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SCP-3691 Anomalous ~ medium confidence
SCP-3691
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.0M
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
12
One-time setup costs (~$1.01M) are dominated by specialized-containment contingency, replica/installation, and research/lab setup; recurring annual costs (~$1.085M/yr) are driven primarily by personnel (security + research staff), ongoing research/monitoring, and a contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M
Specialized Containment $350K
[#13] Contingency hardened vault/enclosure construction if object behavior escalates (reinforced concrete shell, environmental controls, airlocks).
Facilities $158K
[#1, #3] Site control/municipal agreement and containment perimeter construction (permits, easements, fences, site prep, signage, camera pads).
Equipment $155K
[#2, #5, #6] Replica commissioning & installation, remote monitoring/CCTV hardware installation, and one-time secure IT/hardened servers & encrypted archival hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#7, #15] Initial field research/material analysis campaign (contractors, portable equipment) and purchase of scientific force-testing / monitoring instruments.
Legal Pr Initial $55K
[#11] Initial legal/PR takedown and cover-up operations (outside counsel, PR contractors, initial monitoring and reputation buys).
Incident Response Per Incident $40K
[#9] Per-incident rapid-response deployment costs (security/MTF, medics, vehicles, cordons, field amnestics).
Replica Major Restoration $30K
[#19] Larger replica conservation/restoration event (cyclical 10–20 year restoration).
Heavy Lift Mobilization $28K
[#14] Heavy-lift/crane & failed-exertion mobilization budget per major move attempt (standby, mobilization, possible abandonment).
Community Relations Initial $28K
[#22] Initial community relations / cover donations and cultural mitigation payments to secure local cooperation.
Forensic Media Recovery $22K
[#12] One-time forensic media recovery & sanitization operations (digital forensics, removal/seizure effort).
Evidence Storage Setup $15K
[#21] One-time setup of evidence storage, climate-controlled lockers, chain-of-custody infrastructure and initial audits.
Witness Management Per Witness $3K
[#10] Per-witness amnesticization and management (clinician time, drugs, travel/lodging, monitoring).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $662K/yr
[#4, #16] 24/7 physical security staffing (6 guards + benefits) and recurring research & management personnel salaries (site director, research scientists, admin/coordinator).
Program Contingency Reserve $200K/yr
[#23] Annual contingency / anomalous escalation reserve to cover unpredictable escalations (20–50% recommended reserve; allocated as recurring reserve).
Research And Monitoring $116K/yr
[#6, #8, #21] Ongoing research & testing budget, secure data storage/licensing and recurring evidence storage & audits.
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#20] Travel, lodging & staging for specialists, contractors and temporary field lab costs on an annualized basis.
Cover Story And Legal $28K/yr
[#11, #22] Ongoing legal/PR retainer and community relations / local goodwill maintenance payments to sustain cover story.
Medical And Psych Care $22K/yr
[#17, #10] Ongoing medical/psychological care for staff, employee health surveillance, counseling and follow-up related to exposures and amnestic side effects.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#5, #18, #19] Ongoing remote-monitoring/CCTV maintenance & storage hardware upkeep, utilities/site operational maintenance (power, HVAC for cabinets), and replica upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#15] Consumables and small replacements for scientific equipment (load cells, transducers, data-logger consumables).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: ongoing security, research, monitoring, and reserves only.
no_public_incidents routine_research_and_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
7.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Localized public exposure or small incident requiring a single rapid deployment, limited amnesticization, and short forensic/PR effort.
small_public_exposure limited_media_footage single_MTF_deployment
🚨 Major Escalation $2.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$900K vs baseline
Significant anomalous escalation (e.g., animation/uncontained behavior) requiring hardened vault construction, large-scale deployments, intensive research scale-up, and mass witness management.
object_animation large_public_exposure hardened_vault_construction
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Continuous 24/7 guard coverage (minimum 6 full-time guards to staff three shifts).
Research Scientist 2 [#7, #8, #16] Onsite research staff conducting testing, modeling, and follow-up experiments.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#16] Site director/manager responsible for program oversight and coordination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#16, #11] Admin/security coordinator handling scheduling, logistics, and liaison with legal/PR.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#5, #15] Technical support for CCTV, monitoring hardware, scientific equipment maintenance and field instrumentation.
Medical Officer 1 [#10, #17] Medical/psychological support for staff and witness management/amnestic procedures.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many items are conditional and behavioral outcomes (object escalation) are uncertain; cost ranges and contingency choices introduce moderate uncertainty.
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