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SCP-3476 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3476
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$3.1M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
10
Estimated one-time setup is approximately $3.08M driven primarily by property acquisition, site hardening, vehicles, sensor/camera systems and lab/setup costs; recurring annual costs are approximately $1.70M driven mainly by onsite security and research staff wages, MTF/response retainer, and public/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M
Property Acquisition $2.0M
[#1] Purchase/covert acquisition of McQueen Estate (midpoint of $1.0M–$3.0M estimate).
Contingency Overhead One Time $514K
[#30] One-time contingency / program overhead (20% applied to one-time subtotal for unforeseen costs and escalation).
Equipment $213K
[#5, #8, #10, #12, #14, #16] CCTV/NVR and communications hardware (#10), upfitted patrol vehicles (#8), specialized sensors (spectral cameras/LIDAR) (#12), backup generator/UPS (#14), permanent signage (#5), field medical kit (one-time) (#16).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $162K
[#21, #22] Laboratory capital equipment and initial lab buildout/analysis budget (#21) plus conservation/archival setup and climate-control/digitization startup costs (#22).
Specialist Consulting $60K
[#25] Occult linguists, cultural heritage specialists, cryptographers and other one-time consulting engagements.
Field Survey And Excavation $32K
[#23] GPR, small-scale excavation, soil sampling and contracted specialists/equipment rental for initial surveys.
Legal Title Work $28K
[#2] Property-closure legal setup, title work, deed restrictions, and shell-entity transfers (one-time legal fees).
It And Secure Storage $28K
[#29] Secure servers, encrypted backups and site-of-record hardware (one-time purchase/setup).
Training Initial $25K
[#26] Initial training and certification for site staff (amnestic protocol, research safety, intrusion drills).
Facilities $20K
[#4] Durable perimeter fencing, heavy gate, vehicle barrier and access control around estate/fountain area.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $735K/yr
[#6, #20] On-site security staffing (6 guards + 1 supervisor) and core research staffing (2–4 FTE; midpoint used). Includes wages, benefits and overhead.
Contingency Overhead Recurring $284K/yr
[#30] Recurring contingency / program overhead (20% applied to recurring subtotal for inflation, unforeseen incidents, legal escalation).
Mtf Retainer And Response $275K/yr
[#7] Mobile response / part-time MTF retainer, overtime and travel budget for incident responses and call-outs.
Research And Monitoring $225K/yr
[#13, #18, #19, #21, #24, #26, #28] Specialized sensor calibration/maintenance (#13), interrogation/debriefing and reintegration operations (#18), psychological care/post-amnestic support (#19), lab consumables (#21 recurring), periodic containment experiment budget (#24), annual refresher training (#26 recurring), incident amnestic contingency/reserve (#28).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#27] Public/press cover operations, local-government liaison, media management and small hush/cover payments.
Supplies And Consumables $44K/yr
[#16, #17] Field medical consumables and PPE (#16 recurring), amnestic/pharmaceutical consumables and per-incident materials baseline (#17).
Facilities Maintenance $29K/yr
[#3, #11, #15, #22, #29] Annual property taxes and basic utilities (#3), CCTV/communications maintenance (#11), generator fuel/maintenance (#15), archival storage maintenance (#22), recurring IT/backup maintenance (#29).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#9] Vehicle fuel, maintenance and fleet operating overhead for patrol vehicles.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
70.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, routine maintenance, scheduled experiments and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research minor_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
An unauthorized civilian incurs into the fountain area requiring on-site response, amnesticization of 1–2 civilians, minor repairs and additional follow-up.
unauthorized_entry civilian_contact minor_damage
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant breach with multiple civilian exposures, extended amnestic operations, legal/regulatory response and repair of damaged systems.
coordinated_intrusion multiple_exposures hardware_damage
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $2.1M/yr
7.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
A research result or discovery that triggers an accelerated research program requiring extra instrumentation, temporary staffing and expanded analysis.
promising_results scale_up_research external_consulting
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 6 [#6] Six full-time guard positions to cover rotations (part of the onsite security staffing estimate).
Security Supervisor 1 [#6] One supervisor position to manage guard rotations and liaison with Site-119.
Research Scientist 3 [#20] Core research team (midpoint of 2–4 FTE) to study symbols, physiology and monitoring data; salaries included in research staffing estimate.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based directly on analyst line-item ranges but rely on midpoints for many wide ranges (notably property purchase and incident frequency). Contingency included at 20% to reflect uncertainty; property-market variance and unpredictable incident rates lower confidence to medium.
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