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SCP-3638 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-3638
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$887K
Annual recurring
$5.3M
Personnel
67
One-time capital costs are modest (~$0.9M) for the custom acrylic cell, two isolated rooms and monitoring equipment; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel (security, supervisors, medical/mental-health and rapid-response) driving ~ $5.27M/year of operating expense.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $887K
Contingency Reserve One Time $500K
[#18] One-time contingency/incident fund recommended to be held on-hand for witness relocation, legal, amnestics and PR mitigation.
Facilities $210K
[#5, #6, #11] Custom acrylic cell ($75,000), two isolated observation rooms ($120,000), and one-time HVAC/modifications ($15,000).
Equipment $75K
[#7, #8, #9, #10] Biometric/vitals hardware ($15,000), secure audiovisual cameras/NVR ($25,000), secure comms hardware ($15,000), UPS/backup generator ($20,000).
Training Program Development $75K
[#14] Initial development and rollout of Procedure 382-Diogenes training (curriculum, SOPs, instructor prep & staff release costs).
Background Investigations Initial $27K
[#16] Initial background investigations/vetting for ~60 persons (midpoint of $18k–$36k range).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.3M/yr
Staff Wages $4.5M/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #4] Core security staffing (51 FTE × $62,500 ≈ $3,187,500), supervisors/admin (6 FTE × $90,000 ≈ $540,000), mental‑health & medic (3 FTE × $120,000 ≈ $360,000), rapid-response/on-call premiums (~6–8 staff) ≈ $400,000.
Supplies And Consumables $241K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #12, #13, #21] Biometric consumables ($10,000/yr), audiovisual storage/maintenance ($8,000/yr), comms licensing/maintenance ($5,000/yr), entertainment provisioning cap (~$123,000/yr), mood‑altering/substance program ($75,000/yr), routine consumables/cleaning/PPE ($20,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#17] Behavioral research team operations, instrumentation, software licenses and consumables (~$200,000/yr).
Amnestic And Medical Supplies $100K/yr
[#19] Amnestic/medical antidote supplies, training and on-call deployment readiness (~$100,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $72K/yr
[#10, #11, #23] UPS/generator fuel & maintenance ($2,000/yr), HVAC maintenance & energy ($10,000/yr), Area-130 apportioned overhead/utilities ($60,000/yr).
Data Security It $50K/yr
[#20] Data security, IT isolation appliances, audits and admin time (~$50,000/yr).
Depreciation Reserve $40K/yr
[#22] Annual equipment refresh/depreciation reserve (~10% of one-time capital ≈ $40,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#24] Legal, compliance and ethical oversight, internal reviews and counsel ($25,000/yr).
Miscellaneous Contingency $25K/yr
[#25] Miscellaneous buffer for unexpected small repairs, replacements, travel (~$25,000/yr).
Recertification And Training $20K/yr
[#15] Annual recertification and training for Procedure 382 refreshers and drills (~$20,000/yr).
Clearance Reinvestigation $10K/yr
[#16] Annual reinvestigation / clearance maintenance budget (~$10,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.3M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, training, maintenance and no major incidents.
no breach routine training and maintenance standard staffing levels
🚨 Minor Incident $5.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Short recontainment or limited exposure event requiring overtime, limited amnestic use and minor repairs.
brief containment lapse overtime for recontainment limited amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant breach/exposure causing civilian awareness, large-scale amnestic deployment, witness relocation, legal action and facility repairs.
containment breach civilian witness exposure legal/PR/large amnestic operation
👥 Personnel 67 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 51 [#1] Primary 4-agent group plus fail-safes result in 12 simultaneous positions; ~51 FTE to staff 24/7 with leave/overlap (51 × $62,500 → $3,187,500).
Supervisors / Administrative Staff 6 [#2] Shift supervisors and admin coverage (6 FTE × $90,000 → $540,000).
Clinical Psychologist / Medic 3 [#3] Two clinical psychologists/psychiatrists and one full-time medic (3 FTE × $120,000 → $360,000).
Rapid Response / MTF Agent (on-call) 7 [#4] Dedicated rapid-response team (6–8 personnel; modeled as 7 FTE with on-call premiums ≈ $400,000/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed FTE counts, line-item one-time and recurring estimates for each major component; remaining uncertainties are primarily contingency sizing and entertainment policy caps which were explicitly bounded by the analyst.
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