SCP-3429
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medium confidence
SCP-3429
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
8
Initial one-time setup dominated by property purchase, structural work and contingency; recurrent operating costs driven by security staff, rapid-response retainer, research staff, legal/PR, and utilities/data storage (~$1.4M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.8M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.4M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.4M/yr
Normal year with leased property, routine incidents handled with standard staff and supplies; no major public exposure or large-scale legal events.
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Minor Incident
$1.5M/yr
Increased unauthorized entries and small localized incidents requiring additional amnestic administrations, overtime, repairs and elevated PR/legal activity.
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Major Exposure
$2.1M/yr
Significant public exposure or high-profile incident (media/aviation attention, litigation) requiring large legal payouts, emergency containment redesign and major PR response.
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Personnel
8 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 4 | [#4] Four FTE guards to provide 24/7 coverage (shift rotations, training included in staff wage estimate). |
| Research Scientist | 2 | [#15] One to two research staff to study SCP-3429 phenomena; salaries and consumables accounted for under research_and_monitoring. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#9] One FTE medic/paramedic to administer amnestics and provide emergency care. |
| Administrative Staff | 1 | [#26] One administrator for scheduling, recordkeeping, liaison with police/front company bookkeeping. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories; uncertainty remains due to alternative containment choices (purchase vs lease), variability in incident frequency, and contingent legal/exposure costs which can scale nonlinearly.