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SCP-1788 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-1788
Expected annual
$94.7M
One-time setup
$343.6M
Annual recurring
$94.0M
Personnel
131
Immediate one-time capital requirements are dominated by hardened cell construction, screening hardware, and initial research/infrastructure (~$344M total one-time due largely to contingency reserves). Recurring annual costs are driven by security/MTF staffing, covert screening and political influence/cover operations, producing a baseline annual budget ~ $94M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $343.6M
Large Scale Failure Contingency $200.0M
[#26] One-time emergency supplement for mass containment failure, global rapid-deployment, large-scale terminations and suppression.
Contingency Reserve $125.0M
[#20] One-time black-budget contingency reserve for diplomatic/legal buy-offs and major covert interventions.
Facilities $8.6M
[#1, #2] Construction and hardening of seven reinforced humanoid containment cells and initial facility-wide life-support/HVAC/biofiltration installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.7M
[#15, #16, #17, #28, #30] Research lab buildout for genomics/histology, purchase of dedicated imaging (MRI/PET) for non-cooperative subjects, behavioral research equipment, initial specimen cryostorage, and seed funding for field/origin investigation projects.
Equipment $4.4M
[#7, #12, #14] Purchase of mobile radiography units (pilot fleet), armored/cover transport assets initial buys, and one-time secure IT/hardened server hardware.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $94.0M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $63.0M/yr
[#10, #11, #22, #23, #24, #25, #27, #29] Embedded intelligence/political influence programs, information suppression/legal retainers, maintenance of cover identities and shell organizations, local law-enforcement liaison/bribery contingencies, site indemnity and litigation defense, opportunity-cost diversion of other programs, classified procurement overhead, and small humanitarian/cover payments.
Research And Monitoring $14.9M/yr
[#8, #9, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #30] Covert mass-roentgen screening operations and analysis, radiology follow-up/confirmatory imaging, ongoing genomics/sequencing and proteomics consumables, leased imaging access, behavioral research program, offspring monitoring and public-health cover program operational costs and recurring field investigations.
Staff Wages $12.6M/yr
[#3, #5, #8, #17] Salaries and operational readiness for 24/7 security staffing for containment area, dedicated MTF maintenance & ops, embedded screening staff costs, and research staff salaries.
Logistics And Transport $1.1M/yr
[#6, #12] Per-operation termination/extraction budgets (multiple ops per year) and recurring maintenance/charter/fuel costs for secure transport assets.
Supplies And Consumables $950K/yr
[#4, #13] Medical care consumables (feeding, pharmaceuticals, PPE, decontamination) and annual forensic/biohazard disposal costs.
Staff Training Psych Care $600K/yr
[#21] Recurring costs for staff training, rotation programs, trauma counseling and long-term psychological care to mitigate burnout and disclosure risk.
It Operations $500K/yr
[#14] Ongoing secure IT operations, encrypted archives, air-gapped backups, and persistent OPSEC/red-team activities.
Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr
[#2] Ongoing maintenance, filter replacement, HVAC/chiller upkeep and generator/UPS servicing for containment and life-support systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $94.0M/yr
91.8% probability / year
Uneventful year: ongoing containment, routine screening, and normal operational tempo with no major exposures or large-scale incidents.
no_major_breach routine_screening_ops stable_containment
🚨 Minor Incident $97.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Isolated discovery or small public exposure requiring several termination/extraction operations, elevated legal/PR response, and additional follow-up investigations.
isolated_discovery localized_public_exposure 3_ops_response
🚨 Major Breach $344.0M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$250.0M vs baseline
Large-scale containment failure or high-profile exposure requiring emergency global operations, mass terminations, and major diplomatic/black-budget expenditures.
widespread_proliferation high_profile_media_exposure multi-region_incidents
👥 Personnel 131 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 42 [#3] Estimated 6 FTE guards per cell to cover shifts/backup for seven cells.
Security Supervisor 7 [#3] Cell-level supervisors and shift leads.
MTF Agent 30 [#5] Dedicated MTF Tau-4 operators and support staff for high-readiness termination/extraction.
Research Scientist 10 [#15, #17, #30] Genomics, behavioral, physiology and origin-investigation scientists on staff.
Radiologist / Radiographer 20 [#8, #9] Staff for mass-roentgen screening program, image reading and embedded analysis.
Medical Officer 5 [#4] Doctors/nurses providing specialized medical care and daily upkeep for seven instances.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#2, #12] HVAC, biofiltration, generator and facility maintenance personnel and transport/asset maintenance.
Administrative Staff 10 [#11, #22, #27] Administrative, procurement, legal liaison, and cover-program administrators.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3, #24] Site-level executive oversight and liaison to Foundation command.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have wide ranges and politically sensitive/contingent costs (e.g., embedded influence, contingency reserves) that are inherently uncertain; physical containment and staffing estimates are better-defined but overall program cost retains significant uncertainty.
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