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SCP-2697 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-2697
Expected annual
$4.4M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$4.3M
Personnel
14
Initial one-time setup costs are modest (~$1.9M) dominated by access/fence, equipment, and initial research setup; recurring annual costs are ~ $4.27M driven by staff wages, cover-story/legal operations, logistics (medevac/vehicles), and a multi-hundred-thousand dollar reserve for emergency activation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Facilities $800K
[#1, #20] Partial perimeter fence installation and signage (10%/targeted coverage) and one-time major access construction/road improvements.
Equipment $620K
[#5, #6, #7, #21] Purchase of rugged solar sensor/camera nodes, UAV fleet, off-road vehicles, and power/communications station hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#9, #10] Initial research program setup (geochemistry lab access, field kits) and noninvasive geophysics survey equipment/capacity.
Legal Cover Setup $75K
[#2] One-time costs to create administrative cover (records, forged documents, initial legal work and filings).
Incident Redaction One Time $30K
[#17] One-time redaction/cover operations per documented incident (initial capacity/reserve for redaction).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #9, #12, #18, #23] Salaries and benefits for field security (BLM‑disguised agents), embedded NIFC operatives, monitoring technicians, research scientists, medical officer, and core administrative staff.
Emergency Activation Reserve $500K/yr
[#16] Annual set‑aside/reserve to fund rapid activation of Procedure 98‑Miramichi (keeps multi‑hundred‑thousand to multi‑million funds available).
Insurance And Legal Contingency $500K/yr
[#22] Reserve for litigation defense, settlements, and large legal contingencies arising from civilian harm or exposure.
Cover Story And Legal $310K/yr
[#2, #14, #24] Ongoing maintenance of cover paperwork/legal renewals, misinformation and media monitoring baseline program, and routine public-affairs/community relations.
Logistics And Transport $305K/yr
[#7, #8, #4] Vehicle fuel/maintenance/insurance plus medevac contract and on-demand flight contingency; travel/operational costs associated with embedded operatives.
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#9, #23, #10] Annual research budget for sample analysis, long-term paleoecological monitoring, and archival studies; ongoing noninvasive monitoring campaigns.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#1, #20, #21] Annual fence/ perimeter repairs, road and trail maintenance, and maintenance of remote power/communications stations.
Class C Amnestics $150K/yr
[#13] Production, secure storage, licensed medical administration, and per-use administration costs for Class-C amnestics.
Interagency Payments $150K/yr
[#15] Baseline reimbursements/bribery/reimbursements to cooperating agencies to secure tacit cooperation and avoid FOIA/press leaks.
Surveillance And Data Subscriptions $110K/yr
[#5] Satellite imagery and aerial tasking subscriptions plus remote data storage/monitoring staffing costs.
Archive And Data Security $75K/yr
[#17] Secure IT, encrypted archives, personnel vetting, and ongoing incident-report suppression operations.
Uav Operations $70K/yr
[#6] Annual UAV operations, maintenance, replacement budget for losses, pilot labor, and consumables.
Consumable Losses $60K/yr
[#11] Annual replacement budget for expendable gear destroyed by the anomaly (field kits, nonportable items lost during incidents).
Evidence Processing $60K/yr
[#25] Costs to process, redact, store, or securely destroy forensic evidence and materials recovered after incidents.
Medical And Personnel Safety $45K/yr
[#12] First aid supplies, trauma kits, training for burns/smoke inhalation, med checks and attached med staff operating costs (excl. medevac contract).
Training And Safety $40K/yr
[#18] Annual training, simulations, and instructor fees for evidence collection, evacuation procedures, and wildlife safety.
Embedded Operatives Overhead $35K/yr
[#4] Additional overhead for operatives embedded at NIFC (travel, clandestine program overhead, liaison expenses).
Wildlife Management $30K/yr
[#19] Nonlethal deterrents, translocation budgets, and occasional intervention campaigns to manage fauna attracted to nonnative objects.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Drilling Campaigns $0/yr
[#10] Any full drilling/instrumentation campaigns are episodic and not part of the baseline recurring budget (set to 0 here; handled in scenarios if activated).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.3M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, patrols, and no major incidents or activations.
no major trespass incidents no drilling attempts routine fire season managed by protocol
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Single-year minor incident (e.g., localized breach, equipment loss, or media spike) requiring amplified misinformation, replacement equipment, and modest legal/medical response.
equipment loss during research/trespass localized media attention requiring active suppression small legal claim or settlement
🚨 Procedure 98 Activation $7.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Activation of Procedure 98‑Miramichi (major contingency): large-scale emergency response, area denial, mass amnestics, targeted asset destruction and heavy legal/cover operations.
anomalous SCP-2697-1 activity exceeds local control failure of embedded influence to prevent civilian response requirement for mass amnestics or demolition
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#3] Field security personnel disguised as BLM rangers to patrol and intercept trespassers.
Embedded Operative / Liaison 3 [#4] Personnel embedded at NIFC to influence firefighting priorities and coordinate misinformation.
Research Scientist 2 [#9, #23] Geochemistry/paleoecology staff for sampling, analysis, and long-term studies.
Monitoring Technician 1 [#5] Remote sensing/data monitoring technician for satellite/ camera feeds and sensor maintenance.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] Attached medical staff for first aid, burn/smoke training, and amnestic administration oversight.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#7, #20, #21] Vehicle/road/power/comms maintenance and seasonal access repairs.
Administrative Staff 1 [#2, #14, #17] Project lead/administration to manage legal cover, public relations, and incident reporting suppression.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from explicit analyst ranges for each line item; many figures are midpoint selections and major contingencies (drilling campaigns, Procedure 98 activations, large settlements) are highly uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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