SCP-3698
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-3698
Expected annual
$4.0M
One-time setup
$7.6M
Annual recurring
$3.9M
Personnel
8
Estimated initial one-time capital for containment and specialized equipment is approximately $7.58M, with annual operating costs around $3.877M. Main cost drivers are bespoke equipment (drones, SAM units, HMDs), logistics/MTF deployments (helicopter/field ops) and contingency/legal reserves.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $7.6M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3.9M/yr
Normal year with routine operations, maintenance, staffing and no major containment incidents.
regular maintenance
scheduled deployments
no breaches
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Minor Incident
$4.1M/yr
Small-scale discovery of SCP-3698-1 outside a zone requiring controlled incineration, limited medical exposures and local PR/legal costs.
single tree found outside zone
localized incineration response
minor staff exposure
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Major Breach
$5.4M/yr
Significant breach or multiple discoveries requiring sustained field MTF operations, large-scale incineration, heavy medical/psych support and increased legal/PR activity.
multiple SCP-3698-1 instances outside perimeters
several staff exposures
extended MTF deployment and remediation
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Catastrophic Breach
$8.9M/yr
Severe containment failure with mass exposures, major public exposure, large litigation/PR fallout and emergency infrastructure expansion.
site-scale breach
public/political exposure
mass casualties/exposures
Personnel
8 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Technician / Inspection | 2 | [#2] Two trained technicians assigned to twice-daily Wing 6 airlock and seal inspections (2 FTE total). |
| Research Scientist / Caretaker | 2 | [#15] Caretakers for SCP-3698-2 (1–2 FTE total); counted as 2 to cover rotations and on-call duties. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#15, #25] Part-time/on-call medical/psychiatric staff supporting caretaking and follow-up care; counted as 1 head (0.25–0.5 FTE equivalent budgeted). |
| Remote Operator / Control Center | 3 | [#19] Operators for remote monitoring, camera/drone control and SAM/Security management (2–4 FTE; counted as 3). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and plausible ranges, but many costs scale strongly with unknown perimeter length, number of zones, and operational tempo; bespoke and legal contingencies carry high uncertainty, so medium confidence is appropriate.