SCP-3988 — SCP-3988 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3988 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-3988

Expected annual

$898K

One-time setup

$733K

Annual recurring

$877K

Personnel

8.4

One-time setup costs are modest-to-moderate for a low-threat humanoid containment unit (~$0.73M total one-time, dominated by investigative and contingency reserves). Recurring annual costs are driven primarily by security and research staffing and administrative overhead (~$0.877M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $733K

Contingency Reserve $300K

[#21] Standing contingency rapid-response & escalation reserve for relocation, armored transport, emergency operations.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $135K

[#7, #20] Initial forensic/materials testing (SEM, XRD, isotope, radiography, DNA) (#7) and initial specialized thaumaturgic research lab setup/reagents/wards (#20).

Poi Initial Investigation $125K

[#19] Initial investigative push into PoI-6696 (surveillance, informants, undercover ops, travel).

Long Term Disposition Reserve $88K

[#25] Reserve for long-term disposition/decommissioning (secure disposal/entombment, hazardous handling, legal approvals).

Legal And Cover Initial $40K

[#18] Initial legal/cover-story / local liaison costs, OCA maintenance, reimbursements and discovery mitigation setup.

Facilities $30K

[#1] Standard low-threat humanoid cell fit-out (reinforced walls, observation window, HVAC integration, door, mattress, desk bracket).

Equipment $10K

[#2, #3, #12, #22] CCTV/camera/NVR hardware and tamper alarms (#2), restraints/bench welding bracket fabrication (#3), cable set-top box/hardware (#12), archival/transcription hardware/setup (#22).

Field Recovery Initial $3K

[#9] Initial recovery & transport deployment costs (vehicle, containment case, fuel, overtime, documentation).

Evidence Processing Initial $1K

[#10] Evidence processing, chain-of-custody lockers, cataloguing, preservation for seized personal effects.

Ethics And Compliance Initial $1K

[#23] One-time Ethics Committee / compliance administrative costs for initial review cycles and approvals.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $877K/yr

Staff Wages $510K/yr

[#4, #5] Assigned security staffing (6 FTE guards, salaries+benefits) (#4) and research staffing (lead specialist + research tech + part-time necromancy consultant included in project salaries) (#5).

Research And Monitoring $130K/yr

[#8, #20] Ongoing sample analysis & periodic radiography/re-testing (#8) and ongoing specialized thaumaturgic reagents/staff costs for research (#20).

Administrative Overhead $90K/yr

[#26] Miscellaneous administrative overhead & facility chargeback (25–35% of recurring personnel costs).

Logistics And Transport $65K/yr

[#19] Sustained PoI tracking and domestic field investigations across Southern California (surveillance, travel, operations).

Clinical Psychology $40K/yr

[#6] Part-time/in-house clinical psychology/counseling budget (prorated part-time salary alternative to per-session contracting).

Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr

[#18] Ongoing legal/cover-story liaison, FOIA/PR handling, reimbursements and local coordination.

Training And Certification $6K/yr

[#17] Periodic staff training/certification for handling humanoid anomalies, memetic/occult exposure protocols, emergency drills.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#11, #15] Utilities and incremental electrical load (CCTV, HVAC, electronics) (#11) plus containment maintenance & janitorial supplies (filters, cleaning, pest control) (#15).

Security Systems And It Maintenance $5K/yr

[#16] Firmware updates, encryption key rotation, physical repairs, cybersecurity auditing for recorded data.

Cctv Storage And It $4K/yr

[#2] Recurring CCTV/audio storage and IT maintenance for NVR retention (30–90 day encrypted retention, tamper monitoring).

Medical And Legal Contingency $3K/yr

[#24] Medical/legal contingency for staff exposure/incidents, workers' comp, periodic medical screens.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#13, #14] Consumables and permitted personal items (cigarettes, clothing replacement, laundry, lighters) (#13) and small-item incentives/amenities program (books, radio, privileges) (#14).

Archival And Storage $2K/yr

[#22] Archival/documentation secure transcription storage and air-gapped backups yearly storage/archival costs.

Ethics And Compliance $1K/yr

[#23] Recurring Ethics Committee / compliance admin costs and review-cycle overhead.

Cable Subscription $600/yr

[#12] Approved cable television subscription as an incentive for SCP (secure/encrypted set-top monthly subscription).

Evidence Storage And Archival $350/yr

[#10] Ongoing evidence storage/archival costs for seized personal effects.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $877K/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with steady containment, routine research and investigations but no major incidents or escalations.

routine_operations scheduled_research ongoing_poi_monitoring

🚨 Minor Incident $927K/yr

6.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Localized incident requiring short-term escalation (overtime, temporary reinforced transport, short-term legal/PR response).

sporadic_recovery_attempt brief_behavioral_change small_media_discovery

🚨 Investigation Escalation $1.2M/yr

6.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

PoI investigation escalates into arrests/raids or discovery of additional anomalous items requiring large operations and legal action.

poi_raid multi-agency_operations major_evidence_processing

👥 Personnel 8.4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	6 FTE guards to provide 24/7 coverage, rotations and vacations (from note #4).
Research Scientist	1	Lead Humanoid Anomaly Specialist (senior researcher) (from note #5).
Research Technician	1	Research tech/assistant supporting experiments and sample handling (from note #5).
Necromancy Consultant (part-time)	0.4	Part-time necromancy/occult consultant included as part-time specialist in research staffing (from note #5).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all costs, so estimates are moderate-confidence; however investigatory and thaumaturgic research costs are highly variable and could swing totals substantially, reducing overall confidence to medium.

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