SCP-3814
Neutralized
~
medium confidence
SCP-3814
Expected annual
$221K
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$3K
One-time setup and contingency provisioning are the main capital expense (~$1.19M, driven by a regional contingency reserve and equipment). Baseline annual archival/monitoring costs are minimal (~$3k/yr); active containment (if required) would cost ~ $967k/yr driven by security wages and D‑Class upkeep.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3K/yr
Neutralized / archival year with only minimal audits, backups, and record-keeping.
officially neutralized
no active tag circulation
periodic audit only
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Active Containment
$967K/yr
Full active containment year (routine operations): D‑Class pool, 24/7 security, monitoring, training, and modest research/testing.
reactivation / reclassification to Euclid
decision to maintain D‑Class pass routine
ongoing research program
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Major Breach
$2.5M/yr
Containment failure requiring regional emergency response, mass amnestics, multi-site coordination and long-term remediation.
spread beyond site
public exposure
multi-site infections
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit ranges for most line items, enabling reasonable mid-point estimates. Uncertainty remains around breach probabilities, contingency sizing, and whether containment is actively maintained versus archival, hence a medium confidence.