SCP-3328 — SCP-3328 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3328 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-3328

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$3.4M

Annual recurring

$1.2M

Personnel

Initial, one-time program establishment and equipment purchases total roughly $3.36M, while recurring annual operations, staffing, research, security, and monitoring are approximately $1.154M/year. Main cost drivers are facility/equipment procurement, research staffing, and ongoing security/monitoring at affected sites.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.4M

Facilities $1.0M

[#13] Cost to build a non-ferrous reinforced containment suite / specialized containment cell.

Equipment $705K

[#5, #6, #7, #12] Purchase of heavy machinery (excavator/loader), wire-cutting/shredding hardware, potential incinerator purchase option, and specialist research instrumentation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#11] Initial setup for focused research program (6–12 month lab buildout, controlled testing capability).

Specialized Neutralization Tests $500K

[#24] One-time costs for live-fire or other high-energy neutralization testing (range hire, ordnance, safety).

Emergency Insurance Reserve $100K

[#10] One-time contingency reserve for casualty handling, insurance top-up, and worker compensation per project.

Public Relations And Hush Funds $100K

[#16] One-time PR/cover-story costs and hush/compensatory payments per major operation.

Contingency Reserve $100K

[#20] Reserved contingency (25–50% recommended) for unanticipated propagation or escalation per operation/program.

Field Operation Labor $63K

[#3] Contractor labor for a 2-week multidisciplinary clearance mobilization (7–10 person crew).

Legal And Permits $50K

[#15] One-time legal fees, permit applications, and consultations for site access and heritage negotiations.

Environmental Testing And Remediation $50K

[#19] Initial soil testing and potential remediation mobilization if contamination suspected.

International Coordination $50K

[#21] One-time liaison/diplomacy costs when handling sites in foreign jurisdictions.

Reputational Mitigation $50K

[#23] One-time restoration/memorialization and community outreach funds to mitigate reputational damage.

Incineration Rental And Permitting $35K

[#7] Mobile incinerator rental and permitting/environmental mitigation costs per operation.

Ppe Purchase $24K

[#9] Initial purchase of cut-resistant/anti-entanglement PPE for an 8-person crew.

Site Survey Reconnaissance $15K

[#1] One-time drone/LiDAR/magnetometer/GPR site survey and reconnaissance per affected site.

Security Short Term $10K

[#4] Short-term on-site security costs during a clearance operation (daily guards for duration).

Logistics Transport Per Operation $10K

[#17] One-time transport and logistics costs (trucks, drivers, fuel) per operation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr

Staff Wages $500K/yr

[#14] Salaries for ongoing program staff (PI, technicians, site manager, support staff).

Research And Monitoring $350K/yr

[#11] Ongoing experimental costs, controlled testing, and recurring research expenditures.

Security Long Term $105K/yr

[#4] Long-term 24/7 security contract for high-risk sites where continuous presence is required.

Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr

[#13] Utilities, maintenance, and redundant waste treatment for specialized containment suite.

Insurance Premiums $50K/yr

[#10] Increased site insurance premiums and ongoing worker compensation reserves for program.

Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr

[#15, #16, #23] Annual legal retainer, permit renewals, public relations and outreach maintenance.

Monitoring Overhead $20K/yr

[#22, #2] Data storage, geospatial subscriptions, telemetry, and periodic remote monitoring (time-lapse cameras, occasional drone flights).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $15K/yr

[#8] Annual hazardous metal disposal and transport costs assuming periodic removal operations.

Medical Standby $14K/yr

[#9] Recurring on-call medic/ambulance standby costs for field operations aggregated annually.

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#6, #18] Consumables and wear items (blades, hydraulic oil, fuel) per typical operation / year.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#17] Annual fuel, vehicle rental and driver costs for recurring site visits and material transport.

Environmental Monitoring $5K/yr

[#19] Ongoing soil/residue monitoring and periodic testing after remediation.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional minor operations and standard research/staffing costs.

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🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized resurgence requiring a single clearance mobilization and associated one-off operational costs.

localized_re-propagation single_site_clearance

🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Multi-site resurgence or spread necessitating large-scale field operations, international coordination, and research scale-up.

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👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	[#11, #14] PI leading research and neutralization experiments.
Research Technician	2	[#11, #14] Lab and field technicians supporting experiments and monitoring.
Site Manager / Executive Staff	1	[#14] Program/site manager coordinating operations, permits, and liaison.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	[#4] Security staff for site control and rapid response (rotational coverage).
Medical Officer	1	[#9] On-call medic for field operations and program health oversight.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#5, #6] Equipment maintenance and heavy-equipment operator oversight.
Administrative Staff	0	[#22] Administrative overhead is covered by combined roles or contracted services in small program baseline.

📋 Confidence Notes

Cost ranges are based on field-operation estimates and historical notes but depend heavily on unknowns: frequency of occurrences, policy choice between destroy vs. quarantine, and whether equipment is rented or purchased. Reasonable mid-range estimates used; uncertainty remains in incident frequency and scale.

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