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SCP-3364 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-3364
Expected annual
$302K
One-time setup
$2.7M
Annual recurring
$282K
Personnel
2.9
One-time setup and hardening (canister, robotic handling, warm-room, analytical capability) plus a mandated contingency reserve dominate up-front costs (~$2.7M). Recurring costs (~$272k/yr) are driven by personnel, RRT readiness, legal/cover readiness, and ongoing research/monitoring/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M
Contingency Reserve Minimum $2.0M
[#21] Recommended minimum contingency reserve for catastrophic incidents (recommended $2,000,000 minimum; up to $50M possible).
Equipment $258K
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #12, #18] Custom insulated canister ($25,000), UPS & backup power hardware ($30,000), environmental monitoring install ($8,000), emergency rapid-reheat kit ($10,000), robotic warm-glovebox/manipulator ($120,000), high-speed observation equipment ($60,000), access-control hardware integration ($5,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $170K
[#11, #17] Analytical specialist analyses and outsourced instrument time ($150,000) and initial IT/simulation/modeling engagement ($20,000).
Facilities $100K
[#2, #7, #14] Secondary containment locker / dedicated climate zone retrofit ($15,000), warm-room laboratory modifications ($75,000), artifact quarantine & cataloging setup ($10,000).
Rrt Initial Equipment Training $100K
[#20] Rapid Response Team initial equipment and specialized training ($100,000).
Heated Transport Container $30K
[#13] Heated transport container and vehicle modification for temperature-preserving transfers ($30,000 one-time).
Canister Replacement Reserve 10Yr $10K
[#16] Major canister/component replacement or refurbishment reserve (~$10,000 every ~10 years; booked here as one-time reserve for planning).
Sop And Training Initial $5K
[#10] Initial SOP development and initial training materials / legal/ethics approvals ($5,000 initial).
Spare Parts Kit $2K
[#22] Initial spare parts kit for heaters, probes, seals, batteries, blankets, etc. ($2,000 one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $282K/yr
Staff Wages $149K/yr
[#9] Pro-rated personnel allocation: 0.2 FTE Level-3 scientist (~$24,000), 0.5 FTE lab technician (~$30,000), 0.2 FTE facilities/HVAC (~$15,000), 2.0 security FTEs (~$80,000) — total ~$149,000/yr (salary+burden).
Research And Monitoring $47K/yr
[#4, #6, #11, #12, #15, #17, #23] Continuous environmental monitoring/IT upkeep (~$2,000/yr), robotic handling maintenance (~$10,000/yr), analytical follow-up consumables (~$10,000/yr), high-speed storage/processing (~$5,000/yr), medical surveillance baseline (~$10,000/yr), IT/modeling updates (~$5,000/yr), data retention/archive (~$5,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $32K/yr
[#10, #19] Ongoing legal/cover-story/memetic readiness (~$30,000/yr) plus recurring training and drills (~$2,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#8, #13, #20] RRT readiness and deployment preparedness / vehicle readiness (~$25,000/yr). Hangar Bay 2 and heated-transport per-use costs are additional per-event expenses (see custom per-use entries).
Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr
[#3, #7, #16, #18] Warm-room HVAC energy & maintenance (~$5,000/yr), annual containment inspections (~$1,000/yr), security/access-control ongoing overhead (~$5,000/yr), UPS maintenance & amortized battery replacement (~$2,333/yr).
Medical Surveillance $10K/yr
[#15] Baseline medical surveillance and post-exposure monitoring budget (~$10,000/yr); individual human tests cost ~$5,000/test (per-test costs are additional when such tests are authorized).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#5, #14, #22] Consumables and small spares (~$3,000/yr), artifact quarantine supplies (~$2,000/yr), emergency kit maintenance/consumables (~$500/yr).
Hangar Bay 2 Per Test $0/yr
[#8] Per-usage cost of using Hangar Bay 2 for tests >50 ml: ~$10,000 per full-scale test (baseline assumes none scheduled).
Per Move Transport Cost $0/yr
[#13] Per-move cost for inter-site or on-site moves using heated transport: ~$500–$2,000 per move (baseline assumes no regular moves).
Rrt Per Incident $0/yr
[#20] Rapid Response Team per-deployment incremental cost: ~$50,000 per incident (baseline reserves readiness budget; incidents are costed in scenarios).
Decontamination Per Incident $0/yr
[#24] Decontamination/cleanup per incident: ~$5,000–$50,000 depending on complexity (baseline assumes no major incidents; per-incident costs modeled in scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $282K/yr
88.9% probability / year
Normal operational year with no large incidents or full-scale tests; recurring maintenance, staff, monitoring, and readiness budgets only.
no major incidents no full-scale (>50 ml) tests no RRT deployments
🚨 Minor Incident $337K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$55K vs baseline
Single small containment event or artifact appearance requiring RRT deployment and limited decontamination/recovery.
small crystallization/localized event RRT deployment limited decontamination and overtime
🚨 Major Breach $772K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$490K vs baseline
Significant partial crystallization or exposure event requiring Hangar Bay operations, extended RRT operations, major decontamination, and extensive cover-up/amnestic operations.
partial large-volume crystallization use of Hangar Bay 2 / large staging extended RRT and cover/amnestics
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $10.3M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Full crystallization event producing the full-radius field with major civilian exposure and widespread infrastructure impacts requiring multi-million-dollar response and cover-up.
full crystallization large civilian exposure infrastructure damage and long-term remediation
👥 Personnel 2.9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Level-3) 0.2 [#9] Pro-rated 0.2 FTE Level-3 scientist allocated to SCP-3364 research and oversight.
Lab Technician 0.5 [#9] Pro-rated 0.5 FTE lab technician for sample handling, assays, and routine operations.
Engineer / Maintenance (HVAC/Facilities) 0.2 [#9] Pro-rated 0.2 FTE facilities/HVAC support for warm-room and containment systems.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2.0 [#9] Two dedicated security FTEs allocated to access control and perimeter duties for SCP-3364 custody.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes and the article provide specific, itemized estimates and operational constraints (temperature threshold, testing thresholds, hangar requirements), allowing reasonable mapping of one-time builds, recurring maintenance, personnel allocation, and per-incident costs. Uncertainty remains in per-incident severity, hence low-probability high-cost tail events are approximated.
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