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SCP-3585 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3585
Expected annual
$54K
One-time setup
$60K
Annual recurring
$51K
Personnel
1
One-time setup costs are modest (~$60k) driven by containment lockers, cameras, and video hardware; ongoing annual costs are ~ $50.8k driven by monitoring, testing budget, facility overhead, and contingency, with per-event Ventura responses adding large sporadic costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $60K
Facilities $29K
[#1, #9] Nine containment lockers (hardware + installation) and HVAC/environmental sensor installation for locker room.
Equipment $25K
[#2, #3, #4, #5] Tamperproof cameras, initial video/SAN hardware, initial motion-analysis license/integration, and initial PPE/decon station and handling supplies.
Memetic Redaction Analysis $5K
[#17] One-time redaction/memetic analysis and related initial legal/cover-story work.
Administrative Setup $1K
[#6] Item registration, labeling, database setup and initial containment paperwork (Document 3585-291) setup costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Aggregate Rough Totals $0
[#20] Aggregate rough totals provided as a planning reference; no separate one-time charge beyond items above.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $51K/yr
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#8, #10] Prorated facility overhead/security/HVAC and routine maintenance/calibration (locks, cameras, sensors).
Research And Monitoring $10K/yr
[#12] Approved-testing budget (materials, small equipment, technician time) baseline.
Staff Wages $9K/yr
[#7] Fractional Level-3 oversight / approvals (~0.05-0.1 FTE equivalent) allocated annually.
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#17] Annual legal/PR/memetic mitigation retainer and related ongoing work.
Contingency Reserve $5K/yr
[#18] Small contingency/insurance/reserve for unforeseen repairs or minor breach-related costs (5-15% recommended).
Video Backup And Offsite Storage $2K/yr
[#3] Recurring off-site backup/cloud retention or tape rotation for 30+ day video retention.
Training Drills $2K/yr
[#16] Staff training, Ventura Event drills, and banned-materials compliance training costs.
Administrative Overhead $2K/yr
[#19] Internal audits, compliance officer time, record retention allocations.
Environmental Monitoring And Power $1K/yr
[#9] Energy costs to run cameras/sensors and ongoing environmental monitoring.
Supplies And Consumables $950/yr
[#5, #11] Replacement PPE/consumables and artifact preservation/cleaning / minor repair consumables.
Motion Analysis Software Support $650/yr
[#4] Annual license/support for motion-analysis/alerting software and monitoring integration.
Cataloging And Audit Updates $550/yr
[#6] Ongoing item updates, audits, and small cataloging tasks for containment paperwork.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Ventura Event Mobilization $0/yr
[#13] Per-event mobilization cost variable (~$5,000–50,000; typical planning $10,000–25,000). Annualized cost is event-dependent and handled in scenarios.
Incident Investigation Per Event $0/yr
[#14] Per-incident forensic/investigation costs (~$2,000–10,000 per incident); treated as contingent per-event cost in scenarios.
Secure Transport Per Transfer $0/yr
[#15] Per-transfer secure courier/armored transport costs (~$300–2,500 per trip); handled per-event or per-transfer as-needed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $51K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year without Ventura Events; routine monitoring, testing, and maintenance.
no_Ventura_Events routine_testing_only
🚨 Minor Incident $72K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$21K vs baseline
Single Ventura Event in the year requiring rapid-response mobilization, secure transport, and standard investigation.
single_Ventura_Event minor_damage_repair standard_investigation
🚨 Major Incident $131K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Severe event requiring multi-team mobilization, extended forensic work, external transfers, legal/PR involvement, and potential item replacement.
multiple_or_severe_Ventura_Events extended_forensics legal_exposure_and_recovery
🚨 Political Exposure $81K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Public/media/political exposure requiring significant legal, PR, and memetic mitigation work during the year.
public_exposure legal_or_memetic_mitigation
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Level-3) 1 0.05-0.1 FTE of a Level-3 allotted to approvals and oversight (costed in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost ranges are well-specified for hardware and recurring items, but per-event Ventura costs and event probabilities are highly variable; medium confidence in baseline and one-time sums, lower confidence for event frequency and magnitude.
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