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SCP-3450 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3450
Expected annual
$525K
One-time setup
$1.7M
Annual recurring
$499K
Personnel
3.65
Initial one-time setup and contingency funding total about $1.68M (largely driven by contingency/reserve funds for potential public contamination), with baseline recurring costs of roughly $499k/yr driven primarily by embedded community liaisons, staff wages, legal/takedown and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M
Public Contamination Contingency $1.2M
[#21] Low-probability, high-cost contingency fund for mass web suppression / global-scale response if SCP-3450 is widely reposted.
Incident Response Reserve $300K
[#12] One-time incident response contingency reserve to be held for emergency takedowns, personnel surge, or settlements (replenished as used).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $105K
[#9, #13, #19] Initial development of custom crawler/ML and tooling (#9 one-time dev), controlled testing program setup and participant costs (#13), and SOP development costs (#19 one-time).
Equipment $13K
[#2, #4] One-time purchase of air-gapped analysis workstation, Faraday cage/bag and imaging hardware (#2) plus on-site encrypted NAS and encryption hardware for backups (#4 one-time).
Facilities $7K
[#1] Upgrade/installation of certified evidence safe, tamper alarms, seals, bolting and camera coverage for chain-of-custody.
Disposal And Sanitization $6K
[#25] One-time secure wipe/shredding/sanitization and verification costs if destruction of media is required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $499K/yr
Staff Wages $320K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #14] Incremental guard/escort manpower and overtime for transfers (#6), part-time dedicated custodian/containment officer FTE (0.25–0.5) (#7), two embedded community liaisons/online monitors (#8), and ongoing memetic/literary research staff allocation (0.5–1.0 FTE) (#14).
Cover Story And Legal $142K/yr
[#10, #11, #15, #16, #24] Digital takedown/legal response retainer and per-takedown budget (#10), public-relations and cover-story operations (#11), psychological support/community outreach (#15), ongoing legal risk insurance/premiums (#16), and reputation management/community goodwill funds (#24).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#3, #4, #9, #19, #20, #23] Digital forensic/software license renewals and tools (#3), off-site tape rotation/backup storage recurring costs (#4 recurring), ongoing maintenance/subscriptions for crawler/ML (#9 recurring), refresher training and SOP maintenance (#19 recurring), periodic audits/compliance (#20), and records retention/long-term archiving (#23).
Logistics And Transport $4K/yr
[#17] Secure transport/courier costs for evidence transfers (assumed 5–10 transfers/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#5, #18] Chain-of-custody materials and consumables (evidence bags, seals, labels) (#5) and replacement media / duplication hardware (#18).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#22] Minor facility overhead, additional power, climate control and incremental facility operating costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $499K/yr
77.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine monitoring, takedowns at typical levels, and ongoing staffing and subscriptions.
no_widespread_reposts routine_takedowns_and_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $549K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized reposts or increased visibility requiring extra takedowns, overtime, and modest PR response.
localized_reposting spike_in_reports additional_takedowns
🚨 Major Breach $899K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Wider reposting and sustained spread requiring activation of incident response reserve, staff surge, and substantial takedown/legal action.
sustained_widespread_reposts major_site_resistance_to_takedown
🚨 Catastrophic Public Leak $2.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Rapid, large-scale reposting leading to near-global visibility and need for mass suppression, major PR campaigns, international legal actions and staff surges.
viral_reposting international_spread media_attention
👥 Personnel 3.65 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.5 [#6] Incremental guard/watch rotations and overtime assigned to custody and transfers (pro-rated FTE equivalent).
Custodian / Containment Officer 0.4 [#7] Dedicated containment officer / custodian (0.25–0.5 FTE) responsible for SOPs, access approvals and logging.
Embedded Community Liaison / Online Monitor 2.0 [#8] Two personnel embedded in relevant online communities for monitoring and takedown intelligence.
Research Scientist / Memeticist 0.75 [#14] Ongoing memetic/literary analysis allocation (0.5–1.0 FTE equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and a well-described operational profile (Safe-class, single-drive object) but many line items have wide ranges and contingent high-cost items; this yields moderate confidence.
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