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SCP-3705 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-3705
Expected annual
$22K
One-time setup
$40K
Annual recurring
$21K
Personnel
0.15
Initial one-time setup and conservation (locker, digitization, conservation, equipment) is approximately $40k, with recurring annual costs of roughly $21k driven mainly by staff wages, contingency/incident funds, and ongoing monitoring/backups.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $40K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $13K
[#6, #12, #14, #20] Tape digitization & forensic preservation (#6), initial memetic/safety review & training (#12), decontamination & microbiological testing (#14), preliminary long-term archival research/analyses (#20).
Evidence Retrieval $10K
[#13] Field recovery and chain-of-custody (sunk event budgeted as precaution for future recoveries).
Equipment $8K
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9] Environmental monitoring device/install (#3), archival materials & conservation supplies (#4), tape stabilization & housing for 17 tapes (#5), restricted-access door reader install (#8), CCTV + DVR install (#9).
Legal Cover One Time $5K
[#15] One-time legal/admin costs for property release, NDAs, paperwork and potential small payments to landowners.
Facilities $3K
[#1] Secure containment locker purchase and installation in archive room.
Initial Cataloging Labor $2K
[#11] Initial intake cataloging, metadata entry and classification (20–40 hours).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $21K/yr
Staff Wages $8K/yr
[#10, #11] Pro-rated security officer allocation (~0.14 FTE) (#10) and periodic archivist/researcher access time (~8–16 hrs/yr) (#11).
Incident Response Fund $4K/yr
[#19] Standby fund for emergency recovery, salvage, or rapid containment response.
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#7, #18, #20, #12] Digital storage/backup maintenance (#7), averaged periodic migration reserve (#18), recurring long-term research allocation (#20), recurring memetic/safety refresher training (#12).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2] Pro-rata climate-controlled archive space allocation (HVAC/space overhead).
Insurance Risk Contingency $2K/yr
[#16] Insurance/reserve fund for accidental damage or degradation remediation.
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#15] Ongoing legal/PR monitoring and small cover-story expenditures.
Environmental Monitoring Service $350/yr
[#3] Monitoring/service contracts for temperature/humidity alarms and integration.
Restricted Access Maintenance $350/yr
[#8] Badge system maintenance and license renewals.
Supplies And Consumables $300/yr
[#17] Gloves, swabs, archival tape, labels, silica gel replacement, anti-corrosion packets.
Surveillance Storage Power $200/yr
[#9] CCTV storage, power and periodic review of footage.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $21K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine maintenance, monitoring, and occasional minor archival work but no containment incidents.
routine_maintenance scheduled_migration no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $26K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Localized damage or degradation detected (e.g., mold on tapes, small fire/smoke in archive area) requiring emergency salvage, limited restoration, and increased legal/admin hours.
localized_damage minor_breach degradation_detected
🚨 Major Breach $81K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Significant containment event or recovery requiring rapid field retrieval (airlift/MTF support), major restoration of tapes/cape, and extensive legal/PR response.
airlift_recovery extensive_restoration public_exposure
🚨 Research Scale Up $31K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Decision to initiate an expanded research program (chemical analyses, specialists, additional conservation/digitization) requiring extra one-time and recurring funding.
new_research_project external_interest grant-funded_analysis
👥 Personnel 0.15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.14 [#10] Pro-rated security allocation (~0.1–0.15 FTE reflected in recurring staff_wages).
Archivist / Researcher 0.01 [#11] Recurring archivist/researcher time for periodic review and catalog maintenance (small fractional FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment is neutralized and most costs are standard archival/IT/security line items, so estimates are reasonably bounded; uncertainty remains in optional research scope, rarity of incidents, and potential high-cost retrievals, lowering overall confidence.
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