SCP-3661
Unknown
?
low confidence
SCP-3661
Expected annual
$4.0M
One-time setup
$9.7M
Annual recurring
$4.0M
Personnel
16
Initial capital for a minimal single-pair containment (secure nursery, basic lab interface, power and security) is roughly $9.7M one-time; main recurring drivers are specialized staff, ongoing research/analysis, security, and legal/cover-up reserves totaling ≈$4.0M/year.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $9.7M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $4.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$4.0M/yr
Normal year with steady operations and no major incidents beyond routine maintenance and scheduled research activities.
no major incidents
scheduled research and maintenance
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Minor Incident
$4.2M/yr
Single contained malfunction or medical emergency (e.g., exit-wound malfunction ~3% risk during approach) requiring emergency care, investigation, and small legal/settlement actions.
local containment malfunction
per-incident emergency care and investigation
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Major Breach
$6.0M/yr
Significant containment failure or severe malfunction causing multiple fatalities or major injuries requiring large medical response, internal investigations, and substantial legal/cover-up expenditures.
containment breach
multiple severe injuries
major internal investigation
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Political Exposure
$9.0M/yr
Public exposure of SCP activity requiring major national-level cover-up, relocation/resettlement, and extensive legal settlements and contingency spending.
public/media exposure
legal and resettlement costs
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Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up
$5.5M/yr
Discovery requiring rapid scale-up of robotics R&D, lab capacity and classified procurement to investigate/neutralize L-IV technology.
new materials/tech leads
need for rapid R&D scale-up
Personnel
16 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Nurse / Child-care Technician | 3 | [#4] 3 FTE to provide 24/7 infant care; salaries included in staff_wages. |
| Pediatrician / Neonatologist | 1 | [#5] One dedicated pediatrician/on-call neonatologist; salary and on-call provisions included in staff_wages. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 9 | [#6] Three per shift for three-shift coverage (9 total); salaries included in staff_wages. |
| ICU Surgeon / Critical Care Staff | 3 | [#8] Combined on-call/ready OR/ICU staffing to support emergency surgical interventions; costs included in staff_wages. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to wide ranges in original notes, dependence on unknown L-IV technology behavior, uncertain incident frequencies and variable legal/cover-up exposure.