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SCP-3515 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3515
Expected annual
$487K
One-time setup
$270K
Annual recurring
$482K
Personnel
6
One-time setup approximately $259,750 for secure storage, testing suite retrofit, research seed funding and equipment; annual baseline recurring costs approximately $481,850 driven mainly by staff wages, legal/cover-up reserves, and monitoring/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $270K
Retrieval Research Seed Funding $100K
[#21] Seed funding for exploratory research into locating/retrieving dematerialized subjects (note #21).
Facilities $72K
[#1, #6] Archival cabinet and minor HVAC balancing for secure art locker (note #1) plus remote testing suite / observation room retrofit (note #6).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#5, #11] Sleep-stage detection equipment/EEG or PSG kit (note #5) and baseline forensic/material analysis battery (note #11).
Equipment $29K
[#2, #3, #4, #12] Tamper/touch sensors and frame reinforcement (note #2), CCTV and access control hardware (note #3), proximity/occupancy sensors and integration (note #4), and high-resolution scanning equipment / initial imaging (note #12).
Sop Development And Initial Training $10K
[#9] One-time SOP creation and initial staff training / certification (note #9).
Replica Production $8K
[#13] Commissioning high-quality non-anomalous replica for training/display (note #13).
Transport Container And Procedures $6K
[#14] Secure moving container and chain-of-custody procedures (one-time purchase/packaging, note #14).
Emergency Gear $4K
[#19] Specialized emergency response kit, quarantine signage and audible/visual alarms (one-time purchases, note #19).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $482K/yr
Staff Wages $335K/yr
[#5, #7, #8, #11, #9, #18] Salaries and benefits for containment technician, neurotech, security staff, research/lab technician, administrative support for SOP/compliance and IRB/ethics administration (notes #5, #7, #8, #11, #9, #18).
Cover Story And Legal $55K/yr
[#16, #17] Annual reserve for incident investigation liaison and small investigations (note #16) plus baseline legal/cover-up contingency fund (note #17).
Psychological Support $18K/yr
[#10] Counseling and support services for exposed personnel and families; variable cost depending on incident frequency (note #10).
Ethics Overhead $15K/yr
[#18] Institutional review administration, compliance, and audit costs if human-subject testing continues (note #18).
Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr
[#1, #6, #19, #23, #4] HVAC balancing and building maintenance related to archival storage and remote test suite (notes #1, #6), maintenance of emergency power/alarms and routine sensor upkeep (notes #19, #23), and some proximity sensor maintenance (note #4).
Drills And Overtime $12K/yr
[#22] Regular containment drills, overtime, and backfill costs for training/response time (note #22).
Research And Monitoring $11K/yr
[#5, #11, #12, #24] Recurring forensic follow-ups and outsourced analyses (note #11), maintenance/consumables for EEG/monitoring (note #5), off-site backup storage of high-res documentation (note #12), and secure data management / logging (note #24).
Cctv Monitoring $8K/yr
[#3] Monitoring, video storage, and operator costs for CCTV and access-control systems (note #3).
Recruitment Contingency $5K/yr
[#20] Budget for recruiting/replacing trained containment or security staff if needed (note #20).
Logistics And Transport $4K/yr
[#14] Annual transport/move costs (assumes a small number of secure moves per year; note #14).
Staff Training $4K/yr
[#9] Recurring refresher courses and re-certification for personnel who may approach SCP-3515 (note #9).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#15] Consumables and replacement of vanished items / small incident cleanup contingency (note #15).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $482K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful operational year with strict adherence to proximity rules and monitoring; only recurring baseline costs are incurred.
no incidents routine maintenance and training scheduled testing with full safeguards
🚨 Minor Incident $507K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
A limited procedural lapse or equipment failure leads to a single minor disappearance or exposure requiring counseling, a short investigation, and minor legal/PR handling.
equipment failure brief human error/protocol breach single-person incident
🚨 Disappearance Incident $832K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
A significant dematerialization incident with substantial investigation, external forensics, legal/cover-up expenditures and possible initiation of retrieval research.
confirmed disappearance media/legal exposure decision to fund retrieval research
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician 1 [#7] One full-time containment specialist assigned to SCP-3515 for daily checks, coordination, and incident response (note #7).
Neurotech / EEG Technician 1 [#5] 0.5–1.0 FTE neurotech required for sleep-stage monitoring and testing operations (note #5); budgeted as one headcount.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] Minimal physical security / monitoring presence, modeled as two guards or equivalent partial FTEs (note #8).
Research Scientist / Lab Technician 1 [#11] Technician/scientist support for forensic/material analyses and periodic testing (note #11).
Administrative Staff 1 [#9, #18] Administrative/IRB/compliance support for SOPs, ethics oversight and documentation (notes #9 and #18).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for equipment, personnel, and contingencies, enabling a medium-confidence estimate. Large per-incident legal/forensic/research costs are highly uncertain and create tail risk not captured precisely here.
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