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SCP-3992 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-3992
Expected annual
$9K
One-time setup
$15K
Annual recurring
$8K
Personnel
0.1
First-year one-time setup costs are modest (~$14.8k) driven by secure storage, equipment (access control, camera, photodoc kit) and several policy/legal deliverables; recurring annual costs are low (~$7.7k/yr) driven by part-time administrative/research labor, consumables, maintenance and a small contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15K
Equipment $5K
[#2, #3, #5, #6] Access control (RFID/biometric + initial SW/config) $1,000; fixed HD camera + installation/UPS $1,500; photodocumentation kit $2,000 (midpoint); initial PPE kit $200.
Facilities $2K
[#1] Reinforced lockable containment locker purchase and installation ($1,500 + $500 installation = $2,000).
Secure Transport Per Transfer $2K
[#9] Typical secure transport per transfer (armored/secure courier) estimated at ~$2,000 per transfer (per-event cost).
Procedure Development Initial $1K
[#11] Initial SOP/procedure development and materials (~$1,200).
Risk Assessment And Tabletop $1K
[#13] Containment breach/misuse risk assessment and tabletop exercise (~$1,000).
Operational Policy Vetting $1K
[#14] Drafting/approval overhead for operational/mission-use policy (~$1,000).
Legal Cover Story Contingency $1K
[#17] One-time minimal legal/cover-story contingency reserved (~$1,000).
Psych Briefing Initial $500
[#12] One-time preparation/distribution of psychological/perception briefing materials (~$500).
Archival Transfer Per Event $500
[#19] Per-event archival packing/transfer fee (infrequent) ~$500.
Inventory Management Initial Entry $450
[#4] One-time cataloguing/DB entry (2–4 hours admin; midpoint ~$450).
Mundane Replacement Stock $250
[#8] Initial stock of non-anomalous replacement/lookalike masks (midpoint ~$250).
Archival Packaging Initial $200
[#7] Initial archival/packaging kit for ~20 masks (~$200).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8K/yr
Staff Wages $5K/yr
[#4, #10, #11] Ongoing 0.05 FTE admin for DB updates/audit support ~$3,000/yr; research/test labor (5 tests/yr, blended rate) ~$1,500/yr; training refresher/session costs included ~$800/yr.
Small Contingency Misc $1K/yr
[#18] Annual small contingency/miscellaneous for spare parts, minor repairs, and minor medical/psych evals (~$1,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $550/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #16] PPE replacements ~$200/yr; packaging replacements ~$100/yr; replacement stock replenishment ~$100/yr; evidence handling supplies/labels/printer supplies ~$150/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $375/yr
[#2, #3, #15] Access control software maintenance ~$100/yr; camera storage/maintenance ~$150/yr; minor facility overhead allocation (electricity/CLIMATE) midpoint ~$125/yr.
Risk Assessment Followup $300/yr
[#13] Annual follow-up reviews/exercises for risk assessment (~$300/yr).
Psych Briefing Updates $200/yr
[#12] Annual updates to psychological/perception briefing materials (~$200/yr).
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8K/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine testing, maintenance, consumables and training refreshers.
routine_maintenance annual_training small_research_tests
🚨 Single Secure Transfer $10K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$2K vs baseline
One off-site or inter-site secure transport/transfer occurs during the year (recovery, transfer to repository or inter-site testing).
inter-site_transfer field_recovery
🚨 Public Leak And Cover Response $33K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
An instance is leaked or discovered publicly, requiring expanded PR/legal/containment response beyond the minimal contingency.
public_leak media_exposure
👥 Personnel 0.1 total
Role Count Notes
Administrative Staff 0.05 [#4] ~0.05 FTE administrative support for inventory/database updates and audits (~$3,000/yr).
Research Scientist 0.02 [#10] Fractional allocation for controlled appearance tests (~20 staff-hrs/yr; included in research/test labor $1,500/yr).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.02 [#10] Fractional security allocation for test operations and any transfers (hours included in research/test labor estimate).
Training Coordinator / Compliance 0.01 [#11] Fractional role for SOP/training coordination and refreshers (~$800/yr included in staff costs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide granular item-level estimates and SCP containment is low-complexity (locker + basic equipment and admin). Costs are largely commercial off-the-shelf and predictable, so confidence in these estimates is high.
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