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SCP-3301 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-3301
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$2.7M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
9
First-year capital and setup costs (including a contingency upgrade reserve) are large, while ongoing yearly expenses are dominated by staff wages, ISec monitoring, and legal/containment operations; expect a one-time outlay of several million with recurring annual costs in the low millions. Major cost drivers are ISec analysis/monitoring, contingency upgrades/legal/takedown operations, and personnel wages.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M
Contingency Upgrade Fund $1.6M
[#23] Capital contingency reserve for escalation/upgrade to high-security containment suites or transfers to specialized facilities.
Isec Initial Analysis $575K
[#9] Initial Information Security Department deep analysis, tooling, memetic research and mitigation planning (consultancy, tooling, code redaction frameworks).
Equipment $219K
[#1, #2, #4, #5, #12, #13, #18] Purchase & installation of small containment locker, evidence safe/biometric custody safe, electronic access/CCTV hardware, air-gapped data hardware and redaction tooling, secure transport case and vehicle fit-out, tamper-detection sensors, and environmental-control equipment.
Facilities $168K
[#3, #21] Renovation of Site-19 E Wing storage/testing room and vaulting/records vault setup (decon airlock, observation window, secure HVAC, nonporous surfaces; records vault long-term storage).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $62K
[#25] Initial pilot studies and research lab instrumentation for assessing repercussion of SCP-3301 (pilot experiments, modelling tools, consultant onboarding).
Training Development $25K
[#8] One-time curriculum development and secure printed/controlled training materials for staff certification.
Personnel Vetting Initial $12K
[#15] Initial background checks/security clearance and polygraph setup costs for access cohort.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $690K/yr
[#6, #7] Dedicated security personnel for transport & testing and on-site containment research team salaries (guards, head researcher, research assistants, lab tech, specialist consults).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#25] Ongoing research & analysis budget for experiments, modelling, and external consultants.
Isec Monitoring $300K/yr
[#9] Ongoing ISec staffing, monitoring, memetic updates, counter-memetic tooling, and consultancy to watch for leak vectors.
Insurance And Reserves $275K/yr
[#24] Insurance, replacement-value reserves, and legal escrow budgeting (annualized reserve).
Takedown Operations $175K/yr
[#10] Content sanitization, takedown operations, outside legal counsel, and ad-hoc buyouts for leaked material.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#11] Annual legal and cover-story expenses, PR assets, witness management and small buyouts; per-incident contingency amounts discussed in notes to #11.
Monitoring And Outreach $150K/yr
[#26] Continuous scanning of public forums, app stores, markets and contracting threat-intel firms for civilian leakage detection and outreach.
D Class And Test Subjects $60K/yr
[#16] D-Class/test-subject acquisition, housing, medical supervision and test logistics.
Data Storage And Redaction $55K/yr
[#5] Recurring maintenance, backups, secure destruction, and redaction workflow for air-gapped storage and classified logs.
Incident Response Drills $42K/yr
[#20] Annual exercises, tabletop simulations, overtime and cross-department drills for containment incidents.
Medical And Amnestics $30K/yr
[#14] Medical/psychiatric support, amnestic provisioning, inpatient observation capacity and per-incident treatment budget.
Administrative Overhead $25K/yr
[#27] Minor administrative overhead: procurement, bookkeeping, classification marking, and compliance audits.
Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr
[#4, #18, #21] CCTV/storage maintenance and encrypted retention, environmental control maintenance, and records-vault recurring costs.
Psych Support Eap $18K/yr
[#22] Psychological support and Employee Assistance Program for staff exposed to information hazards.
Training And Certification $11K/yr
[#8] Annual refreshers, re-certification, and delivery costs for staff training programs.
Power And Utilities $9K/yr
[#19] Electricity for continuous monitoring, HVAC, and CCTV data storage power costs.
Personnel Vetting Recurring $6K/yr
[#15] Annual polygraphs, behavioral screening and ongoing personnel monitoring for access cohort.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#17] Gloves, cleaning supplies, replacement game components, secure lab consumables.
Tamper Monitoring $1K/yr
[#13] Remote tamper monitor alerting and SOC monitoring subscription fees.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing, monitoring, and no major leaks or incidents.
no public leakage routine monthly testing normal staffing and monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$78K vs baseline
Small localized leak or isolated unauthorized disclosure requiring takedowns, targeted amnestics, and legal responses.
limited manual or image leak single takedown episode small-scale amnestic treatment
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$900K vs baseline
Widespread online leak or contagion requiring large ISec campaign, mass amnestics, and significant legal settlements.
public spread of game content mass takedown and legal campaigns large-scale amnestic operations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Severe escalation forcing capital upgrades, facility isolation, or full cognitive-containment suite deployment plus large legal/amnestic campaigns.
discovery of viral memetic spread failure of standard countermeasures need for high-security containment upgrade
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Dedicated guards for secure transport and testing; included in recurring security personnel wages.
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Head researcher overseeing testing and authorizations; senior salary included in research wages.
Research Assistant 2 [#7] Research assistants supporting experiments and logging.
Laboratory Technician 1 [#7] Lab tech for equipment, sample handling, and consumables management.
Cognitohazard Specialist / Psychologist 1 [#7, #14] Specialist for cognitive hazard assessment, consults and clinical oversight; included in staff salary estimates.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges for each line item and reasonable mid-point selections; contingency and ISec costs are highly uncertain and incident-driven, producing moderate confidence overall.
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