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SCP-3633 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3633
Expected annual
$65K
One-time setup
$90K
Annual recurring
$61K
Personnel
2
Estimated one-time setup costs are moderate (~$90k) driven by containment hardware and potential advanced investigations; recurring annual costs are modest (~$61k/yr), driven primarily by staff wages (inspections + security) and routine monitoring/records.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $90K
Telecom Trace Investigation $28K
[#11] Contingent telecom tracing / legal fees and interception/coordination costs (optional, can be expensive).
Research Project Fund $18K
[#19] Budget for an ad-hoc higher-level research project (controlled tests, specialists, overtime) — one project contingency.
Facilities $14K
[#1] Purchase and installation of a reinforced, monitored anomalous locker (mounting, tamper seals, EM shielding, alarm integration).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $14K
[#6, #8, #24] Forensic mobile-device toolkit hardware, electronic test bench & diagnostic equipment, and initial SOP/training development (one-time).
Decommissioning Disposal $6K
[#23] Contingent decommissioning / destructive testing / disposal costs (one-time contingency).
Diagnostic Imaging Session $4K
[#9] Outsourced X-ray/CT/micro-CT scan session (one diagnostic round / contingent).
Acoustic Analysis Initial $3K
[#10] Initial professional acoustic/audio forensic analysis of voicemail (one-time / contingent).
Equipment $3K
[#5] CCTV / remote viewing hardware and secure feed setup (one-time camera and integration costs).
Cover Story Initial $2K
[#17] Initial cover-story / PR materials and fabricated paperwork costs (one-time portion).
Secure Transport Kit $500
[#18] Purchase of tamper-evident packaging / transport box and transport kit (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $61K/yr
Staff Wages $35K/yr
[#3, #4] Daily inspection labor (research technician; apportion ~ $15k–$25k; chosen $20k) plus part-time/occasional guard coverage or increased access control (~$15k).
Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr
[#15, #16, #17] Chain-of-custody records management, ongoing legal retainer/liability management, and recurrent cover-story/PR expenses.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2, #21, #22] Pro-rated secure storage space/HVAC/environmental controls, annual locker servicing and tamper-seal certification, and incremental utilities/IT overhead for cameras/servers.
Research And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #12, #20, #24] Recurring monitoring and research costs: CCTV storage/maintenance, forensic software licenses, secure data archival, psychological screening/monitoring for staff, long-term archival redundancy, and refresher training.
Incident Contingency Fund $4K/yr
[#13] Reserve for medical/psych emergency responses, debriefings, and small emergency expenditures.
Miscellaneous Contingency $4K/yr
[#25] Small buffer for unforeseen specialist hires, sensors, or unexpected tech purchases.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#18] Secure courier/insured transport for a few relocations per year (assumed ~2 moves).
Supplies And Consumables $400/yr
[#14] PPE and evidence-handling consumables (gloves, anti-static bags, evidence bags, wipes, tags).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $61K/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year: daily inspections, archival, routine maintenance, no major incidents or investigations.
regular_daily_inspections no advanced investigations routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $66K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Small personnel-impact incident requiring counseling, overtime, and small emergency-response spending.
acute staff distress minor medical/psychological response
🚨 Major Investigation $96K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$34K vs baseline
Decision to pursue telecom tracing and in-depth external diagnostics (imaging, legal coordination).
telecom_trace_initiated outsourced imaging and expert analysis legal escalation
🚨 Research Scale Up $84K/yr
7.0% probability / year +$22K vs baseline
A funded higher-level research project year (controlled ringing tests, specialist hires, extended lab time).
planned controlled experiments specialist consultancy and overtime
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Technician / Assistant 1 [#3, #24] Primary daily inspector and log maintainer; may be part-time or shared (wage apportioned in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#4, #18] Part-time guard coverage for inspections and secure transport accompaniment; coverage can be scheduled rather than full-time.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide good itemized ranges for most categories, but contingent items (telecom tracing, outsourced imaging, scale-up research) have wide variance and depend on policy decisions, producing medium confidence.
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