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SCP-1888 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-1888
Expected annual
$36.7M
One-time setup
$361.0M
Annual recurring
$35.8M
Personnel
150
Initial capital outlay is large due to fortified site construction, perimeter defenses, automated turrets, aviation assets, and specialized lab/robotics; a conditional soil-remediation reserve dominates one-time contingency costs. Recurring costs (personnel, aircraft ops, turret/equipment maintenance, lab operations and monitoring) run in the tens of millions per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $361.0M
Facilities $120.6M
[#1, #2, #5, #14] Primary site construction, hardened buildings/decon suites, perimeter gateways and fence foundations, helipad/runway improvements and on-site clinic setup.
Soil Remediation Contingency $120.0M
[#21] Contingency budget for large-scale topsoil removal/replacement and earthworks if SCP-1888-2 contaminates significant area.
Equipment $57.1M
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #11, #15, #17, #18, #19] Automated sentry turrets, power-generation hardware, aircraft purchase, heavy earth-moving equipment, high-capacity incinerators, robotics/manipulators, initial PPE stock, environmental monitoring systems, rapid-response vehicles, and comms/C2 hardware.
Containment Reserve $30.0M
[#27] Containment escalation reserve / emergency fund for unanticipated incidents or political fallout.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $25.0M
[#10] BSL-4 / chemical/biological-capable research and sample-handling laboratory buildout, cold storage, and isolation chambers.
Proprietary Sensor R&D $6.0M
[#23] One-time program funding for non-visual sensing R&D (design, prototyping).
It Records Systems $1.2M
[#26] Secure air-gapped backups, cover-story databases, and initial OPSEC/expungement infrastructure.
Demolition Planning And Munitions $500K
[#25] Emergency demolition planning, restricted munitions stock, and specialized demolition materials.
Ppe Initial $350K
[#15] Initial procurement of Level A suits, SCBA, disposable suits, and hazardous-waste drums.
Napalm Stockpile $220K
[#6] Initial napalm/jellied-fuel stockpile and secure handling/storage infrastructure.
Ground Salts Stockpile $30K
[#7] Initial bulk salts purchase and storage equipment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $35.8M/yr
Staff Wages $17.0M/yr
[#12] Continuous 24/7 staffing with rotation, hazard pay, remote-site premiums and specialist salaries (security, scientists, medics, pilots, engineers, logistics).
Logistics And Transport $6.5M/yr
[#5, #8, #13, #18] Aircraft operations & maintenance, heavy-equipment ops, staff rotational transport/quarantine logistics, and rapid-response vehicle ops.
Research And Monitoring $5.1M/yr
[#10, #11, #17, #23] BSL-4 lab operating costs, robotics/system certification and testing, environmental monitoring analysts/UAV ops, and ongoing sensor R&D follow-up.
Turret Maintenance $2.6M/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance, software patches, spare parts and hardening for automated sentry turrets (~10%/yr of turret capital).
Facilities Maintenance $700K/yr
[#4, #19] Generator/fuel maintenance and basic comms/C2 system upkeep and facility maintenance.
Medical Staffing $700K/yr
[#14] On-site medical staff, specialist neurologists/psychiatrists, exposure monitoring and medevac readiness.
Contaminated Waste Handling $550K/yr
[#16] Hazardous-waste contracts, ash processing, transport and secure destruction of contaminated material.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#20] Ongoing diplomatic liaison, payments, compensation, and cover-story maintenance.
Psychological Care $500K/yr
[#22] Routine psychiatric care, cognitive screening, and long-term monitoring for exposed staff.
Training And Simulations $500K/yr
[#24] Annual SOP development, red-team simulations, live-fire and CBRN drills, and specialized non-observation protocol training.
Supplies And Consumables $465K/yr
[#6, #7, #15] Napalm replenishment, ground salts replenishment, PPE replacements, disinfectants and consumables.
It Maintenance $350K/yr
[#26] Ongoing IT, records maintenance, backup rotation and OPSEC support.
Incinerator Ops $250K/yr
[#9] Fuel and operations costs for on-site incinerators and hazardous-waste thermal processing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $35.8M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance and personnel rotations only.
routine_operations no_breach_events
🚨 Minor Incident $37.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized breach or an instance of SCP-1888-2 reaching topsoil on a small patch requiring targeted remediation, increased incineration, and extra field deployments.
localized_soil_contamination small_field_breach extra_remediation_ops
🚨 Major Breach $115.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$80.0M vs baseline
Significant containment escalation (e.g., subterranean chamber event, large expansion of infected area) requiring mass remediation, reserve drawdown, evacuation/compensation, and potential political payments.
excavation_event widespread_soil_contamination major_political_exposure
👥 Personnel 150 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 [#12] On-site armed security and rapid-response personnel for perimeter, patrols and incident response.
Research Scientist 20 [#10, #23, #12] Lab scientists and R&D staff for BSL-4 work and non-visual sensor development.
Engineer / Maintenance 15 [#3, #4, #11, #12] Site engineers for generators, turrets, robotics, vehicles and facility maintenance.
Medical Officer 5 [#14, #12] Clinical staff, medevac coordination and occupational health monitoring.
Pilot / Aviation Crew 6 [#5, #12] Pilots and aviation maintenance crew for rotorcraft and air operations.
Administrative Staff 6 [#12, #26] Site admin, HR, finance, and cover-story administration.
Logistics & Supply 10 [#8, #13, #12] Materials handling, heavy-equipment operators, fuel and stockpile logistics.
Site Director / Executive Staff 3 [#12] Command-level staff and liaison for containment decisions and authorization.
Technician (lab & robotic) 10 [#10, #11, #12] Lab technicians, robotic operators and system maintainers for non-visual systems.
Field Rapid Response Team Members 15 [#18, #12] Field teams for retrieval, incineration, and emergency suppression.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed component estimates enabling a mid-range budget, but large uncertainties remain around perimeter scaling (turret/fence multipliers), soil-remediation scope (orders-of-magnitude variation), and success of non-visual monitoring R&D. Contingency line items (soil remediation reserve, escalation reserve) dominate uncertainty.
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