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SCP-3730 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-3730
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
13
Initial setup and hardening are substantial (one-time ~ $2.3M) driven by facility retrofits, instrumentation, spares and contingency reserves; recurring annual operations are dominated by personnel wages, research activity, and maintenance (~$1.69M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Facilities $500K
[#1] Reinforced enclosure retrofit, blast/pressure-rated door, interlocks, secondary barriers and structural hardening for Site-201 tunnel room.
Contingency Incident Response Fund $500K
[#16] Budget reserve for anomalous events, cleanup, breach mitigation and ad-hoc procurement (kept as funded contingency).
Equipment $462K
[#2, #3, #5, #8, #18] HVAC purchase/installation, wind-tunnel drivetrain modernization, remote monitoring servers/consoles, alarm/CCTV hardware, and secure vehicle purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $415K
[#4, #12, #13, #15] Instrumentation suite purchase, storage shelving/climate racks, specialized tooling/workshop equipment (CNC/3D printers/etc.), and quarantine outfitting.
Insurance Reserve $200K
[#26] Reserve for external consequences, cover-ups, litigation or asset seeding (one-time allocation).
Cover Story Setup $125K
[#17] One-time covert procurement/cover-story creation, front-company setup and NDAs for initial program setup.
Initial Spares Inventory $100K
[#22] Initial spare motors, control electronics, sensors and mechanical parts inventory.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $945K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #15] Salaries/benefits for scientific staff (1 L3 + 2 scientists), 2 operators + 1 engineer, 4 rotating guards, maintenance/facilities personnel, and part-time medical monitoring staff.
Research And Monitoring $298K/yr
[#4, #20, #21, #24, #25] Instrument calibration/third-party testing, long-term archival/data analysis and software/licensing, research program budget for experiments/collaborations, and periodic red-team safety audits.
Supplies And Consumables $140K/yr
[#2, #11, #12, #13, #14, #19] HVAC filters and consumables, PPE and cartridges, model fabrication recurring costs, tooling consumables, decontamination/handling, and conservative energy budget.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] Ongoing covert procurement overhead, front-company maintenance, NDAs and legal/cover costs.
Administrative Overhead $50K/yr
[#28] Miscellaneous administrative costs, utilities, classified-document storage and HR overhead related to the program.
Replacement Amortization $40K/yr
[#27] Amortized budget for major overhauls/replacement on a 10–15 year lifecycle (annualized).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#18] Operations for secure transport, drivers, fuel and inter-site transfers for models/equipment.
Wind Tunnel Maintenance $30K/yr
[#3] Maintenance and repairs specific to the wind-tunnel drivetrain, redundant motors and PLC control systems.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#1, #9] Ongoing structural/site maintenance, preventive contracts and small repairs for hardened containment room.
Remote Monitoring It $20K/yr
[#5] IT maintenance, storage, backups and secure network support for remote observation systems.
Spare Parts Replenishment $20K/yr
[#22] Replenishment of spare motors, sensors and critical fasteners after use or anomalous damage.
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#23] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling and debrief support for exposed personnel.
Training And Certifications $18K/yr
[#10] Annual training, respirator fit-testing, safety drills and certification maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
85.8% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled testing, maintenance and research activities; no major incidents.
monthly inspections routine experiments no anomalous damage
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small anomalous event causing limited damage or contamination requiring cleanup, parts replacement and short downtime.
model destroyed/damaged localized contamination small fire or water intrusion
🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant anomalous event damaging tunnel/instrumentation and requiring extensive remediation and temporary shutdown.
severe anomalous manifestation structural damage extended decontamination
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $4.7M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure with site-level damage, large-scale cleanup, possible external exposure and heavy cover-up operations.
uncontrolled anomalous propagation site infrastructure damage external discovery risk
🚨 Research Scaleup $2.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Planned or opportunistic rapid expansion of experimental campaigns requiring extra staff, equipment rental and consumables.
intensive experimental campaign collaborative testing funded scale-up
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Curator 3 [#6] 1 × Level-3 curator/supervisor + 2 research scientists (salaries included in staff_wages).
Technical Operator / Engineer 3 [#7] 2 wind-tunnel operators/techs and 1 electrical/mechanical engineer (salaries included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#8] Dedicated rotating guard coverage during operations (salaries included in staff_wages).
Maintenance & Facilities 2 [#9] HVAC technician, janitorial/grounds and preventive maintenance staff (combined salaries included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer 1 [#15] Part-time medical support/monitoring staff (salary included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing reasonable mid-point estimates, but many items (contingency, insurance, breach costs, research intensity) are highly scenario-dependent so totals retain moderate uncertainty.
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