SCP-3883 — SCP-3883 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3883 Safe ✓ high confidence

SCP-3883

Expected annual

$384K

One-time setup

$109K

Annual recurring

$379K

Personnel

One-time setup ~$109k (dominated by a PSG sleep-lab station and associated equipment); recurring annual costs ~$379k driven primarily by staff wages, psychological/medical support, data handling, and contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $109K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $70K

[#7] Single-station clinical-grade polysomnography (PSG) sleep-lab setup (EEG/EOG/EMG/ECG/audio-video/monitoring computer and software) (~$70,000).

Equipment $15K

[#4, #6, #8, #13] CCTV/tamper sensors and installation (~$4,000), opaque inner pouch (~$150), portable REM-detection/integration device (~$7,500), and initial server/storage hardware (~$3,000).

Pr Incident Response $10K

[#15] One-off PR/cover-story/incident response reserve for a containment exposure or public issue (~$10k).

Facilities $6K

[#1, #18] Purchase/install of a rated secure locker and badge access if not available (~$3k) plus retrofit of test room with non-reflective/optical controls (~$3k).

Training Development $5K

[#11] One-time course development / instructor setup for Oneiroi/MTF-style training (~$5k).

Ethics Setup $3K

[#21] One-time human-subjects / ethics board setup and protocol preparation (~$3k).

Conservation Treatment $500

[#20] One-time conservation treatment for silicone artifact (~$500).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $379K/yr

Staff Wages $155K/yr

[#3, #14, #12] Two security guards (~$80k total), research personnel allocation (~$60k), and incremental monitoring labor (~$15k).

Opportunity Cost Overhead $63K/yr

[#24] Institutional overhead/opportunity cost at 20% of direct recurring costs (10–30% recommended; 20% used).

Psychological Services $30K/yr

[#10] Pre-screening and post-exposure counseling budgets for subjects (~$15k–$50k/yr depending on volume; mid used).

Incident Response Reserve $25K/yr

[#16] Annual contingency reserve for incident investigations, forensics, and remediation (~$10k–$50k/yr).

Psych Incident Followup Reserve $25K/yr

[#22] Reserve for long-term therapy/disability/workers' comp related to psychological incidents (~$25k/yr prudent allocation).

Medical Standby $20K/yr

[#9] On-call medic/EMT standby and emergency-response readiness for experiments (~$10k–$30k/yr; mid used).

Paid Subjects And Monitoring Labor $20K/yr

[#12] Compensation for volunteer/contract test subjects (~$200–$1,000/session) and some incremental monitoring labor not capitalized in staff_wages (~$10k–$50k/yr; mid used for subjects portion).

Research And Monitoring $10K/yr

[#7, #8] PSG maintenance/calibration (~$10k/yr) and REM-device maintenance (~$500/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr

[#15] Ongoing legal counsel, approvals, and cover-story/FOIA redaction support (~$2k–$20k/yr; mid used).

Administrative Overhead $6K/yr

[#19] Ongoing project admin, record-keeping, approvals, and classification redaction labor (~$2k–$15k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $3K/yr

[#17] Secure transfer/armored courier and chain-of-custody costs (~$1k–$10k/yr; mid used).

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#5, #6, #23] Cleaning/sanitization supplies (~$600), PPE consumables (~$500), and small-item miscellany (electrodes/batteries/labels) (~$1,500).

Data Management $2K/yr

[#13] Secure storage, backups, transcription labor, and software licenses (~$500–$5k/yr).

Ethics Compliance $2K/yr

[#21] Annual IRB/human-subjects renewals and compliance monitoring (~$500–$5k/yr).

Access Control Software $2K/yr

[#2] License/IT admin for access-control and audit logging (~$500–$3k/yr).

Training Refreshers $2K/yr

[#11] Annual refresher training for researchers/MTF (~$500–$2k/yr).

Long Term Conservation $800/yr

[#20] Ongoing climate-control/condition checks and minor conservation (~$200–$2k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $500/yr

[#4] Annual maintenance/calibration of CCTV/tamper sensors and related hardware (~$200–$800; mid used).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $379K/yr

93.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine containment, maintenance, and scheduled research activity; no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $424K/yr

6.0% probability / year +$45K vs baseline

Unauthorized access or single-subject adverse event requiring medical attention, investigation, and limited PR response.

unauthorized_access single_subject_hospitalization

🚨 Major Breach $609K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$230K vs baseline

Significant operational failure or multiple-subject harm requiring extensive remediation, long-term care, and large PR/legal response.

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👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#3] Two guards per shift assigned to locker/containment area (costed as ~2 FTEs).
Research Scientist	1	[#14, #11] Primary researcher/PI allocation (approx. 0.5–1.0 FTE; budgeted as 1 headcount).
Monitoring Technician	1	[#12, #3] Overnight/session monitor for PSG and experiments (incremental monitoring labor included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and realistic ranges for equipment, staffing, medical/psychological support, and contingency; costs are therefore well-bounded. Remaining uncertainty stems from experiment tempo and incident frequency assumptions.

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