SCP-4702 — SCP-4702 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4702 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-4702

Expected annual

$3.8M

One-time setup

$12.9M

Annual recurring

$3.4M

Personnel

One-time setup costs vary widely (site purchase, sealing, ventilation, and optional R&D/upgrades) with a mid-range capital spend of ~$12.9M; baseline recurring operations are dominated by staffing, medical/amnestics, replacement of demanifested equipment and research, totaling ~$3.37M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.9M

Full Scale Containment Upgrade $10.0M

[#27] Escalation-capable purpose-built underground containment upgrade (major capital project) (~$10,000,000).

Facilities $1.1M

[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5] Purchase of property and structural/site work: property purchase (~$800k), perimeter fencing/gates (~$60k), parlor sealing & pneumatic door (~$90k), structural reinforcement & fireproofing (~$60k), and major ventilation/flue installation (~$90k).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#22] Initial cognitive/research program and lab buildout to study demanifestation, anchored instrumentation and initial experimental materials (~$500k).

Robotic Remote R And D $400K

[#14] Optional R&D for hardened robotic/remote systems to attempt survivable data collection (~$400k one-time development).

Public Risk Relocation Reserve $300K

[#26] Contingency reserve to relocate/compensate civilians in case of exposure or media events (~$300k reserved one-time).

Emergency Equipment $150K

[#19] One-time emergency/hazmat equipment purchases, mass-decon setup and rapid response tooling (~$150k).

Legal Cover Initial $150K

[#16] Initial legal/cover-story setup, establishment of front business and neighbor mitigation (~$150k).

Equipment $105K

[#2, #6, #12, #15] Initial hardware: external CCTV/sensor/standoff hardware and monitoring suite initial units (~$40k), PPE/containment suits initial purchase (~$35k), and artifact/vaulting cabinets (~$30k).

Training Curriculum Initial $100K

[#21] One-time development of specialized training curriculum, memetic-safety protocols and rehearsal simulations (~$100k).

Transportation Purchase $80K

[#18] Armored/secure vehicle purchase for transport and incident response (~$80k).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr

Staff Wages $1.3M/yr

[#8, #9, #10] Salaries for dedicated on-call MTF detachment (~8 operatives @ $70k = $560k), research staff (~4 @ $140k = $560k), and embedded medical staffing/monitoring (~$200k).

Equipment Replacement Budget $500K/yr

[#13] Recurring budget for replacement of demanifested or destroyed recording devices, comms and mission equipment (~$500k/yr; variable with ops tempo).

Research And Monitoring $300K/yr

[#22] Ongoing cognitive research, analysis, and monitoring programs to investigate demanifestation and memory loss (~$300k/yr).

Amnestic Program $200K/yr

[#11] Ongoing amnestic administrations, psychotropic treatment logistics and memory-management program costs (~$200k/yr).

Personnel Replacement And Disability $200K/yr

[#20] Disability payouts, severance, rehiring, hazard/retention pay and accommodation (~$200k/yr).

Administrative Overhead $200K/yr

[#24] Secure records, classified database maintenance, auditing, and administrative program overhead (~$200k/yr).

Robotic Remote Maintenance $100K/yr

[#14] Maintenance and support for experimental/hardened remote systems (~$100k/yr).

Emergency Response Reserve $100K/yr

[#19] Annual reserved funds for rapid-response, fire/hazmat liaison and on-call deployments (~$100k/yr).

Psychological Care $100K/yr

[#23] Long-term therapy, rehabilitation and reintegration support for affected personnel (~$100k/yr).

Annual Ops Contingency $100K/yr

[#28] Miscellaneous operational contingency for small unplanned costs, overtime, travel and collaborations (~$100k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $95K/yr

[#6, #7, #12, #25] Sensor replacements and spare hardware (~$15k/yr), mission consumables/combustibles (~$50k/yr estimated ops tempo), PPE replacement/consumables (~$20k/yr), and waste/biohazard disposal (~$10k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr

[#3, #4, #5, #17] Ongoing maintenance of sealed parlor systems, HVAC/ventilation servicing, pneumatic door upkeep, perimeter/gate maintenance, and property taxes/utilities/insurance allocation (~$80k/yr).

Training Refreshers $30K/yr

[#21] Annual refreshers, drills and memetic-safety training (~$30k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#18] Vehicle operating costs, fuel, and routine transport logistics for missions (~$20k/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#16] Ongoing public affairs, legal cover maintenance, permits and neighbor mitigation (~$20k/yr).

Artifact Vault Maintenance $5K/yr

[#15] Climate control, cataloguing and limited upkeep of artifact vaults (~$5k/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled activations, routine maintenance, and no uncontrolled incidents.

scheduled_activations routine_replacements ongoing_research

🚨 Minor Incident $3.9M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$550K vs baseline

Small uncontrolled activation or mission with equipment demanifestation and a limited local exposure complaint requiring emergency response and replacements.

equipment_demanifestation limited_uncontrolled_activation local_complaint_or_minor_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $15.4M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or widespread harmful activation that requires large-scale remediation, legal settlements, relocation and accelerated containment upgrades.

widespread_activation multiple_personnel_casualties public_exposure_and_legal_action

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#8] Dedicated on-call MTF detachment for missions and emergency interventions (8 operatives; salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	4	[#9] Full-time scientific/memetics/occult specialists to study the anomaly (4 researchers; salaries included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer	1	[#10] Embedded physician/psychiatrist for onsite clinical services and long-term monitoring (1 FTE; costs included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low-confidence due to broad cost ranges in the source notes, uncertain operational tempo (activations per year), and unpredictable demanifestation behavior that drives replacement and emergency costs; optional R&D and escalation pathways add large tails to capital needs.

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