SCP-3207 — SCP-3207 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3207 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-3207

Expected annual

$3.4M

One-time setup

$8.7M

Annual recurring

$3.2M

Personnel

One-time capital costs are dominated by a hardened containment vault, research lab setup, remote manipulators and a contingency reserve (~$8.7M total one-time). Recurring annual costs are driven by security staffing, active research/monitoring, AWTR testing/transport and a range of operational support (~$3.23M/yr baseline).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.7M

Contingency Reserve $5.0M

[#19] Internal contingency/catastrophe reserve (one-time fund set aside for catastrophic failure, rebuilds, legal/cleanup/cover-up).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M

[#14, #15] Materials & anomaly research lab setup (#14) and neuroscience/ethics research startup for the control-brain (#15) including specialized imaging and lab instruments.

Facilities $1.1M

[#1, #23] Containment chamber construction and environmental/HVAC installation (reinforced vault, BSL isolation, EM shielding, negative-pressure/HEPA upgrades). Estimate aggregated from containment hardening (#1) and environmental mitigation install (#23).

Equipment $1.0M

[#2, #8, #9, #10, #18, #24, #26] One-time hardware: heavy steel restraints and anchors (#2), remote handling robotics (#8), instrumentation & monitoring suite (#9), UPS and diesel generator (#10), remote shutdown hardware (#18), specialized diagnostics (#24), and archival/secure servers (#26).

Cover Story Setup $200K

[#20] Initial disinformation / cover-story setup and forged archival material creation.

Clearance Processing Initial $60K

[#21] Initial high-clearance background checks for staff (30 clearances, ~$2,000 each).

Spare Parts Kit $55K

[#13] Initial spare-parts kit for wooden/metal hull components, cannons and period-quality replacement parts.

Conservation Initial $45K

[#27] Initial conservation/restoration of historical exterior components (climate-control setup, initial conservator work).

Rigging Fixtures $25K

[#12] One-off rigging/fixture design and fabrication for heavy-lift transport preparation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.2M/yr

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#3] 24/7 site security staffing (12–18 guards total). Estimated ~15 guards × ~$60,000 avg salary + ~30% benefits → ~ $1,170,000/yr.

Research And Monitoring $580K/yr

[#14, #15, #9, #24, #26] Ongoing materials research and analysis personnel/consumables (#14), neuroscience research personnel/operations (#15), monitoring data storage and calibration (#9), diagnostics operations (#24), archival storage maintenance (#26).

Logistics And Transport $530K/yr

[#11, #12, #10, #25] AWTR-41 range upkeep and per-test operations (#11), per-move transport costs amortized annually (#12), generator fuel/maintenance and test fuel (#10), public-safety/liaison costs for tests (#25).

Ert Costs $250K/yr

[#4] Specialized rapid-response / ERT recurring costs (training, on-call premiums, equipment amortization).

Supplies And Consumables $188K/yr

[#6, #7, #17] Pathology/biomedical supplies and life-support consumables (#6), biohazard disposal and per-test waste handling (#7), PPE and disposables (#17).

Maintenance Contracts $115K/yr

[#5] Twice-monthly maintenance visit contractor model (engineers + medical doctors) estimated at ~$115,000/yr.

Specialist Contractors $70K/yr

[#29] On-call historical artisans, fabricators and metalworkers for repairs and disinformation artifacts.

Health Surveillance $60K/yr

[#16] Occupational medicine and long-term health surveillance for staff exposed to nausea/sickness fields.

Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr

[#20] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, PR monitoring and legal counsel.

Audits And Assessments $45K/yr

[#30] Annualized cost for periodic full-system risk assessments and external audits (avg. cost amortized across years).

Robotics Maintenance $30K/yr

[#8] Annual maintenance, calibration and spare parts for remote handling robotics.

Training And Drills $30K/yr

[#22] Regular containment drills, medical scenario rehearsals and red-team exercises.

Spare Parts Replenishment $25K/yr

[#13] Annual replenishment of spare parts inventory and consumables for historical components.

Psychological Support $25K/yr

[#28] Counseling and confidentiality enforcement for exposed staff.

Clearance Reinvestigation $20K/yr

[#21] Ongoing reinvestigations and HR admin for high-clearance staff.

Hvac Operations $15K/yr

[#23] Ongoing HVAC operation costs and filter replacement for HEPA/negative-pressure systems.

Conservation Maintenance $15K/yr

[#27] Annual conservator visits and supplies for preservation of wooden/metal exterior components.

Shutdown Testing $10K/yr

[#18] Periodic testing, validation and maintenance of remote shutdown / fail-safe systems.

Restraints Maintenance $1K/yr

[#2] Annual inspections and minor maintenance of steel restraints, anchors, and tamper sensors.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.2M/yr

81.8% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine maintenance, scheduled tests at normal cadence, and no containment incidents.

no_incidents standard_test_cadence

🚨 Testing Intensive $4.1M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$900K vs baseline

Year with elevated testing activity at AWTR-41 (multiple major tests, frequent transport and data collection).

multiple_major_tests increased AWTR activity frequent transports

🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring ERT response, limited repairs, extra testing and limited legal/PR engagement.

localized_activation small-scale structural_damage ERT deployment

🚨 Major Breach $13.2M/yr

0.2% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Significant accidental activation or transport failure leading to widespread vaporization damage, large-scale cleanup, legal exposure and major rebuild/cover-up operations.

catastrophic_activation transport_failure_during_move large-scale structural_vaporization

👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	15	[@#3] 24/7 site security staffing estimated at ~15 guards on payroll (12–18 guard coverage). Staff wages in 'staff_wages' reflect these salaries + benefits.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a medium-confidence estimate; however anomalous behavior, test cadence and breach probabilities remain uncertain so figures retain material variance.

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