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SCP-3444 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3444
Expected annual
$10.7M
One-time setup
$30.2M
Annual recurring
$10.6M
Personnel
46
One-time setup to acquire/convert a rural town into Site 90 dominates costs (~$30.2M one-time); annual operating costs are roughly $10.6M driven by staffing (security + research), contingency/black-ops funds, and ongoing facility/IT/monitoring expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.2M
Facilities $27.2M
[#1, #3, #4, #13, #26] Purchase of town and land, perimeter/buildout, retrofit/Construction of Site 90 HQ (dorms, labs, power/water), initial heritage restoration, and electrical redundancy/hardening infrastructure.
Equipment $1.8M
[#7, #11, #12, #14, #15, #25, #27] Initial purchase of specialized response gear, fixed Hume/telemetry sensors, secure comms/servers, non-anomalous replica/replication hardware, boarding-safety hardware and PPE, props/scenic capital, and training simulators/mannequins.
Legal And Cover Story $600K
[#2] One-time legal fees, shell-company setup, zoning payments, relocation compensation, NDAs and immediate record suppression activities.
Vehicles And Transport Fleet $350K
[#20] Initial fleet procurement (shuttles, maintenance trucks, emergency vehicles).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#10] Initial cognitohazard countermeasures R&D program setup and associated training program seed funding / lab research setup.
Background Investigations Initial $88K
[#21] Initial background investigations, polygraphs and onboarding security clearance costs for staff/contractors.
Forensic Archival Initial $88K
[#24] Initial forensic/archival restoration and records-suppression startup (historian fees, archival work).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.6M/yr
Staff Wages $4.5M/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Annual wages & benefits for 24/7 security staff (perimeter guards, supervisors), specialized containment/response team salaries and research staff (Unreality Division researchers/techs/admin).
Facilities Maintenance $1.6M/yr
[#5, #13, #26] Utilities, site operations (electricity, water, sewage, waste, grounds/structure maintenance), periodic cosmetic/heritage upkeep, and electrical/hardening maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#24, #28, #29] Ongoing forensic/archival maintenance, records retention/legal holds, and containment-specific insurance / black-ops contingency funds for payouts and secrecy preservation.
Incident Contingency Fund $1.1M/yr
[#18] Annual reserved fund for medical emergencies, evacuations, temporary lockdowns, replacement staff and emergency hospitalizations.
Medical Services $500K/yr
[#9] Annual medical and psychological services including pre/post screening, therapy, emergency care and inpatient contingencies.
Research And Monitoring $470K/yr
[#11, #17, #23, #27] Recurring monitoring/data storage and analysis, long-term mental-health study costs, annual experimentation budget, and simulator/robotic testing support.
Per Event Operational Costs $360K/yr
[#16] Operational costs per authorized use (screening, escorting, MTF standby, medical standby, logging) aggregated over expected uses.
It Operations $200K/yr
[#12] Recurring IT operations for encrypted networks, air-gapped servers, backups and forensic logging.
Locomotive Service Contracts $200K/yr
[#14] Recurring specialist contracts and maintenance costs for replica or certified engineers related to SCP-3444-1 servicing/replication simulations.
Decontamination And Cleanup $125K/yr
[#19] Recurring decontamination, cleanup and minor reconditioning after remanifestations or alterations.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#20] Recurring vehicle fuel, maintenance, and site transport operations.
Supplies And Consumables $62K/yr
[#30] Routine consumables: batteries, cleaning supplies, replacement locks, signage, seasonal clothing, small capital replacements.
Cognitohazard Training $60K/yr
[#10] Recurring training updates, cognitive-safety protocol maintenance and PPE R&D upkeep.
Background Reinvestigations $48K/yr
[#21] Periodic reinvestigations and ongoing personnel security clearance costs.
Administrative Overhead $48K/yr
[#22] Admin costs for recreational program management: scheduling, HR coordination, record-keeping.
Boarding Safety Maintenance $12K/yr
[#15] Recurring replacement and maintenance for boarding safety infrastructure, PPE replenishment, harnesses and first-aid kits.
Props Maintenance $12K/yr
[#25] Recurring replacement and upkeep for theatrical props and staged simulations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.6M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, scheduled uses and no major incidents.
normal_operations scheduled_uses routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $11.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized medical incident, small containment hiccup or remanifestation requiring extra medical/cleanup and overtime.
localized_remanifestation medical_evacuations minor_property_damage
🚨 Major Breach $15.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or civilian exposure requiring major emergency response, black-ops payouts, legal actions and partial rebuilding.
containment_failure civilian_exposure fatalities_or_mass_hospitalization
👥 Personnel 46 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#6] 24/7 perimeter guards, patrols and supervisors (example staffing derived from analyst note: 12–20 guards plus supervisors).
Specialized containment/response team 8 [#7] Small rapid-deployment medically trained team for extraction and incident response.
Research Scientist / Technician 20 [#8] Unreality Division research staff and technical support (analyst estimate 15–30 staff; mid-range used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from detailed line-item analyst notes but include large uncertainties: the purchase price of the town (#1) and the operability/servicing costs for an anomalous locomotive (#14) are highly variable. Recurring contingency/black-ops allocations are intentionally broad, further reducing precision.
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