SCP-3997 — SCP-3997 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3997 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-3997

Expected annual

$5.2M

One-time setup

$3.1M

Annual recurring

$5.1M

Personnel

First-year one-time capital & setup costs are approximately $3,100,000, while ongoing programmatic and personnel costs dominate operations at about $5,129,000 per year; main drivers are MTF salaries, clinical staff, long-term monitoring, and specialized antimemetic training/technology.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M

Emergency Mobilization Reserve $1.0M

[#20] Crisis/emergency mobilization reserve (rapid expansion fund).

Equipment $900K

[#4, #15, #16] Response vehicles and tactical equipment (~$600,000, #4); secure IT infrastructure one-time portion (~$100,000, #15); A/V scrubbing / memetic-isolation hardware one-time portion (~$200,000, #16).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K

[#10] Sleep-study & neuroscience equipment (EEG/polysomnography suite, acquisition hardware, secure workstations).

Facilities $300K

[#6] Short-term secure holding/interview suite buildout (cells, observation, A/V filtration, infirmary).

Training Program Setup $300K

[#2] MTF initial antimemetic/cognitohazard training program development, instructors, simulation environment.

Medical Liability Reserve One Time $200K

[#9] Contingency reserve for adverse-event care / medical liability (one-time fund).

Records Management System $50K

[#23] One-time build of secure, tamperproof amnestic/records ledger system.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.1M/yr

Staff Wages $3.0M/yr

[#1, #7, #14, #24] MTF salaries & benefits/hazard pay (~$1,920,000, #1); clinical staff psychiatrists/psychologists/amnestic tech (~$670,000, #7); local field office staff payroll portion (~$300,000, #14); misc administrative personnel/program manager/HR (~$150,000, #24).

Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr

[#10, #11, #12, #21, #23] EEG operations/maintenance & per-scan consumables (~$75,000, #10); outsourced MRI/fMRI sessions estimate (~$112,500 mid-range, #11); long-term monitoring & aftercare (~$500,000, #12); dedicated research program (~$300,000, #21); records management annual maintenance (~$20,000, #23).

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#19] Legal/cover operations, PR, record adjustments, payments to civilian entities.

Intelligence And Surveillance $200K/yr

[#13] HUMINT/OSINT monitoring, tip lines, cooperation payments to clinics/hospitals.

Antimemetic Training Ongoing $150K/yr

[#3] Annual refresher antimemetic/cognitohazard trainings, simulation runs, specialist travel, replacement trainees.

Adverse Event Insurance $150K/yr

[#9] Annual insurance premium / liability coverage for adverse events from amnestic administration or detention (~$150,000/yr).

Amnestic Production $100K/yr

[#8] Amnestic synthesis/purchase, pharmacy overhead, per-administration costs (~$500/dose × 200 doses).

Mtf Training And Certification $80K/yr

[#18] Ongoing MTF operator skill refreshers, certification renewals and off-site courses (16 operators × $5,000/yr).

Logistics And Transport $50K/yr

[#5] Vehicle/field equipment maintenance, fuel, emergency repairs and insurance (recurring).

Secure It Operations $50K/yr

[#15] Secure IT operations, maintenance, and access-control for memetic-safe recording systems (recurring).

Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr

[#17] Consumables for field ops and containment (PPE, sedatives, disposables, replacement restraints).

Local Field Office $24K/yr

[#14] Lease and utilities for regional field office (~$24,000/yr). (Staff payroll included in staff_wages.)

Av Scrubbing Maintenance $20K/yr

[#16] Annual maintenance/calibration for memetic-isolation A/V scrubbing hardware and shielding.

Community Engagement $18K/yr

[#22] Public-health style soft interventions and small operational buys (~$10k–$25k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.1M/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine detentions, interviews, training and monitoring only.

routine_case_load scheduled_training ongoing monitoring and research

🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr

7.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized public exposure or small cluster requiring surge legal/PR support, extra medical care and overtime response.

public report cluster medical complication from amnestic localized containment stress

🚨 Major Cluster $7.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Significant mass manifestation or rapid caseload spike requiring emergency mobilization reserve, large-scale amnestic deployments, temporary leases and surge hires.

mass manifestation rapid caseload growth clustered outbreak in county

👥 Personnel 27 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	16	[#1] Full-time MTF Ragged Claws operators, team leader, medic, comms specialist, driver.
Psychiatrist	1	[#7] One psychiatrist on clinical team.
Psychologist	3	[#7] Three psychologists on clinical team.
Amnestic Technologist	1	[#7] One amnestic technologist for administration and pharmacy oversight.
Local Field Office Staff	4	[#14] Local analysts / support in county field office.
Administrative Staff	2	[#24] Program manager and HR/procurement support included in administrative overhead.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items but include ranges for imaging, EEG ops, and community work; costs scale linearly with caseload and some items (amnestic demand, emergency reserve use) are highly uncertain, so confidence is medium.

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