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SCP-3639 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3639
Expected annual
$190K
One-time setup
$687K
Annual recurring
$185K
Personnel
7
Upfront one-time capital, training, and contingency reserves total approximately $687,000, driven primarily by emergency/MTF and liability reserves plus training cohort costs. Annual recurring costs are about $185,466/year, driven by legal/cover retainers, ongoing training/recertification, research monitoring, and periodic inspection staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $687K
Mtf Deployment Reserve $250K
[#12] Emergency reserve for incident response / MTF deployment mobilization (recommended $250,000 reserve)
Liability Reserve $200K
[#17] Internal liability / insurance reserve (midpoint recommendation $200,000)
Level3 Training Initial Cohort $150K
[#7] Level‑3 psychic resistance training for 6 agents (6 × $25,000 = $150,000)
Legal Cover Setup $20K
[#16] Initial legal/cover-story retainer and setup ($20,000)
Secure Transport Case And Sop $15K
[#11] Custom lockable transport case and SOP development ($15,000). Note: per-deployment cost ~$5,000 (episodic) handled in incident scenarios.
Facilities $12K
[#1] Two museum-grade lockable containment lockers purchase & installation ($12,000)
Psychological Screening Initial $12K
[#9] Baseline psychiatric evaluation for 6 agents (6 × $2,000 = $12,000)
Ai Monitoring Integration $10K
[#21] Optional automated monitoring / AI anomaly detection integration ($10,000)
Equipment $8K
[#2, #3, #10] Motion/tamper sensors & automated alerting purchase ($2,000), CCTV/video install ($5,000), initial PPE/handling kit ($500)
Conservation Replacement Contingency $5K
[#19] Conservation/repair/replacement contingency fund ($5,000)
Records Setup $3K
[#15] Initial secure records/digital storage and chain-of-custody setup ($3,000)
Accession And Signage $2K
[#20] Signage, accessioning, labeling, and cover documentation ($1,500)
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1K
[#4] Initial environmental & leather conservation treatment and archival boxing ($1,000)
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $185K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#16] Annual legal/PR retainer and contingency for cover-story, liaison with authorities (~$50,000/yr)
Training And Certification $30K/yr
[#8] Level‑3 recertification & ongoing training: $5,000/agent/yr × 6 agents = $30,000/yr
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#14] Ongoing restricted research, literature review, monitoring incident reports, and SOP updates (~$25,000/yr)
Administrative Overhead Contingency $24K/yr
[#24] Administrative & budget contingency = 15% of recurring subtotal (applies to yearly budget)
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#18] Allocated share of site utilities, security overhead, janitorial and facility management attributable to housing the item (~$20,000/yr)
Amnestic And Medical Contingency $10K/yr
[#13] Annual contingency for amnestic therapy & medical contingencies (~$10,000/yr)
Staff Wages $9K/yr
[#6] Monthly inspection staffing: 2agents × 4 hr × 12 months at fully-burdened $45/hr plus 100% overhead = ~$8,600/yr
Records Storage And Audit $6K/yr
[#15] Recurring secure video/storage/backups ($1,000/yr) plus annual audit ($5,000/yr) = $6,000/yr
Compliance Exercises $5K/yr
[#22] Ongoing compliance training & tabletop exercises (~$5,000/yr)
Psychological Monitoring $3K/yr
[#9] Annual psychological follow-ups for certified staff: $500/agent/yr × 6 = $3,000/yr
Ai Monitoring Operation $2K/yr
[#21] AI monitoring operation and tuning (~$2,000/yr)
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#5, #10, #23] Environmental maintenance/pest inspections (~$375/yr midpoint), PPE consumables (~$100/yr), miscellaneous consumables (~$1,000/yr) = $1,475/yr
Sensors Maintenance $200/yr
[#2] Motion/tamper sensors annual maintenance (~$200/yr)
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $185K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with monthly inspections, routine training/recertification, records/audits, and retainers but no public exposures or MTF mobilizations.
no public exposure monthly inspections only routine training and audits
🚨 Minor Incident $215K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small-scale public observation or accidental exposure requiring limited transport, a few individuals treated with amnestics/medical care, limited legal/PR response.
single public exposure 1–5 affected civilians limited MTF/security deployment
🚨 Major Breach $485K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant public exposure or on-site influence event requiring MTF mobilization, large-scale amnestic/medical response, legal action, and use of emergency reserves.
widespread civilian exposure multiple affected personnel large-scale MTF mobilization
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Level-3 Certified Inspectors 6 [#6, #7, #8, #9] Pool of 6 certified agents to rotate monthly inspections; training and psych screening applied to this cohort.
Researcher / Analyst (part-time) 1 [#14] Part-time researcher/analyst funded from research & monitoring budget to maintain documentation and review incident reports.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for nearly every cost driver (training, reserves, retainers, and recurring operations), so numerical estimates are reasonably grounded; uncertainty remains in frequency/severity of incidents and in how often reserves would be drawn down, so confidence is medium.
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