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SCP-3911 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-3911
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$13.4M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
13
One-time capital costs are dominated by acquisition and integration of a Class-AR Scranton Reality Anchor and hardened containment (locker + vault modifications), with an estimated one-time buildout of roughly $13.4M. Annual operating costs are driven by security, RTF readiness, scientific staffing and SRA maintenance, totaling about $2.27M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.4M
Equipment $7.2M
[#2, #11, #13, #17, #19] Class-AR SRA purchase & installation; anomalous/radiation sensor installation; specialized remote handling hardware; decontamination hardware; IT/secure-server hardware (one-time installation costs).
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#18] Major-breach contingency / cleanup reserve recommended allocation for catastrophic response, legal fallout and large-scale decontamination.
Facilities $510K
[#1, #4] Custom reinforced object containment locker (bone-sized) and sublevel-32 sealed vault adaptations (modifications, airlock, shelving, penetrations).
Legal Cover One Time $275K
[#20] Legal / cover story / diplomatic one-time costs for managing local governments, NDAs, reimbursements and international exposure mitigation.
Initial Retrieval $145K
[#8] International retrieval/deployment (RTF Omicron-22 event costs: flights, equipment, cover identities, on-site containment kit).
Public Pr Mitigation One Time $112K
[#26] Public-facing mitigation / PR fund for partial exposure narrative, fake research announcements and compensations.
Provenance Investigation One Time $85K
[#25] One-time travel & liaison for international provenance work and field archaeology consultations.
Secure Transport $60K
[#9] Air freight in custom shock/EMI crate, armed couriers, customs/cover paperwork and local escorts.
Conservator Consultation One Time $25K
[#14] Initial museum-grade conservator consultation and artifact stabilization/treatment.
Initial Medical Quarantine $15K
[#10] Initial deployment quarantine rooms and one-time post-retrieval quarantine setup costs.
Initial Vetting One Time $15K
[#22] Initial personnel vetting / background checks to exclude adherents.
Archive Setup One Time $12K
[#23] Archive & records management initial setup, secure document control and redaction baseline work.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#6, #21, #14] Salaries & benefits: dedicated armed guards (6–8), scientific staff (2–4 senior + 1–2 techs) and in-house conservator salary.
Rtf Maintenance $525K/yr
[#7] On-call rapid response team (RTF Omicron-22) readiness: salaries, training, vehicles, weapons, periodic exercises and readiness upkeep.
Research And Monitoring $188K/yr
[#11, #12, #15] Ongoing monitoring and contracted analysis: sensor calibration/maintenance, recurring imaging/access to beamlines, and forensic/ancient DNA study budgets.
Insurance Equivalent Internal Account $150K/yr
[#24] Annual internal accounting allocation for equipment replacement, staff backfill and minor rebuilds after incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $95K/yr
[#5] Vault/sublevel HVAC, power, dehumidification, filtration and backup power operations for sublevel-32.
Sra Maintenance $60K/yr
[#3] Monthly SRA integrity checks, specialist technician visits, parts, firmware updates and emergency callouts.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#16, #27] Biohazard PPE, HEPA filters, sterilants, single-use disposables, seals, batteries and minor consumables.
Medical Surveillance $35K/yr
[#10] Ongoing medical surveillance, imaging and long-term monitoring for exposed personnel; quarantine staffing.
Decontamination Upkeep $30K/yr
[#17] Upkeep for mobile isolation trailers, negative-pressure systems, sealants and hazmat response gear.
Personnel Vetting Monitoring $25K/yr
[#22] Ongoing vetting, polygraph/psych evals and HR admin to enforce restricted staffing pool.
It Operations $25K/yr
[#19] Operations for hardened air-gapped servers, backups, HSM maintenance and access control auditing.
Remote Handling Maintenance $20K/yr
[#13] Maintenance/calibration and service contracts for robotic manipulators, gloveboxes and telemanipulators.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#25] Annual travel & liaison for provenance and external consultations.
Archive Operations $6K/yr
[#23] Ongoing archival storage, redaction and secure document control operations.
Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine maintenance, monthly SRA checks, scheduled research and no containment incidents.
routine_maintenance scheduled_research no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring RTF deployment, limited decontamination, overtime and small repairs; no public exposure.
localized_SRA_deviation small_contamination unauthorized_access_attempt
🚨 Major Breach $9.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or theft (GoI attack) producing mass contamination/exposure, facility lockdown, large-scale decontamination, legal/diplomatic response and major replacements.
SRA_failure targeted_theft_by_GoI mass_exposure
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#6] 24/7 armed guard coverage (6–8 personnel) dedicated to reliquary locker and vault; fully-loaded cost included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 3 [#21] Principal investigators and senior researchers (2–4); salary portion of research staff included in staff_wages.
Lab Technician 2 [#21] Laboratory technicians to support imaging, aDNA prep and sample handling; included in research staff budgets.
Conservator 1 [#14] In-house conservator salary included in staff_wages; initial consultation cost captured one-time.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges and strong qualitative guidance (SRA dominates costs) but several large items (SRA final price, contingency requirements, frequency of serious breaches) are highly uncertain; estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges.
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