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SCP-3866 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3866
Expected annual
$3.5M
One-time setup
$15.2M
Annual recurring
$3.3M
Personnel
15
Estimated one-time setup costs are dominated by design and installation of a specialized long-term humanoid containment pod and associated power/infrastructure, while recurring annual costs are driven by specialized staff wages, ongoing research and pod maintenance. Total capital is in the low-to-mid tens of millions; annual operations are mid-six-figure to low-seven-figure range.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.2M
Facilities $11.9M
[#1, #6, #7, #24] Secure evidence-grade storage vault and container (#1), design/build of long-term humanoid containment pod (#6), redundant power infrastructure initial install (#7), physical security/site hardening and legal easements (#24).
Liability Reserve $1.2M
[#20] Initial liability/incident fund and whistleblower/mitigation reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M
[#4, #23] Forensic chemical analysis and initial investigative analytical suite (#4) and initial multi-year research program start for reversal/neutralization (#23).
Records Endowment $600K
[#21] Long-term archival endowment for records/data continuity (one-time endowment portion).
Equipment $362K
[#9, #17] Ultra-low-vital monitoring systems and sensors purchase/development (#9) and emergency response kit/mobile equipment purchase (#17).
Secure Transport Initial $12K
[#3] Secure transport for initial seizure/transfer (armored/HazMat courier, tamper-evident packaging, escorts, insurance, initial transfer assumed once).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#11, #12, #13] Staffing: medical/containment specialists for pod oversight (#11), dedicated site security detail (#12), and specialist scientific staff (researchers/toxicologists/neuroscientists) (#13).
Research And Monitoring $730K/yr
[#5, #10, #23] Ongoing analytical and synthetic research program and instrument time/consumables (#5), sensor calibration/software maintenance/data archival costs (#10), and ongoing portion of reversal/neutralization program if continued (#23).
Facilities Maintenance $653K/yr
[#2, #8, #15] Routine storage utility/HVAC costs for the vault (#2), fuel/energy and generator maintenance contracts and UPS/battery replacement (#8), and long-term maintenance/replacement reserve for pod hardware (#15).
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#19, #22] Legal/cover-story, records suppression and liaison costs (#19) plus ethical oversight board and compliance administration costs (#22).
Supplies And Consumables $108K/yr
[#14, #18, #25] Medical consumables and long-term subject care supplies per pod (#14), biohazard waste management and decontamination services (#18), and miscellaneous facility overhead attributable to SCP-3866 operations (#25).
Containment Training $50K/yr
[#16] Containment training, drills and certification (regular emergency and scenario exercises).
Emergency Kit Maintenance $20K/yr
[#17] Annual maintenance and service for emergency response kit and rapid-deploy equipment purchased (#17).
Records Operational $12K/yr
[#21] Annual operational costs for records/data continuity (migration, offline backups) per note #21.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.3M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; regular research, monitoring, maintenance and staffing continue as budgeted.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Unexpected subject awakening or localized pod/power anomaly requiring emergency response, short-term medical care, repairs and investigations.
unexpected_subject_awaken rapid_deployment_medical_response
🚨 Major Breach Or Failure $15.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic pod failure, prolonged power loss, or containment incident causing loss/damage of pod, major liability, and multiyear remediation.
pod_mechanical_failure extended_power_outage large_liability_claims
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $5.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Discovery of a reversal/neutralization method or positive human-trial results triggers rapid scale-up of research, additional pods and regulatory expenditures.
positive_reversal_results policy_decision_to_scale_trials
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Medical Officer / Containment Technologist 6 [#11] Continuous coverage: minimum 2 per shift × 3 shifts ≈ 6 FTEs for pod oversight and emergency response.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#12] Dedicated site security detail (armed/unarmed guards and supervisor).
Research Scientist 5 [#13] Specialist scientific staff (toxicologists, neuroscientists, postdocs/techs) to run research and monitoring programs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing reasonable midpoint estimates, but many items (pod design, long-term liabilities, and probability of rare events) are inherently uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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