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SCP-3267 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3267
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
18
Initial one-time capital/setup is approximately $3.0M driven by property, structural remediation, bespoke IMA and digitization; ongoing annual operations are roughly $2.0M driven by staff wages, research/security, and incident reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Facilities $1.5M
[#1, #2, #3, #8, #25, #31] Property acquisition, structural remediation, reinforcement of openings, vault construction, initial cover-signage/scaffolding and one-time heritage/permit costs for the Victorian library and adjacent lots.
Equipment $1.3M
[#4, #6, #9, #11, #13, #20, #23, #27] Archival-grade HVAC install, secure-digitization rig/setup, five IMA systems procurement&installation, amnestic sprinkler install, initial gas-mask stock, monitoring/CCTV hardware, initial PPE/equipment purchases, and backup power/UPS equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#19] Secure memetic testing lab buildout (Faraday/visual isolation, shielding, recording and redundant amnestic systems).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#14, #15, #17, #18, #21, #29] On-site security salaries and supervisor, Rapid Response/SRT on-call readiness costs, on-site medic, research staff (memetics/conservators/librarians), overnight/night-surveillance staffing overtime and IT/logging/redaction personnel.
Contingency And Admin Overhead $215K/yr
[#32] Administrative overhead, auditing, procurement overhead and insurance-equivalent reserves (12% of operating budget assumed).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#16] Class-D transport logistics, vehicles, drivers/handlers, secure cages, fuel and daily operational management for transferring 10 D personnel daily.
Supplies And Consumables $108K/yr
[#12, #13, #22, #23, #24] Class-E amnestic supply & consumables, annual gas-mask filter replacements & training consumables, conservation & repair materials for books, recurring PPE replacement, and decontamination/hazardous-waste handling consumables.
Incident Response Reserve $100K/yr
[#28] Per-incident contingency allocation for expendables, emergency repairs, temporary staffing and medical evacuations (annualized reserve).
Facilities Maintenance $86K/yr
[#5, #8, #20, #27, #30] HVAC/energy operating costs, off-site storage contract, monitoring storage & maintenance, backup power fuel/maintenance, and routine building utilities/maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#25] Annual legal, local government liaison, cover-story operations, PR and permits to sustain the 'reconstruction' cover.
Ima Maintenance $40K/yr
[#10] Maintenance, calibration, parts, software updates and incremental power consumption for five IMA systems.
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#7] Digital archive hosting, indexing, secure access controls, software licenses and periodic re-indexing/DB maintenance.
Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#26] Regular staff training, drills, SOP development, gas-mask and sprinkler drills and memetic awareness training.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled maintenance and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized memetic exposure or small containment incident requiring extra amnestics, short-term overtime and limited repairs.
small_breach localized_memetic_spread temporary_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or structural damage requiring major repairs, large amnestic campaigns, legal/PR response and possible temporary closure.
large_breach structural_damage widespread_exposure
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 Frontline guards covering day and night shifts and on-site supervision mapped to security wages [#14].
Rapid Response / SRT Agent 4 On-call/standby specialist responders counted toward SRT readiness costs [#15].
Research Scientist 4 Memetics researchers, conservators and librarians (3–6 specialists per notes) covered under research staff wages [#18].
Medical Officer 1 On-site medic/nurse and medical standby contracts included in medical staffing costs [#17].
IT / Logging & Redaction Staff 1 IT/security and redaction personnel for memetic logs and archive access included in staff wages [#29].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many items are location- and incident-dependent (property value, bespoke IMA R&D, and incident frequency). Estimates use mid-range selections and a standard contingency; therefore confidence is medium.
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