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SCP-3830 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3830
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$777K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
7
First-year one-time setup costs are about $777,000 driven by D‑Class housing retrofit and research lab setup; recurring annual operations are approximately $1,321,000 driven by research staffing, D‑Class housing staffing/operations, and ongoing monitoring/medical support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $777K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#10] Lab buildout and instrument setup for medical/research program (benches, EEG access, sequencing/histology equipment).
Facilities $300K
[#5] Modest retrofit of a specialized D‑Class housing wing (cells, CCTV points, waterproofing, partitions) as a one‑time capital expense.
Equipment $52K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #9, #15, #18] Safe and installation (#1), proximity sensors installation portion (#2), initial CCTV/audio hardware and integration (#3), initial PPE stock (#4), initial wearable sleep monitors and docking (#9), inert replica creation/offsite storage (#15), initial secure IT hardware setup portion (#18).
Cover Story Setup $20K
[#19] Initial public‑relations / cover story setup and document fabrication capacity.
Baseline Medical Per New Non D Subject $5K
[#8] One‑time baseline medical workup per newly affected non‑D staff member (physical exam, labs, imaging as needed).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $520K/yr
[#6, #10] Wages for D‑Class housing security staff and on‑site medical tech (from #6: 4guards @ $40k + 1 nurse/tech @ $60k = $220k) plus research staff compensation (from #10: two researchers total comp ≈ $300k) = $520k.
Research And Monitoring $509K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11] Recurring research program costs (personnel/reagents/assays ≈ $350k from #10), targeted experiment line for removal/reversal attempts (~$150k from #11), routine medical follow‑ups for affected subjects (~$2k/subject; baseline aggregated here as $8k assumed for a small cohort) and sleep‑monitor maintenance/calibration (~$1k from #9).
Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr
[#12, #19] HR/legal and cover story recurring costs (~$60k/yr HR/legal from #12) plus recurring incident PR/cover contingencies (~$30k/yr from #19).
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#6, #17, #20] Non‑wage recurring D‑Class housing ops (utilities/meals/maintenance ≈ $50k from #6), biomedical waste disposal (#17 ≈ $4.5k), and incremental power/utility load for monitoring/lab (#20 ≈ $5.5k).
Reassignment Event Buffer $40K/yr
[#13] Per‑event budget to reassign/train/backfill an affected employee (~$40k per reassignment). Baseline includes one such buffer/event per year.
Incident Response Drills $25K/yr
[#16] Annual contingency drills, training, standby pay, and consumables for accidental exposure response.
Miscellaneous Buffer $25K/yr
[#22] Small capital replacement, inflation buffer and unforeseen minor research needs.
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#14] Employee assistance and counseling (~$5k/yr per affected staff; baseline assumes support for ~4 affected staff = $20k).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#7] Guarding/escorting and secure transport for D‑Class movements (assumed 5 moves/yr at ~$2k/move).
Regulatory And Compliance $10K/yr
[#21] Institutional review, periodic auditing, and compliance costs.
It Hosting $8K/yr
[#18] Recurring hosting, backups and secure access for medical/research records.
Surveillance Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3] Ongoing encrypted storage, CCTV/audio maintenance and retention costs.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#4] Ongoing PPE and handling consumable replacements (gloves, containment bags, disinfectant).
Proximity Sensors Maintenance $500/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance/calibration for floor/ceiling proximity sensors and pressure mat.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing research, housing operations, and routine monitoring; no major exposure incidents or escalations.
steady number of SCP-3830-2 subjects no mass exposures regular research pace
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Limited accidental exposure(s) requiring additional medical response, PR, counseling and overtime; a small spike in reassignment/backfill and incident costs.
accidental simultaneous entry into 1 m zone isolated media exposure of affected non‑D staff small cluster of additional medical follow‑ups
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure cascade requiring mass medical response, intensive PR/legal action, accelerated research and potential temporary housing scale‑up.
mass exposure or multiple simultaneous incidents major public/political exposure need for emergency large‑scale research sprint
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Four FTE guards for D‑Class housing/escort duties (4 @ $40k each).
Medical Officer 1 [#6] One dedicated medical technician/nurse assigned to housing and monitoring (~$60k).
Research Scientist 2 [#10] Two research staff (PI + postdoc/tech equivalents) supporting the melatonin/gillogenesis program (~$300k total comp).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items for equipment, housing and research, so many cost elements are well‑defined; uncertainty remains in the number of affected non‑D staff, frequency of exposure incidents, and scope of research escalation, so confidence is medium.
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