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SCP-3222 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3222
Expected annual
$395K
One-time setup
$282K
Annual recurring
$378K
Personnel
6
First-year one-time setup and contingencies are about $282,000 driven by research R&D, instrumentation, and contingency funds; recurring annual costs are about $378,500 driven mainly by research and salary costs (research team, analysts, and archival handling).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $282K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $160K
[#11, #20] Instrumentation for controlled precognition experiments (RNGs, high-speed cameras, automation, secure logging hardware) plus optional R&D into alternative recording/automation (mechanical scribe / actuator).
Contingency Escalation $50K
[#18] Broad rapid-response contingency fund for anomalous failure modes or escalation requiring immediate non-standard expenditures.
Medical Contingency $30K
[#6] One-time contingency budget for at least one surgical intervention (carpal tunnel release) including facility, surgeon, and rehab per expected case.
Legal Contact And Search $25K
[#13] Initial legal/ethical/parental-contact expenses: background checks, tracing, travel, counsel, and associated one-time administrative costs.
Facilities $15K
[#1, #9] Dedicated Safe-class locker outfitting, tamper seals, and a small secure testing/interaction room with one-way observation and basic integrated controls and recording infrastructure.
Equipment $2K
[#7] Archival/setup items: acid-free paper initial purchase, archival sleeves, dedicated file boxes and initial fireproof/humidity-controlled storage hardware (initial non-recurring component).
Training Materials $500
[#15] One-time cursive training materials and initial SOP documentation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $378K/yr
Staff Wages $321K/yr
[#2, #3, #8, #10, #12] Includes daily dedicated researcher writing time prorated ($4,800/yr, #2), pro-rata security/administration overhead ($10,000/yr, #3), archival/filing labor (~$6,000/yr, #8), research team salaries (2 researchers + 1 technician loaded into #10 = $240,000/yr), and data analysis/analyst time and compute ($60,000/yr, #12).
Research And Monitoring $33K/yr
[#4, #10, #14] Ongoing monitoring and research program costs: weekly carpal-tunnel screening (~$5,200/yr, #4), research consumables/computation for the SCP-3222-1 program ($20,000/yr component of #10), and psychological support/counseling ($8,000/yr, #14).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#16, #17] Annual redaction and secure publication resources ($10,000/yr, #16) and cover-up/information continuity budget ($10,000/yr, #17).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#5, #7, #15, #19] Annual consumables and preventive equipment: ergonomic mitigation and PT budget ($2,000/yr, #5), archival consumables/expansion ($500/yr, #7), cursive refresher/lost productivity ($1,000/yr, #15), and small consumables/stationery ($1,000/yr, #19).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $378K/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine writing, weekly screening, archival maintenance, and ongoing small-scale research.
routine_operations no_surgery no_escalation
🚨 Minor Incident $414K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$35K vs baseline
Single staff member requires surgical intervention for carpal tunnel, incurring medical and lost-productivity costs.
surgical_intervention medical_followup
🚨 Major Escalation $574K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$195K vs baseline
Behavioral change or escalation requiring immediate contingency spending, emergency research scale-up, legal action, or extraordinary logistics.
anomalous_behavior_change demanded_intervention rapid_deployment
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#10, #2] Two full-time researchers (primary components of the research program and provide/fulfill daily writing requirement; salaries included in #10 and daily writing prorate #2).
Technician / Lab Assistant 1 [#10] One full-time technician supporting experiments and instrumentation (included in #10 personnel costs).
Data Scientist / Analyst 1 [#12] Part-time analyst and compute support budgeted as $60,000/yr for analysis and interpretation.
Records Clerk / Archival Technician 1 [#8, #7] Archival handling and physical filing labor (~0.1 FTE-equivalent, budgeted at $6,000/yr) to maintain pencil-written canonical records and indexing.
Security Officer / Administrative Staff 1 [#3] Pro-rated security/administration slice attributable to SCP-3222 containment and oversight (~$10,000/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are explicit in the analyst notes for most categories (salaries, instrumentation ranges, medical contingency), but contingency items, probabilities, and optional R&D involve substantial uncertainty; site-to-site variation in medical and legal costs also affects confidence.
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