SCP-3362 — SCP-3362 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3362 Audiovisual ~ medium confidence

SCP-3362

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$3.6M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

Initial capital expenditures are estimated at $3,634,000 one-time, dominated by a large contingency reserve and R&D/hardening work; recurring operating costs are approximately $1,418,750/year driven mainly by the D-class program, security staffing, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.6M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.2M

[#11, #19, #23] Initial memetic countermeasure R&D and program development (#11), digitization/forensic R&D lab setup (#19), and a one-time contingency reserve for large-scale exposure/cascade preparation (#23).

Facilities $245K

[#4, #14, #18] Secure viewing room construction (#4), secure humanoid containment cell setup (#14), and initial media quarantine vault space (#18).

Equipment $214K

[#1, #2, #3, #10, #17, #21] Locker upgrade and biometric gating (#1), archival cabinet installation (#2), VHS decks and spares (#3), containment monitoring electronics (#10), initial inventory/seizure program startup costs (#17), and one-time IT/data storage hardware (#21).

Aggregate Estimates $0

[#25] Aggregate initial-capital range provided in analyst notes; included here as a reference only (no additional charge beyond line items above).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

D Class Program $550K/yr

[#6] Ongoing costs to recruit, house, medically support, secure, and rotate a pool of D-class personnel (estimate for a 8–12 person pool) (#6).

Staff Wages $270K/yr

[#5, #7, #14] Ongoing wages for low-salary research assistant(s) supervising tests (#5), security/guard staffing for viewings (#7), and staffing for humanoid containment/medical support (#14).

Cover Story And Legal $162K/yr

[#12, #20] Redundant chain-of-command admin and succession planning/legal clearance processing (#12) plus PR/cover-story contingency budgets (#20).

Research And Monitoring $131K/yr

[#19, #21, #10] Ongoing controlled digitization/forensic experiments and staff (#19), secure data storage and backup ops (#21), and software maintenance for monitoring systems (#10).

Emergency Response Reserve $125K/yr

[#15] Annual contingency/reserve for rapid MTF activation, investigations, vehicles, and travel when unexpected disappearances occur (#15).

Psych Services $40K/yr

[#9] Psychological screening, pre/post-test counseling, and amnestic treatments for subjects and observers (#9).

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#22] Secure transport and courier budgets for moving SCP-3362 or related materials (#22).

Memetic Training $30K/yr

[#11] Ongoing memetic-countermeasure training, refresher courses, and drills (#11).

Inventory And Seizure Routine $28K/yr

[#17] Routine audits, inventories, and related logistical/legal work to catalogue and (if necessary) confiscate supervisors' visual media (#17).

Media Quarantine Ops $25K/yr

[#18] Ongoing cataloging, climate control, and operations for quarantined media items (#18).

Vetting And Background Checks $12K/yr

[#8] Background checks and periodic re-vetting for D-class and low-level supervisors (#8).

Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr

[#3, #24] Routine VHS deck/spare part maintenance and calibration (#3) plus consumables and administrative incidental supplies (#24).

Containment Monitoring Maintenance $6K/yr

[#10] Ongoing software maintenance and minor support for cameras/memetic-filtering systems (#10).

Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr

[#2] Electricity, dehumidification, and small HVAC maintenance for archival VHS cabinet (#2).

Replacement Costs Per Incident $0/yr

[#13] Per-incident costs for expedited hiring/training and overtime when personnel disappear; treated as per-incident and not counted in baseline recurring budget (see scenarios) (#13).

Legal Costs Per Incident $0/yr

[#16] Per-incident legal/cover-up expenditures (fabricating records, settlements, etc.); treated as per-incident and not included in baseline recurring budget (see scenarios) (#16).

Miscellaneous Reserve $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

75.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with weekly viewings, routine maintenance, and no personnel-replacement incidents.

weekly_viewings no_unexpected_disappearances routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$225K vs baseline

Single disappearance of a D-class or low-level supervisor leading to replacement, targeted legal/PR expense, and a small MTF/response activation.

single_disappearance targeted_MTF_activation legal/cover-up_payments

🚨 Major Cascade $2.4M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Eta Incident or cascade causing supervisor-level disappearance(s), relocation of SCP instance, large-scale media confiscation and broad legal/PR and recovery operations.

eta_incident cascade_exposure large_scale_retrieval_and_PR

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Assistant	1	[#5] Low-clearance RA(s) supervising weekly tests (0.2–0.5 FTE equivalent budgeted).
Security Officer / Guard	3	[#7] Two to four guards per viewing; average staffing budgeted for ~3 guards on site/rotation.
Humanoid Containment Staff / Medical Officer	2	[#14] Staff to support secure humanoid containment cell and medical/psychiatric care (1–2 FTEs budgeted).

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item costs and ranges are well-described in analyst notes; however probabilities for Eta Incidents and disappearance frequency are uncertain and scenario costs for cascade events are highly variable, so overall confidence is medium.

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