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SCP-3162 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-3162
Expected annual
$297K
One-time setup
$263K
Annual recurring
$291K
Personnel
9
Estimated first-year one-time setup costs are approximately $262,750, with ongoing annual operating costs around $290,800; primary drivers are Class‑D program management, personnel wages/guarding, archival/IT infrastructure, and legal/contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $263K
Legal Incident Contingency $100K
[#12] One-off contingency fund for incident PR/legal action (midpoint of suggested $50k–$200k).
Insurance Reserve $100K
[#17] Initial self-insurance / reserve fund for personnel disputes/privacy claims (midpoint of $50k–$200k).
Incident Response Fund $30K
[#20] One-time establishment of an incident response/escalation fund (mid-range $10k–100k).
Equipment $27K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #9, #15, #16] Shelving/lock hardware and tamper seals, UPS and test bench equipment, spare Lenovo M910 and peripherals, NAS+encryption and tape backups, access-control software/config, camera/mic kit, forensic imaging workstation, redaction/OCR tool licenses (one-time purchases).
Facilities $3K
[#1, #2] Minor electrical/isolated-circuit installation, locker mounting and minimal structural adjustments for secure storage/test bench.
Training Development $2K
[#13] One-time development of SOP training modules, quizzes, and recordkeeping materials.
Initial Medical Screening $1K
[#10] Initial baseline mental/medical screening battery for staff.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $291K/yr
Class D Program $110K/yr
[#7] Ongoing costs to manage a small Class‑D rotation (housing, security overhead) — primary recurring program cost.
Staff Wages $50K/yr
[#6, #5, #8, #9] Pro-rated research oversight (0.1 FTE), access-control/admin time, incremental guard overtime/on-call costs, and recording/operator time (aggregated incremental wages).
Research And Monitoring $43K/yr
[#4, #10, #14, #19] Archival storage maintenance and offsite fees, recurring medical/psych screenings, procedural documentation/research time, and compliance/audit costs.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#12] Annual legal retainer/cover-story maintenance and NDAs/PR containment budget (mid-range).
Opportunity Cost $21K/yr
[#22] Estimated productivity/efficiency hit due to restrictions on using archival content (opportunity cost of lost FTE productivity).
Hr Mediation $14K/yr
[#11] HR mediator/counseling and mediation session costs (estimated recurring need).
Insurance Replenishment $5K/yr
[#17] Ongoing replenishment allowance for the self-insurance reserve as used.
Incident Response Replenish $5K/yr
[#20] Replenishment budget for the incident response fund after use.
Record Retention $4K/yr
[#21] Annualized costs for long-term preservation, media migration, and retention schedules (amortized).
Training And Certification $3K/yr
[#13] Annual delivery, refresher courses, and recordkeeping for SOP training.
It Security And Forensics $2K/yr
[#15] Annual forensic software licenses/support and ad-hoc forensic analyst time (license/support baseline).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#1, #3, #18] Consumable tamper-evident seals, spare rotation/replacement, PPE, labels, evidence bags.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#1, #2] Minor maintenance of locker/test-bench fixtures and UPS/circuit upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#8] Transport and minor logistics costs for moving SCP-3162-A to/from test bench and incidental transport.
Data Redaction Support $1K/yr
[#16] Annual support and minor licensing for redaction/OCR/indexing tools.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $291K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled tests, maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine testing scheduled audits no incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $348K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$57K vs baseline
Small containment/operational incident (unauthorized powering, localized leak of content, minor HR dispute) requiring emergency response and limited legal/counseling costs.
unauthorized powering localized leak of SCP content minor HR/mediation incident
🚨 Major Incident $561K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$270K vs baseline
Significant exposure or legal/PR incident requiring major legal action, large PR/containment spending, replacements and extended remediation.
public exposure major legal action widespread interpersonal fallout
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#6, #14] Senior researcher (0.1 FTE charged to program for oversight, protocol updates, and documentation).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] Two guards for test sessions/transport and on-call coverage (incremental staffing represented in wages).
Administrative Staff 1 [#5] Access-control, badge management, and audit administration (pro-rated admin time).
Video/Recording Operator 1 [#9] Operator to manage cameras/microphones and encrypted storage for test logging.
Class-D Personnel 4 [#7] Test subject rotation (4 Class‑D), costs accounted under class_d_program recurring line-item.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide granular line items and realistic ranges for equipment, personnel, archival, and legal costs; SCP is Safe-class with predictable administrative overhead, so cost estimates are well-constrained.
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