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SCP-3941 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3941
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
25
One-time setup costs are approximately $2.34M driven by construction, research startup and covert/cover-up expenses; annual operations run roughly $3.0M/yr driven by security staffing, MTF allocation, consultants and counter-intel.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $755K
[#12, #23] Initial research program/equipment for pocket-dimension mapping (muon tomography, radiographic equipment, robotics) and initial archive/indexing setup.
Cover Story And Legal One Time $500K
[#20] One-time covert diplomacy/cover-up slush fund and legal/PR payments tied to initial recovery and foreign relations.
Facilities $375K
[#1, #13] Secure holding chamber construction and specialized anchoring/mounting fittings (reinforced walls, airlock, environmental controls, custom brackets and frames).
Equipment $285K
[#2, #3, #4, #14, #30] Faraday/EM shielding, high-grade surveillance suite, initial SAN/storage hardware, backup generator hardware, archive redundancy hardware.
Amnestic Initial $200K
[#18] Initial mass amnestic administration to ~200 people (administration/monitoring).
Covert Retrieval Transport $200K
[#19] Initial secure transport/retrieval (airlift/convoy/cover/diplomacy/equipment) costs.
Training Development $20K
[#24] Initial development of religious-sensitivity and containment training materials.
Cultural Support Initial $2K
[#11] Initial vetted books, religious texts and approved items for rapport-building.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #25, #26] 24/7 armed guards, MTF allocation, surveillance operators, principal researcher + technician, memetics staff, and full-time cultural liaison (salaries + benefits).
Counter Intel Operations $300K/yr
[#21] Ongoing covert counter-intel and monitoring budget to mitigate ORIA interest and protect secrecy.
Contract Linguists $200K/yr
[#10] Retainer for on-call native speakers, theological consultants and translators.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#29] Annual legal retainer, domestic PR and rapid legal support budget.
Contingency Incident Fund $150K/yr
[#22] Annual rapid-response fund for emergencies, cleanup, quarantine and temporary relocation.
Research And Monitoring $108K/yr
[#12, #28] Ongoing experiment operations budget and periodic forensic/conservation testing amortized annually.
Medical And Occupational Health $50K/yr
[#17] Medical, psychiatric and occupational health services for staff, screenings and post-incident care.
Training $30K/yr
[#24] Annual refresher training for staff on cultural competency and containment protocols.
Archive And Translation $20K/yr
[#23, #30] Ongoing transcription, translation, archival migration and long-term preservation maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#27] Utilities/HVAC and small facility maintenance costs for chamber and site systems.
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#11, #16] Annual replacement of cultural materials, PPE, camera maintenance, replacement parts and consumables.
Video Storage Maintenance $10K/yr
[#4, #5] Ongoing SAN/storage maintenance, backups, replication and media replacement.
Amnestic Operations $10K/yr
[#18] Ongoing amnestic administration and witness management costs.
Generator Fuel Maintenance $8K/yr
[#14, #15] Fuel, testing and maintenance of dedicated generator and UPS.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
routine_operations no_deactivation no_external_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $3.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Short temporary deactivation or small-scale ejection/containment incident requiring limited emergency response and additional amnestics/forensics.
temporary_deactivation small_breach increased_amnestics
🚨 Major Breach $5.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Sustained deactivation, mass ejection or extended containment breach requiring major recovery, relocation, mass amnestics and replacement equipment.
sustained_deactivation mass_ejection facility_damage
🚨 Political Exposure $4.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant ORIA/public exposure or diplomatic crisis requiring large-scale covert operations, legal action and overseas diplomacy.
ORIA_public_incident media_leak diplomatic_crisis
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 8 [#6] Two guards per shift, three shifts + relief (8 employed).
MTF Agents (allocated) 6 [#7] Rapid response / MTF allocation (on-call, equipment allocation).
Surveillance Operator 6 [#8] 24/7 camera/feed monitoring operators (6 FTE equivalent).
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Principal researcher assigned to SCP-3941 (linguistics/theology background preferred).
Technician / Containment Technician 1 [#9] Containment technician for daily interviews, data collection and protocol maintenance.
Memetics Researcher / Specialist 2 [#25] Small memetics team for review, testing and advising on memetic risks.
Cultural Liaison / Religious Specialist 1 [#26] Full-time cultural/religious liaison (imam/scholar) to advise on interviews and mitigation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst-provided line-item ranges and site allocation assumptions; costs for memetic effects, diplomatic cover-ups and research failure rates remain uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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