SCP-3618 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3618
Expected annual
$14.4M
One-time setup
$34.9M
Annual recurring
$13.9M
Personnel
56
Estimated one-time setup of approximately $34.86M for land, construction, hardened equipment and initial stock; annual recurring costs ~$13.86M driven primarily by personnel wages, ongoing research operations, and contingency/insurance reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $34.9M
Facilities $25.0M
[#1] Land acquisition and initial site construction for Provisional Site-67 (perimeter, HQ/living quarters, lab space, roads, helipad) built to military-grade hardening standards.
Equipment $6.2M
[#2, #7, #8, #9, #10, #16, #19, #20] One-time capital for perimeter security hardware, permanent instrumentation feedthroughs/comms backbone, high-speed imaging/sensor suite, robotic manipulators, data/storage/compute nodes, hazmat equipment, in-situ analyzers, and vehicles/UAVs.
Legal And Cover Setup $2.0M
[#14] Initial legal fees, land/compensation buyouts, cover-story setup and negotiation costs (one-time).
Power Infrastructure $1.2M
[#11] One-time purchase and installation of primary and redundant generators, UPS systems, and fuel storage infrastructure.
Disposable Equipment Stockpile $300K
[#17] One-time stockpile of disposable/sacrificial instrumentation to be deployed within SCP-3618.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#15] Initial ethics/protocol setup, IRB and compliance setup costs and initial lab procedural setup for sociological/economic research.
Amnestic Initial Stock And Training $35K
[#13] Initial stock, secure storage, and training costs for Class-A amnestics.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.9M/yr
Staff Wages $5.7M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #6] Annual wages & benefits for 24/7 security staffing, site operations engineers/technicians, permanent research team (sociology/economics/data science), and on-site medical/emergency personnel.
Research And Monitoring $2.9M/yr
[#9, #10, #18, #19, #23] Recurring costs for robotic/automation maintenance and spares, data storage/compute operations and off-site replication, experimental project budgets, specialized external lab contracts/materials analysis, and scheduled replacement/depreciation of one-way in-site assets.
Contingency And Insurance $2.1M/yr
[#24] Emergency reserve fund (approx. 15% of base operating budget) plus annual insurance premiums to cover unforeseen events, escalations, and catastrophic losses.
Supplies And Consumables $800K/yr
[#11, #12, #17] Fuel and electricity for site generators, day-to-day consumables (PPE, lab consumables, food), and recurring replacement of disposable sensor packages.
Cover Story And Legal $750K/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal retainers, PR/cover-story maintenance, payments/relations with local authorities, and litigation defense reserves.
Long Term Archival And Program Management $500K/yr
[#25] Costs for classified program management, long-term archival storage, liaison teams, and classified-hardware procurement for escalated program needs.
Facilities Maintenance $440K/yr
[#2, #7, #8, #16] Ongoing maintenance, calibration, and repair of perimeter/security hardware, feedthroughs/comms backbone, imaging/sensor calibration, and hazmat response equipment upkeep.
Psychological Support And Retention $250K/yr
[#22] Counseling, rotation/retention bonuses, relocation allowances, and long-term psychological support for staff subject to repetitive anomalous exposures.
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#20] Maintenance, fuel, and operational costs for secure vehicles and UAVs; transport of personnel and supplies.
Training And Drills $125K/yr
[#21] Regular evacuation drills, emergency simulations, overtime for training events and procedural rehearsals (especially for 23: 0–01: 0evacuation window).
Amnestic Program $100K/yr
[#13] Annual costs for Class-A amnestic stock replenishment, administration, monitoring, and secure storage replacements.
Ethics And Compliance $100K/yr
[#15] Ongoing IRB/ethics oversight, compliance staff, and legal review for human-subjects research.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.9M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents or breaches.
routine_research scheduled_maintenance no_breach_or_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $15.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized equipment loss or partial systems failure requiring emergency replacement and limited legal/PR response.
equipment_loss small_fire_or_hazmat_event partial_data_loss
🚨 Major Breach $28.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or large-scale equipment/legal exposure requiring major reconstruction, legal settlements, and program escalation.
large_scale_containment_failure public_exposure_or_litigation widespread_equipment_loss
👥 Personnel 56 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#3] 24/7 guard coverage with rotating shifts, rapid-response and crowd control; headcount chosen per analyst estimate.
Engineer / Maintenance 12 [#4] Engineers and technicians for generators, HVAC, structural repairs, and equipment interface maintenance.
Research Scientist 10 [#5] Permanent sociologists, economists, data scientists, lab techs for ongoing experiments and monitoring.
Medical Officer 4 [#6] Paramedic/physician and mental health staff for on-site medical and evacuation coverage.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing reasonable mid-point estimates, but containment-specific uncertainties (equipment sacrificed inside SCP-3618, variable real-estate costs, and rare high-cost incidents) leave residual uncertainty.
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