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SCP-3567 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3567
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$3.9M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
15
One-time capital upgrades (secure cells, remote manipulation, monitoring, containment/test infrastructure, and contingency reserves) total several million USD; recurring annual costs are driven primarily by dedicated security, medical and research staff plus a standing contingency allocation, totaling roughly $3.0M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M
Incident Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#15] One-time reserve fund for large-scale incident response / surge capacity (low-end reserve chosen).
Facilities $714K
[#2, #3, #9, #14, #23] Includes environmental/HVAC tie-in install, 6 m exclusion-zone barriers, build-out of 2 humanoid containment cells, sealed test chamber construction, and biobank setup (structural/build-out costs).
Remediation Precontracts $500K
[#25] Planning / pre-contracts for worst-case remediation coordination and rapid infrastructure build-out.
Equipment $337K
[#1, #4, #5, #6, #13, #18, #20] Contains secured containment case and tray, area monitoring suite (CCTV/audio), UTC-synced timing/loggers, remote manipulators/teleoperation rig, on-site compute cluster, custom transport crate, and hearing/safety kit.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#12] Analytical chemistry / materials-characterization instrumentation purchase (HRMS/NMR/SEM-level instrumentation) to enable in-house analysis and method development.
Clearance Processing One Time $50K
[#26] One-time clearance processing for core staff (background checks / initial processing).
Forensic Investigation $40K
[#22] One-time investigative budget for forensic review of prior activations and historical reconstruction.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #13, #16] Ongoing wages/benefits for dedicated security (6 guards), medical staffing (medics + physician oversight), cell staffing/maintenance nurses/guards, modeling/research staff, and IT personnel.
Incident Response Standing Allocation $1.0M/yr
[#15, #25] Standing annual allocation for surge incident response, contingency staffing contracts and emergency logistics (worst-case standing allocation).
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#17, #24] Legal/cover-up liaison operations plus public communications / controlled misinformation budget (conservative combined estimate).
Research And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#12, #27] Ongoing analytical outsourcing/method development budget and discretionary microtest/research allowance.
Amnestic Stock And Replenishment $50K/yr
[#11] Ongoing procurement and replenishment of amnestics, storage, and administration costs.
Training And Sops $35K/yr
[#19] Annual training program, drills, and SOP maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#10, #20, #23] Sedatives and ICU/containment consumables baseline stock rotation, hearing/PPE replacements, and biobank storage compliance consumables.
Per Subject Sedation Monitoring $25K/yr
[#8] Per-subject 50-day monitoring cost estimate (baseline assumed capacity for ~1 event/year as a conservative recurring expectation).
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #21] Environmental control maintenance, exclusion-zone inspections, area-monitoring maintenance, timing equipment calibration, and containment-cell consumable maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#18] Baseline per-transfer transport contingency (per-transfer costs; assumes minimal routine transfers).
Clearance Renewals $5K/yr
[#26] Annual clearance renewals and related administrative costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with steady-state containment, staffing, routine maintenance and small research activity.
no activations routine maintenance and scheduled training
🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$145K vs baseline
Single or small number (1–2) of bubble activations requiring subject sedation, amnestic administrations, and limited surge medical/administrative response.
accidental pop during handling localised activation affecting 1 subject
🚨 Major Incident $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Multiple simultaneous activations (several bubbles) triggering surge capacity: additional containment beds/cells, large medical surge, and wider cover-up operations.
simultaneous multi-bubble rupture multiple SCP-3567-1 instances requiring surge housing
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $8.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large-scale mass activation with many simultaneous swaps (hundreds), requiring national-level coordination, mass quarantine, and major infrastructure mobilization.
mass misuse or accidental multi-bubble rupture public exposure in populated area
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Continuous guarded presence (6 on-staff positions to cover shifts, benefits included in wages).
Medical Officer 3 [#8] Two FTE medics/nurses plus physician oversight to manage sedated subjects and acute responses.
Research Scientist 3 [#13] Modeling & theoretical research team (temporal modelers / computational staff).
IT / Sysadmin 1 [#16] Secure IT and logging maintenance for forensic records and backups.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#2, #3, #21] Facility and environmental systems maintenance and inspections.
Administrative Staff / Liaison 1 [#17, #24] Legal/cover-up liaison, public communications, and administrative coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed item-level ranges allowing a reasoned budget, but several large items (contingency reserves, incident frequency, per-incident costs) are highly scenario-dependent; chosen point estimates reflect conservative/mid-range selections rather than precise quotes.
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