SCP-4697 — SCP-4697 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4697

Expected annual

$17.2M

One-time setup

$91.4M

Annual recurring

$16.9M

Personnel

166

First-year one-time capital (land, campus construction, stabilization, and reserves) dominates costs (~$91.3M), while annual operating expenses are driven by personnel (security, research, food/housekeeping) and on-going surveillance, totaling roughly $19.9M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $91.4M

Facilities $70.6M

[#1, #2, #3, #9] Land acquisition and site construction: property acquisition, full campus construction (525-capacity), historic building stabilization/retrofit, and one-time utilities/tie-in work.

Decommissioning Liability $12.5M

[#31] Long-term decommissioning, environmental remediation, and legal/liability reserve.

Equipment $4.4M

[#4, #5, #6, #8, #10, #17, #20, #22] Physical security hardware, electronic surveillance hardware, storage/servers, generator installation, HVAC installation, vehicles & site equipment purchase, specialized sensing/recording equipment, and secure vaults.

Emergency Reserve $3.0M

[#30] Dedicated contingency reserve for emergency remediation, large-scale containment incidents, and urgent remediation.

Cultural Liaison Startup $650K

[#24] One-time trust/engagement startup funds for Indigenous consultation, reparative measures, and initial community engagement.

Cover Operations Startup $50K

[#25] One-time startup costs for cover companies, initial PR/legal shell setup and administrative cover.

Training Program Startup $50K

[#29] Initial program development and training startup costs (protocols, memetic-safety curriculum).

Ppe Initial Stock $40K

[#11] Initial stock purchase for respirators, PAPR systems, disposable suits, HEPA vacuums and decon supplies.

Amnestic Stockpile $25K

[#26] Initial Class-C amnestic stockpile and sterile administration kits.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.9M/yr

Staff Wages $14.2M/yr

[#13, #14, #15, #16] Annual personnel costs for security staff (24–30 guards + supervisors), research staff (scientists, techs, historians, archivists, admin), medical and mental-health staff, and food/housekeeping payroll.

Logistics And Transport $532K/yr

[#12, #18, #8] Weekly exterior refuse-clearing operations, vehicle operations (fuel/maintenance), and generator fuel/consumables.

Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr

[#25, #27] Ongoing cover-company operations, PR, local contributions, retained legal counsel, compliance and contingency counsel.

Surveillance Storage And Cybersecurity $272K/yr

[#7, #23, #9] Off-site replication/cloud backup/tape rotation, cyber monitoring/software licenses, and long-term archival migration (also includes recurring telecom/network costs).

Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr

[#19] Road and site maintenance, snow clearing, erosion control, and periodic grading/culvert work.

Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr

[#32] Miscellaneous office supplies, uniforms, administrative overhead, minor consumables, local taxes/fees, pest control and small repairs.

Research And Monitoring $200K/yr

[#21] Laboratory testing, analysis, sample handling, outsourced specialized testing, and chain-of-custody support.

Cultural Liaison $175K/yr

[#24] Recurring liaison stipends, community engagement funding, cultural protocols and ceremony support.

Training And Wellness $175K/yr

[#29] Recurring training, rotation, memetic-risk drills, counseling programs and staff wellness to limit PTSD/burnout.

Hvac Maintenance $125K/yr

[#10] HEPA filter replacements, decon infrastructure maintenance, and periodic certification/servicing.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $100K/yr

[#28] Regulated disposal for weekly refuse and lab-generated hazardous/biological waste (incineration, autoclave, manifesting and transport).

Amnestic Program $88K/yr

[#26] Ongoing amnestic manufacture/acquisition, sterile kits, training for administration, and replenishment.

Ppe And Decon Consumables $50K/yr

[#11] Ongoing replacement of disposable suits, disinfectants, hazardous waste bags and decon consumables.

Specialized Sensing Maintenance $50K/yr

[#20] Upgrades, repairs, and calibration of high-sensitivity thermal/IR, LIDAR, vibration sensors and portable instruments.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.9M/yr

93.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful operational year with routine maintenance, staffing, surveillance and community engagement.

routine_operations scheduled_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $20.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$3.2M vs baseline

Localized security breach, small-scale contamination or equipment failure requiring overtime, targeted repairs, extra amnestics and legal follow-up.

unauthorized_entry localized_contamination equipment_failure

🚨 Major Breach $24.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$7.5M vs baseline

Significant breach or escalation requiring mass amnestic deployment, major repairs/replacements, extensive remediation, and legal/PR response.

large_scale_intrusion structural_damage widespread_anomalous_escalation

👥 Personnel 166 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	30	24–30 guards to provide 24/7 coverage, per analyst note; includes perimeter and gate coverage.
Security Supervisor / Site Response	6	Shift supervisors, rapid-response team leaders and mobile patrol supervisors.
Research Scientist	35	Core anomaly researchers and senior scientific staff (materials, medical, memetic specialists).
Research Technician / Lab Tech	25	Lab technicians, sample handlers, and technical support for experiments and monitoring.
Historian / Archivist	5	Indigenous & local history specialists, archivists, and records staff supporting cultural and research work.
Administrative Staff	5	Site administration, HR, scheduling, and logistics coordination.
Medical Officer / Mental Health	6	Physician(s), medics and mental-health professionals for on-site care and counseling.
Food Service & Housekeeping Staff	50	Catering, laundry, and cleaning staff sized to support facility-scale operations and sanitation protocols.
Engineer / Maintenance	4	HVAC, generators, and facilities engineers for maintenance and winterization tasks.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provided granular one-time and recurring ranges for nearly every line item making estimates relatively well-constrained; remaining uncertainty comes from location-dependent capital costs and incident frequency.

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