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SCP-344 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-344
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
11
Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $1.36M driven by containment construction, remote manipulators, lab instrumentation and contingency seed; recurring annual costs are roughly $1.17M driven primarily by security and veterinary staff, per-test operations, and cover-up/legal readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Equipment $433K
[#2, #4, #6, #8, #9, #11, #14, #17, #25] Electronic lock hardware, remote manipulator purchase, on-site incinerator, euthanasia kit, initial PPE stock, cameras/sensors, freezers, armored transport purchase, and facsimile production.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#12] Dedicated laboratory instrumentation upgrades (isotope/DNA sequencers, calorimetry) and initial research setup.
Contingency Reserve Seed $300K
[#24] One-time seed/reserve to cover catastrophic remediation and large-release response.
Facilities $270K
[#1, #5, #13] Locker installation/site integration, small blast/containment chamber build, and quarantine/plant growth chamber capital costs.
Secure It Setup $22K
[#15] Secure IT/database setup for redaction, expungement and secure logging (one-time buildout).
Initial Background Checks $12K
[#22] Initial background investigations and clearance costs for staff (one-time batch for core team).
Training Development $10K
[#18] Initial SOP development and training program creation (one-time).
Environmental Monitoring Setup $10K
[#21] Environmental monitoring instrumentation and permits setup (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $717K/yr
[#2, #3, #7, #10, #11] Recurring salaries/benefits for security guards and incremental security labor (weekly combo changes), veterinary staff and technicians, partial EMT/medical coverage, and monitoring operator labor.
Cover Story And Legal $165K/yr
[#15, #16] Recurring staff/operations for redaction/legal/OPSEC and standing annual cover-up/field remediation fund.
Supplies And Consumables $164K/yr
[#6, #8, #9, #10, #18, #19, #20] Annual disposals/incineration contracts, euthanasia consumables, PPE replacement, medical supplies, recurring training delivery, test consumables, and per-test operational consumables/cleanup (baseline test cadence included).
Research And Monitoring $65K/yr
[#11, #12] Video storage/retention and recurring laboratory consumables/sequencing runs for ongoing anomalous research.
Facilities Maintenance $37K/yr
[#4, #5, #13, #14, #21, #25] Annual maintenance for remote manipulator/spares, HVAC/HEPA for blast chamber, quarantine chamber utilities, freezer power/maintenance, wastewater treatment permits, and periodic preservation/inspection.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#17] Annual operational budget for occasional secure transfers and escorts (per-transfer operational costs aggregated).
Psychological Support $6K/yr
[#23] Recurring trauma counseling and critical-incident staff support.
Security Clearance And Vetting $5K/yr
[#22] Re-investigation and recurrent background check costs.
Contingency Fund Annual Maintenance $0/yr
[#24] Optional recurring top-up of contingency reserve not assumed in baseline (seeded one-time above).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing cadence, no major incidents or public exposure.
scheduled_tests routine_maintenance staff_salaries
🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small accidental release or testing event requiring additional euthanasia, disposal, overtime and limited public remediation.
small_release_during_test minor_injury extra_disposal_and_overtime
🚨 Major Release $1.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant accidental release or breach with large animals/people requiring emergency response, mass euthanasia, wide remediation and intensive public cover-up.
large_release public_exposure mass_remediation
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3, #2] Two guards per shift, three shifts; also covers weekly combo changes and on-call response.
Veterinarian 1 [#7] Dedicated veterinary FTE for humane termination, necropsy and oversight.
Animal Technician 2 [#7] Two technician FTEs to assist veterinarian and handle live organisms.
EMT / Medical Officer 1 [#10] Partial FTE medical coverage/EMT for trauma response (budgeted as a recurring partial FTE).
Monitoring Operator / Video Analyst 1 [#11] Operator to monitor cameras/tamper alarms and maintain video retention procedures.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges were provided in analyst notes allowing reasonable midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains in test frequency, severity probabilities and choices between on-site capital (incinerator/armored transport) vs contract services, so confidence is medium.
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