SCP-1275
Keter
~
medium confidence
SCP-1275
Expected annual
$24.1M
One-time setup
$132.8M
Annual recurring
$23.5M
Personnel
70
Upfront capital and construction are large (≈$133M) driven by heavy civil engineering (1500 kPa chamber), precision tungsten fabrication, and large contingency/reserve funds. Annual operating costs are dominated by personnel, continuous high-temperature energy, and redundant power/aircraft readiness (~$23.5M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $132.8M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $23.5M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$23.5M/yr
Normal, uneventful year with regular maintenance, staffing, routine training, and no containment breaches.
steady_operations
scheduled_maintenance
routine_training
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Minor Incident
$25.0M/yr
Localized emergence or small-scale disgorging event requiring extra aircraft sorties, net replacement, medical treatment, and limited repairs.
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single_net_use
repair_and_replacement
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Major Breach
$48.5M/yr
Full containment breach or large disgorging event requiring rapid replacement of lattice/cube sections, major refractory repairs, extensive aircraft and MTF operations, and drawdown of contingency reserves.
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hostile_retrieval_attempt
large_structural_damage
Personnel
70 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 30 | [#13, #10] Primary on-site security and recontainment teams; includes remote station security staffing. |
| Research Scientist | 10 | [#13, #15] Head researcher and lab team managing experiments, Salzmann device operation, and analysis. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 8 | [#3, #4, #7, #16] Furnace, structural, power, and environmental systems maintenance staff. |
| Operations / Technicians | 10 | [#10, #11, #14] Monitoring station technicians, sensor operators, and data-acquisition operators. |
| Pilot / Aircrew | 4 | [#8] Pilots and aircrew for capture-net delivery and patrols (leasing/purchase ops). |
| Medical Officer | 2 | [#17] On-site emergency medical and decontamination personnel. |
| Logistics / Supply | 2 | [#19, #20] Resupply, vehicle operations, and basecamp logistics staff. |
| Administrative Staff | 3 | [#21, #13] Admin, legal liaison, and support for cover operations and personnel management. |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 1 | [#13] Site director and senior oversight personnel. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories enabling mid-range estimates, but the anomalous nature of SCP-1275 (Keter) and large contingency/reserve items introduce significant uncertainty in scenario frequency and scale.