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SCP-3726 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3726
Expected annual
$181K
One-time setup
$344K
Annual recurring
$176K
Personnel
1.7
Estimated one-time setup and preservation costs are approximately $344,500 driven by containment locker/physical integration, conservation/restoration, imaging and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are approximately $176,300/yr driven primarily by staff wages (research, conservator, security, medical), ongoing conservation, testing consumables, and data/cover mitigation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $344K
Containment Escalation Reserve $200K
[#25] Reserve for rapid containment scaling in the event memetic/propagation risk is discovered (pre-funded escalation reserve).
Contingency Reserve $55K
[#20] Reserve allocation for accidental damage, restoration after mishandling, or emergency relocation (initial reserve allocation).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $24K
[#3, #5, #15, #23] Initial conservator assessment/stabilization, professional multispectral/high-res imaging service (digital master creation), forensic/material analysis battery, and initial archival-ink compatibility testing.
Equipment $24K
[#2, #6, #7, #16, #17] Purchase/installation of microclimate controller, encrypted onsite/offsite server hardware, access/CCTV/tamper sensors, testing-room equipment (one-way observation/recording devices), and initial document-control tooling/secure print capability.
Facilities $20K
[#1, #16] Construction/modification of a secure containment locker and facility portion of a controlled testing chamber (structural/work to integrate into Site-26 vault and a testing room).
Legal And Cover Setup $8K
[#19] Initial preparation of cover legends, provenance paperwork, legal review and front-company/PR setup as needed.
Human Subjects Protocol Setup $8K
[#13] Initial human-subjects oversight protocol setup, ethics-board style review and paperwork to enable testing under oversight.
Training And Sop Development Initial $5K
[#22] Initial SOP development and training program creation for handling anomalous narrative effects and writing procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $176K/yr
Staff Wages $105K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #14] Pro-rated wages/retainers for a part-time conservator/curator, Level-3+ researcher oversight, marginal security allocation for dedicated checks, and medical/psychological on-call staffing.
Research And Monitoring $22K/yr
[#4, #13, #22] Ongoing conservation maintenance and periodic re-treatment, recurring human-subjects monitoring and assessments, and ongoing refresher training/SOP refresher costs tied to testing programs.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#2, #11, #12, #23] Desiccant and microclimate consumables, handling archival supplies (gloves, interleaving, page supports), annual testing consumables program, and small recurring purchases of archival inks/pen supplies.
Logistics And Transport $9K/yr
[#21] Secure transport/armored courier with conservation-trained handlers and portable climate control for an assumed average of one transfer per year.
Cover Story And Legal $7K/yr
[#17, #19] Ongoing document control/redaction workflow maintenance and legal/cover-story retainer or rapid-response legal/administrative overhead.
Opportunity Cost Of Research Slots $6K/yr
[#24] Administrative/resource prioritization costs estimating the opportunity cost of limited testing pages and committee time.
Data Handling And Training $6K/yr
[#18] Audits, software restrictions, memetic-hazard training and technical barriers to prevent accidental dissemination of affected narratives.
Contingency Replenishment $5K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment allowance for the contingency/reserve fund as incidents consume the reserve.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#6, #7, #16] Maintenance for secure digital archival hardware/integrity checks, CCTV/monitoring system upkeep and testing-room maintenance (HVAC/micro-environment servicing excluded in supplies where applicable).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $176K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine conservation, scheduled testing within limits, and no accidental damage or memetic escalation.
scheduled testing routine conservation no incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $206K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Accidental damage, localized contamination, or a transport-related mishap requiring urgent conservation, temporary relocation, and additional restoration work.
accidental mishandling water/fire/smoke exposure transport damage
🚨 Memetic Containment Response $476K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Discovery of memetic propagation or wider behavioral spread leading to rapid containment scaling, quarantine, broad personnel screening and significant legal/PR response.
evidence of memetic spread unexpected behavioral contagion public exposure risk
👥 Personnel 1.7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.4 [#9] Level-3+ researcher(s) providing oversight, experiment design, and analysis (part-time allocation expressed as FTE).
Conservator / Archivist 0.2 [#8, #3, #4] Part-time conservator/archivist responsible for stabilization, handling, imaging prep and ongoing conservation maintenance.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.6 [#10, #1, #7] Marginal recurring security allocation for access screening, monitoring of the containment locker, and transport security (fractional allocation from site security roster).
Medical Officer / Psychologist 0.2 [#13, #14] On-call medical and psychological oversight for subjects and staff, and human-subjects monitoring/assessment support.
Administrative Staff 0.3 [#17, #19, #22, #24] Administrative/legal/records support for document control, cover-story maintenance, SOP/training coordination, and committee work for research allocation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and cost ranges are well-documented for physical conservation, imaging, and staffing, so baseline/recurring estimates are reasonably reliable; however uncertainty around memetic potential and escalation costs (item #25) is significant, so overall confidence is medium.
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