SCP-3228 — SCP-3228 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3228 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3228

Expected annual

$5.4M

One-time setup

$16.0M

Annual recurring

$5.1M

Personnel

One-time capital and contingency reserves total about $16.0M, driven by contingency funds, possible facility-scale upgrades and optional MRI purchase; baseline annual operating costs are roughly $5.08M/yr driven by staffing, R&D, medical/psychiatric care and monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.0M

Containment Scaling Reserve $10.2M

[#28] Contingency reserve for large-scale containment scaling or decommission (planning reserve for facility construction or permanent off-site vaulting).

Legal Incident Reserve $2.6M

[#15] One-time incident reserve for major legal/cover-up costs (single major-incident reserve as described).

Mri Purchase $2.0M

[#10] Optional capital purchase of MRI (3T) if site chooses to buy rather than contract scans (capital-heavy, separate from contracted scan budget).

Emergency Response Reserve $550K

[#16] One-time cash/reserve for rapid-response teams, field amnestic teams, armored transport and immediate mitigation.

Transport And Relocation $150K

[#25] Per-event specialized cradle, shock isolation, secure transport vehicle and escort staffing (per relocation estimate).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K

[#9, #23] EEG/multimodal neuro-monitoring rigs and initial sample collection/BSL cold-chain/cryostorage equipment.

Equipment $82K

[#2, #3, #4] Industrial UPS/generator, initial permanent video/audio/biometric monitoring hardware, and initial wearable REM-detection device purchases.

Facilities $78K

[#1, #21] Environmental control, humidity/temperature/vibration isolation, sealed viewing materials, and physical exclusion-zone construction/modifications.

Data Management $60K

[#18] Secure server hardware, encrypted archive hardware and initial secure storage infrastructure.

Personnel Screening $38K

[#19] Initial screening/background checks/psych resilience testing for ~30-person rotation (initial clearance costs).

Sop Development $18K

[#8] Initial development of specialized SOPs and initial training materials.

Conservation Treatment $12K

[#24] Single complex conservation/curation treatment for ceramic artifact preservation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.1M/yr

Memory Restoration Research $1.8M/yr

[#11] Multi-year R&D program into pharmacological/neuromodulatory memory-restoration (TMS/DBS/drug trials, device procurement and trials).

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#5, #6, #7] Dedicated security payroll (8 guards) plus assigned research team (lead + 2 RAs) and on-site medical staffing/contract psychiatrists.

Psychiatric Followup $600K/yr

[#13] Long-term psychiatric care, counseling, vocational rehabilitation and disability contingencies for affected staff.

Liability Pool $550K/yr

[#17] Internal insurance-like pool for compensation, contractor liabilities and property replacement/repair.

Research And Monitoring $249K/yr

[#3, #9, #10, #22] Ongoing monitoring/storage costs, EEG maintenance/calibration, contracted neuroimaging scans budget, and testing-subject recruitment/admin.

Cover Story And Legal $238K/yr

[#15, #27] Legal retainers, classified-record management, PR/cover-story exercises and periodic public-exposure mitigation simulations.

Emergency Readiness $125K/yr

[#16] Ongoing readiness/training costs for rapid-response teams and field mitigation capability.

Administrative Overhead $125K/yr

[#26] Administrative coordination, O5-level oversight time allocation and special authorisations processing.

Amnestics $88K/yr

[#12] Production/procurement, inventory control and QA for Class A/B amnestics (annual baseline inventory/QA costs).

Supplies And Consumables $70K/yr

[#4, #14, #20] Wearable device replacements/batteries/subscriptions, testing consumables (EEG electrodes, PPE, bedding), and shift/pharmacological countermeasures.

Data Management $30K/yr

[#18] Secure cloud services, encryption key management, storage costs and analyst time for neurodata.

Security Training And Drills $25K/yr

[#8] Recurring drills, SOP refreshers and specialized containment training.

Specialist Conservation $18K/yr

[#24] Periodic conservation and non-invasive surface testing for ceramic artifact preservation.

Sample Storage $15K/yr

[#23] Ongoing cold-chain, cryostorage, and biosecurity waste disposal costs for neural tissue/CSF samples.

Personnel Screening $12K/yr

[#19] Ongoing re-clearance and periodic psychological screening for assigned personnel.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.1M/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine testing, monitoring, maintenance and no major incidents.

no_incident routine_testing standard_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $5.6M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Small-scale 3228-A event causing limited external exposure or personnel harm requiring emergency response, amnestic use and legal remediation.

limited_external_exposure field_amnesty_deployment minor_legal_action

🚨 Major Breach $8.6M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline

Major containment incident or uncontrolled anomalous consequences requiring use of incident reserves, large-scale amnestics/deployment, relocation and extended legal actions.

large_scale_exposure relocation_or_recovery major_legal_liability

🚨 Research Scale Up $8.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Accelerated R&D year (e.g., decision to purchase onsite MRI and scale memory-restoration program) incurring large one-time capital outlays plus elevated program spending.

R_and_D_prioritization capital_purchase_decision multi-year_program_scale_up

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#5] Eight dedicated guards assigned (2 per shift minimum, 3 shifts + coverage).
Research Scientist	1	[#6] Lead researcher (e.g., Dr. McCormick) included in research payroll.
Research Assistant / Technician	2	[#6] Two research assistants/techs to manage experiments, sample processing and data logging.
Medical Officer	3	[#7] On-site medic coverage / on-call medical team (coverage across shifts or equivalent contracted staff).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling midpoint-based estimates; however many items are optional or range-wide (MRI purchase, large contingency reserves, R&D scope), producing moderate uncertainty.

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