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SCP-5697 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5697
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$3.6M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
10.2
Initial one-time setup and contingency reserves drive capital costs, dominated by emergency relocation reserve and R&D/replica lab construction. Annual operating costs are driven by staff wages (night monitoring, researchers, MRT) plus ongoing R&D, legal/cover maintenance, and monitoring infrastructure.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.6M
Emergency Escalation Reserve $2.0M
[#28] Emergency escalation / relocation reserve ($2,000,000 one-time reserved).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $800K
[#16, #24] Onsite sample cold storage and lab startup equipment ($50,000) and containment-research program dedicated lab/replica setup ($750,000).
Facilities $470K
[#1, #2] Purchase of Warehouse N-13 ($350,000) and renovation/hardening into secure monitoring station ($120,000).
Equipment $300K
[#3, #5, #7, #11, #13, #18] Backup generator ($20,000), CCTV interception & tamper-resistant sensor installation ($40,000), onsite server/storage and backup systems ($40,000), MRT initial kit and equipment ($60,000), vehicles purchase/outfitting ($120,000), initial communications security hardware ($20,000).
Legal And Cover Setup $25K
[#19] Legal, cover story, shell company setup and initial local liaison ($25,000 one-time).
Initial Training Programs $20K
[#25] Initial training programs ($20,000 one-time).
Public Relations Reserve $10K
[#26] Public relations / contingency cover immediate-response reserve ($10,000 one-time).
Initial Ppe Kit $5K
[#23] Initial PPE kit ($5,000 one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $940K/yr
[#9, #10, #12] Nighttime stationary task force staffing ($200,000/year), daytime research/analyst staffing ($420,000/year), Mobile Response Team salaries/training/readiness ($320,000/year).
Research And Monitoring $260K/yr
[#15, #24] Laboratory analyses of samples (~$60,000/year) and ongoing containment-research program budget (~$200,000/year).
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#20, #26] Recurring legal & local liaison / cover maintenance (~$36,000/year) and public relations / contingency cover payments (~$24,000/year).
Infrastructure Contingency $25K/yr
[#30] Contingency for unexpected anomalous effects on infrastructure (~$25,000/year baseline).
Amnestic And Memetic Response $20K/yr
[#21] Amnestic procedures & memetic-containment operations (~$20,000/year baseline).
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#23, #27] Recurring consumables/PPE/food-handling supplies (~$6,000/year) and miscellaneous office overhead/administrative expenses (~$12,000/year).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#13] Vehicles recurring upkeep (fuel/maintenance) (~$12,000/year).
Data Archiving $10K/yr
[#8, #29] Data archiving and cloud/offsite backup (~$5,000/year) and long-term records retention and review (~$5,000/year).
Medical And Forensic $10K/yr
[#22] Medical, forensic and mortuary contingencies (~$10,000/year baseline).
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#25] Recurring refresher drills and certification (~$10,000/year).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Generator fuel and annual maintenance (~$6,000/year).
Sample Acquisition And Chain Of Custody $6K/yr
[#14] Monthly sample acquisition & chain-of-custody processing (~$6,000/year).
It And Connectivity $5K/yr
[#6, #18] Ongoing network connectivity and bandwidth (~$2,400/year) plus recurring communications security/IT support/licenses (~$3,000/year).
Transcription And Data Processing $5K/yr
[#17] Transcription, timestamping and data processing (~$5,000/year).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal operating year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, sampling, research and task force readiness.
no_major_incidents regular_brando_event_rate normal_research_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
18.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized incident (equipment tampering, small public exposure, or cluster of BRANDO-Events) requiring extra amnestics, PR, limited repairs and overtime.
increased_brando_events limited_public_exposure equipment_tampering
🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant exposure or escalation (mass witness events, infrastructure damage, or sustained hostile manifestations) requiring relocation, large-scale containment response, major legal/PR resolution and intensive remediation.
mass_witness_event large_public_exposure infrastructure_damage
👥 Personnel 10.2 total
Role Count Notes
Surveillance Operator / On-site Technician 3.2 Nighttime stationary task force coverage (equivalent ~3.2 FTEs) per note #9.
Research Scientist 2 Daytime research staffing: 2researchers (note #10).
Laboratory Technician 1 Daytime technician role supporting analyses (note #10).
Mobile Response Team / Security Operator 4 4-person MRT on-call (note #12).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item market estimates are specific and internally consistent, but the object's anomalous behaviour (frequency/severity of BRANDO-Events, scaling risk) is uncertain; contingency sizing and incident probabilities are judgment calls.
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