SCP-3260 — SCP-3260 | Cost Breakdown

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $298.0M

Containment Scaleup Contingency $275.0M

[#28] Large-scale emergency containment/scale-up contingency (one-time reserve for mass interventions/quarantine).

Facilities $10.5M

[#1] SCIF-level specialized wing build-out for Project Proxy; includes decon, observation rooms, secure storage and comms.

Contingency Reserve $6.0M

[#22] Set-aside contingency/insurance reserve fund (one-time allocation).

Digital Conversion $1.5M

[#6] Re-scanning/canonicalization of existing documents into cryptographically signed repository (one-time bulk conversion estimate).

Initial Case Investigations $1.0M

[#11] Initial intensive neuro/forensic investigations for initial wave of cases (100-case batch one-time).

Behavioral Monitoring Dev $650K

[#8] Development & integration of behavioral/anomaly-detection software (one-time dev/integration).

It Security Hardening $600K

[#20] One-time IT hardening, air-gap enforcement, hardware tokens, audits and initial certification efforts.

Document Handling Hardware $500K

[#5] Air-gapped terminals, hardware tokens, WORM media, biometrics, and hardened access hardware/software (one-time purchase and procedures).

Crisis Response Setup $425K

[#16] Training and equipment purchase for rapid-response/quarantine teams (one-time setup for 2–3 teams).

Secure Reading Room Outfitting $400K

[#7] Outfitting monitored reading rooms (CCTV, two-person rule infrastructure) for multiple rooms (one-time).

Screening Development $275K

[#4] Development of cognitive/perceptual screening battery (one-time dev costs).

Vetting Upgrade $250K

[#19] Upgrading background/continuous vetting infrastructure (one-time).

Training Overhaul $175K

[#24] One-time SOP update and organization-wide training overhaul costs.

Front Company Setup $150K

[#15] Initial creation/setup costs for front companies and plausible cover records (one-time).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K

[#13] EEG rigs, eye trackers, psychophysics benches and initial lab provisioning.

Medical Stockpile And Training $125K

[#3] Initial amnestic pharmacologic stockpile and anesthesiology/psychiatric training (one-time).

Presentation Hardware Rnd $125K

[#26] R&D/prototype costs for protective presentation hardware (one-time).

Archival Cold Storage $60K

[#25] Setup of long-term archival/cold-storage of untouched canonical documents (one-time).

Controlled Document Design $55K

[#14] Design and pilot of controlled/decoy document variants (one-time design and pilot run).

Cctv Expansion $50K

[#9] Expanded CCTV/audio installation and tamper-evident storage hardware (one-time installation for ~200 cameras).

Equipment $0

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Public Relations Incident Fund $0

[#23] Per-incident PR/disinformation budgets are scenario-driven rather than a fixed one-time cost; baseline one-time set to $0 here.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $42.1M/yr

Operational Productivity Loss $20.0M/yr

[#27] Organization-wide productivity loss from enforced protocols, quarantines, and two-person rules (estimated % impact on operations).

Continuous Vetting $6.0M/yr

[#19] Increased-frequency background checks and continuous vetting costs for Foundation personnel (scale-dependent; midrange for 10,000 staff).

Research And Monitoring $2.0M/yr

[#12] Longitudinal research program funding, multi-year studies, subject compensation, IRB/oversight.

Breach Investigation And Backfill $1.6M/yr

[#21] Investigation costs per breach and backfill/training to replace compromised personnel (annualized).

Staff Wages $1.6M/yr

[#2] Permanent Project Proxy core team salaries incl. overhead (8–12 FTEs; senior scientists, clinicians, analysts, program management).

Personnel Counseling $1.5M/yr

[#18] Counseling and retraining budgets for affected and exposed staff (~500 employees/year at midrange).

Screening Administration $1.2M/yr

[#4] Annual cost to administer cognitive screening to Foundation personnel (~10,000 screens at midrange per-test).

Reserve Replenishment $1.2M/yr

[#22] Annual replenishment for contingency/insurance reserves.

Personnel Redundancy Costs $1.2M/yr

[#10] Productivity loss and replacement costs from enforced job rotation and reassignment of susceptible staff.

Facilities Maintenance $1.0M/yr

[#1] Annual facility maintenance, utilities, security system upkeep for specialized wing.

Per Case Investigations $1.0M/yr

[#11] Ongoing intensive forensic/neuroimaging investigations per confirmed case (annualized expectation).

Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr

[#15] Annual legal/cover-up budgets for contractor payments, settlements, and cover maintenance.

Reading Room Observer Salaries $600K/yr

[#7] Salaries for dedicated monitored-reading-room observers enforcing two-person rule.

Crisis Response Readiness $500K/yr

[#16] Standby salaries and readiness costs for rapid-response quarantine teams.

Medical And Amnestic Treatments $300K/yr

[#3] Recurring per-treatment costs for amnestic administration and medical monitoring (assumes ~50 treatments/yr).

It Security Maintenance $300K/yr

[#20] Ongoing IT audits, maintenance, and air-gap enforcement costs.

Public Relations Retainer $300K/yr

[#23] Baseline PR/legal retainer for external narrative management and rapid response.

Training Recurring $300K/yr

[#24] Recurring training, drills, and SOP refreshers across the organization.

Behavioral Monitoring Operations $250K/yr

[#8] Operations, analyst time, and maintenance for behavioral/anomaly-detection systems.

Digital Repository Maintenance $200K/yr

[#6] Ongoing updates, version control, and repository operations.

Document Controls Maintenance $150K/yr

[#5] Maintenance/licenses for hardened document handling hardware and procedures.

Surveillance Storage Maintenance $90K/yr

[#9] Storage, retention, and maintenance costs for expanded CCTV/audio systems.

Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr

[#13] Lab consumables and routine calibration/maintenance for cognitive/neuro testing rigs.

Document Destruction $30K/yr

[#17] Ongoing secure destruction/sanitization of compromised documentation.

Presentation Hardware Testing $30K/yr

[#26] Ongoing iteration/testing of protective presentation hardware prototypes.

Controlled Document Production $27K/yr

[#14] Ongoing production and QA for controlled/decoy document variants.

Archival Maintenance $12K/yr

[#25] Environmental monitoring and access controls for cold-storage archival copies.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $42.1M/yr

74.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, research, and preventive measures only.

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🚨 Minor Incident $43.8M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$1.7M vs baseline

Isolated document compromise or single-site outbreak requiring investigations, targeted amnestics, limited purge, and PR response.

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🚨 Major Breach $52.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Site-level breach with many affected personnel requiring mass investigations, large amnestic campaigns, replacement hiring, and substantial PR/legal costs.

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🚨 Containment Scaleup Outbreak $332.1M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$290.0M vs baseline

Widespread, high-impact outbreak requiring emergency nationwide/international scale-up: mass amnestics, full quarantine, large contingency spending.

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👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (cognitive neuroscientist)	3	Senior scientists responsible for study design and neurotesting; part of the 8–12 FTE core team. [#2]
Clinical Psychologist / Psychiatrist	3	Clinical staff for assessment, treatment, and amnestic administration oversight. [#2]
Behavioral Interrogator	2	Conducts interviews and behavioral reconstruction for suspected cases. [#2]
Data Analyst	1	Manages behavioral monitoring analytics and data from screening programs. [#2]
Program Manager	1	Coordinates Project Proxy operations and administrative oversight. [#2]

📋 Confidence Notes

Mid-range cost estimates were used (midpoints of ranges) and many items (e.g., scale of vetting, productivity loss, and potential outbreak scale) remain highly uncertain; scenario probabilities and contingency sizing are judgement-based.