SCP-3159 — SCP-3159 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3159

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$598K

Annual recurring

$1.2M

Personnel

Initial startup costs are modest-to-moderate (~$598k one-time) dominated by equipment, vehicles and a contingency reserve; annual operating costs are ~ $1.17M/yr driven primarily by personnel (monitoring + field teams), medical/amnestic readiness, and legal/PR suppression efforts.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $598K

Equipment $269K

[#1, #4, #5, #11, #13] RF monitoring network (antennas/receivers/installation) ~$160,000; central servers/NAS ~$12,500; media integration work ~$5,000; 2 SUVs ~$80,000; portable generator ~$11,500.

Contingency Fund $250K

[#23] Reserve for large-scale exposure/mass amnestic deployments or emergency remediation (one-time contingency).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $70K

[#3, #22] Forensic audio workstation and soundproof booth ~$20,000; ML/data-analysis development (one-time) ~$50,000.

Facilities $8K

[#19] One-time physical security/buildout costs for remote sites (fencing, locks, tamper sensors) estimated midpoint of $5k–$12k.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr

Staff Wages $460K/yr

[#6, #7] 2 × RF/monitoring technicians and 4 × field agents (salaries+benefits) estimated total ~$460,000/yr.

Research And Monitoring $234K/yr

[#15, #3, #22] Research budget for audio/causal studies and 1–2 researchers ~$225,000/yr; forensic software maintenance ~$2,000/yr; ML tuning/maintenance ~$7,500/yr.

Medical And Amnestic Contracts $125K/yr

[#8] On-call medical/amnestic capability retainer and staffing (contract physician + nurse or small in-house team) estimated ~$125,000/yr.

Cover Story And Legal $115K/yr

[#16, #17, #18] Legal/regulatory retainer and takedown budget ~$40,000/yr; covert PR/cover-story/ hush funds ~$52,500/yr; contracted online takedown/suppression ~$22,500/yr.

Facilities Maintenance $86K/yr

[#2, #11, #12, #13, #19, #4] Monitoring-site connectivity/leasing/calibration ~$17,500/yr; vehicle maintenance/insurance ~$12,500/yr; in-region office lease/utilities ~$41,000/yr; remote generator fuel/maintenance ~$6,500/yr; remote site alarm monitoring ~$4,000/yr; cloud retention/backups ~$5,000/yr.

Logistics And Transport $48K/yr

[#10, #14] Witness transport and rapid-response travel budget ~$17,500/yr; occasional airborne/localization flights or drone campaigns ~$30,000/yr.

Amnestic Pharmaceuticals $40K/yr

[#9] Per-treatment costs for amnestic administrations (20 treatments/yr × ~$2,000 each) ≈ $40,000/yr.

Psychological Aftercare $18K/yr

[#21] Therapy and medical follow-up for civilians and staff estimated midpoint ~$17,500/yr.

Supplies And Consumables $16K/yr

[#24, #9] Office/administrative consumables ~$11,500/yr; amnestic disposables/shelf rotation ~$5,000/yr.

Training And Certifications $12K/yr

[#20] Annual RF safety, amnestic protocol, legal/cover training and drills estimated midpoint ~$11,500/yr.

Automated Media Monitoring $10K/yr

[#5] Web/social monitoring subscription fees and alerts estimated midpoint ~$10,000/yr.

Auditing And Compliance $8K/yr

[#25] Annual internal audit and compliance reporting estimated midpoint ~$8,500/yr.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, periodic small manifestations managed by existing teams.

routine_manifestations no viral spread no major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized public exposure requiring additional amnestic deployments, extra PR/legal actions, and modest overtime for teams.

small viral clip several public listeners identified localized media attention

🚨 Major Viral Exposure $1.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline

High-profile recording goes viral nationally/internationally resulting in mass remediation, large-scale amnestic deployments, and intensive legal/PR effort.

widely shared viral recording mainstream media coverage large number of affected civilians

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Monitoring Technician / Analyst	2	[#6] Two full-time RF/monitoring technicians handling automated alerts, triage, and evidence preparation.
Security Officer / Field Agent	4	[#7] Four field agents/operators trained for rapid response, evidence collection, witness containment, and amnestic deployment support.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and ranges for virtually all cost drivers; mapping is straightforward and founded on concrete operational needs and historical/technical analogues, allowing high confidence in the aggregated estimates.

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