SCP-3558 — SCP-3558 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3558 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-3558

Expected annual

$110K

One-time setup

$182K

Annual recurring

$105K

Personnel

One-time capital (safe, casing, surveillance, research outfitting) ~ $181.5k; primary recurring costs are staff wages, insurance reserve, specialist retainer, legal/compliance and periodic auditing totalling ~$105.4k/yr. Major cost drivers for adverse years are medical/rehabilitation and litigation/insurance payouts or an approved research program.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $182K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $130K

[#19, #20] Controlled ophthalmic research suite outfit and alternative in vitro/mechanical surrogate equipment (one-time buildout).

Facilities $15K

[#1] Secure Safe-class containment unit purchase & install.

Equipment $14K

[#2, #3, #4, #6] Purpose-built display/casing; dedicated forceps sets and spares; containment room surveillance & recording installation; access control hardware (initial).

Initial Cover Story And Settlement $10K

[#21] Initial PR/cover-up budget and liaison / acquisition settlement costs (treated as one-time here).

Initial Training And Certification $8K

[#9] One-time nonlethal restraint training and certification for primary handlers and backups (initial course costs).

Forensic Analysis $4K

[#14] Initial forensic/origin analysis (DNA, trace, material testing).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $105K/yr

Insurance Liability Reserve $50K/yr

[#23] Annual accrual/reserve for liability claims and potential settlements.

Staff Wages $35K/yr

[#7] Designated containment personnel allocation (pro-rated FTE salary allocated to SCP custody).

Medical Standby And Specialist Retainer $6K/yr

[#10] Annual specialist on-call retainer and med-tech standby availability costs.

Ethics And Legal $6K/yr

[#18] Annual Ethics Committee / legal review workload, compliance costs and counsel engagements.

Periodic Auditing And Inspections $3K/yr

[#25] Annual compliance audits, inspections, safety drills and SOP updates.

Replacement Contingency $2K/yr

[#22] Annual reserve for replacement of contaminated/damaged forceps, casing, cameras, etc.

Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr

[#4, #6, #24] Minor CCTV/access control maintenance, safe/casing upkeep and energy/overhead proportional allocation.

Training Refresher $1K/yr

[#9] Annual refresher training for nonlethal restraint and handling protocols.

Video Data Storage And It Security $600/yr

[#4, #5] Ongoing encrypted storage, backups, retention and IT security for recorded handling sessions.

Ppe And Surgical Supplies $500/yr

[#16] Annual PPE and sterile pack replacement for handling and emergency response.

Biohazard Consumables $300/yr

[#15] Baseline annual consumables for biohazard cleaning, sharps disposal and sterilization.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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Security Staffing For Handling $0/yr

[#8] Per-event security guard overtime/coverage; set to $0 in an uneventful baseline year (costs occur when handling events happen).

Medical Treatment Per Incident $0/yr

[#11] Emergency medical treatment per induced incident; set to $0 in baseline (incidental costs budgeted in incident scenarios).

Reconstructive Surgery Per Incident $0/yr

[#12] Major reconstructive/lifetime care per severe incident; 0 in baseline, modeled in adverse scenarios.

Psychological Counseling $0/yr

[#13] Counseling for witnesses/handlers; 0 in uneventful baseline, per-incident costs modeled in scenarios.

Incident Investigation Labor $0/yr

[#17] Per-incident administrative labor for investigations; 0 in baseline.

Containment Relocation Per Move $0/yr

[#26] Per-relocation secure transport cost; set to 0 in baseline (modeled in scenarios if needed).

Opportunity Cost Reserve $0/yr

[#27] Conceptual estimate of lost research value (qualitative); not treated as a budgeted recurring expense.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $105K/yr

89.0% probability / year

Uneventful year with no handling incidents; routine staffing, maintenance, retainer and compliance costs only.

no_handling_incidents no major medical events

🚨 Minor Incident $120K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline

Single handled incident causing self-mutilation requiring emergency treatment and counseling; limited administrative and cleanup costs.

unauthorized handling or approved handling incident minor medical treatment and counseling required

🚨 Major Incident $255K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Severe medical case requiring hospital admission, reconstructive surgery, long-term care and potential insurance/legal payouts.

severe injury requiring reconstructive surgery litigation/insurance payouts

🚨 Research Testing Approval $225K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline

Ethics approval granted and active controlled human/testing program begins, driving higher recurring research staffing, med coverage and monitoring costs.

Ethics Committee approval on-site controlled testing program

👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Containment Technician / Custodian	1	[#7] One designated containment tech allocated to SCP custody (pro-rated FTE reflected in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Many items have wide analyst-provided ranges and per-incident outcomes vary widely; containment hardware and basic staffing are well-understood but incident frequency/severity and legal payouts are uncertain.

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