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SCP-343 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-343
Expected annual
$145K
One-time setup
$178K
Annual recurring
$142K
Personnel
0.75
One-time setup is modest (~$178,000) driven by room fit-out and an emergency contingency reserve; recurring costs are ~ $141,500/year driven primarily by staffing (daily-visit requirement) and prorated site overhead plus consumables and contingency. Annual expected cost (probability-weighted) is about $145,001.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $178K
Facilities $80K
[#1] Construction or modification of a 6.1 m × 6.1 m secure room to Minimal Site standards; mid-range estimate used.
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#15] Recommended unrestricted contingency/emergency response fund (one-time reserve contribution).
Decommissioning Contingency $30K
[#18] One-time contingency for potential relocation, transfer, or decommissioning costs.
Cover Story And Legal Setup $10K
[#14] One-time legal/cover-story setup and PR/legal contingency planning.
Equipment $6K
[#2, #9, #10] Durable furnishings (table, chairs, bookshelf, lockable storage) and simple monitoring hardware (camera/door sensor/recorder) plus IT setup costs.
Training Initial $2K
[#11] Initial orientation materials/course and one-time training setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $142K/yr
Staff Wages $71K/yr
[#3, #4] 0.5 FTE Containment Specialist (~$56,000 incl. benefits) and ~0.25 FTE Security Officer burden (~$15,000).
Site Overhead $25K/yr
[#13] Prorated Site-level overhead allocation (power, perimeter security, admin support, insurance, waste disposal).
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#5] Budget for everyday items requested by SCP-343 (books, food, trinkets), petty cash and routine purchases.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#14] Recurring legal retainer, PR contingency, maintenance of cover stories and front organization expenses.
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#16] Occasional approved interviews, psychological profiling, ad-hoc research/testing budget.
Logistics And Transport $4K/yr
[#6] Courier fees, vendor sourcing, discreet purchases and occasional travel to acquire requested items.
Psychological Support $4K/yr
[#8] Regular debriefing and mental-health services for staff interacting with SCP-343.
Medical Occupational Health $2K/yr
[#7] Baseline physicals, immunizations, periodic checks, and incident medical care for visiting staff.
Records And Audits $2K/yr
[#17] Records retention, long-term archival of interview logs, periodic security/compliance audits and redaction work.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#12] Cleaning supplies, occasional repainting, HVAC servicing, pest control.
It Records $1K/yr
[#10] Recurring IT costs for records management, secure backups, redaction and OPSEC.
Training Recurring $750/yr
[#11] Annual refresher training and low-intensity scenario drills.
Monitoring And Storage $700/yr
[#9] Recurring storage, maintenance, and redaction costs for monitoring equipment and recordings.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $142K/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine visits, requests fulfilled, and no major incidents.
routine_visits ordinary_requests no_incident_response
🚨 Minor Incident $166K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
A small unexpected event (medical incident, unusual request requiring expensive procurement, small PR/legal engagement).
staff_medical_event expensive_one-off_request localized_legal_fee
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $192K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Approved research initiative or increased study frequency requiring temporary scale-up of monitoring, materials, and staff time.
approved_research_campaign extended_interview_series
🚨 Major Breach $392K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Highly unlikely but costly event: major PR/containment complication, widespread data issues, or requirement for emergency site action and relocation.
public_exposure emergency_relocation large_scale_legal_response
👥 Personnel 0.75 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Specialist 0.5 [#3] Part-time/dedicated caretaker equivalent (0.5 FTE) to satisfy daily-visit requirement; salary and benefits included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.25 [#4] Minimal security access/control burden (~0.25 FTE) for access logging and occasional escorting; cost included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized cost ranges and clear operational requirements (daily visits, minimal containment), enabling a high-confidence mid-range estimate.
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