SCP-4696
Safe
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medium confidence
SCP-4696
Expected annual
$502K
One-time setup
$253K
Annual recurring
$494K
Personnel
7
One-time setup and equipment purchases are modest (~$248k total) dominated by contingency/reserve for escalation; recurring costs are primarily staff wages and family surveillance, totaling roughly $494k/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $253K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $494K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$494K/yr
Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance, and periodic research; no major incidents or escalations.
no incidents
regular testing
scheduled surveillance
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Minor Incident
$524K/yr
Localized activation or small containment incident (destruction of a few civilian toys, limited evidence handling, extra PR/legal takedowns and overtime).
unauthorized plush proximity
small public video exposure
limited on-site breach
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Major Breach
$744K/yr
Significant escalation: mass growth or exposure requiring relocation of POI, emergency containment construction, heavy PR/legal response, and large equipment procurement.
rapid mass increase
public livestream/exposure
family cooperation breakdown
Personnel
7 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 4 | 2 dedicated containment techs (full-time) + ~2 agents assigned to family surveillance/onsite patrols [#7, #13]. |
| Research Scientist | 1 | Assigned anomaly researcher (part-time role for experimental oversight) [#8]. |
| Laboratory Technician | 1 | Lab tech for testing and sample processing (part-time) [#8, #9]. |
| Monitoring Analyst / Administrative Staff | 1 | 1 FTE remote monitoring/analyst for Miller-family surveillance and video review [#12, #13]. |
Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line items and ranges, but many items required midpoint assumptions (staffing splits, frequency of transports, contingency usage). This produces moderate confidence in aggregates.