SCP-3329 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3329
Expected annual
$503K
One-time setup
$166K
Annual recurring
$480K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs (~$165.8k) cover secure storage, quarantine modifications, instrumentation and equipment; recurring annual costs (~$479.8k) are driven primarily by research staffing, legal/contingency reserves, and medical/monitoring expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $166K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $70K
[#15, #18] Purchase of incremental laboratory instrumentation (spectrometer/chromatography/microscopy) and initial SOP development and rollout costs for safe testing.
Facilities $55K
[#3, #9, #27] Secure storage cabinet purchase + integration, quarantine/isolation room modifications, and initial small archival/dry storage buildout.
Equipment $40K
[#1, #6, #7, #10, #11, #17, #20] Vacuum sealer, initial PPE kit, hazmat suits & decon equipment, speech-to-text secure hardware, remote monitoring hardware, initial data-handling hardware/software, and internal transfer kit.
Vacuum Bags Initial $250
[#2] Initial stock of vacuum bags/pouches sized for instances (one-time initial purchase).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $480K/yr
Staff Wages $170K/yr
[#5, #14] Pro-rated security staffing (partial FTE) and dedicated/pro-rated research team oversight and salaries.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#23] Annual budgeted contingency for legal, cover-up, and public affairs operations in case of exposure or legal action.
Emergency Response Reserve $75K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve to cover immediate incident response activations (lockdowns, overtime, contractors, investigations).
Research And Monitoring $55K/yr
[#7, #10, #11, #12, #13, #15, #17, #18, #19] Recurring costs for hazmat suit maintenance, speech-to-text licensing/maintenance, remote monitoring maintenance, psychological screening, medical monitoring/aftercare, instrument consumables/calibration, IT support/backups, SOP refreshers, and periodic red-team safety testing.
Insurance And Hazard Pay $25K/yr
[#25] Insurance reserves, worker compensation contingencies, and hazard stipends for participating personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#4, #9, #27] Pro-rated Site-64 overhead (utilities, HVAC, maintenance), quarantine room upkeep, and archival preservation maintenance.
Inventory Recovery Reserve $20K/yr
[#22] Reserve for search/recovery operations or re-acquisition if finite inventory depletion is unacceptable.
Opportunity Cost $6K/yr
[#21] Pro-rated salary-equivalent cost for using Foundation personnel as test subjects (lost productive labor).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#2, #6, #16, #20, #26] Recurring vacuum bag replacements, PPE consumables, per-testing consumables, per-transfer consumables, and packaging/label stationery.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#20] Internal courier/cart maintenance and minor logistics costs for evidence transfer.
Hazmat Disposal $1K/yr
[#8] Annualized contractor disposal costs (assumes ~1 disposal event/year on average).
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $480K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine testing and no major incidents.
authorized testing only no public exposure standard maintenance and consumables
🚨 Minor Incident $500K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Localized incident such as single disposal event, minor medical/aftercare surge, or small protocol breach requiring contractor disposal and overtime.
single hazmat disposal extra medical/psych aftercare overtime for containment and investigation
🚨 Major Breach $900K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$420K vs baseline
Major containment/testing breach leading to public exposure, loss of multiple instances, and activation of legal/PR and emergency response funds.
unauthorized removal/escape widespread Barnum Event exposure legal/PR and major recovery ops
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#14] Senior researcher authorizing tests and leading analysis; pro-rated into research staffing costs.
Lab Technician / Research Assistant 1 [#14, #15] Technician support for testing, sample handling, and instrumentation operation; included in research staffing estimate.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#5] Assigned security liaison/guard for controlled access and transfers (pro-rated FTE reflected in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasonable mid-range estimate; many items have wide ranges and event-driven costs (disposals, breaches, legal exposures) remain highly uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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