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SCP-350 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-350
Expected annual
$3.4M
One-time setup
$4.0M
Annual recurring
$3.3M
Personnel
22
First-year capital and setup costs are driven by a large contingency reserve, secure containment fit-out, and instrumentation (~$3.96M one-time). Recurring annual costs are dominated by staffed security, tactical response, and research/operational support (~$3.35M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.0M
Contingency Reserve One Time $3.0M
[#26] Long-term catastrophic mitigation fund / escalation reserve (midpoint of $1M–$5M)
Equipment $330K
[#2, #6, #9, #23] Vault access & monitoring systems; CCTV installation; ICU/isolation bed equipment; armored transport vehicle (one-time vehicle/equipment)
Facilities $200K
[#1] Secure containment vault (construction + archival enclosure + integrated suppression)
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#18] One-time instrumentation for imaging & R&D (multispectral/hyperspectral/etc.)
Legal Retainer $100K
[#13] One-time legal/diplomatic retainer for Swiss account intervention
Redundancy And Decoys One Time $100K
[#19] Off-site secondary vaults, decoy copies and one-time redundancy setup
Initial Vetting One Time $25K
[#20] Initial one-time vetting of staff cohort
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#4, #5, #7, #8, #22] 24/7 on-site security staffing (~$470k/yr); tactical response team (~$500k/yr); research team (~$400k/yr); psychological support (~$200k/yr); incident investigation staff (~$150k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $575K/yr
[#13, #21, #27, #28] Ongoing legal/diplomatic monitoring (~$150k/yr); annual termination & cover-up contingency (~$250k/yr); policy/oversight committee (~$50k/yr); public cover narratives & information control (~$125k/yr midpoint).
Logistics And Transport $362K/yr
[#15, #16, #17, #23] Forensic cleanup & evidence control (~$75k/yr); field surveillance & location sweeps (~$112.5k/yr midpoint); D-class procurement / test-subject sourcing (~$125k/yr midpoint); armored transport operating costs (~$50k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $238K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #25] Medical consumables & event-driven critical-care supplies (~$100k/yr); sedation/chemical restraint stockpile (~$35k/yr); amnestic production & memetic countermeasures (~$100k/yr); archival/PPE consumables (~$3.5k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#18] Ongoing imaging/R&D program to bypass variable-language property and computational linguistics trials (~$150k/yr).
Financial Operations $125K/yr
[#14] Financial sink / forensic accounting & cover funds (~$125k/yr midpoint for laundering, staged transfers, cover payments).
Vetting And Training $100K/yr
[#20] Employee continuous monitoring, periodic integrity testing, and training (~$100k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr
[#3, #6, #19, #24] Vault & systems maintenance (~$10k/yr); CCTV maintenance (~$5k/yr); redundancy/decoy maintenance (~$50k/yr); energy/environmental controls (~$10k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.3M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine research, containment, and monitoring operations only.
no_significant_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Single signatory event requiring tactical response, short-term ICU support, forensic cleanup, and limited legal/financial intervention.
single_signatory forced_medical_support small_scale_recovery_operations
🚨 Major Incident $4.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Multiple signatories or a signatory committing violent acts requiring large tactical operations, terminations/cover-ups, substantial legal work, and replenishment of operational stocks.
multiple_signatories violent_escalation major_recovery_and_cover_up
🚨 Catastrophic Escalation $6.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
High-severity escalation (orders to remove SCP from containment, mass exposures, or large-scale coerced actions) requiring activation of catastrophic mitigation reserve and major redeployments.
removal_attempt mass_exposure_or_orders activation_of_escalation_reserve
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] 24/7 on-site security staffing (2 per shift × 3 shifts = 6 guards)
Tactical Response Team 8 [#5] Specialized tactical operatives on-call for breaches and recoveries (shared-site team)
Research Scientist / Technician 4 [#7] PI + 2–3 researchers/technicians dedicated to study and experiments
Psychiatrist / Psychologist (Medical Officer) 2 [#8] Psych support staff for screening, crisis intervention, and post-signing care
Incident Investigator / Internal Affairs 2 [#22] Investigation and audit staff for incidents and audits
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and ranges; totals use midpoints for ranges and combine multiple shared-cost assumptions. Uncertainty remains due to wide per-incident cost variability and optional contingency sizing.
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