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SCP-3451 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3451
Expected annual
$214K
One-time setup
$132K
Annual recurring
$206K
Personnel
2
Up-front one-time setup is moderate (~$132.5k) for containment locker, tanks, lighting, HVAC and research equipment; the dominant recurring cost is fish procurement, disposal and site overhead totaling ~$206k/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $132K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $45K
[#18] Research-grade cameras, light meters, shadow-mapping rigs and initial lab instrumentation for mechanism study.
Facilities $38K
[#1, #2, #8] Locker fabrication/installation, corridor indentation and HVAC one-time install (structural/installation work).
Equipment $26K
[#4, #5, #6, #7] On-site tanks/filtration, sealed transfer containers and tooling, interior lighting fixtures, and UPS/backup power hardware.
Contingency Reserve $18K
[#24] One-time reserve fund / contingency for unexpected repairs or replacement (locker, tanks, etc.).
Transfer And Placement $2K
[#3] One-time crane/dolly, specialized movers and escorted transfer costs for initial placement.
Training Documentation $2K
[#23] Initial SOP documentation and setup costs.
Ppe Initial $1K
[#15] Initial PPE kit and specialty tooling purchases to prevent staff-caused shadow exposure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $206K/yr
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#18, #19] Recurring research staff time and consumables plus pathology/post-mortem analysis budget for intermittent sample/autopsy work.
Supplies And Consumables $37K/yr
[#9, #13, #21] Live fish procurement (~3,650 kg/yr), biohazard disposal and sanitation, and additional consumable fish buffer for creaking events.
Administrative Overhead $35K/yr
[#25] Pro-rated site overhead: utilities (beyond HVAC energy), management, audits and compliance chargebacks.
Security Incremental $22K/yr
[#12] Incremental vault security, access restrictions, signage and periodic audits (pro-rated security overhead).
Medical Contingency $12K/yr
[#16] Reserved budget for emergency medical readiness, on-call med team and immediate supportive care contingencies.
Staff Wages $10K/yr
[#11] Technician time for insert/remove events and weekly Level-3 inspections (record-keeping and hourly labor).
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#22] Legal/cover-story, procurement obfuscation and PR/legal work to mask unusual procurement and structural changes.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#10] Delivery/courier costs for moving fish to SCP-3451 for ~122 insertions/year.
Veterinary $6K/yr
[#17] Veterinary oversight, quarantine checks, necropsies and welfare compliance for the live fish supply.
Training And Sop $4K/yr
[#23] Ongoing training, SOP refreshers and authorization paperwork maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#14] Periodic cleaning, preservation and small repairs to the wardrobe and immediate containment area.
Incident Reporting $2K/yr
[#20] Secure logging systems, redundancy, archival storage and personnel to maintain monitoring and incident logs.
Ppe Replacement $1K/yr
[#15] PPE replacements, consumables and ongoing protocol tooling maintenance/training refreshers.
Hvac Energy Maintenance $500/yr
[#8] HVAC/dehumidifier energy and minor maintenance costs for humidity/temperature control in the locker.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $206K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled insertions, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
scheduled_feedings routine_inspections
🚨 Minor Incident $211K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Isolated unexplained creaking or small containment anomaly requiring emergency extra insertions, overtime and reporting.
unexplained_creaking emergency_insertions overtime
🚨 Major Breach $356K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Ejection of a mobile anomalous entity (e.g., SCP-3451-3 style) resulting in injuries, emergency termination, repairs and legal/medical costs.
entity_ejection personnel_injury containment_repair
🚨 Research Scale Up $376K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$170K vs baseline
Decision to expand research program or intensified study requiring major instrument purchases, staffing and additional concealment.
funded_research_project scale_up_instrumentation heightened_security
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Technician 1 [#11] Handles insert/remove events, tank management and record-keeping; accounted for in staff_wages.
Research Scientist (Level-3) 1 [#11] Level-3 personnel performs weekly inspections and oversight; included in staff_wages estimates.
📋 Confidence Notes
Itemized notes provide clear line-item ranges, but several recurring values (fish pricing, incident frequency) are range-based and probabilistic; midpoints were used for estimates, yielding moderate confidence.
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