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SCP-3922 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3922
Expected annual
$291K
One-time setup
$587K
Annual recurring
$284K
Personnel
3
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $587,000 driven by archival/IT hardware, test chamber build-out, and contingency/MTF reserves; recurring annual costs are about $284,500/year driven by legal/PR retainers, staff wages, and ongoing archive/testing expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $587K
Mtf Activation Cost Per Operation $300K
[#14] Estimated single MTF operation cost (mobilization, transport, equipment) if cross-SCP field ops required.
Incident Response Reserve $100K
[#13] Contingency rapid-response fund (set-aside reserve for unexpected containment/interaction incidents).
Equipment $83K
[#1, #2, #4, #5, #16, #22] Secure containment locker, Faraday/EM isolation kit, hardened air-gapped observation/recording hardware, one-time portion of on-prem SAN/NAS archive hardware, initial tamper-logging/setup, and forensic-video-analysis tool purchases.
Specialist Consultation $30K
[#24] Per-project contracting of senior memetic/extradimensional consultants for targeted analysis.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $29K
[#6, #21, #17] Initial media acquisition/license budget, one-time ethics/IRB-style review setup, and initial medical/occupational safety training.
Facilities $25K
[#3] Test chamber build-out (lockable, light-tight audiovisual isolation booth with HVAC, sound dampening, EMP grounding).
Internal Reserve Insurance $20K
[#25] Internal accounting reserve for equipment/staff replacement or site damages (foundation-style reserve).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $284K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr
[#10, #12, #20] High-clearance review/administrative overhead (~$10k/yr), legal/PR/anomalous-content suppression retainer (~$100k/yr), and expected redaction/public-facing file creation costs (~$10k/yr).
Staff Wages $88K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Containment custodian technician (0.2 FTE prorated ~ $13,000/yr), research scientist (0.5 FTE ~ $60,000/yr), incremental security coverage/OT (~ $15,000/yr).
Incident Response Replenishment $20K/yr
[#13] Annual replenishment / amortized funding to maintain rapid-response contingency reserves.
Research And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#16, #21, #22] Tamper/usage logging maintenance and secure database support, recurring ethics/admin monitoring, and forensic tool license/support fees.
Psychological Screening $12K/yr
[#11] Pre/post exposure screening and counseling for personnel exposed to graphic/traumatic altered content.
Facilities Maintenance $11K/yr
[#5, #19] On-prem archive maintenance/backup costs (~$10,000/yr) and incremental energy/utilities for containment/test systems (~$1,000/yr).
Media Acquisition Licenses $10K/yr
[#6] Ongoing budget for acquiring additional master copies/licenses for testing.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#15] Chain-of-custody secure courier costs and occasional secure transfers (domestic/intrastate transfers budgeted as-needed).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#18] Gloves, cleaning supplies, replacement batteries, storage media replacements and consumable seals.
Secure Media Destruction $2K/yr
[#23] Secure media destruction, degaussing and physical media disposal services.
Medical Occupational Safety $2K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training and safety supplies for exposure handling and trauma-first-aid.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $284K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Routine custody, scheduled testing, and minimal research activity with no public exposures or major incidents.
routine_testing no_leak no_field_ops
🚨 Minor Incident $344K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
A limited public leak or online circulation of an affected clip triggers legal takedowns, additional redaction, and emergency PR/legal work.
online_leak takedown_operations additional_redaction
🚨 Mtf Operation $634K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Research indicates cross-SCP link or extradimensional lead requiring an MTF field operation and large-scale cross-SCP tasking.
cross-SCP_link_confirmed field_retrieval_required joint_operation_with_MTF
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician / Level 2 1 Assigned part-time (≈0.2 FTE) to maintain locker, checks, and chain-of-custody. [#7]
Research Scientist 1 Primary researcher (≈0.5 FTE) to design/supervise tests and analyze altered content. [#8]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 On-site security presence or pooled marginal coverage for tests and custody (~incremental cost accounted). [#9]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories (locker, chamber, archival, staffing, legal), so recurring and one-time baseline estimates are reasonably well-grounded; uncertainty remains for incident probabilities, MTF/op scope, and retainer sizing, so overall confidence is medium.
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