SCP-3407 — SCP-3407 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3407

Expected annual

$746K

One-time setup

$272K

Annual recurring

$742K

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$271,500) driven by booth construction, room treatment and archival/recording hardware; recurring annual costs are dominated by salaries, benefits and contingency reserves (~$742,500/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $272K

Facilities $172K

[#6, #7, #8, #9, #10] Elevated projector booth construction, projection screen & mounting, darkroom/lightproofing and vibration isolation, plus HVAC installation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $52K

[#12, #14, #15] High-resolution recording / lip-reading equipment, initial digital storage/server provisioning, and initial conservation assessment.

Legal And Cover Story Initial $20K

[#21] Initial legal review, provenance/cover-story setup and documentation.

Equipment $18K

[#11, #13] Electrical circuits/UPS and supporting A/V hardware (sync boxes, mics, monitors, spare media).

Personnel Clearance Initial $8K

[#20] Initial background investigations and initial specialized training costs.

Records Management Initial $2K

[#24] Initial secure records software and administrative setup for redaction/indexing.

Summary Ballpark Totals $0

[#26] Analyst summary / ballpark initial total (referenced elsewhere).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $742K/yr

Staff Wages $460K/yr

[#1, #2, #3, #4] Lead researcher, lip-reading specialist, two Level-1 personnel, baseline site security staffing (3 guards).

Benefits And Employer Overhead $138K/yr

[#5] Benefits, payroll taxes, retirement, HR and training overhead applied to salaries (approx. 30% of items #1-#4).

Contingency Reserve $40K/yr

[#25] Recommended ~10% operating contingency for unexpected specialized research or replacement needs.

Annotation And Transcription $25K/yr

[#17] Overtime/contract annotators, daily transcription and metadata work beyond salaried time.

Incident And Emergency Reserve $22K/yr

[#23] Reserve fund for emergency response, drills, rapid repairs and contractor call-outs.

Research And Monitoring $20K/yr

[#18] Research/testing budget, instrument rentals and small experiments.

Medical And Psych Support $10K/yr

[#19] Medical monitoring, psychological screening and staff counseling services.

Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr

[#21] Annual legal retainer and cover-story maintenance/PR contingency.

Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr

[#10, #15] Ongoing HVAC power/maintenance and routine conservation/mechanical maintenance for the projector.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#22] Annual contingency for secure transport, insured courier cases and relocation contingencies.

Personnel Clearance Refreshers $3K/yr

[#20] Annual refresher training and ongoing clearance maintenance costs.

Records Management $3K/yr

[#24] Ongoing secure recordkeeping, redaction and archival indexing administration.

Digital Storage And Backup $2K/yr

[#14] Annual media/backup costs, off-site vaulting and cloud egress for archival storage.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#16] Gloves, cleaning supplies, spare bulbs, film-cleaning consumables and PPE.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $742K/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operation, daily projections and scheduled maintenance.

normal_daily_projections scheduled_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $772K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline

Small containment incident or equipment failure requiring emergency repairs, data recovery and overtime labor.

equipment_failure unexpected_conservation_repair

🚨 Relocation $768K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Planned or emergency relocation of SCP-3407 requiring secure transport, specialized crating and possible crane/lift rentals.

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👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (Lead)	1	[#1] Dr. Carter, primary investigator and oversight.
Research Scientist (Lip-reading Specialist)	1	[#2] Dedicated lip-reading specialist (Researcher Lynn).
Level-1 Personnel	2	[#3] Two designated Level-1 staff present for daily annotation/observer duties.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	[#4] Baseline site security staffing (3 guards covering shifts).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide itemized, market-based estimates for salaries, construction and equipment; mappings are explicit so cost estimates are well-defined with high confidence.

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