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SCP-3939 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-3939
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$7.3M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
7
Initial one-time setup is dominated by containment construction, contingency reserve and equipment purchases (~$7.3M), while ongoing yearly costs are primarily staff wages and sustained research/monitoring (~$1.66M/year). Main drivers: incident contingency, secure chamber + redundant systems, and ongoing research/security payroll.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.3M
Incident Response Reserve $5.5M
[#21] Contingency reserve for a major containment breach or emergency response (site hardening, major repairs, evacuation, medical evacuations).
Facilities $628K
[#1, #5, #7] Quarantine/lockdown modifications, construction of a reinforced soundproof containment chamber and one-time HVAC buildout costs (locks/seals/signage, basic-to-redundant chamber work, HVAC install).
Insurance And Settlement Reserve $275K
[#25] One-time reserve for legal/ethical/regulatory exposure, potential settlements and internal discipline contingencies.
Equipment $240K
[#6, #8, #9, #10] Faraday/EM isolation and grounding, UPS/generator, continuous monitoring hardware (cameras/EM/vibration sensors) and remote-handling/playback-prevention hardware.
Cover Setup $165K
[#17] Initial legal/cover/front-company setup, fabrication of paperwork and front narratives to explain provenance if needed.
Data Control Systems $120K
[#16] Initial secure servers, secured viewing stations, audio redaction systems and training for memetic/data containment workflows.
Decommissioning And Destruction $105K
[#26] One-time budget for safe decommissioning/destruction if required (remote demolition, cleanup of memetic/physical residues).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $92K
[#11, #24] Non-destructive analysis campaigns and purchase of specialized instrumentation (EEG rigs, psychometric testing suites) for initial laboratory research capability.
Controlled Testing Campaign $85K
[#12] Budget for a staged controlled exposure/testing campaign (PPE, remote speakers, booths, operator training) for initial classification/testing.
Emergency Mtf Deployment $24K
[#2] One-time estimate for an initial rapid-response MTF/escort deployment (vehicles, overtime, tactical transport) — per-deployment cost estimated; this entry records an initial deployment.
Documentation And Sop $23K
[#18] One-time staff time and secure printing/archival for SOP drafting, classification board reviews and documentation.
Secure Archival $22K
[#23] One-time climate-controlled archival storage and chain-of-custody systems for media/samples.
Secure Transport Crate $19K
[#15] Custom shock-isolated tamper-evident transport crate for inter-site moves (crate cost only).
Ppe And Decon $15K
[#14] Initial purchase of PPE, decontamination equipment, portable decon showers and consumables for manipulator passthroughs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $645K/yr
[#3, #4] Ongoing salaries: dedicated on-call security (3 guards) and the dedicated research team (1 Senior Researcher, 2 Research Assistants, 1 Lab Tech) assigned full-time.
Research And Monitoring $390K/yr
[#9, #20] Ongoing monitoring storage/ops and long-term research funding (graduate/contractor support, program costs).
Opportunity Costs $250K/yr
[#27] Estimated productivity and opportunity costs from diverting senior researchers and secure space to SCP-3939 work.
Data Control And Redaction $75K/yr
[#16] Annual operations cost for secure data handling, audio redaction, psych-counters and restricted-file workflows.
Human Medical Surveillance $75K/yr
[#13] Annual medical and psychological surveillance program costs (baseline/post-test exams, telemetry, emergency medical coverage).
Red Team Exercises $70K/yr
[#19] Periodic red-team/failure-mode testing budget averaged to an annual figure (one exercise per year assumed at midpoint cost).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] Ongoing cover/legal operations budget for low-level public-facing management and misinformation upkeep.
Psychological Support $35K/yr
[#22] Annual mandatory counseling and psychiatric support program costs for assigned staff.
Misc Overhead $28K/yr
[#28] Miscellaneous supplies, administrative overhead, incremental utilities and generator fuel attributed to containment.
Logistics And Transport $14K/yr
[#15] Average annual transport/escort budget for inter-site moves (assumes ~1 move per year at midpoint transport cost).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#7] Annual maintenance for redundant HVAC/life-safety systems, HEPA, and environmental control redundancy.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#14] Annual resupply of PPE, decontamination consumables and consumables for manipulator passthroughs.
Secure Archival Maintenance $6K/yr
[#23] Annual climate-control/storage maintenance for archived media and samples.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing containment, research and monitoring continue as budgeted.
no breach routine research scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$274K vs baseline
Small containment incident or accidental activation requiring limited emergency response, medical treatment, repairs and PR/legal actions.
localized breach operator exposure minor equipment failure
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach affecting site operations, requiring major repairs, extended medical care, large emergency response and substantial PR/legal costs.
system-wide failure multiple personnel exposures partial facility damage
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $8.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Full-scale catastrophic breach or public exposure requiring extreme response: site hardening, large-scale medical/emergency ops, extended litigation/cover and possible decommissioning.
total containment failure public exposure mass casualties or site loss
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#3] Dedicated on-call physical security personnel posted at Site-39 (3 guards assumed for budgeting and coverage).
Senior Researcher 1 [#4] Senior researcher assigned full-time to SCP-3939.
Research Scientist / Assistant 2 [#4] Two research assistants assigned full-time for classification and experiments.
Lab Technician 1 [#4] One lab technician for operations, sample handling and equipment maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to the SCP's unknown properties, wide cost ranges provided by analysts, and the large role of contingent events; many items (e.g. incident severity, testing frequency, staff mix) are uncertain and significantly affect totals.
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