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SCP-3686 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3686
Expected annual
$832K
One-time setup
$274K
Annual recurring
$807K
Personnel
3
One-time startup and readiness costs are modest (~$274k) for secure storage, transport readiness, and initial research; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$807k/yr) driven primarily by indefinite psychiatric care for SCP-3686-2 and ongoing security/research staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $274K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#10] Protocol development, instrumentation access agreements, testing materials, and initial staff hours for memetic characterization research.
Emergency Response Reserve $100K
[#13] One-time recommended contingency reserve for emergency quarantine/evacuation, surge staffing, temporary facility rental.
Amnestic Stock Procurement $20K
[#12] Initial procurement of amnestic/antimemetic stock and secure pharmacy setup.
Interrogation Set Aside $20K
[#17] One-time set-aside for past and potential major interrogation campaigns, veritesting, and equipment rental.
Facilities $10K
[#4] Reinforced lock, alarm integration, emergency power, locker/safe installation and installation labor for Satellite Office 102.
Secure Transport Readiness $10K
[#14] One-time vehicle prep / containment crate and readiness costs for secure transport capability.
Background Checks Initial $5K
[#15] Initial vetting/clearance costs for 4–8 personnel (polygraph/veracity screening where applicable).
Funerary Family Liaison $5K
[#23] Situational one-off settlement / compensation budget to handle provenance issues with next-of-kin or municipalities.
Equipment $4K
[#1, #2, #5] Museum-grade wood & glass flag case, tamper-alert GPS device, and CCTV camera / hardware installation (one-time equipment cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $807K/yr
Psychiatric And Residential Care $300K/yr
[#8] Long-term secure inpatient/residential psychiatric care, medications, therapy, and 1: 1observation for SCP-3686-2 (single largest recurring cost).
Staff Wages $190K/yr
[#6, #7] Two security officers (rotational coverage) and fractional containment/security director oversight (fractional FTE portion).
Research And Monitoring $120K/yr
[#9, #11] Regular neurological/psychiatric diagnostics (MRI/EEG/etc.) and part-time memetic research / expert consultations.
Custody Costs For Poi $80K/yr
[#18] Ongoing secure detention/psychiatric facility costs and monitoring for PoI-2722 when applicable.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#19] PR/cover-up, legal counsel, liaison with next-of-kin, and related recurring legal/communications support.
Administration $25K/yr
[#16] Administrative staff time, secure recordkeeping, chain-of-custody and encrypted storage costs.
D Class Testing Budget $15K/yr
[#22] Budget for controlled subject recruitment, housing, medical processing, and post-test amnestic treatments if limited testing occurs.
Amnestic Training Replacement $10K/yr
[#12] Training, replacement, controlled disposal and small recurrent procurement related to amnestic/antimemetic readiness.
Emergency Fund Replenishment $10K/yr
[#13] Annual replenishment target for contingency reserve as it is consumed.
Insurance External Audits $10K/yr
[#21] Budget for insurance/liability analogs and external audit simulations/legal compliance checks.
Training Sop Refreshers $10K/yr
[#24] Regular memetic-safety protocol refreshers, emergency drills, and amnestic administration drills for assigned personnel.
Background Reinvestigations $3K/yr
[#15] Periodic reinvestigations/revocations and refresh vetting costs for personnel with access.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#14] Per-move escort/transport costs averaged over time (assumes infrequent moves but reserves per-year budget for ad-hoc moves).
Supplies And Consumables $800/yr
[#20] Case cleaning, archival materials, batteries for GPS and locks, minor repairs and consumables.
Cctv Storage $800/yr
[#5] Archival storage and monitoring maintenance for camera footage (retention policy costs).
Facilities Maintenance $500/yr
[#4] Ongoing maintenance of reinforced room, emergency power upkeep and periodic servicing of installed secure fixtures.
Gps Subscription And Telemetry $250/yr
[#3] Cellular/satellite subscription, monitoring platform fees, SIM replacement for GPS tracker.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $807K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal recurring costs only.
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🚨 Minor Incident $922K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$115K vs baseline
Localized psychiatric crisis or small containment incident requiring emergency quarantine, surge staffing and temporary transport.
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🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$675K vs baseline
Significant psychiatric deterioration or containment failure requiring inpatient upgrades, large-scale transport, legal exposure and major remediation.
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👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Two rotational security officers providing on-site physical presence and response.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#7] Fractional containment/security director time included (approx. 0.2 FTE fractional salary budgeted).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for equipment, staffing, and care, allowing a moderate-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains high around clinical trajectory and long-term level of psychiatric care for SCP-3686-2, which drives the largest variance.
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