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SCP-3748 Insectoid/Telepathic ~ medium confidence
SCP-3748
Expected annual
$659K
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$652K
Personnel
7
First-year (one-time + recurring) setup is dominated by construction of an unusually thick-walled vault and equipment; ongoing annual costs are driven by staff wages, research operations, and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Facilities $1.3M
[#1] Reinforced containment vault construction (5 m thick walls, sealed airlock, blast door, tamper sensors).
Equipment $966K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #9, #10, #12, #14, #20] Specialized containment pedestal, HVAC install, monitoring/telemetry suite, access controls, initial autoclave/PPE setup, cryo/freezer hardware (initial), initial high-speed data/storage hardware, UPS/generator install, and a notional portable-transport containment cost (practical solution estimate included as high-cost engineering).
Transport Practical Solution $700K
[#20] Practical portable containment chest (estimated as likely very expensive or infeasible; included here as a conservative high-cost estimate).
Contingency Incident Response Reserve $500K
[#17] One-time contingency reserve for incident response, decontamination, medical care, and legal/PR actions.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $175K
[#11] Research program setup: EEG/physiology rigs, psychometric/experiment apparatus, EM shielding access/startup.
Transport Relocation Study $50K
[#20] Engineering study to evaluate feasibility/cost of portable containment/relocation protocols.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $652K/yr
Staff Wages $420K/yr
[#6, #7] Security staffing (4 guards, 24/7 coverage) and dedicated scientific/containment staff (technician + research lead) including salaries, benefits, and training.
Research And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#11, #19, #12] Ongoing experiment operation costs (subject compensation, consumables), periodic entomological/microbiological testing, and recurring data/storage maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $48K/yr
[#13] Periodic inspection and repair of vault structure, HVAC, sensors, cameras, door seals, and airlocks.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#16] Legal vetting, classification paperwork, FOIA responses, and cover-story/PR work.
Psychological Support And Memetic Review $30K/yr
[#8] Counseling, memetic screening of protocols, and staff-rotation program to mitigate telepathic exposure.
Training Program $12K/yr
[#15] Training and periodic refreshers for authorized interviewers and staff interacting with telepathic subject.
Emergency Drills $9K/yr
[#18] Annual drills and coordination with on-site emergency responders.
Documentation And Archival $9K/yr
[#21] Ongoing archival labor, secure redaction, and recordkeeping for interviews and logs.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#9] Recurring PPE, sterilization supplies, and regulated medical waste pickup/disposal.
Power And Utilities $6K/yr
[#14] Utilities (HVAC, monitoring, lighting) and UPS/generator upkeep/consumables.
Cryobank Maintenance $1K/yr
[#10] Freezer maintenance, power and inventory upkeep for biobank/sample storage.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $652K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, maintenance, and research; no containment incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $722K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Small containment breach or protocol violation requiring localized decontamination, medical checks, minor repairs, and limited PR/legal work.
minor_breach localized_decontamination staff_overtime
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment failure involving removal/exposure of material or public exposure requiring major incident response, large-scale decontamination, replacement containment work, and legal/PR remediation.
major_breach public_exposure large_scale_decontamination
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Four full-time guards for 24/7 coverage (three shifts + overlap); salaries and benefits included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 1 [#7, #11] Level 2 research lead (0.5–1.0 FTE recommended) responsible for interviews and experiments; salary portion included in staff_wages.
Technician 1 [#7, #13] Full-time technician for daily containment checks and maintenance; salary included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#16, #21] Administrative/documentation support for logs, redaction, and legal/cover-story coordination; salary portion included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges and specific line items allowing reasonable cost aggregation, but site-specific construction costs, feasibility of portable containment, and teleportation-related unknowns introduce moderate uncertainty.
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