SCP-389
Safe
✓
high confidence
SCP-389
Expected annual
$40K
One-time setup
$215K
Annual recurring
$38K
Personnel
3
First-year costs are dominated by modest one-time forensic and acquisition expenses plus a contingency and an optional high-cost R&D track; normal annual operations are small recurring administrative, analyst, and security costs totaling under $40k/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $215K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $38K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$38K/yr
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, inspections, analyst work, and minor consumables.
no_incident
routine_monitoring
scheduled_experiments
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Minor Incident
$48K/yr
Small retrieval or equipment damage requiring emergency response and minor additional analysis.
unexpected_loss_at_sea
equipment_damage
short-term_retrieval
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Major Breach
$138K/yr
Public exposure or loss requiring intensive containment response, expanded cover operations, and emergency procurement.
public_exposure
data_leak
civilian_recovery
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Advanced Tracking Rd
$188K/yr
Leadership greenlights optional R&D to track SCP-389 beyond 100 m (prototyping, vessel operations).
leadership_approval
research_investment
prototype_deployment
Personnel
3 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 1 | [#5] Assigned researcher (fractional 5–10% FTE; one named PI responsible) |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 1 | [#6] Marginal guard allocation (~0.1 FTE) for extra checks/occasional escort |
| Research Analyst | 1 | [#14] Linguist/xenobiology/cultural analyst time (0.2–0.5 FTE equivalent) |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item cost estimates for all activities (acquisition, forensics, recurring staff and maintenance); object behavior is well-described and containment requirements are low, so cost estimates are well-constrained.