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SCP-3647 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3647
Expected annual
$179K
One-time setup
$1.0M
Annual recurring
$172K
Personnel
2
Initial-year one-time setup (secure locker, test chamber, research startup and large contingency reserves) drives upfront cost to roughly $1.05M; ongoing annual costs are modest (~$172k/yr) dominated by an active research program, specialist staffing, and contingency reserves for incidents.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M
Catastrophic Response Reserve $500K
[#27] Low-probability catastrophic-response planning reserve (one-time contingency fund).
Reputational Contingency Reserve $250K
[#21] Internal insurance/contingency reserve for reputational/operational exposure (one-time funded reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#15] Research program startup (equipment, personnel onboarding, regulatory overhead) for remediation/mechanism studies.
Facilities $77K
[#1, #2, #7, #22] Secure containment locker upgrade (#1), vault/room security retrofit (#2), test chamber outfitting structural/installation components (#7), and optional vault-grade upgrade (#22).
Legal Cover Setup $8K
[#11] One-time setup for legal/cover-story documentation and initial diplomatic/PR engagement paperwork.
Handler Training $5K
[#23] Initial certification/training for a pool of ~5 authorized handlers.
Training Program Setup $3K
[#14] Initial mental-health & resilience training program development and launch.
Equipment $2K
[#6, #16] Initial sterile handling kit (#6, $750) and recordkeeping / database one-time licensing/setup (#16, $1,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $172K/yr
Research And Monitoring $119K/yr
[#5, #15, #16, #20, #24, #26] Artifact conservator inspections and documentation (#5, $2,500/yr), ongoing remediation research program operating budget (#15, $100,000/yr), recordkeeping/archive hosting (#16, $500/yr), ethics/containment board overhead (#20, $6,000/yr), external expert consultations budget (#24, $6,000/yr), and annual containment/audit reviews (#26, $4,000/yr).
Forensic Incident Reserve $25K/yr
[#13] Annual contingency/reserve to cover forensic/autopsy/inquiry costs and incident-team activation (maintain $25,000 available per-year).
Staff Wages $12K/yr
[#8] Pro-rated on-call clinician (physician/psychiatrist) standby time for experiments and immediate response.
Amnestic Stock Replenishment $6K/yr
[#12] Annual replenishment budget for Class-A amnestic stock and administrative costs.
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#3, #4, #7] Annual locksmithing/sensor maintenance and calibration (#3, $1,200/yr), climate control / dehumidifier & energy share (#4, $2,000/yr), and test-chamber maintenance (#7, $1,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#6, #18, #19] Annual consumables: sterile gloves/consumables (#6, $300/yr), experiment consumables/backups (#18, $1,500/yr estimate), and sharps/biohazard disposal contract (#19, $600/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#11] Ongoing diplomatic liaison / PR / provenance liaison costs.
Training Refresher $1K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher and suicide-risk recognition training ($1,000/yr).
Handler Training Refresher $500/yr
[#23] Annual refresher training for authorized handlers (~$500/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[#17] Transport costs are per-move: on-site transfers ~$300/move and off-site secure transport ~$2,500/move; annual frequency varies so no fixed annual budget assumed here.
Amnestic Per Incident $0/yr
[#12] Per-incident administration cost ~ $3,000; not annualized here (costs applied per-event).
Acute Medical Per Incident $0/yr
[#8] Per-incident ER-level acute care estimated ~$2,000–$10,000 depending on severity; budgeted per-event, not fixed annual.
Long Term Care Per Subject $0/yr
[#9] Long-term psychiatric monitoring/support is ~$10,000/yr per affected subject; expense depends on number of exposures and is not fixed here.
D Class Per Test $0/yr
[#10] D-Class procurement/processing cost ~$2,000 per subject per test; variable per-use expense.
Psych Support Per Major Incident $0/yr
[#25] Psychological autopsy/staff support/compensation estimated ~$10,000 per major incident; expense applied per-event.
Transport Per On Site Move $0/yr
[#17] On-site secure transfer cost ~$300 per move; frequency-driven.
Transport Per Off Site Move $0/yr
[#17] Off-site secure transport cost ~$2,500 per move; used only when necessary.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $172K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional testing within limits, no major incidents.
routine_testing conservator_inspection research_program_operational
🚨 Minor Incident $212K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Contained adverse event (medical emergency, severe D-Class outcome or single suicide/serious injury) requiring forensic workup, acute care and added follow-up.
suicide_or_severe_injury forensic_autopsy acute_medical_response
🚨 Major Incident $1.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$900K vs baseline
Significant leak/exposure or high-profile public incident requiring large-scale response, amnestic operations, diplomacy and reputational mitigation.
public_exposure large_scale_amnestic_operation international_diplomatic_response
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Medical Officer 1 [#8] Part-time / pro-rated on-call physician time funded in staff_wages ($12k/yr).
Psychiatrist / Psychologist 1 [#8] Part-time / pro-rated psychiatric support on standby funded in staff_wages ($12k/yr combined allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Most line-item costs are well-specified, but many high-impact items are per-incident or contingency reserves with uncertain frequency; research personnel and incident probabilities are estimative, producing moderate confidence.
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