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SCP-3662 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3662
Expected annual
$2.7M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
11
One-time capital and setup costs are moderate (~$1.27M) driven by specialized equipment, R&D, and facility fit-out; recurring annual costs are dominated by specialist staff, long-term memetic research, subject program costs, and secure operations (~$2.64M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $570K
[#8, #14, #17] Custom Memetic Resonance Imaging R&D and software development, neuropathology/autopsy suite setup and instrumentation, and initial SOP/training program development.
Equipment $420K
[#4, #5, #7, #15, #16, #21] Surveillance/tamper hardware install, certified transport container and remote-handling tools, medical monitoring capital, specialized micro-mechanical inspection equipment, secure research servers/storage hardware, and robotic/teleoperated manipulators.
Facilities $175K
[#1, #3, #20, #22, #26] Reinforced safe-class locker mounting and vault fit-out, incident/quarantine staging buildout, decontamination facility setup, and UPS/generator purchase and installation.
Contingency Reserve One Time $100K
[#28] One-time contingency/reserve for potential misclassification or immediate scale-up requirements.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#8, #11, #12, #14, #16, #23] Outsourced MRI/scan-hours and ongoing memetic imaging operations, D-class/human-subject program operating costs, psychiatric/post-exposure care and follow-up testing, recurrent neuropathology analysis, secure data storage/hosting maintenance, and long-term Noosphere mitigation R&D program funding.
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#9, #10, #18] Neuroscience/neurology research team salaries, memetics/infohazard specialist salaries, and containment/security personnel wages (combined annual staffing cost).
Cover Story And Legal $160K/yr
[#13, #24, #25] Ongoing legal/ethical oversight costs (IRB, counsel, compliance), cover-story/PR/redaction budgets, and secure archive/record-sealing maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $105K/yr
[#3, #4, #20, #26] Vault HVAC/environmental control operations, surveillance monitoring/storage retention costs, maintenance/standby staffing for incident staging area, and UPS/generator fuel & maintenance.
Specialized Contingency $100K/yr
[#19] Annual contingency / liability reserve for accidents, emergency remediation, or legal liabilities.
Contingency Reserve Annual $50K/yr
[#28] Annual flexible reserve for scaling-up research or unexpected memetic risk mitigation needs.
Supplies And Consumables $31K/yr
[#2, #6, #7, #15, #22] Plate-glass replacement and cushioning, PPE and disposable protection kits, medical disposables/consumables, recurring micro-imaging/outsourcing consumables, and decontamination consumables/service contracts.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#11] Recurring subject transport, secure transit logistics, and routine movement-related expenses (operational transport separate from one-time container purchase).
Robotic Maintenance $10K/yr
[#21] Annual maintenance, calibration, and service contracts for robotic/teleoperated manipulators.
Specialized Conservator Services $10K/yr
[#27] Annual budget for specialized conservator servicing and precision clockwork maintenance events.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with regular containment, scheduled research, and subject rotation.
routine_operations scheduled_research weekly_subject_rotation
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or single-subject medical complication requiring extra treatment, repairs, and PR/redaction activity.
single_subject_complication minor_device_damage localized_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $3.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or multi-subject adverse effects requiring large-scale medical response, forensic analysis, legal action, and repair/replacement of equipment.
multi_subject_failure extended_memetic_exposure legal_litigation_and_remediation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $4.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Discovery or research result necessitates rapid capital investment and program growth (e.g., purchase of MRI and major scale-up of MemRI program).
major_research_breakthrough decision_to_acquire_MRI program_scale_up
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Neuroscience) 3 [#9] Senior neuroscientists/neurologists forming the dedicated neuroscience team used in monitoring, scans, and protocol development; headcount aligns with the salary allocation in staff_wages.
Memetics Specialist / Infohazard Staff 2 [#10] Specialists for memetic assessment, redaction, and containment of information hazards; headcount and cost reflect the memetics staff budget.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#18] Security and containment personnel for 24/7 vault control, escorted handling, and subject movement; count matches containment personnel wage allocation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most costs, allowing mid-confidence estimates; however memetic uncertainty (potential for scaling to multi-million programs) and wide ranges for imaging/R&D and contingency items keep confidence from being high.
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