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SCP-3792 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3792
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
12
Initial one-time setup and containment integration estimated at $1,532,500, primarily driven by lab buildout, containment hardware, remote manipulators, and contingency reserves; annual recurring costs are approximately $1,075,500 driven by security and hazmat staffing, research/monitoring, and ongoing consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#7, #23] Analytical laboratory equipment purchases (GC-MS, SEM access, particle sizers, consumables) and initial research/neutralization program startup funding (project-level budget / specialized protocols).
Containment Breach Reserve $500K
[#15] One-time recommended contingency reserve for rapid relocation, emergency containment, forensic cleanup, replacement of stolen items, and potential evacuation logistics.
Equipment $210K
[#1, #3, #5, #6, #8, #21, #22, #24] Hermetic acrylic containment cylinder, fume hood with scrubbing, remote robotic manipulator and tooling, one-time portion of monitoring suite, initial PPE stock, redundant power equipment, spare-parts initial stock, and RFID/tagging hardware.
Transport Vehicle $115K
[#19] Retrofit negative-pressure, scrubber-equipped transport vehicle (van) for secure transfers between sites.
Multi Instance Containerization $70K
[#18] Per-item containment and cataloging for multiple recovered canisters (materials, vials/racks, labor for ~200 items).
Archive And Destruction $50K
[#28] One-time costs for long-term archive, destruction procedures, approvals, and demolition/decontamination if policy requires physical destruction or extended quarantine.
Facilities $38K
[#2, #4] Locker retrofit and negative-pressure/fire-retrofit work (locker bay retrofit, sealed door, interlocks) plus inert-gas local suppression installation and related structural integration.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $650K/yr
[#11, #12] 24/7 security staffing (6 guards plus access-control administration) and rapid-response hazmat/containment team salaries, training stipends and standby pay.
Cover Story And Legal $105K/yr
[#17, #25] Annual legal/PR/cover-story budget and administrative overhead for incident reporting, SOP updates, and staged narratives.
Controlled Experiment Campaigns $75K/yr
[#27] Annualized budget for occasional high-safety experimental campaigns to test controlled cessation (safety overhead, suppression redundancy, medical coverage).
Research And Monitoring $58K/yr
[#6, #7] Telemetry/storage/monitoring subscription and data logging costs plus outsourced analytical lab work (annualized) and routine monitoring operations.
Medical Ready Budget $50K/yr
[#13] Medical readiness, contract with burn/trauma centers, emergency med supplies and reserved funds for acute treatment.
Forensic Cleanup Budget $45K/yr
[#16] Annual budget for forensic incident-response consumables, biohazard cleanup contracts, and post-incident restoration.
Logistics And Transport $24K/yr
[#19] Per-transfer escort and logistics costs (assumes multiple secure transfers annually at average per-transfer costs).
Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr
[#8, #9] PPE replenishment and HEPA/activated-carbon filter replacements and consumables for fume hood and containment systems.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#10, #21, #22] Increased site utilities/HVAC energy for negative-pressure and scrubbers, annual maintenance for redundant power/UPS/generator, and maintenance contracts for fume hood/scrubbers.
Training And Drills $18K/yr
[#20] Annual training programs and regular drills for researchers, security, and hazmat crews.
Psychological Monitoring $12K/yr
[#14] Ongoing occupational health screening and counseling for personnel exposed to SCP-3792 effects.
Per Incident Compensation Reserve $0/yr
[#26] Per-incident external compensation/hush-fund is highly contingent; no fixed annual baseline budget allocated here (costs modeled in incident scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with approved research activity and no major incidents.
routine_testing no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized accidental activation or unauthorized contact resulting in a contained spontaneous-combustion event or small-scale theft attempt.
unauthorized_contact localized_spontaneous_combustion small-scale_theft_or_vandalism
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure causing casualties, media attention, large legal settlements, and large-scale forensic/relocation efforts.
mass_public_exposure high_casualty_spontaneous_combustion media_leak
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#11] 24/7 restricted-access security staffing (6 guards) reflected in security wage budget.
Rapid-response Hazmat / Containment Specialist 5 [#12] Team of 4-6 specialists; modeled as 5 specialists included in hazmat/response wage budget.
Administrative Staff 1 [#11] Access-control administration / badge control and administrative overhead included in staffing line items.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and plausible ranges, enabling mid-range estimates; however wide ranges on legal/contingency, per-incident variability, and multi-site scaling introduce uncertainty.
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