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SCP-3669 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3669
Expected annual
$3.8M
One-time setup
$7.3M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
13
Estimated one-time containment/setup costs are approximately $7.34M driven largely by perimeter equipment and financial reserves; ongoing baseline operations cost about $3.44M/yr dominated by staff wages (security + research) and monitoring/amnestic programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.3M
Perimeter Equipment $2.0M
[#11] Portable towers, drones, temporary fencing, signage and other one-time hardware required for extended 20 km perimeter enforcement (midpoint estimate).
Reserve Fund $2.0M
[#27] Insurance/covert contingency & political risk reserve for extreme scenarios (land purchase, long-term quarantine).
Contingency Fund Initial $1.0M
[#17] Initial standing emergency response fund for rapid deployment and immediate remediation (standing fund portion).
Civilian Relocation Compensation $500K
[#13] One-time temporary housing & compensation for displaced civilians in a moderate-size event (scale-dependent midpoint).
Facilities $425K
[#1, #22] Containment cell retrofit/new-build and hardened archival unit (cell retrofit assumed; includes CCTV, antechamber, negative-pressure ventilation, HEPA).
Equipment $360K
[#2, #6, #7, #8] Redundant security hardware (badge readers/biometrics), initial non-metal PPE stock, non-metallic furnishings/outfitting, and outfitted retrieval vehicle(s).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#16, #23, #9] Forensic/custom assay and analytical lab setup, test instrumentation (high-speed imaging/measurement rigs) and initial test-series apparatus; includes some forensic equipment for paper/ink analysis.
Legal One Time $275K
[#14] One-time legal/liaison costs, covert agreements, initial negotiations and short-term contingency legal actions.
Medical Suite Setup $200K
[#5] Initial setup for medical/psychiatric monitoring suite and non-metallic medical equipment for transformed subjects.
Large Retrieval Campaigns $100K
[#9] One-time larger retrieval/destroy campaigns (dozens of copies) - equipment, logistics and incineration costs (scale-dependent).
Training Initial $75K
[#21] Initial staff training program and doctrine updates (development and rollout).
Manifest Tech Setup $50K
[#12] One-time setup for ferry manifest/control technology and related systems.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#3, #4] Salaries, benefits, training and hazard pay: security staffing (6x L2 positions + 1 L3 supervisor) and dedicated research/containment team (2 senior researchers, 2 technicians, 1 psychologist, 1 medical officer) including overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $410K/yr
[#6, #7, #5, #18] PPE replacement and consumables, non-metallic furniture replacement, medical consumables for monitoring and typical hazardous waste disposal (baseline annual consumables).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#15, #16, #23, #9] Ongoing epidemiological surveillance, per-sample forensic testing, recurring small-scale testing campaigns (O5-approved when allowed), and analytic support for provenance/forensics monitoring.
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#13, #14] Ongoing PR/cover-story operations, media suppression, legal retainers and liaison costs for maintaining plausible deniability and local cooperation.
Cyber Ops Monitoring $250K/yr
[#20] Active marketplace/internet monitoring, takedown operations, social media management and buyback/sweep budgets (annual buyback budget included).
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#8, #12] Routine secure transport/retrieval operations budget (per-op allowances averaged annually) and baseline ferry staffing/coordination costs.
Amnestic Production And Administration $150K/yr
[#10] Production, secure storage, and medical administration/monitoring for Class-A/E amnestics at baseline rates (costs scale dramatically in incidents).
Emergency Fund Reserve Topup $100K/yr
[#17] Annual top-up to maintain readiness of emergency response funds.
Opportunity Cost Overhead $100K/yr
[#26] Implicit overhead representing lost productivity/space/opportunity (treated as an annual operational overhead percentage).
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#2, #11, #22] Routine maintenance for containment HVAC/filters/airlocks, low-level upkeep of security systems, and archival storage maintenance (baseline; full perimeter enforcement is incident-driven).
Decontamination And Remediation $50K/yr
[#24] Routine small-scale decontamination and incident cleanup budgeting (major remediation is incident-driven).
Infrastructure Repair Replacement $50K/yr
[#19] Annual budget for small repairs and replacement of damaged non-targetable or sacrificial components after minor transformation events.
Staff Training $40K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training, drills, and table-top exercises for containment personnel.
Psychological Followup $20K/yr
[#25] Post-amnestic counseling and follow-up care budgets for affected civilians or staff (baseline small caseload).
Perimeter Enforcement Standby $0/yr
[#11] Placeholder for continuous perimeter enforcement operations; baseline assumes no year-round 20 km perimeter active (costs are incident-driven).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment breaches; routine operations, monitoring, and training only.
no breaches routine monitoring standard testing cadence
🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$520K vs baseline
Localized discovery of additional copies, short retrieval/destroy campaign, limited transformations requiring medical response and targeted amnestic administration.
small retrieval/destroy campaign several amnestic administrations localized forensic/decontamination needs
🚨 Major Breach $17.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$14.0M vs baseline
Full Incident 3669-47 scale response: extended 20 km perimeter enforcement, mass amnestic deployment, civilian relocation and large-scale remediation.
wide-area transformation/consumption events sustained 20 km perimeter enforcement mass amnestic campaign and relocation
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#3] Six Level-2 guards (covering 3 shifts: 2per shift) plus one Level-3 supervisor (full time) as per containment staffing plan.
Research Scientist 2 [#4] Two senior researchers for SCP-3669 study and oversight.
Technician 2 [#4] Two technicians for handling tests, instrumentation, and containment support.
Psychologist 1 [#4] One psychologist for monitoring SCP-3669-1 subjects and civilian follow-up.
Medical Officer 1 [#4] One medical officer for clinical oversight and amnestic administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many costs are strongly scenario-dependent (perimeter enforcement, mass amnestics, reserve sizing). Estimates use midpoints and conservative assumptions; major-incident frequencies and social/political costs remain uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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