SCP-3359 — SCP-3359 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3359 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-3359

Expected annual

$6.4M

One-time setup

$8.9M

Annual recurring

$6.1M

Personnel

Initial capital costs are approximately $8.88M driven by site construction, research buildout, and specialized equipment; recurring annual costs are about $6.14M driven mainly by staff wages, contingency reserves, and maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.9M

Facilities $4.1M

[#1, #2, #3, #4, #9] Construction of above-ground Site-90 cap/entrance/elevator/HVAC/dehumidification and reinforced subterranean entrance, 90 m property-control measures, and containment cell buildout (reinforced cell, antechamber, restraint fixtures).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M

[#13, #14, #30] Autopsy-suite modifications and initial research program setup (archaeology/linguistics/biology/physics) including speculative neutralization R&D seed funding.

Equipment $1.4M

[#5, #6, #8, #10, #11, #15, #16, #17, #25] Initial surveillance cameras/servers/fiber, advanced sensor grid (LIDAR/pressure mats), vehicles & tactical kit, rehydration tank + hoist, emergency reserve tank, specialist non-invasive archaeology equipment, initial storage servers, power generation/UPS, and initial cybersecurity hardware.

Legal Cover One Time $200K

[#20] One-time legal/cover-story/buyout setup costs, initial settlements and front-company establishment.

Additional Instance One Time Per Instance $100K

[#24] One-time containment adjustments per additional SCP-3359-1 instance (per- instance retrofit/accommodation).

Public Safety Setup One Time $50K

[#26] One-time coordination/indemnity/agreement setup with local authorities.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.1M/yr

Staff Wages $2.6M/yr

[#7, #8, #13, #14, #15] Monitoring staff (9 FTEs), security roster (static guards + tactical team), on-call medical staffing, research salaries, and conservator salary (loaded wages, benefits, training).

Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr

[#21] Annual replenishable containment breach contingency fund for emergency deployments, evacuations, contract assets.

Capital Replacement Reserve $900K/yr

[#27] Annual reserve (≈10% of installed capital) for replacement of cameras, servers, tanks, HVAC, generators, vehicles and other capital equipment.

Research And Monitoring $330K/yr

[#5, #6, #14, #16] Ongoing surveillance replacement/upgrades, sensor calibration/maintenance, research operations (non-salary), and data storage/growth costs.

Additional Instance Recurring Per Instance $300K/yr

[#24] Per-additional-instance annual operational cost (staffing, rehydration cycles, medical care).

Neutralization R And D Ongoing $300K/yr

[#30] Ongoing R&D budget for speculative technical countermeasures and advanced research programs (if pursued).

Facilities Maintenance $255K/yr

[#1, #9, #17, #18, #27] Ongoing building/HVAC/generator maintenance, fuel contracts, energy-related upkeep, and small structural repairs; includes cell maintenance and part of annual capital reserve planning.

Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr

[#20, #26] Ongoing legal retainers, PR/cover maintenance, indemnities and modest ongoing cooperation payments to local authorities.

Psychological And Social Care $100K/yr

[#23] Ongoing therapy, monitoring, housing and legal guardianship support for rehydrated subjects (estimate assumes care for one subject baseline).

Supplies And Consumables $63K/yr

[#10, #11, #12, #19] Rehydration operating costs (water treatment/sterilization), emergency reserve tank testing/refills, biohazard waste disposal and PPE/consumables.

It And Cybersecurity $60K/yr

[#25] Ongoing cybersecurity, insider-threat mitigation, patching, audits and classified network operations.

Ethics And Oversight $50K/yr

[#28] Internal review boards, compliance, and periodic (covered) external audits for human-subject and cover operations.

Training And Drills $40K/yr

[#22] Regular security, medical, and decontamination training and exercises.

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#29] Secure specimen transport, fieldwork logistics, travel, and small local accommodation/payments.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.1M/yr

79.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with scheduled operations, rehydration cycles, and routine maintenance; no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $6.3M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Small escape or limited breach requiring overtime, localized medical response, temporary equipment replacement and modest legal payout.

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🚨 Major Breach $8.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach with multiple instances/manifestations, sustained tactical response, large medical and public exposure costs.

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🚨 Catastrophic Breach $14.1M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline

Large-scale compromise requiring mass deployment, major evacuations, full use of contingency fund, expensive recovery and accelerated neutralization R&D.

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👥 Personnel 40 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	20	[#8] Static guards (12) plus tactical rapid-response operators (8) to provide 24/7 security and breach response.
Video/Analytics Operator / Monitoring Staff	9	[#5, #7] Three shifts of monitoring staff (monitor + tech + supervisor per shift) to maintain continuous observation.
Research Scientist	4	[#14] Multi-disciplinary research team (archaeology, biology, anomalous physics, linguistics) supporting experiments and analysis.
Medical Officer	2	[#13] On-call physicians/trauma specialists for rehydration events and emergency care.
Conservator / Specialist	1	[#15] Specialist conservator for non-invasive analysis of ancient bowls and preservation protocols.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#17, #27] Technicians for HVAC, generators, pumps, camera/sensor maintenance and capital replacement coordination.
IT / Cybersecurity	1	[#25] Dedicated cybersecurity/insider-threat specialist (or contracted equivalent) to protect sensors and records.
Administrative Staff / Site Manager	1	[#20] Site manager and administrative support for cover-story, legal coordination and operational administration.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational drivers, but large location-dependent variability and speculative neutralization R&D introduce material uncertainty.

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