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SCP-3892 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-3892
Expected annual
$93K
One-time setup
$87K
Annual recurring
$88K
Personnel
4
One-time startup costs are modest (primarily containment locker, optional test-room, EEG purchase, and MTF readiness); recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, legal/cover-story retainer, and contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $87K
Mtf Initial Training Equipment $25K
[#16] Contingency MTF readiness initial training & equipment (midpoint $15k–$35k).
Facilities $18K
[#5] Simulated-bedroom test chamber build-out (midpoint estimate of $10k–$25k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $14K
[#7] EEG / sleep-monitoring equipment purchase (midpoint $8k–$20k = $14,000).
Equipment $14K
[#1, #3, #4, #6] Secure containment locker purchase & install ($8,000 midpoint), CCTV hardware ($1,500), initial PPE kit ($200), medical monitoring kit (initial equipment portion $4,000 midpoint).
Project Contingency One Time $10K
[#22] One-time contingency allocation (allocated portion of note #22; mid-range).
Forensic Materials Testing $4K
[#13] Forensic / materials testing one-time analytical costs (midpoint $1k–$6k).
Disposal And Retirement $3K
[#20] Secure destruction / retirement per-event cost (midpoint $1k–$5k).
Conservation Materials $150
[#19] One-off acid-free box / conservation material (~$150).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $88K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#12, #15, #18] Legal retainer (~$15,000/yr midpoint), average per-incident compensation amortized (~$1,000/yr assuming 0.2 incidents/yr), IT/redaction & classified documentation (~$4,000/yr), public relations / cover-story development (~$10,000/yr).
Staff Wages $29K/yr
[#8, #9, #10] Research staff time apportioned (est. $16,500/year), security staffing allocation (est. $11,500/year), custodial/inspection labor ($1,440/year).
Project Contingency Recurring $10K/yr
[#22] Recurring contingency reserve (allocated portion of note #22).
Research And Monitoring $6K/yr
[#7, #14, #17, #19] EEG rental/contract per-trial baseline (~$2,000/yr assumed for occasional tests), data storage & archival recurring (~$1,000/yr), simulated trial ethics & compliance hours (~$2,000/yr), archive curation (~$1,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2] Dedicated storage shelf / site allocation overhead pro-rated (use $5,000/yr midpoint).
Mtf Maintenance And Refresher $5K/yr
[#16] Annual MTF refresher/training & equipment maintenance (~$3k–$7k; midpoint $5,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#4, #6, #21] Handling consumables ($300/yr), medical consumables/replacement pads ($500/yr), miscellaneous consumables ($1,000/yr).
Video Storage Archival $500/yr
[#3] Evidence-chain CCTV video storage/archival recurring cost (~$500/yr).
Logistics And Transport $400/yr
[#11] Transport and field retrieval per-incident (baseline expected frequency assumed low; $2,000 per incident × 0.2 incidents/yr = $400/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $88K/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with only routine inspections, small-scale occasional testing and site allocations; no incidents or active human-subject research surge.
no civilian recoveries no large-scale research push routine maintenance and oversight
🚨 Minor Incident $99K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$11K vs baseline
Single civilian recovery / retrieval and subsequent increased legal/PR response in a given year.
civilian discovery / retrieval compensation/relocation required targeted legal/PR response
🚨 Research Program $124K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$36K vs baseline
A year with active human-subject sleep trials (higher FTE allocation, more trials, increased monitoring and legal oversight).
planned child-subject trials increased EEG/sleep-monitoring usage higher research staffing and legal oversight
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Apportioned 0.1–0.2 FTE to SCP-3892 research and protocol design [#8].
Pediatric Clinician / Psychologist 1 Part-time clinical oversight for trials (0.05–0.1 FTE apportioned) [#8].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 Portion of guard shifts/security allocation applied to storage oversight [#9].
Custodial / Inspection Staff 1 Regular inventory checks and maintenance (monthly inspections totalling ~2 hrs/mo) [#10].
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line items and mid-range estimates are available, but incident frequency, exact FTE allocations, and whether active human-subject research proceeds are uncertain; contingency and per-incident averages required assumptions.
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