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SCP-3175 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3175
Expected annual
$959K
One-time setup
$694K
Annual recurring
$950K
Personnel
6
Initial setup ~ $693,500 one-time driven by containment retrofit, specialized research equipment, incident reserve and transport assets; ongoing annual costs ~ $949,750 driven by staff wages (caregiver, security, clinical/research staff), active research, and cover/legal/education programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $694K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#25] Specialized consciousness-research equipment and sterile lab/BCI/stimulation rigs one-time purchases.
Incident Contingency $200K
[#16] Incident contingency / liability reserve fund (recommended one-time reserve).
Facilities $105K
[#1, #3] Child-safe containment cell retrofit (padded walls, childproof fixtures, observation window, explosion-resistant materials) and secure outdoor play yard construction.
Transport Vehicle Purchase $50K
[#15] Purchase of a dedicated armored/secure transport vehicle (optional but budgeted here).
Cover Story Setup $40K
[#12] One-time legal/cover identity establishment, forged records/front organization costs to establish long-term cover.
Background Checks Initial $30K
[#13] Initial high-level clearance vetting and staff training for a ~10-person team (estimated aggregate).
Equipment $21K
[#2, #11] Furnishings and stimulus kit initial purchase (age-appropriate bed, toys, shelving) and secure recording/data storage servers/setup.
Emergency Vehicle And Equipment $20K
[#14] One-time purchase of dedicated emergency containment/medical equipment or vehicle outfitting.
Initial Diagnostics $15K
[#10] Initial full-suite imaging and diagnostic procedures (MRI/PET/EEG/comprehensive labs, lumbar puncture if required).
Archive Digitization $12K
[#23] One-time comprehensive digitization/migration of subject records and historical archives.
Initial Total Estimate Reference $0
[#28] Analyst-provided total initial capital/setup estimate range (reference only; not double-counted).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $950K/yr
Research And Monitoring $334K/yr
[#9, #21, #25] Ongoing anomalous research budget (neuroimaging, assays, experiments), ethics/oversight/documentation costs and recurring experiment consumables for consciousness research.
Staff Wages $325K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7] Full-time on-site caregiver, security personnel (shift coverage), lead researcher/case physician partial FTE, and psychologist/psychiatrist salary portions.
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#12, #24] Ongoing legal expenses, cover identity maintenance, FOIA/press handling and disinformation/PR operations to maintain secrecy.
Long Term Care Education $50K/yr
[#22] Customized education/tutoring program adapted to subject's needs.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#15, #26] Per-transfer logistics costs amortized plus periodic secure relocation/deep-cover maintenance averaged annually.
Relocation And Cover $30K/yr
[#26] Amortized annual budget for occasional secure relocations and new cover setups (multi-year events).
Insurance Risk $28K/yr
[#20] Internal risk accounting allocations for medical, liability and research failure pools.
Emergency Response Retainer $20K/yr
[#14] Medevac/ambulance/rapid-response retainer and on-call containment response readiness costs.
Staff Mental Health $15K/yr
[#17] Counseling, rotation costs and burnout prevention for exposed staff.
Background Checks Recurring $10K/yr
[#13] Annual recertification and training recert costs for staff with access.
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#2, #18] Furnishings/toy refresh replacements and daily living consumables (food, clothing, hygiene, arts supplies).
Utilities And Overhead $7K/yr
[#19] Extra power for CCTV, HVAC, lighting, and janitorial associated with the containment unit.
Archive Preservation $6K/yr
[#23] Ongoing migration and long-term preservation of subject interviews, logs, and records.
Secure Recording Storage $5K/yr
[#11] Encrypted continuous recording storage, backups, server maintenance and offsite archival costs.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3] Play yard and containment cell routine inspections, safety surfacing maintenance and weather protection upkeep.
Baseline Estimate Reference $0/yr
[#27] Analyst-provided baseline annual operating estimate range (reference only; not double-counted).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $950K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine care, scheduled research activity, no major incidents or relocations.
routine care and research scheduled maintenance no incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1000K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Behavioral or medical incident requiring short-term hospitalization, increased legal activity, or an emergency transfer.
acute medical episode behavioral escalation temporary transfer to external facility
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, legal settlements, relocation and major PR/cover operations.
public disclosure or custody dispute multi-agency legal action forced relocation and large-scale emergency response
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Caregiver / Child Attendant 1 [#4] Full-time trained caregiver assigned to SCP-3175 for daily supervision.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#5] Shift coverage for 24/7 security and supervised outdoor time (2–4 guards estimated; budgeted as ~3 on-shift-equivalents).
Research Scientist / Case Physician 1 [#6] Partial FTE allocation for oversight, protocol development and liaison (budgeted as one counted position with partial salary charged).
Psychologist / Psychiatrist 1 [#7] Regular therapy and evaluation services (part-time to full-time specialist budgeted as one FTE-equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: many line items are standard (staff, utilities, routine research) and derive from described ranges, but several items (transport vehicle purchase, scale of research, contingency needs) are rangey and site-dependent, producing uncertainty.
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