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SCP-3692 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3692
Expected annual
$638K
One-time setup
$473K
Annual recurring
$618K
Personnel
5.2
Estimated up-front capital of approximately $473,000 for bespoke containment modification and specialized equipment, with recurring annual costs of about $618,000 driven primarily by dedicated security staffing, D‑Class procurement/housing, and contingency/legal/medical expenditures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $473K
Facilities $250K
[#1, #25] Structural containment cell construction, intermediary room and segregation from Site traffic; includes site planning and secure passthrough. #25 (aggregate one-time) referenced as summary.
Equipment $211K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #18, #22] HVAC installation and environmental sensors (#2); hardened access controls and tamper sensors (#3); custom mechanical-only glovebox and transfer systems (#4); high-security storage locker and tamper-evident containers (#5); onsite low-temperature incinerator purchase (#6); secure paper logging/safes (#18); initial capital replacement/reserve allocation (#22).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $12K
[#14] Initial SOP development and initial training for mechanical-only handling and containment procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $618K/yr
Staff Wages $359K/yr
[#7, #8, #6] Salaries and benefits for 4 dedicated security guards and Research oversight/tech FTE; includes incinerator operator labor.
Logistics And Transport $84K/yr
[#10] D-Class procurement, transport, processing, initial housing and first-month upkeep (24 D-Class/yr).
Research And Monitoring $33K/yr
[#19, #20, #23, #24] Budget for controlled/non-visual forensic analyses and specialized tests (#19), recordkeeping and reporting/admin time (#20), ethical/IRB review costs (#23); #24 (aggregate recurring) referenced as summary.
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#17] Legal retainer and cover-up / records fabrication budget for deaths, external inquiries, and identity/registry work.
Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #18, #21, #24] HVAC energy & maintenance, access-control maintenance, storage-audit costs, contracted incinerator disposal maintenance, secure-logging maintenance, site energy/utilities; #24 (aggregate recurring) referenced as summary.
Psychological Services $20K/yr
[#15] Employee assistance, counselling, evaluations for staff and D-Class exposed to fatalities and anomalous effects.
Incident Contingency Reserve $20K/yr
[#16] Operating reserve for incident response, investigations, lockdowns, overtime and special teams (annual planning reserve).
Daily Search Overhead $16K/yr
[#13] Additional daily search labor, documentation, overtime and administrative overhead separate from base guard salaries.
Medical And Pathology $14K/yr
[#9] Autopsy, pathology, toxicology, corpse handling/disposal for SCP-3692-2 fatalities (estimated 1–2 transfers/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#4, #11, #12] Weekly package consumables (food, clothes, pens) and cleaning supplies (#11), PPE and disposable seals for mechanical glovebox and small tools (#12, #4).
Replacement Capital Amortization $10K/yr
[#22] Annual amortized capital replacement/reserve for glovebox, locks, incinerator and other specialized gear (10–20% reserve amortized).
Training And Sop Refreshers $4K/yr
[#14] Annual SOP refreshers and recurrent training for guards, researchers, and medics.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $618K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal rotations, scheduled maintenance, and expected consumables/legal/psych support.
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🚨 Minor Incident $693K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
An accidental SCP-3692-A transfer to a staff member or inadvertent viewing triggers an incident response, limited medical/legal costs and overtime.
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🚨 Major Breach $918K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Multiple personnel exposed or external discovery requiring large-scale forensic, legal, relocation/upgrade, and extended cover-up operations.
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🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $818K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Authorization of exceptional, costly non-standard analyses or upgrades (e.g., heavily contained electromagnetic tests or large-scale off-site controlled analyses).
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👥 Personnel 5.2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Four full-time guards dedicated/assigned to SCP-3692 as specified in containment protocol (#7).
Research Scientist / Senior Researcher 0.2 Senior Researcher oversight share (0.1–0.2 FTE) for approvals and oversight (#8).
Research Technician 0.5 0.5 FTE research tech to maintain logs, execute weekly protocols and coordinate D-Class rotations (#8).
Incinerator Operator / Maintenance 0.5 Part-time/operator labor for incinerator and waste handling included in staffing costs (#6).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and ranges are well-documented in analyst notes allowing a defensible baseline; uncertainty remains around frequency/severity of SCP-3692-A transfers and potential staff exposures which materially affect incident/legal/medical costs, so confidence is medium.
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