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SCP-1286 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-1286
Expected annual
$3.9M
One-time setup
$9.9M
Annual recurring
$3.8M
Personnel
24
Initial capital outlay for secure urban containment is approximately $9.9M driven primarily by property acquisition, reinforced vault construction and contingency reserves; ongoing annual operations are roughly $3.8M driven by staff wages, memetic research, ERT readiness and legal/cover-story costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.9M
Facilities $6.9M
[#1, #2, #3, #19] Property acquisition/purchase option, façade/interior covert retrofit, reinforced/blast-resistant vault construction, and HVAC/ventilation isolation installation (structural and physical works).
Contingency Reserve Initial $1.0M
[#14] Initial contingency / incident / insurance reserve to cover collateral damage, temporary relocation, legal settlements or emergency demolition.
Equipment $520K
[#4, #5, #8, #9, #17, #21, #23, #24] Access-control/mantrap hardware, secure audio/video and hardened comms install, non-lethal outfitting, weapons/armory outfitting and certification equipment, data-security hardware, uniform/outfitting, feed-safety engineering and records/archival hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#6] Initial memetic research/filter-development program (1–3 year initial program, instrumentation and lab buildout specific to memetic R&D).
Lease Deposit And Covert Payments $500K
[#1] Upfront deposit, covert payments and buyout-like costs when using long-term lease/control instead of property purchase.
Evidence Suppression Pool $200K
[#22] Initial witness-payment / evidence-suppression pool for immediate use following discovery incidents.
Legal Setup $150K
[#15] One-time legal setup, retainers and cover-up/liaison establishment costs.
Disinfo Pr Launch $125K
[#16] One-time disinformation / public-relations launch and initial campaign costs to establish the cover story.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#7, #10, #11] On-site security guards (10 FTE), lead psychoanalyst + backup(s), and site operations staff (site director, technicians, admin) wages including benefits and NYC labor loading.
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#15, #16, #22] Annual legal retainers / liaison, PR/disinformation campaign ongoing costs, and replenishment for witness-management / NDAs / relocations.
Facilities Maintenance $497K/yr
[#1, #4, #5, #17, #19, #20, #9, #23, #24] Recurring lease (if applicable), access-control maintenance, AV storage/maintenance, data-security maintenance, HVAC maintenance, utilities/elevator/other facility operating costs, armory upkeep and feed-safety audits, records maintenance.
Contingency Overhead Reserve $495K/yr
[#25] Miscellaneous ongoing overhead / escalation reserve (set at 15% of annual operating subtotal to cover overtime, inflation, emergency procurement and scale-ups).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#6, #18] Ongoing memetic research budget and controlled testing program expenses (subject recruitment, medical monitoring, safeguards).
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#13] Emergency Response Team operational costs including vehicle purchase/maintenance, rapid-transit allowances, staging and readiness.
Supplies And Consumables $146K/yr
[#8, #12, #21] Non-lethal agent replenishment and training supplies, ongoing mental-health monitoring/counseling programs, and uniform maintenance/laundering and replacement.
Contingency Replenishment Rate $100K/yr
[#14] Annual replenishment target for the contingency/incident reserve as funds are used.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations under lease-based control, standard maintenance, research and staffing; no major incidents or purchases.
routine operations scheduled testing and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or memetic spread event requiring overtime, additional ERT deployments, short-term relocation, increased evidence suppression and PR activity.
local breach/compulsive gathering small-scale property damage or legal claim
🚨 Major Breach $6.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or serious incident (large public exposure, structural damage or mass-casualty scare) requiring heavy contingency spending, emergency demolition/repairs and major legal settlements.
large-scale breach widespread public exposure structural damage
🚨 Asset Purchase $9.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.7M vs baseline
Foundation opts to purchase the venue outright in a given year rather than continue leasing (one-time capital acquisition event).
strategic purchase decision opportunity to remove lease risk
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#7] Armed guards posted at entrance (coverage for shifts/backups; concealed-carry and certifications included in wages).
Psychoanalyst 2 [#10] Lead site psychoanalyst (Dr. Sanders) plus at least one trained backup/on-call specialist.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#11] Site director responsible for day-to-day operations, liaison and executive oversight.
Site Operations Technician 3 [#11] Technical staff for badge control, camera monitoring, facility systems and access logs.
Administrative Staff 1 [#11] Administrative support for scheduling, records and HR-related tasks.
Emergency Response Team (ERT) Member 3 [#13] Dedicated rapid-response team members (2–4 persons, vehicle & staging included in recurring logistics).
Research Scientist 2 [#6, #18] Memetic research staff responsible for filter development, testing and analysis (covered by research budgets).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#19] Facilities/engineer responsible for HVAC, vault systems and routine maintenance.
Medical Officer / Mental Health Monitor 1 [#12] Medical/mental-health staff performing evaluations, counseling and rotation monitoring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from analyst ranges and NYC/Chelsea cost assumptions; memetic uncertainties, optional purchase vs lease decisions, and variable incident frequency create moderate uncertainty.
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