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SCP-1573 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-1573
Expected annual
$11.3M
One-time setup
$70.1M
Annual recurring
$10.5M
Personnel
36
Initial capital expenditures are dominated by construction of a secure containment wing and a forward operating/staging facility plus a contingency kinetic response plan; ongoing annual costs are driven by staff salaries, memetic R&D, containment operations and cover/legal/cover-up activities.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $70.1M
Containment Kinetic Scale Removal $50.0M
[#21] Contingency kinetic/scale-removal plan (minimum planning/logistics/damage mitigation estimate chosen: $50,000,000).
Facilities $12.9M
[#1, #11, #24] FOB/staging facility ($2,500,000), secure containment wing buildout ($10,000,000), and training/simulation facility setup ($400,000).
Equipment $3.7M
[#6, #8, #12, #13, #15, #16, #23, #25] Tactical vehicle purchases ($500,000), drone fleet ($400,000), robotic manipulators ($900,000), biohazard treatment equipment ($500,000), excavation/GPR equipment ($700,000), PPE suits ($20,000), transport/sample containers ($75,000), data-security servers & hardware ($600,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.5M
[#9, #14, #27] Memetics/antimemetic initial equipment ($750,000), diagnostic/research instrumentation (sequencers/MRI/EM etc., $2,500,000), replica statue & ritual study staging ($300,000).
Rotary Wing Purchase $0
[#7] Rotary wing purchase intentionally set to $0 (using recurring medevac contract instead); purchase option acknowledged but not procured in baseline.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#3, #4] Field personnel (24 × $55,000 = $1,320,000) and specialist research staff (12 × $120,000 = $1,440,000) = $2,760,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $1.4M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #15, #19, #23] Medevac contract ($700,000/yr), tactical vehicle operations/maintenance/fuel ($150,000/yr), drone ops ($80,000/yr), excavation ops ($100,000/yr), arrest/detention transport ($300,000/yr), sample/shipping logistics ($50,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr
[#5, #18, #20, #29] Local operatives/informant payments ($300,000/yr), legal/diplomatic & cover-up budget ($500,000/yr), covert community influence ($400,000/yr), containment/termination admin overhead ($100,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#9] Ongoing memetic/antimemetic R&D and countermeasures budget set at $1,200,000/yr (mid-low of provided range).
Supplies And Consumables $990K/yr
[#10, #14, #16, #26] Amnestic production ($400,000/yr), diagnostic consumables & service ($300,000/yr), PPE replacement/consumables ($40,000/yr), experimental/containment consumables ($250,000/yr).
Unexpected Incident Reserve $700K/yr
[#30] Budget reserve for kidnappings, mass amnestics, emergency relocation and escalation (chosen at $700,000/yr; within 10–25% guideline).
Containment Wing Operations $600K/yr
[#11] Annual maintenance and operations for the secure containment wing (chosen $600,000/yr; lower-bound of provided range).
Long Range Surveillance $300K/yr
[#22] Social media scraping, migration analysis, global watchlist monitoring ($300,000/yr).
Public Health Preparedness $300K/yr
[#28] Stockpiles, quarantine readiness, public-health contingency planning ($300,000/yr).
Psychological Care $250K/yr
[#17] Ongoing psychological care, debriefing and vetting for staff ($250,000/yr).
Biohazard Disposal Contracts $200K/yr
[#13] Contracted hazardous waste removal and disposal ($200,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#2] Long-term site lease/cover property costs estimated at $150,000/yr (midrange of provided estimate).
Data Security Upkeep $150K/yr
[#25] Upkeep of air-gapped archives, blacksite servers and memetic containment infrastructure ($150,000/yr).
Robotic Manipulator Maintenance $100K/yr
[#12] Annual maintenance/service for remote handling and robotic manipulators ($100,000/yr).
Training Ops $100K/yr
[#24] Ongoing training & simulation operations, drills, actor/staging costs ($100,000/yr).
Replica Ops $50K/yr
[#27] Operations and staging for replica statue/ritual experiments ($50,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady-state monitoring, intercepts, R&D and routine containment operations.
routine interceptions scheduled R&D and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $11.5M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized containment breach or exposure event requiring expanded amnestic operations, additional medical care, and targeted local cover-ups.
small breach witness exposure requiring mass amnesticization
🚨 Major Breach $15.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or multiple SCP-1573-1 migrations requiring large-scale off-site containment, medevac operations, and emergency relocation of assets.
multi-subject escape loss of FOB or containment cell
🚨 Political Exposure $35.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
High-profile political/diplomatic exposure or decision to execute contingency kinetic/scale-removal measures leading to major one-off expenditures and international costs.
governmental discovery authorization of large-scale kinetic action
👥 Personnel 36 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#3] Two rotating 12-person teams (24 total) to provide 24/7 coverage; salary assumptions used in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Specialist 12 [#4] Core specialist research staff (xenobiologists, memetics researchers, anthropologists, engineers, amnestics technicians) estimated at 12 FTEs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from analyst-provided ranges; many items (memetic behavior, breach frequency, political response) are uncertain and ranges are wide, producing medium confidence.
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