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SCP-3505 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3505
Expected annual
$293K
One-time setup
$580K
Annual recurring
$275K
Personnel
0.8
One-time setup (~$0.58M) dominated by research campaign, contingency and legal buyouts; recurring annual costs (~$275k/yr) driven mainly by PoI surveillance, research/analysis, medical on-call, and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $580K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K
[#12] Small-scale controlled testing campaign (salaries, travel, consumables, lab time) treated as a project-based one-time expense.
Legal Cover Buyout $100K
[#15] One-time civilian buyout/relocation/cover story budget (mid-range estimate).
Contingency Fund $100K
[#22] Scalable one-time contingency reserve (recommended minimum maintained).
Sop And Drill Setup $36K
[#5, #17] Initial SOP development, training material production, and equipment/setup for emergency drills.
Amnestic Stock $30K
[#6] Initial Class‑C amnestic stock build for on-site inventory and rapid administration.
Equipment $30K
[#1, #3, #11, #14, #19] Camera, secure storage appliance, secure locker/opaque box mounting, quarantine/evidence storage unit, Faraday/phone custody gear, and initial secure server/hardware.
Hazmat Kit $10K
[#10] HAZMAT readiness kit and quarantine/decon initial equipment.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $275K/yr
Research And Monitoring $133K/yr
[#9, #13, #21] Analytical testing (per-sample assays averaged into annual budget), long-term PoI-3505-0 surveillance/monitoring, and sample archiving/periodic re-analysis.
Staff Wages $76K/yr
[#4, #7, #25] Administrative labour (0.1–0.3 FTE pro‑rata), on-call medical technician/nurse stipend, and periodic HMCL/supervisory oversight time (pro‑rated).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#23] Ongoing PR / cover-up operations budget and legal support for low-level incidents (separate from one-time buyout).
Emergency Drills $10K/yr
[#17] Annual incident drills (medical/HAZMAT/security) and refresher exercises.
Hazmat Disposal And Replenishment $8K/yr
[#10] Annual hazardous waste disposal, decontamination, and replenishment of HAZMAT consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #11] Locker/box maintenance & seal replacement, site overhead allocation (pro‑rated site costs), CCTV storage costs, and quarantine environmental control power/maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $7K/yr
[#8, #18] Field recovery dispatches (agents, PPE, transport) and secure inter-site courier/move costs (baseline annual tempo).
It And Secure Communications $6K/yr
[#19] Managed services, secure backups, encrypted comms and intrusion monitoring maintenance costs.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#20] PPE, sampling kits, evidence bags, sterilization consumables and other testing consumables (annual usage).
Damage Claims Pool $5K/yr
[#24] Small annual pool for off-books or rapid claim/compensation payments for civilian property damage.
Amnestic Administration $2K/yr
[#6] Recurring per-exposure amnestic administration budget (drug replenishment, administration, monitoring) estimated for occasional uses.
Communications Control $2K/yr
[#14] Device custody turnover management, Faraday bag replacements, and audits to control activating communications.
Training And Sops $2K/yr
[#5] Recurring refresher training, audits and SOP updates to prevent accidental activation or misuse.
Aviation Coordination And Air Assets $1K/yr
[#16] Administrative NOTAM/TFR filings and a small annual allowance for aerial assets if tests require contracted patrols.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $275K/yr
70.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents: steady-state monitoring, occasional tests, routine admin and maintenance.
no_manifestation beyond routine testing low testing tempo no public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $290K/yr
25.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
One or more small recoveries/analyses requiring field recovery, testing, minor HAZMAT response and limited PR/legal work.
single unpredictable manifestation local recovery with analysis needed minor hazardous/disposal action required
🚨 Major Breach $575K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
High-profile hazardous or public exposure requiring large legal/PR buyouts, extensive recovery, HAZMAT, and contingency activation.
public exposure or multiple casualties hazardous contents requiring extensive disposal major legal/cover operations and compensation
👥 Personnel 0.8 total
Role Count Notes
Medical Officer 0.5 [#7] On-call medic/technician or contracted nurse (part-time/on-call stipend reflected in staff wages).
Administrative Staff 0.2 [#4] 0.1–0.3 FTE administrative support for inventory, chain-of-custody and recordkeeping (pro-rated).
Site Director / Executive Staff 0.1 [#25] Periodic HMCL/supervisory review and cross-site approval overhead (pro-rated management time).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and allow reasonable line-item mapping, but substantial uncertainty remains in incident frequency, PoI monitoring duration/intensity, and per-incident variability (HAZMAT/PR/legal costs). Mid-range estimates used where ranges were wide.
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