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SCP-361 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-361
Expected annual
$290K
One-time setup
$114K
Annual recurring
$271K
Personnel
7
One-time setup of containment, HVAC, and AV is modest (~$114k). Recurring annual costs (~$271k) are dominated by staff wages (security and research), legal/cover costs, medical standby, and increased research/data management; per-test logistics add variable marginal costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $114K
Facilities $40K
[#1, #11] Upgrade/artifact cabinet fit-out and small adjacent sterile/containment workstation (stainless surfaces, sinks, optional BSC) — mid-range estimate combining both items.
Equipment $28K
[#2, #3, #14] Dedicated mini-split HVAC/dehumidifier installation, UPS/site-generator tie-in hardware and installation, and audio/video capture hardware (directional mics, cameras).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $23K
[#12, #15, #16] Initial biosafety/animal-tissue training setup, initial linguistics/historical study commissioning, and initial procedure-development & rehearsal program development.
Contingency Reserve One Time $20K
[#23] Recommended one-time reserve fund to cover unexpected anomalous effects, quarantine upgrades, or initial emergency responses (mid-range of recommendation).
Permits And Regulatory Initial $2K
[#13] One-time costs for permits, filings, and initial regulatory compliance expenses.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $271K/yr
Staff Wages $198K/yr
[#4, #5, #19] Ongoing personnel costs: marginal allocation for 2 full-time security guards and site security overhead, allocated research/operations staffing (archaeologist/curator, containment tech, conservator FTE allocations), plus on-call/retainer costs for the audio/ritual rapid-response team.
Research And Monitoring $21K/yr
[#12, #14, #15, #16, #21, #22, #25] Recurring costs for refresher biosafety training and recordkeeping, secure storage/backups for audio/video, ongoing linguistics consulting, refresher procedure rehearsals, conservation materials & periodic condition checks, data management/logging/analysis, and annual internal audit/compliance review.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal, procurement front costs, cover accounts, and liaison to conceal repeated organ purchases/deliveries.
Medical Standby $20K/yr
[#24] On-call paramedic/medical tech retainer and emergency medical supplies / rapid evaluation arrangements with site clinic.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10] Per-test marginal consumables aggregated assuming 10 tests/year: conservator cleaning ($225/test), fresh sheep liver procurement ($30/test), cold-chain courier ($200/test), PPE & disposable instruments ($90/test).
Psychological Support $3K/yr
[#17] Employee assistance program / counseling and occupational health monitoring for the small team exposed to ritualized material.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2, #3] Annual energy and maintenance for dedicated HVAC/dehumidifier and upkeep/fuel/maintenance for UPS/generator tie-in.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#20] Annualized/expected cost for occasional insured secure artifact transport (amortized per year assuming infrequent moves).
Biohazard Disposal $1K/yr
[#9] Annual contract/pickup and disposal expenses for medical/biohazard waste (in addition to per-test disposal handled in supplies_and_consumables).
Permits And Regulatory Renewal $600/yr
[#13] Annual renewals, inspections, and permit maintenance for procurement/transport of animal organs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $271K/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing (assumed 10 tests/year), regular maintenance, and no incidents.
routine_operations no_incident 10_tests_per_year
🚨 Minor Incident $296K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small contamination, localized medical evaluation, extra cleaning, short scheduling disruption.
localized_biohazard_event extra_decontamination short_workflow_shutdown
🚨 Major Breach $391K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
Medical incident or contamination requiring deep decontamination, medical evacuations, legal response, and containment upgrades.
medical_emergency containment_upgrade external_regulatory_involvement
🚨 Research Scale Up $436K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$164K vs baseline
Sustained ramp-up of experimental program (many more tests), requiring increased consumables, staff time, consulting, and storage.
expanded_research_program increased_test_frequency additional_consultants
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#4] Two full-time guards (or equivalent allocation) assigned to the High Value wing; primary driver of security wage allocation.
Research Scientist / Archaeologist 1 [#5, #15] Primary researcher/archaeologist (part-time allocation on SCP-361 research and consultation).
Containment Technician 1 [#5] Containment tech allocated (part-time) for handling, staging, and experiment support.
Conservator 1 [#5, #6, #21] Conservator responsible for cleaning after each use, conservation materials, and periodic condition reporting.
On-call Rapid-Response Team Member 2 [#19] Small on-call performance/response team (rotating) retained/trained to perform rapid ritual tasks within time windows.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost ranges are well-described, but the single largest uncertainty is test frequency (per-test costs) and the probability/frequency of adverse incidents; staffing and per-move transport assumptions are moderate estimates.
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