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SCP-3302 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3302
Expected annual
$53K
One-time setup
$65K
Annual recurring
$51K
Personnel
3.7
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $64,550 driven primarily by legal contingency, forensic analysis/duplication hardware, and SOP development; recurring annual costs are approximately $51,400 driven mainly by staff allocations, legal retainer, and monitoring/testing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $65K
Legal Contingency Fund $30K
[#8] Contingency fund reserved for a single crisis response (one-time contingency as noted).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $14K
[#2, #7, #11] Archival materials (sleeves/silica packs), forensic media analysis lab time/equipment, duplication/imaging hardware and safe temporary storage for copies.
Policy And Sop Development $8K
[#4] Drafting SOPs, legal/ethics review, Level-4 signoff and documentation costs (one-time).
Misc Contingency Reserve $6K
[#16] Unanticipated equipment replacements, emergency spare archival materials (one-time reserve).
Facilities $3K
[#1] Dedicated locker retrofit/tamper-evident drawer, labeling and access-control retrofit.
Equipment $2K
[#3] Card reader and CCTV camera installation (hardware and installation).
Database Entry And Classification $900
[#13] One-time database entry, classification, and accession paperwork.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $51K/yr
Staff Wages $20K/yr
[#4, #6, #15] Allocation of partial FTEs / overtime for research oversight, site security allocation and administrative time (partial salaries allocated to SCP-3302).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#8] Annual retainer for policy/legal/public-affairs crisis response and media management.
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#6, #14] Controlled-testing capacity (paying subjects, researchers for test days) and behavioral monitoring/survey mitigation allocations.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#1, #3, #15] Locker/tamper-seal maintenance and inventory audits, CCTV/log storage maintenance, and per-object site overhead allocation.
Psychological Screening $2K/yr
[#5] Recurring psychological screening and informed-consent processing for viewers (assumes modest annual screening load).
Incident Response And Counseling $2K/yr
[#9] Employee assistance program counseling, incident debriefs and short-term therapy budget for staff exposure incidents.
Training And Sop Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4] Refresher trainings, record-keeping and SOP maintenance costs.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#10] Secure transport costs for authorized transfers (escort hours + vehicle use, assumed a few transfers/year).
Supplies And Consumables $900/yr
[#2, #12, #13] Archival consumables replacement (sleeves/silica packs), handling PPE and small consumables, and secure backup media/admin time for backups.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $51K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine testing and monitoring only.
routine_testing scheduled_training normal_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $63K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$12K vs baseline
Single localized incident requiring additional counseling and limited PR/legal response.
small_leak_or_exposure single-incident_counseling minor_media_attention
🚨 Major Incident $126K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Major leak or public exposure requiring substantial legal/PR, emergency testing, and expanded counseling.
major_media_exposure containment_breach_leak large_scale_public_attention
👥 Personnel 3.7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Primary researcher responsible for tests and oversight (partial allocation to SCP-3302).
Research Assistant 1 Supports testing logistics, cataloging and sample handling (part-time allocation).
Psychologist (on-call) 0.2 On-call/consulting psychologist for screenings and incident response (fractional allocation).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 Cleared escort for transfers and locker-area security (shared/site resource with partial allocation).
Administrative Staff 0.5 Database entry, record retention and scheduling (partial allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges for most items; primary uncertainties are testing frequency, the frequency/severity of behavioral incidents, and the size of legal/PR responses, so estimates use mid-range assumptions.
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