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SCP-1547 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-1547
Expected annual
$13.1M
One-time setup
$10.7M
Annual recurring
$12.9M
Personnel
62
One-time capital outlays (~$10.65M) for regional facilities, equipment, and seed contingency are the primary upfront costs; recurring annual operations dominate long-term expense (≈$12.87M/yr) driven by MTF staffing, medical/research staffing, intelligence/HUMINT, and psychological/amnestic programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.7M
Facilities $4.5M
[#7, #8] Permanent regional holding/containment/research facility construction and fit-out (combined estimates from notes #7 and #8).
Equipment $3.0M
[#9, #10, #11, #13, #24, #25] Initial procurement of surveillance/detection systems, weapon/ordnance stockpile provisioning, purchase of transport assets (boats/helicopters/ATVs), communications setup, IT setup, and initial PPE/sensor stockpile.
Contingency Seed Fund $2.0M
[#28] Seed contingency / catastrophe insurance reserve (one-time seed portion).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#19] Capital equipment and laboratory fit-out for forensic/neurochemical and displacement mechanics research.
Training Program Initial $500K
[#14] Initial delivery and setup of Reger Anti-Compulsion training program (instructors, simulation equipment, initial cohort).
Weyl Screening Setup $200K
[#15] Development and initial administration/database setup for Weyl-scale screening program.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.9M/yr
Staff Wages $7.4M/yr
[#1, #6, #8, #14, #19, #27] Salaries/benefits/hazard pay for MTF Sigma-08 roster and rotational operators (#1), retained regional medical staffing (#6), facility staffing (#8), trainers/instructors contribution (#14), research staff (#19), plus hazard/retention incentives (#27).
Psychological Care $750K/yr
[#16] Long-term counseling, inpatient/outpatient psychiatric care, rehabilitation for 1547-Ψ survivors.
Research And Monitoring $700K/yr
[#19, #9] Ongoing forensic/neuroscience research budgets, field testing, data analysis, and monitoring operations tied to scientific study of SCP-1547.
Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr
[#21, #22] Annual media management/cover stories/compensation and legal/diplomatic liaison budgets.
Contingency Replenish $500K/yr
[#28] Annual replenishment/contributions to contingency reserve to restore seed levels after usage.
Intelligence And Humint $400K/yr
[#20] Field anthropologists, informant networks, travel monitoring and HUMINT operations.
Administrative Overhead $400K/yr
[#35] Program management, procurement, logistics coordinators and administrative staffing/overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#8, #9] Annual maintenance, utilities and upkeep for regional facilities and deployed sensor arrays/remote sites.
Supplies And Consumables $250K/yr
[#5, #25] Amnestic production/admin (Class-B/C doses) and consumable replenishment (PPE, batteries, sensor consumables).
Local Security Retainer $200K/yr
[#3] Yearly retainer/hiring of vetted local security contractors for perimeter and cordon control.
Logistics And Transport $170K/yr
[#2, #11, #23, #10] Annual expected per-deployment costs (charters, per-diem), recurring chartering/transport expenses, secure transport/custody operations, and per-deployment ordnance/consumables usage.
Exercises And Drills $150K/yr
[#26] Regular field exercises, tabletop simulations, and drills.
Training Program $100K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher courses and ongoing Reger Anti-Compulsion training delivery costs.
It Maintenance $100K/yr
[#24] Secure IT, server maintenance, cloud fees, and data analysis platform costs.
Stockpile Replenishment $100K/yr
[#25] Annual replenishment of PPE, batteries, special ammunition and spare parts.
Mass Sedation Capability $100K/yr
[#29] Maintenance and readiness of mass-sedation delivery systems and medical monitoring capacity.
Public Health Monitoring $100K/yr
[#34] Post-event epidemiology and long-term public health monitoring for exposed populations.
Cultural Mitigation $75K/yr
[#30] Ongoing liaison, cultural mitigation programs and community engagement to reduce friction.
Evacuation And Sheltering $50K/yr
[#4] Evacuation logistics, temporary sheltering and short-term housing/compensation per year.
Weyl Screening Ongoing $50K/yr
[#15] Ongoing testing of new recruits and periodic re-screening costs.
Mortuary And Autopsy $50K/yr
[#17] Autopsy, mortuary handling and biohazard disposal costs for fatalities.
Site Cleanup $50K/yr
[#18] Site remediation (ritual structures, ash, ordnance damage) and ecological restoration per year.
Artifact Neutralization $50K/yr
[#31] Secure destruction/neutralization of anomalous ritual artifacts and incineration costs.
Vetting Program $50K/yr
[#33] Recruitment vetting, background checks, and annual vetting program costs for contractors/local hires.
Communications $40K/yr
[#13] Recurring satcom/data fees, encrypted radio plans and mesh network operating costs.
Power And Fuel $30K/yr
[#12] Generators, fuel and power provision for night operations and field labs.
Temporary Detention Rental $25K/yr
[#7] Rental/use of portable holding modules and short-term secure holding per events.
Decontamination $25K/yr
[#32] Decon and hazardous-waste handling after use of incendiaries/chemicals per event.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.9M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional deployments, and no major incidents.
minor_manifestations regular_deployments routine_research_and_training
🚨 Minor Incident $13.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized manifestation requiring several deployments, evacuations, amnestic use, and site cleanup.
small-to-moderate_manifestation multiple_short_deployments increased_amnestic_and_medical_use
🚨 Major Breach $17.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large manifestation (hundreds affected) requiring mass detainment, large amnestic deployment, heavy logistics, and contingency spending.
large_scale_manifestation mass_evacuations extensive_research_and_remediation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $22.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Severe exposure and international incident requiring emergency ordnance/containment, major environmental remediation, large legal/diplomatic response and large contingency draw.
public_exposure mass_casualties international_diplomatic_crisis
👥 Personnel 62 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 35 [#1, #27] MTF Sigma-08 operational roster (30–40 personnel) including hazard pay/retention incentives.
Research Scientist 6 [#19, #8] Forensic/neurochemical and displacement mechanics research staff assigned to regional facility.
Medical Officer 6 [#6, #16] Retained regional EMTs/paramedics and psychiatric staff for field and long-term survivor care.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#11, #12, #9] Vehicle/helicopter/boat maintenance, generator and sensor maintenance.
Intelligence / HUMINT Agent 3 [#20] Field anthropologists and local informant management staff.
IT / Data Analyst 3 [#24, #19] Secure server administration, data feeds, and modeling/analysis support.
Training Instructor 2 [#14, #26] Reger Anti-Compulsion training instructors and exercise designers.
Administrative Staff 4 [#35, #21, #22] Program managers, procurement officers, legal/liaison support and accounting.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#8, #35] Senior oversight for regional containment program.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed itemized ranges enabling reasoned mid-point estimates, but frequency of manifestations, per-deployment counts, and long-term needs (contingency draw size, facility sizing) are uncertain, yielding moderate confidence.
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