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SCP-3987 Safe ✓ high confidence
Purifying Exclamation
Expected annual
$15K
One-time setup
$120K
Annual recurring
$14K
Personnel
2
Initial capital outlay is moderate (~$120k) driven mainly by soundproof containment and optional advanced acoustic equipment/contingency; annual operating costs are small (~$14k/yr) dominated by prorated staff wages and occasional outsourced analysis and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $120K
Advanced Acoustic Equipment Purchase $50K
[#6] Optional upgrade purchase (laser Doppler vibrometer / acoustic camera) midrange purchase estimate used; flagged as optional/conditional.
Escalation Contingency Estimate $50K
[#21] One-time contingency reserve for escalation / specialized equipment purchase (aligned with advanced equipment costs).
Facilities $10K
[#2, #3] Soundproof containment locker/installation and electrical kill-switches/redundant isolation wiring; midrange installed estimates used.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4K
[#5, #13] High-fidelity acoustic diagnostic kit (midrange ~$3,500) and initial toolkit/lab consumables ($500).
Equipment $4K
[#1, #4] Purchase of 10 control/spare Zannis R-350 units (~$1,500) and CCTV/access logging integration (~$2,000).
Containment Documentation And Initial Training $1K
[#15] Creation of containment documentation, SOP writing, and initial training session.
Medical Baseline $500
[#9] Baseline audiograms for five authorized personnel (~$100/test × 5).
Legal Initial Vetting And Cover Story $500
[#22] Initial personnel vetting / legal/cover-story setup costs (background checks, NDA processing).
Ppe Initial $250
[#8] Initial hearing protection provisioning (~$50/person assumed for 5 authorized personnel).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14K/yr
Staff Wages $4K/yr
[#7] Technician/researcher operating time: ~0.05 FTE of a Level-2 researcher (~$60k/yr) + 0.02 FTE security tech (~$40k/yr), prorated to this SCP.
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#14] Outsourced advanced imaging/analysis and specialized acoustic consultancy budgeted as occasional sessions (~$3,000/yr midrange).
Incident Response Contingency $3K/yr
[#23] Small recurring petty fund for accidental exposure compensation / incident response (~$1,000–$5,000; midrange used).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#17] Pro-rated Site-48 operating costs / facility overhead allocation for housing this Safe-class item.
Medical Surveillance $500/yr
[#10] Annual audiograms and medical follow-ups for authorized personnel (~$500/yr).
Decommissioning Contingency $500/yr
[#20] Per-year allowance for disposal / decommissioning contingency (~$200–$1,000/event; reserved $500/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $350/yr
[#8, #11, #13] Recurring PPE replacements/consumables (~$200/yr), replacement filters (~$50/yr), and toolkit consumables replacements (~$100/yr).
Logistics And Transport $300/yr
[#19] Transport and secure courier movements for inter-lab transfer (~$200–$400/yr; midrange used).
Data Storage And Archival $200/yr
[#18] Secure storage and archival for audio recordings and access logs (~$100–$300/yr; midrange used).
Training And Sop Refreshers $200/yr
[#16] Periodic SOP refreshers and retraining (~$200/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $100/yr
[#22] Annual renewals for legal/cover-story and minimal administrative costs (~$100/yr renewals).
Electricity $5/yr
[#12] Incremental electricity/energy usage for device testing (negligible, ~$5/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine activations, scheduled monitoring, and small outsourced work as budgeted.
routine_testing scheduled_maintenance occasional_outsourced_analysis
🚨 Minor Incident $19K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Minor containment incident requiring incident response, additional medical checks, and one-off outsourced analysis or limited decommissioning.
accidental_exposure small-scale equipment damage one outsourced analysis session
🚨 Major Escalation Purchase $64K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Research escalation requiring purchase of advanced acoustic/vibration imaging equipment (e.g., laser vibrometer) and associated installation in-year.
inconclusive in-house diagnostics decision to purchase advanced instrumentation
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 0.05 FTE allocated to SCP-3987 work; cost prorated into staff_wages [#7].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 0.02 FTE allocated for authorized activations and custody; cost prorated into staff_wages [#7].
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are detailed and specific with midrange estimates provided; primary uncertainties are optional/contingent advanced equipment purchases and frequency of outsourced analysis, but overall the cost picture is well-defined.
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