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SCP-357 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-357
Expected annual
$754K
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$697K
Personnel
5.25
One-time setup is dominated by a blast-mitigated compression chamber, robotics, and instrumentation; recurring costs are driven by personnel and recurring research/calibration expenses totaling under $1M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Equipment $1.4M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #21] Bespoke hermetic sample container ($100,000), redundant mass-monitoring & integration ($75,000), remote handling/robotics ($150,000), blast-mitigated compression/destruction chamber ($1,000,000), precision temperature/interlocks ($25,000), multi-spectrum monitoring array ($30,000), security hardware/access upgrades ($25,000).
Facilities $300K
[#1, #14] 3m x 3m x 3m hardened, hermetic containment room build/retrofit (~$250,000) plus small secure vault for residuals/storage (~$50,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $215K
[#8, #12, #16, #17] Hardened data logging & secure audit DB ($10,000), initial calibration spares ($5,000), research seed instrumentation ($100,000), specialized instrumentation fund/initial purchases ($100,000).
Contingency Reserve $150K
[#19] Insurance / catastrophic contingency reserve held for equipment/property/operational risk (~$150,000 one-time reserve).
Initial Training And Clearances $25K
[#11] Initial training, security clearances, psych screens and medical onboarding for the dedicated team (~$25,000 one-time).
Legal And Cover Story $20K
[#18] Initial legal/cover-story/PR setup and vendor/contract arrangements (~$20,000 one-time).
Major Escalation Contingency $0
[#25] Program-level major escalation (10M–100M+). Flagged as possible but explicitly excluded from baseline one-time totals; estimate shown as excluded.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $697K/yr
Staff Wages $475K/yr
[#10] Salaries & benefits: 1Senior Researcher, 2 Technicians, 2 Security Officers (on rotation), 0.25 FTE maintenance (total with benefits ≈ $475,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#16] Annual research program budget for experiments, external consultants, beam time and iterative projects (~$100,000/yr).
Incident Investigation Reserve $25K/yr
[#24] Standing fund for immediate forensic analysis and outside diagnostics (~$25,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#14, #21] Vault operations/inspections (~$10,000/yr) and security hardware/access maintenance (~$5,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#9, #20] Sacrificial consumables/expendable tooling (~$5,000/yr) and routine lab consumables/filters/seals (~$10,000/yr).
Emergency Response And Ppe $15K/yr
[#15] On-call emergency team, PPE, decon supplies and regular drills (~$15,000/yr).
Training Clearances And Medical Surveillance $12K/yr
[#11] Annual refresher training, medical surveillance and clearance upkeep (~$12,000/yr).
Calibration And Instrument Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3, #7, #12] Regular recalibration, QA/QC service contracts and instrument maintenance (~$12,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal/cover-story/PR budget and nondisclosure stipends (~$10,000/yr).
Power And Generator $7K/yr
[#13] Incremental electrical costs, UPS maintenance and generator fuel/reserve (~$7,000/yr).
Audit And Recordkeeping $6K/yr
[#23] Internal audit staff/software and record-keeping compliance (~$6,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#22] Secure internal transport containers, escorted transfers and associated logistics (~$3,000/yr).
Hardened Data Logging Maintenance $2K/yr
[#8] Maintenance and backups for hardened logging/audit database (~$2,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $697K/yr
87.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled experiments and no containment incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_experiments
🚨 Minor Incident $772K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small unexplained mass variation or equipment failure requiring targeted repairs and forensic follow-up.
unexplained_mass_variation instrument_failure small_release_or_local_damage
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or destructive thermal/compression event requiring major repairs, equipment replacement and extended investigation.
compression_escape thermal_expansion_event major_equipment_destruction
🚨 Major Escalation $10.7M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Program-level escalation triggered by discovery that mass is convertable to energy at scale, requiring large-scale blast/energy containment program.
evidence_of_mass->energy_conversion regulatory_escalation large_scale_safety_risk
👥 Personnel 5.25 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Senior Researcher 1 [#10] Senior researcher with oversight and Level 4 approval responsibilities.
Research Technician 2 [#10] Technicians for sample handling, logging and equipment maintenance.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#10] Two security officers on duty rotation for site lockdown/response.
Engineer / Maintenance 0.25 [#10] Part-time maintenance/engineering support (0.25 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates follow analyst line items with specific cost figures for most categories; uncertainty remains around engineering choices for the compression chamber, blast mitigation policy decisions, and low-probability catastrophic program costs, so confidence is medium.
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