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SCP-3314 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3314
Expected annual
$418K
One-time setup
$347K
Annual recurring
$416K
Personnel
7
Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$347k) driven by vault construction, specialized conservation, and equipment; recurring annual costs are about $416k driven by staff wages (security + research), ongoing monitoring, insurance/legal, and contingency/medical reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $347K
Facilities $126K
[#1, #5] Dedicated climate-controlled vault construction and installation of inert-gas fire suppression system (vault buildout, structural/security hardening and fire-system installation).
Equipment $106K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #8, #10, #11, #18] Museum-grade display cases, HVAC installation hardware, backup generator hardware, environmental sensors installation, archival frames/mounts, high-resolution digitization equipment, access control/CCTV installation, and signage/PPE.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $48K
[#16] Specialized testing equipment (EEG, olfactometer, audio/analysis kit) for initial experimental capability and neurophysiology testing.
Conservation Treatment $38K
[#7] Professional conservator assessment and initial stabilization (cleaning/varnish/frame repair) for seven 19th-century oil paintings.
Secure Transport Initial $20K
[#9] Custom crates and insured secure courier costs for initial relocation/crating.
Initial Training $3K
[#22] Initial Level-2 personnel training costs (one-time initial training sessions/materials).
Videography Kit $2K
[#26] One-time purchase of videography/recording kit for standardized interviews and debrief capture.
Recordkeeping Setup $2K
[#19] One-time setup for secure archives, server or secure cloud initial setup.
Offsite Setup $2K
[#21] Initial setup costs associated with off-site redundancy storage (rented vault setup/crating fees beyond initial transport).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $416K/yr
Staff Wages $300K/yr
[#12, #13] Ongoing salaries, benefits, and training for security (24/7 coverage) and research staff (1 senior researcher + 1–2 RAs) and minimal administrative support.
Cover Story And Legal $33K/yr
[#20, #25] Legal retainer/cover-story maintenance and insurance premiums / PR costs to maintain cover if needed.
Research And Monitoring $23K/yr
[#6, #14, #15, #19] Cloud/environmental monitoring/logging, baseline medical/psychological screening and follow-up budget, human-subjects oversight/ethics administrative costs, and secure data storage/recordkeeping recurring costs.
Incident Response Fund $15K/yr
[#23, #14] Reserve for emergency medical/psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and incident response following severe exposures.
Opportunity Cost Compensation $15K/yr
[#27] Contingency for overtime, replacement labor, or productivity losses when personnel are unavailable due to monitoring/quarantine after exposure.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#17, #26, #28] Test consumables (EEG electrodes, olfactometer cartridges), videography/transcription consumables, and misc. supplies/filters/cleaning materials.
Facilities Maintenance $9K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #11] HVAC energy and maintenance, generator fuel/maintenance, fire-suppression inspections, and CCTV/storage operations.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#21] Off-site redundancy storage rental and recurring readiness/transport contingency for emergency relocation.
Conservation Maintenance $3K/yr
[#24] Ongoing conservation inspections, minor treatments, pest checks, and small repairs to frames/backing.
Training And Drills $2K/yr
[#22] Annual refresher training and periodic emergency drills for Level-2 personnel.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $416K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, and periodic testing without major incidents.
routine_testing no_major_incidents maintained_cover
🚨 Minor Incident $446K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
A viewer experiences severe distress or medical events requiring emergency care, short investigation, and additional remediation.
prolonged_close_viewing unauthorized_access acute_psychological_reaction
🚨 Political Exposure $566K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Public exposure or cover compromise requiring major legal/PR response, potential relocation, and increased security.
media_exposure cover_organization_compromise legal_proceedings
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#12] 24/7 coverage staffing (recommended posture: 2–3 guards; modeled as 3 FTEs).
Research Scientist 1 [#13] Senior researcher responsible for experiment design and oversight.
Research Assistant / Technician 2 [#13, #16] Technicians and RAs to run EEG/olfactometer/audio tests and handle data collection.
Administrative Staff 1 [#19, #15] Part-time/admin role for scheduling, recordkeeping, and IRB/compliance coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories, but wide ranges and contingent incident probabilities produce moderate uncertainty; assumptions made about staffing posture and frequencies of incidents.
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