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SCP-3910 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-3910
Expected annual
$13K
One-time setup
$15K
Annual recurring
$13K
Personnel
0.05
One-time setup costs are approximately $14,700 driven by containment hardware, initial analysis, and conservation; recurring costs are approximately $12,770/year driven primarily by researcher oversight, administrative overhead, and periodic testing/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5K
[#7] Initial material analysis and documentation: microscopy, pigment/isotopic tests, photographic documentation and lab analysis setup costs.
Facilities $4K
[#1] Purchase and installation of a heavy-duty, tamper-evident locker bolted to site storage rack.
Equipment $2K
[#2, #4] HD CCTV camera, cabling and install (#2) plus one-time access-control integration (keycard/hardware and programming) (#4).
Legal And Admin Initial $2K
[#14] Initial legal/administrative cost for classification paperwork, redaction and legal review.
Conservation And Stabilization $1K
[#8] Conservation specialist work to stabilize paper and chalk and humidity-buffering packaging.
Emergency Planning $500
[#13] One-time emergency plan writing and tabletop training for small-incident response.
Secure Transport $300
[#6] Secure courier packaging and courier/security escort for transport from recovery site to Site-16.
Database Entry $200
[#15] Entering object into Foundation databases, archival photography and metadata entry.
Inventory And Archival $150
[#5] RFID/asset tag and acid-free archival sleeve/box for paper and chalk to prevent degradation.
Signage $50
[#17] Containment placard, classification stickers and stock of tamper-evident seals (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13K/yr
Staff Wages $8K/yr
[#9] Research oversight: 0.05 FTE of senior researcher (Dr. Williams) allocated to oversight, access approvals, and documentation (~$7,500/yr).
Research And Monitoring $2K/yr
[#10, #16] Ongoing/periodic testing & study budget ($1,000/yr) and periodic compliance/audit inspections ($1,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $2K/yr
[#18] Allocation of site overhead (HR, IT, facility support) attributable to maintaining the item (~15% of direct recurring costs).
Logistics And Transport $500/yr
[#12] Security escort costs for authorized removal/transfer events (estimated 1–3 short escort events/year).
Cover Story And Legal $500/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal/admin fees for classification paperwork, redaction and maintenance of secrecy.
Supplies And Consumables $200/yr
[#11] Gloves, swabs, vials, archival labels and disposable handling tools.
Emergency Planning $200/yr
[#13] Recurring minor refresher training and small-incident response exercises.
Facilities Maintenance $170/yr
[#3, #15] Video storage and incremental electricity for camera/NVR and small database/storage maintenance ($120/yr) and DB/storage maintenance ($50/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13K/yr
96.7% probability / year
Normal year with routine oversight, maintenance, and occasional authorized handling events only.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $16K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$3K vs baseline
Minor mishandling, misplacement, or a small containment lapse requiring investigation, additional testing, and short-term increased security.
mishandling small_investigation
🚨 Major Breach $63K/yr
0.3% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Unauthorized removal or significant containment breach requiring retrieval operations, extensive forensic testing, equipment replacement and legal/PR response.
unauthorized_removal retrieval_operation legal_exposure
👥 Personnel 0.05 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.05 Portion of Dr. Williams' time allocated to oversight (0.05 FTE), reflected in staff_wages recurring costs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates and assumptions were provided explicitly by the analyst; SCP is small and contained at an existing site so incremental costs are well-defined. Residual uncertainty is minimal and primarily due to order-of-magnitude nature of some allocations.
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