SCP-3393 — SCP-3393 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3393 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3393

Expected annual

$2.2M

One-time setup

$3.4M

Annual recurring

$2.2M

Personnel

Initial setup and hardening (physical containment, redundant locks, analog/immutable logging, and mnestic development) require roughly $3.45M one-time; ongoing operations (staff wages, mnestic supply/medical oversight, audits, and contingency retainers) run about $2.21M per year, driven primarily by specialized personnel and mnestic program costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.4M

Containment Decommissioning Fund $1.0M

[#21] One-time reserve for permanent neutralization / decommissioning / last-resort operations.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $875K

[#5, #11] Mnestic pharmaceutical development and initial GMP stockpile (#5), specialized testing chamber and experiment equipment buildout (#11).

Facilities $600K

[#1] Construction of a dedicated containment cell with reinforced structure, mechanical life-support, and tamper-evident seals.

Equipment $432K

[#2, #3, #4, #9, #10, #23] Electromechanical hardened locks and actuators (#2), multi-modal surveillance setup (#3 setup), WORM/offline backup setup (#4 setup), hardware security tokens (#9 one-time), cryptographic signing hardware (#10 one-time), PPE/restraint kit initial purchase (#23 one-time).

Contingency Reserve One Time $200K

[#15] Initial one-time contingency / breach response fund reserve for rapid mobilization and emergency purchases.

Insurance Reserve One Time $200K

[#20] Initial insurance/liability reserve and staff severance pool (one-time establishment).

Training Course Development $50K

[#12] One-time development of training/simulation curricula for antimemetic protocols and mnestic administration.

Public Cover Story One Time $50K

[#22] One-time setup of public/operational cover story assets, forged records, and PR for external cover.

Offsite Vaulting Setup $40K

[#17] Setup costs for secure offsite vaulting and immutable record storage for critical staff records.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#7, #8, #6, #9] Salaries for dedicated Antimemetics research team (#7), security staff/guards (#8), on-site medical staff salary component (#6), and IT/forensics staff (#9).

Contingency Retainer $150K/yr

[#15] Annual retainer and readiness funds for MTF standby and emergency rapid-response mobilization.

Insurance And Severance Pool Recurring $150K/yr

[#20] Recurring contribution to insurance/liability reserve and staff severance/discretionary pool.

Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr

[#14, #22] Ongoing legal/administrative cover, internal security actions, and maintenance of cover-story operations.

Psychological Care And Compensation $125K/yr

[#13] Counseling, memory-rehab sessions, hazard pay, and compensation for exposed personnel.

Training And Simulations $65K/yr

[#12] Recurring training refreshers, simulation exercises, and mnestic-administration drills for staff.

Red Team External Audit $62K/yr

[#24] Costs for periodic external antimemetic-capable audits and third-party verification.

Testing Chamber Operations $60K/yr

[#11] Annual operations, remote-control maintenance, consumables, and experiment overhead for the testing chamber.

Redundant Physical Custody $50K/yr

[#16] Costs for secure couriering, custodial redundancy, sealed envelopes, and chain-of-custody management.

Maintenance Consumables $45K/yr

[#19] Replacement seals, batteries for analog recorders, camera parts, lock rekeying, and routine servicing.

Mnestic Replacement Vials $30K/yr

[#5] Ongoing mnestic supply replacement, controlled dispensing inventory costs, and limited manufacturing runs.

Surveillance Maintenance $20K/yr

[#3] Ongoing maintenance and servicing of multi-modal surveillance (camera replacement, analog recorder supplies).

Incremental Energy Costs $18K/yr

[#25] Additional power costs for HVAC, redundant UPS, sensors, and continuous monitoring hardware.

Waste Biohazard Disposal $15K/yr

[#18] Annual biohazard and pharmaceutical disposal costs for used mnestic vials, contaminated PPE, and waste.

Cryptographic Maintenance $12K/yr

[#10] Ongoing maintenance and support for cryptographic signing and integrity-check infrastructure.

Offsite Vaulting Recurring $12K/yr

[#17] Annual fees for offsite vault rental, rotation, and maintenance of sealed staff records.

Worm Storage Rotation $10K/yr

[#4] Annual storage/rotation costs for WORM drives, glass/optical media, and geographic backup custody.

Medical Testing And Monitoring $10K/yr

[#6] Blood tests, adverse-event monitoring, and lab tests associated with mnestic administration (separate from medical staff wages).

Ppe Replacement $6K/yr

[#23] Annual replacement and consumables for specialized PPE and restraint kits.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, training, audits, and gradual mnestic replenishment.

no breaches scheduled training and audits routine mnestic usage

🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline

Limited containment incident requiring targeted MTF deployment, limited repairs/replacements, and additional mnestic doses/medical care.

small breach or tampering localized data corruption additional medical treatment

🚨 Major Breach $3.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline

Significant breach with physical damage, large-scale record corruption, substantial replacement/hardening, and legal/cover operations.

multi-point breach loss of multiple records large-scale personnel exposure

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $4.7M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Major containment failure or exposure requiring neutralization/decommissioning operations, invocation of the decommissioning fund, and major legal/PR and settlement costs.

facility-wide compromise need for neutralization/decommissioning public exposure/leak

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (Antimemetics Specialist)	3	[#7] Dedicated senior researchers to run experiments and maintain SOPs; included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	7	[#8] Armed site/cell guards for constant physical presence; included in staff_wages.
IT Forensics / Sysadmin	2	[#9] Dedicated sysadmins/forensic analysts to manage immutable logs and offline overrides; included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / Nurse	1	[#6] On-site medical staff for mnestic administration and monitoring; salary portion included in staff_wages (testing costs are separate).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and clear drivers (mnestic program, redundancy, personnel), enabling a moderate-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to antimemetic unpredictability, breach probabilities, and contingent neutralization costs.

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