing (annualized).

Locker Maintenance $200/yr

[#3] Bolt kits, periodic lock replacement and monitoring for the Standard Item Storage Locker.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr

93.8% probability / year

Normal year with no containment incident; routine operations, maintenance, staffing, and research continue.

no_incident scheduled_maintenance routine_testing

🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$160K vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring incident response, limited amnestic use, independent review and legal/PR spike.

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🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.8M vs baseline

Site-level breach requiring broad amnestic campaigns, quarantine, facility repairs and significant legal/PR and remediation costs.

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🚨 Catastrophic Breach $11.1M/yr

0.2% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Uncontrolled memetic propagation beyond site requiring mass amnestic campaigns, national-level emergency response, relocation and major legal/PR remediation.

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👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#12] Two guards per shift with three shifts for continuous coverage (6 total active guard positions).
Security Specialist	1	[#12] Rapid-response/security specialist (on-call/roving specialist).
Research Scientist (Memetics)	1	[#11] Full-time memetics researcher assigned primary oversight of SCP-3115.
Research Support Technician	1	[#11, #19] Support personnel for data capture, analysis and experiment logistics.
Senior Researcher / Level 4 Signatory	1	[#11, #13] Rotating Level 4 signatory allocated (partial FTE cost accounted in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Detailed analyst line items and a documented incident support mid-level confidence in recurring and one-time categorization and magnitude; wide ranges on contingent catastrophic costs and memetic behavior introduce significant uncertainty in large-incident estimates.

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