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SCP-3440 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-3440
Expected annual
$4.3M
One-time setup
$8.2M
Annual recurring
$4.2M
Personnel
32
Initial one-time setup and contingency reserves are the main drivers (structural repairs, specialized enclosures, EM mitigation and large contingency reserves), with ongoing personnel costs (security, monitoring, research) dominating annual expenditures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.2M
Facilities $1.8M
[#6, #7, #10, #15] Structural stabilization/repair of theatre/mortuary, environmental control installation, A1 isolation/observation enclosure buildout, vaulted storage buildout.
Equipment $1.6M
[#5, #8, #9, #13, #14, #16, #21, #24, #26] Security/access control/CCTV installation, UPS/generator purchase, EM/Faraday shielding install, initial specialized instrumentation, robotics/remote manipulators, mortuary equipment, secure transport vehicle(s), archival servers/initial data hardware, experimental restraint/non-contact instrumentation purchases.
Forced Entry Reserve $1.2M
[#29] Reserved placeholder for heavy industrial/engineering forced-access operations (conditional and one-time if authorized).
Amnestics Reserve $1.0M
[#18] Reserved contingency stock for mass amnestic events.
Emergency Response Reserve $1.0M
[#20] Rapid-response contingency fund reserved for evacuation, mass amnesia operations, emergency deployments.
Covert Access Buyoff $750K
[#1] One-time legal/financial settlement to secure covert access and plausible-deniability arrangements with Civic Opera Building management.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#12, #17] Research team onboarding/hiring/training and forensic-identification backlog processing / initial lab setup for analyses.
Embedded Agents Initial Training $200K
[#3] Initial training/hardening costs for covert Foundation operatives embedded in building security.
Legal Cover Setup $100K
[#19] One-time setup for cover-story/legal infrastructure (fabricated incident frameworks, retainer/special counsel setup).
Amnestics Initial Stock $100K
[#18] Initial stock of amnestics and delivery equipment.
Psych Support Setup $20K
[#23] One-time setup for psychological resilience program and screening infrastructure.
Permitting One Time $5K
[#22] One-time permitting and compliance fees related to wastewater/chemical disposal setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.2M/yr
Staff Wages $2.6M/yr
[#3, #4, #11, #12] Embedded covert agents, on-site guard contingent (including overtime/supervisors), continuous monitoring staff, anomalous-research team salaries (senior/junior/techs).
Program Overhead And Admin $500K/yr
[#28] Program overhead (procurement, accounting, site director, administrative functions) per analyst estimate (~20% of recurring).
Research And Monitoring $420K/yr
[#13, #17, #24, #25, #26, #27] Ongoing instrumentation follow-ups and outsourcing, forensic case work, archival redundancy operations, specialist consultant retainers, experimental instrumentation calibrations, long-term preservation program.
Supplies And Consumables $260K/yr
[#14, #16, #18, #22, #23] Robotics maintenance/consumables, mortuary/refrigeration consumables and hazardous-waste disposal, amnestic resupply, wastewater disposal pickups, recurring personnel resiliency (counseling) costs.
Cover Story And Legal $260K/yr
[#2, #19] Ongoing facility access/rent/hush payments and legal/PR/cover-up ongoing budget for FOI/incident management.
Facilities Maintenance $131K/yr
[#5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #15] Ongoing maintenance/energy for security systems, HVAC/odor control, UPS fuel/testing, EM inspection/repairs, A1 enclosure operations, vault climate-control.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#21, #30] Secure transport fuel/maintenance (mortuary vans, armored cases) and periodic training/drills / interagency coordination exercises.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.2M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents: normal monitoring, maintenance, and personnel operations.
routine_operations no_public_exposure scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized public exposure or limited anomalous discharge requiring targeted amnestic operations, legal payouts, and minor repairs.
localized_public_exposure targeted_amnestic_operations minor_repair_and_legal_fees
🚨 Major Breach $6.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or forced-access attempt causing large-scale exposure, structural damage, and extensive emergency operations.
forced_access_attempt large_scale_public_exposure structural_damage_and_heavy_repairs
👥 Personnel 32 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (embedded) 6 [#3] Covert Foundation operatives embedded in Civic Opera security staff (salaries + hazard pay included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / Guard (on-site contingent) 12 [#4] Dedicated on-site guards covering shifts, relief, patrols and supervision (wages and overtime included in staff_wages).
Monitoring Staff / Watch Officer 5 [#11] Continuous monitoring personnel for sensors/feeds (4–6 estimated; mid-point used here).
Research Scientist (senior) 3 [#12] Senior researchers on anomalous-research team (salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist (junior) 4 [#12] Junior researchers supporting cataloguing and analysis.
Technician / Lab Tech 2 [#12] Technical staff for conservatorship, sample handling and instrumentation operation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many line-item estimates and ranges which makes cost aggregation reasonably reliable, but the anomalous/electro-thaumic nature of SCP-3440, conditional high-cost forced-entry scenarios and discretionary reserve sizes introduce material uncertainty.
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