SCP-3333 — SCP-3333 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3333 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-3333

Expected annual

$2.8M

One-time setup

$1.1M

Annual recurring

$2.7M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is modest (~$1.09M) for site control, structural/sensor installs and gear; annual recurring costs are dominated by personnel, training, insurance/admin, and transport (~$2.70M/yr). Main drivers: staff wages, insurance/admin overhead, MTF training and transport/logistics.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M

Equipment $280K

[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #12, #13, #14, #19] Tamper-proof hatch/lock, intrusion sensors, cameras/edge storage, comms terminals, solar+battery/generator, field equipment, vehicles/ATVs, remote sensing/robotic kits, and secure server hardware.

Misc Contingency One Time $200K

[#29] One-time contingency reserve for unexpected first-year capital failures or emergency repairs.

Mtf Formation And Specialized Gear $150K

[#11] One-time formation costs and specialized gear for Lambda-1 / task force formation and initial certifications.

Facilities $130K

[#2, #8] Structural assessment/retrofit of lookout and construction/installation of a small secure on-site shelter (insulated cabin/container).

Site Legal And Cover $100K

[#1] One-time legal setup, permits or covert parcel acquisition / easement costs for controlling land and establishing a cover story.

Psych Vetting Initial Hires $90K

[#28] Initial psychological/HR vetting costs for new hires (approximate for full initial staffing cohort).

Research Expedition Per Mission $75K

[#27] Per-mission cost for authorized small research/expedition (helicopter time and specialized mission equipment) — per-mission, not annual.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K

[#15] Initial modeling/software licensing and baseline analysis tool purchase.

Legal And Cover Retainer $20K

[#20] One-time legal retainer for contingency/permitting support.

Decommissioning Allowance $20K

[#24] One-time allowance set aside for possible decommissioning/major repairs.

Public Safety Liaison One Time $2K

[#25] One-time orientation/training session fees for local SAR/FD liaison.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr

Staff Wages $1.7M/yr

[#9, #10, #16, #21] Fully loaded payroll for field operatives, supervisory/admin staff, an on-call medic, and a standby rapid-response team.

Insurance And Admin Overhead $305K/yr

[#22] Administrative overhead (~15% of payroll) plus insurance premiums and central admin costs associated with site operations.

Research And Monitoring $150K/yr

[#15] Ongoing research budget (physicists/geometers/materials scientists), simulations, data analysis and publication suppression efforts.

Mtf Training And Exercises $100K/yr

[#11] Ongoing formation maintenance, specialized training, certification and drill costs for Lambda-1.

Misc Contingency Recurring $100K/yr

[#29] Annual contingency reserve (~10–15% of recurring ops) for unforeseen costs and rapid staffing increases.

Cover Story And Legal $62K/yr

[#1, #20] Annual hush/liaison payments, legal/PR contingency fund and cover-story maintenance.

Logistics And Transport $60K/yr

[#13] Routine vehicle maintenance/fuel and moderate helicopter charter usage for resupply/medevac (~20 hrs/yr assumed).

Supplies And Consumables $43K/yr

[#12, #16, #23] Consumables: rations, batteries, first-aid supplies, PPE consumables, spare parts and routine consumable replacements.

Long Term Replacement Fund $30K/yr

[#24] Annualized allowance for eventual sensor/camera/solar/vehicle replacement (smoothing 5–10 yr replacement cycles).

Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr

[#8, #17] Utilities, winterization, snow removal, trail/erosion maintenance and routine structural upkeep for shelter and lookout support facilities.

Incident Response Exercises $20K/yr

[#21] Per-exercise consumables and mobilization costs for rapid-reaction team exercises (excludes payroll already in staff_wages).

Ethical Oversight $20K/yr

[#26] Internal review boards and ethical/compliance overhead for experiments, policy changes and oversight.

Psych Screening $20K/yr

[#28] Ongoing psychological screening, periodic evaluations and counter-intel vetting of assigned personnel.

Field Equipment Replacements $10K/yr

[#12] Annual replacement/consumables budget for PPE, harnesses, NVG batteries and personal gear.

Remote Sensing Maintenance $10K/yr

[#14] Maintenance, spare batteries and sensor replacements for drones, LIDAR and tethered cameras.

Medevac Contracts $10K/yr

[#16] Medevac/SAR contract standby fees and per-use readiness retainer.

Daily Inspection And Documentation $10K/yr

[#18] Incremental documentation time and overtime/holiday pay for daily door inspections and logging.

Evidence And Data Hosting $10K/yr

[#19] Secure hosting, backups and classified data maintenance for recorded footage and chain-of-custody systems.

Communications Service $6K/yr

[#6] Monthly satellite/Starlink/voice service redundancy costs and radio infrastructure subscriptions.

Surveillance Storage $3K/yr

[#5] Cloud storage, bandwidth and periodic hardware replacement for remote video/audio surveillance.

Public Safety Liaison $3K/yr

[#25] Annual stipends/training for local SAR/fire department orientation and mutual aid agreements.

Power Maintenance $2K/yr

[#7] Annual maintenance, fuel (for backup generator) and parts for solar+battery+generator hybrid.

Intrusion System Maintenance $1K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, calibration and batteries for intrusion sensors and tamper alarms.

Lock Audits And Replacements $500/yr

[#3] Annual audits, seals and minor replacements for tamper-proof locking system.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with standard operations, maintenance, and scheduled training.

no breach routine maintenance scheduled training

🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized equipment failures, small unauthorized access attempts, or a severe seasonal storm requiring repairs and additional helicopter lifts.

equipment failure minor breach attempt major storm repairs

🚨 Major Breach $7.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or large-scale anomalous escalation requiring mass mobilization, casualty response, public cover-up, and intensive remediation.

successful large-scale breach mass casualty / impersonation event public exposure requiring legal/PR response

👥 Personnel 21 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#9] Field operatives covering 24/7 single-post rotations; approximate loaded cost assumed ~$90k/person/yr included in staff_wages.
Security Supervisor / Site Supervisor / Team Leader	3	[#10] Team leaders and site supervisors to manage rotations and logistics; assumed ~$110k/person/yr included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer	1	[#16] On-call or attached medic for remote site; salary/contract accounted in staff_wages (~$100k/yr).
Standby Rapid Response Team / MTF	6	[#21] Rapid-reaction/contingency personnel (standby team). Payroll portion included in staff_wages (aggregate ~$300k/yr for the team).
Research Scientist / Analyst	2	[#15] Research staff for topology/analysis; included in staff_wages and research budget (~$150k total/yr).
Administrative Staff / Logistics Coordinator	1	[#10, #22] Scheduling, HR, logistics and liaison duties included in staff_wages (~$100k/yr).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing mid-range point estimates, but several items (breach response scale, hush payments, helicopter hours, and staffing model) are scenario-dependent; hence medium confidence.

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