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SCP-3671 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3671
Expected annual
$35K
One-time setup
$37K
Annual recurring
$32K
Personnel
0.3
One-time setup and research/containment equipment costs are modest (~$37k), with annual operating costs driven by part-time psychological oversight, periodic testing, and documentation/storage (~$31.8k/yr). Main cost drivers are psychological/ethics oversight, periodic microbiological/medical monitoring, and an incident contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $37K
Incident Response Reserve $20K
[#15] One-time contingency fund reserved to respond to unexpected hazardous manifestations or incidents.
Equipment $6K
[#2, #12, #19] One-time purchase of camera/phone + mount, higher-quality audio/video recording gear/microphones, and initial replacement consumables (SD cards, batteries, mounts).
Medical Baseline Screening $6K
[#8] Baseline health screening for ~20 regularly exposed personnel (bloodwork/stool testing) one-time cost.
Legal Policy Drafting $3K
[#9] One-time legal/HR drafting of consent waivers and policy updates.
Facilities $1K
[#1, #10] Dedicated labeled shelving/signage and minor shelving reinforcement plus small lock/card-reader change if required.
Initial Training $1K
[#13] Initial training session/instructor time and materials for site staff about SCP-3671 handling and SOPs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $32K/yr
Staff Wages $17K/yr
[#2, #11, #16] Ongoing labor: daily photography/documentation time (clerical), part-time psychologist/ethics consultant (0.1 FTE), and administrative overhead (scheduling/access control administration).
Research And Monitoring $7K/yr
[#3, #7, #8, #12, #18, #2] Chain-of-custody/database storage and backups, periodic microbiological/food-safety testing (quarterly), annual medical surveillance of exposed personnel, AVC/data maintenance and storage, archival data retention, and cloud/storage for daily photos.
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#9, #17] Ongoing legal oversight and minimal communications/cover-story support for external inquiries or documentation.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#6] Regular pest-control contract to prevent rodents/insects attracted by cereal (monthly contract).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#4, #5, #14, #19] PPE and sanitary supplies, optional milk/condiments supply, waste/disposal supplies, and amortized replacement of documentation consumables.
Incident Response Replenishment $1K/yr
[#15] Annual replenishment contribution to the incident response reserve to maintain readiness after occasional spending.
Training Refreshers $600/yr
[#13] Annual refresher trainings for site staff regarding updated procedures and consent handling.
Access Control Admin $200/yr
[#10] Badge programming/admin and procedural enforcement costs for controlled access/sign-in systems.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $32K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with daily documentation, routine testing, part-time oversight, and no major incidents.
daily_documentation quarterly_testing routine_psychological_oversight
🚨 Minor Incident $47K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Non-catastrophic hazardous manifestation (e.g., razor blades, tacks, small contamination) requiring emergency response, extra testing, short-term medical checks, and limited evidence preservation.
hazardous_manifest short_term_hazmat_response extra_lab_testing
🚨 Major Incident $107K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Serious hazardous manifest (explosives, lethal contamination) requiring extended containment, medical treatment, security detail, and possible equipment replacement.
lethal_manifest extended_containment security_or_relocation
🚨 Research Scale Up $132K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Reclassification or decision to pursue formal research into SCP sapience and communication, requiring hiring research staff, lab upgrades, and more-frequent testing and monitoring.
evidence_of_complex_communication reclassification_for_research funded_study
👥 Personnel 0.3 total
Role Count Notes
Break-room Attendant / Clerical 0.15 [#2] Part-time (approx. 5–10 minutes/day) staff handling daily photography and uploads; cost included in staff_wages.
Psychologist / Ethicist (consultant) 0.1 [#11] Part-time consultant (0.1 FTE) for ethics oversight and liaison; recurring cost included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 0.05 [#16] Fractional administrative effort for scheduling, sign-in/out enforcement, and minor SOP/admin work; cost included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all costs (signage, testing cadence, consultant FTE), so estimates are reasonably grounded; uncertainty remains due to the object's sapience and historical atypical manifests, which could cause large cost swings.
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