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SCP-3620 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-3620
Expected annual
$58K
One-time setup
$58K
Annual recurring
$55K
Personnel
0.45
One-time capital and initial research costs are moderate (~$57.6k) driven by a custom airtight enclosure and instrumentation; recurring annual costs (~$55.3k/yr) are dominated by staff wages and ongoing analytical monitoring and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $58K
Facilities $25K
[#1, #2] Airtight containment enclosure fabrication and installation, plus door/ducting/seal work and pressure-seal installation (midpoint of $8k–$30k and $2.5k–$10k ranges).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#17] Initial scientific testing budget (mass-balance experiments, isotope analysis, calorimetry, genetic confirmation) — one-time assay and setup costs.
Equipment $12K
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #20] CO2 sensor & logger, precision balances & scales, automated feed/water dispenser, CCTV system, sample fridge/freezer, and UPS/spare critical parts (midpoint estimates from ranges provided).
Incident Response Fund $5K
[#24] Reserved incident response & escalation fund (one-time reserve midpoint of $2k–$8k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $55K/yr
Staff Wages $30K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Animal-care technician (≈0.25 FTE), research scientist oversight (≈0.05–0.15 FTE), minimal security/access administration — salary+benefits midpoints used.
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #18, #19, #21] Ongoing calibration/maintenance for CO2 sensor, scales, dispensers; periodic analytical testing & reagents; data storage/secure logs and routine preventative maintenance.
Administrative Overhead $5K/yr
[#25] Administrative/institutional overhead estimated as 10% of recurring operating costs (applied to subtotal of recurring line items).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#8, #14, #15, #16, #12] Fridge power/consumables, biohazard waste handling, measurement & cleaning consumables, primary feed/water, PPE and replacement supplies.
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#23] Minimal cover-story, PR/legal retainers and paperwork to maintain plausible non-anomalous explanation.
Incident Response Replenishment $2K/yr
[#24] Recurring replenishment allocation for incident response (if reserves used or to maintain ready funds).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3, #20] HVAC filters, gasket replacements, HVAC servicing and small recurring replacement parts/UPS upkeep (midpoint estimates).
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#22] Transportation / sample shipping and occasional specimen transfers (annual budget midpoint).
Occupational Health $1K/yr
[#13] Occupational health screening, logging of headaches, and occasional medical follow-up for staff exposed to SCP-3620.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $55K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine maintenance, testing, and operations.
routine_operations scheduled_testing regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $63K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$8K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or small containment/monitoring fault requiring emergency repair, expedited calibration, and extra testing/overtime.
sensor_or_dispenser_failure small_seal_leak_or_service_need unexpected_increase_in_headache_reports
🚨 Major Breach $95K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Serious containment failure or anomalous behavior requiring emergency relocation, substantial repairs/rebuild, large-scale testing, and extended incident response.
catastrophic_equipment_failure major_unexpected_mass_anomaly widespread_medical_incidents
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $75K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Opportunity-driven scenario where research expands (frequent sample removals, larger assays, or scale-up experiments) increasing consumable and testing costs significantly.
novel_finding grant-funded_scale_up systematic_mass-removal_experiments
👥 Personnel 0.45 total
Role Count Notes
Animal-care Technician 0.25 [#9] ≈0.25 FTE dedicated to daily cleaning, measurement, feeding and logging (salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 0.1 [#10] Part-time oversight (≈0.05–0.15 FTE; midpoint used) for experiment approval and protocol oversight.
Security Officer / Access Administrator 0.1 [#11] Minimal security/badge-control duties allocated (shared coverage; salary portion included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit line-item ranges and clear containment requirements; estimates use midpoints and standard lab procurement assumptions. Remaining uncertainty is fabrication choices and frequency of exceptional incidents.
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