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SCP-3346 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-3346
Expected annual
$351K
One-time setup
$56K
Annual recurring
$349K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup costs are modest (~$56,000) driven by monitoring equipment, amnestic stock, and initial legal/cover materials; annual recurring costs are dominated by personnel wages and programmatic overhead (~$348,750/yr). The long-run expected annual cost including low-probability incidents is approximately $350,750/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $56K
Equipment $27K
[#4, #5] Purchase of monitoring & physiological instrumentation (~$25k) and one-time secure data storage/software purchase (~$2k).
Amnestic Stock $10K
[#12] Initial stock & emergency kit for amnestic/memory-management contingency.
Legal Cover Initial $10K
[#16] Initial cover-story/legal/PR materials preparation (benign recall narrative, fake corporate headers, etc.).
Facilities $2K
[#2] Secure metal locker purchase and installation to Site-19 standards.
Ethics Setup $2K
[#11] One-time internal IRB/ethics administrative setup and documentation processing.
Training Initial $2K
[#14] Initial training for researcher/assistants/security in trauma-informed testing protocols.
Documentation And Cataloging $2K
[#3] Cataloging, high-resolution photography, accession records, basic material/visual analysis, database entry.
Recovery Transport $1K
[#1] Secure courier, chain-of-custody, vehicle fuel/driver and minor emergency supplies for field recovery.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $349K/yr
Staff Wages $280K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9] Primary researcher (~$150k/yr), research assistant (~$55k/yr), security allocation (~$50k/yr), clinical support retainer/on-call (~$25k/yr).
Opportunity Cost $50K/yr
[#17] Programmatic opportunity cost of allocating ~0.33 FTE of senior researcher (~$50k/yr).
Emergency Contingency Fund $10K/yr
[#15] Annual contingency for emergency medical/evacuation/hospitalization related to testing sessions.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#10, #12, #18] Disposable EEG electrodes/caps, gloves, disinfectant, amnestic replenishment (~$1.5k/yr), miscellaneous office/consumables (~$650/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal retainer / minimal PR budget for cover-story maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $2K/yr
[#5, #11] Secure storage/backup maintenance and software licenses (~$500/yr) and annual compliance/IRB overhead (~$1k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $600/yr
[#13] Locker maintenance, humidity/temperature sensor batteries, minor repairs and replacement of mounting hardware.
Training Refresher $500/yr
[#14] Annual refresher training for testing, consent, and trauma-informed interviewing.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $349K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing and no major incidents.
routine_tests no adverse incidents
🚨 Minor Adverse Reaction $379K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
A testing session causes an adverse medical/psychiatric reaction requiring hospitalization and incident response.
severe subject reaction hospitalization additional counseling/medical bills
🚨 Political Exposure $449K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Public exposure or civilian complaint forces an expensive cover/legal response and potential PR/legal fees.
civilian exposure media/legal escalation
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Primary researcher responsible for approvals, experimental design, custody ([#6]).
Research Assistant / Tech Support 1 Runs tests, processes data, maintains equipment ([#7]).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 Assigned security oversight during testing and access control ([#8]).
Clinical Staff (Psychologist / Medic) 1 Licensed psychologist / on-call medic retainer for tests and adverse reactions ([#9]).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and ranges for both one-time and recurring costs; SCP is Safe with stable containment requirements, making cost estimates well-bounded.
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