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SCP-3439 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3439
Expected annual
$97K
One-time setup
$137K
Annual recurring
$91K
Personnel
0.15
One-time startup ≈ $137,300 driven mainly by initial research, contingency reserve and equipment; recurring annual baseline ≈ $91,450 driven by fractional dedicated staff, ongoing mental-health services, and research/monitoring costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $137K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#13] Initial research study budget (EEG/fMRI/testing, researcher time & lab overhead)
Contingency Reserve $30K
[#18] Contingency / upgrade fund for unexpected medical or containment escalation
Equipment $25K
[#1, #2, #4, #5, #15, #19] Containment case, sensors/controller+installation, camera+workstation, secure NAS/server, certified transfer case, UPS/battery one-time purchases and installation
Facilities $10K
[#12] Crisis response / medical triage room conversion/kit (one-time setup)
Legal And Admin Setup $6K
[#17] One-time drafting/consultation for employment agreements, incident templates, cover-story documents
Psych Eval Initial $3K
[#10] Baseline psychological screening for authorized personnel (initial cohort)
Training Development $3K
[#7] Initial course development and delivery for authorized handlers
Procedural Controls $600
[#6] One-time signage, interlocks/mechanical fail-safes, checklists and physical barriers
Archival Supplies $350
[#3] One-time starter archival pack (acid-free envelope/board, black cloth wraps, silica packs, humidity cards)
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $91K/yr
Research And Monitoring $35K/yr
[#13, #4] Ongoing follow-up research budget (neuroimaging/analysis) and monitoring maintenance
Staff Wages $20K/yr
[#8] Incremental personnel time: ~0.1 FTE senior researcher + 0.05 FTE archivist (includes benefits)
Mental Health Services $12K/yr
[#11] Ongoing mental-health services, therapy, medication budget and short-term disability reserves
Compensation For Subjects $6K/yr
[#14] Participant stipends for voluntary test subjects and handling personnel in studies
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#17] Recurring legal/admin retainer and administrative overhead
Security And Access $3K/yr
[#9] Incremental on-site security/access-control overhead (escort hours, sign-in/out admin)
Incident Investigation $3K/yr
[#16] Annual budget for internal audits, compliance inspections, and incident investigations
Psychological Screening $2K/yr
[#10] Annual psych re-checks, spot evaluations and baseline follow-ups
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#15] Annual transport contingency / per-transfer operational costs averaged
It Security And Storage $2K/yr
[#4, #5] Recurring secure video hosting, storage/backup costs, software licenses and access logging
Crisis Response Recurring $1K/yr
[#12] Recurring training and supplies for crisis response / medical triage capability
Training $1K/yr
[#7] Annual refreshers and new-staff training
Facilities Maintenance $950/yr
[#2, #19] Recurring small-scale climate control energy/maintenance and continuous monitoring/UPS energy overhead
Supplies And Consumables $250/yr
[#3, #6] Archival consumables replacement schedule and signage/small supply refreshes
Record Retention $200/yr
[#20] Annualized cost for periodic re-boxing, re-wrapping, inspection and minor conservation
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $91K/yr
91.8% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, scheduled research, and standard recurring costs only.
no protocol violations routine research activity only
🚨 Minor Incident $106K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Single protocol violation or limited exposure requiring extra counseling, short-term replacement staffing and investigation.
single unauthorized viewing limited outpatient psychiatric care small-scale investigation
🚨 Major Breach $211K/yr
0.2% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
Multiple-person exposure or extended psychiatric care needs with legal/compensation costs and facility escalations.
multiple prolonged exposures extended psychiatric treatment/hospitalization legal/compensation claims
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $191K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Decision to expand active research (large neuroimaging cohorts, pharmacologic trials) requiring significant one-year uplift in funding.
promising initial findings ethical approval for larger cohorts funding to scale imaging/trials
👥 Personnel 0.15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.1 [#8] Fractional FTE for oversight research (0.1 FTE incremental)
Archivist / Custodian 0.05 [#8] Fractional FTE for administration, handling oversight and access logging (0.05 FTE incremental)
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and explicit assumptions (Site-77 baseline infrastructure excluded), enabling reasonable midpoint estimates; remaining uncertainty arises from the anomaly's psychological risk profile and variable research choices, so confidence is medium.
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