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SCP-1968 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-1968
Expected annual
$6.3M
One-time setup
$51.1M
Annual recurring
$6.0M
Personnel
48
One-time capital costs for deep-shaft construction and major contingencies are the primary drivers (~$51M one-time), with recurring staffing, research, security, and utilities driving annual costs (~$6.0M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $51.1M
Facilities $23.5M
[#1, #27] Deep underground bunker excavation and reinforced chamber build (#1) plus above-ground cover facility build-out for plausible facade (#27).
Reconstruction Contingency $15.0M
[#24] Contingency reserve for incident remediation, full re-containment and reconstruction in the event of shaft destruction or major incursion.
Equipment $5.1M
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #8, #9, #11, #12, #17, #18, #19, #21, #22, #23] Elevator and interlocks (#2), shaft self-destruct hardware (#3), containment rig (#4), remote robotics suites (#6), power feed/transformers installation component (#8), secure communications hardware (#9), initial security equipment (#11), ERT initial equipment amortized (#12), geotechnical sensor installs (#17), radiation/neutron shielding materials (#18), HVAC installation (#19), transport & emplacement crate/escort prep (#21), initial redundant data/archive hardware (#22), initial spare parts/stockpile (#23).
Escalation Reserve $5.0M
[#29] Flexible reserve for rapid scale-up in the event experiments show escalation / contagious vectors.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#5, #7] Multi-modal sensor suite (#5) and optical/analytic research equipment / non-invasive instruments (#7) initial buildout.
Cover Legal Setup $1.0M
[#20] One-time legal/cover setup, shell-company formation and clandestine acquisition protocols.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.0M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#10, #12, #13, #14, #25] Salaries, benefits and hazard pay for on-site armed security staff and supervisors (#10), ERT personnel salary components (#12), medical/psychiatric staff (#13), HR/clearance/rotation overhead (#14), and archival/legal staff salaries (#25).
Research And Monitoring $1.7M/yr
[#15, #16, #18, #22] Multi-year scientific research program and PI/postdoc support (#15), containment audits/red-team testing and external reviews (#16), recurring radiation/neutron monitoring and calibration (#18), and off-site archive/data preservation recurring costs (#22).
Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr
[#20, #27] Recurring cover maintenance, legal retainer, PR contingency, and above-ground plausible-facility operations (#20, #27).
Program Management Overhead $400K/yr
[#30] Project management, accounting, procurement oversight and administrative overhead for the containment program.
Supplies And Consumables $335K/yr
[#11, #13, #23] Consumable security supplies and replacement equipment (#11), medical/amnestic supplies and per-incident consumables (#13), and spare parts/replenishment of stockpile (#23).
Ert Training And Readiness $250K/yr
[#12] Emergency Response Team specialized training, simulators, breaching gear and readiness drills (#12).
Facilities Maintenance $180K/yr
[#17, #19] Ongoing geotechnical monitoring and maintenance (#17) and HVAC/ventilation maintenance and operations (#19).
Energy And Utility Overhead $150K/yr
[#8, #26] Fuel, generator cycling, continuous power costs and utility overhead for continuous operations (#8, #26).
Oversight And Compliance $75K/yr
[#28] Containment policy, ethical oversight, compliance committee administration and reviews.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#21] Ongoing secure transport readiness, escort, and small-item logistics for the facility and artifact transfers.
Data Storage And It Maintenance $30K/yr
[#9, #22] Recurring secure storage, air-gapped archive maintenance and IT upkeep for logging and backups (#9, #22).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.0M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; contains routine operations, research, maintenance, and staffing.
no breaches routine research and maintenance normal staff turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $6.5M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized breach or activation requiring ERT response, medical amnestics, limited repairs and legal/PR activity.
small-scale incursion/activation ERT deployment targeted repairs and amnestic administration
🚨 Major Breach $11.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or animated activation causing casualties, larger reconstruction needs, extended legal consequences and escalated research effort.
major incursion structural damage to containment public exposure or large remediation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $36.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Full shaft destruction or authorized self-destruct leading to program-level reconstruction, large environmental remediation and possible global escalations.
authorized/unauthorized shaft detonation total loss of containment infrastructure major environmental remediation
👥 Personnel 48 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 12 on-shift armed guards plus additional security personnel; primary armed containment force. (Maps to #10)
Security Supervisor / Site Supervisor 3 Shift supervisors and senior security leadership. (Maps to #10)
Research Scientist 6 PI, postdocs and research techs supporting the scientific program. (Maps to #15 and #7)
Engineer / Maintenance 4 Facility engineers for shaft, HVAC, power and robotics maintenance. (Maps to #8, #19, #6)
Medical Officer / Psychiatric Staff 3 On-site medical and psychiatric staff to manage amnestics and long-term care. (Maps to #13)
Emergency Response Team (ERT) 8 Specialized rapid-response team trained for subterranean breaches and recovery. (Maps to #12)
Administrative Staff / HR / Clearance 4 HR, clearance management and personnel rotation administration. (Maps to #14, #30)
Data & Archives Staff 2 Maintain immutable off-site archives and handle redundancy protocols. (Maps to #22, #25)
Program Management / Accounting 3 Program office staff for procurement, accounting and continuity. (Maps to #30)
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges and drivers (shaft excavation, robotics, staffing), enabling moderate confidence. Large uncertainties remain in geology-dependent construction costs, the anomalous behavior of the object, and low-probability high-cost contingencies which reduce overall confidence.
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