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SCP-2004 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2004
Expected annual
$15.0M
One-time setup
$20.0M
Annual recurring
$14.5M
Personnel
32
Estimated up-front capital of roughly $19.98M driven by secure vault construction, research instrumentation, cybersecurity and an insurance reserve; recurring costs are roughly $14.50M/yr driven primarily by staff wages, an R&D program, an incident-response fund and secure detention costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $20.0M
Insurance Reserve One Time $6.0M
[#29] One-time establishment of internal catastrophic-loss reserve (initial funding).
Facilities $5.8M
[#1, #4] Reinforced containment vault, Faraday/EM isolation, concrete/shielding, HVAC/power installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.1M
[#11, #24] Capital buildout and purchase of advanced analytical instruments (mass spec, TEM/SEM, cryo-EM) and secure translation/archive facility initial setup.
Equipment $2.8M
[#2, #3, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16] Robotic manipulators purchase, specialized storage pods, initial cybersecurity hardening hardware, secure comms hardware, passive viewing filters, memetic-safe surveillance and containment-mitigation hardware.
Legal And Cover Setup $600K
[#25] Initial legal work, cover-story establishment, interagency coordination set-up costs.
Training Program Initial $275K
[#20] Initial development of Containment Procedure-2004 curriculum, simulations and certification systems.
Amnestic Initial Stockpile $200K
[#9] Initial Class-A amnestic stockpile and secure storage systems.
Device Destruction Operation $112K
[#32] One-off cost estimate for deliberate destruction/inerting of a single device per approved operation.
Ppe Initial $70K
[#21] Initial purchase of insulating suits, gloves and decontamination rig kit.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.5M/yr
Staff Wages $4.1M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #30] Core payroll for security (guards/MTF), Level-4 supervisors/incident cadre, memetics/antimemetics specialists and neuroscientists, medical staff, plus hazard pay uplift.
Research And Monitoring $3.1M/yr
[#10, #11, #24] Ongoing R&D program (treatment/cure studies), operating costs for analytical equipment and secure translation work personnel/time.
Incident Response Fund $2.0M/yr
[#17] Annual allocation to maintain rapid-response reserve for replacement equipment, repairs and emergency hires following incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $1.5M/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #13, #14, #15, #16, #23, #34] Ongoing equipment maintenance, storage/calibration, HVAC/fuel/UPS operations, secure comms/filters/surveillance/containment system testing and routine repair/replacement and site utilities/fees.
Secure Detention $1.1M/yr
[#18] Ongoing secure detention costs for retained SCP-2004-1 individuals (estimated for ~5 individuals at $150k–$300k/yr each).
Cover Story And Legal $762K/yr
[#25, #27, #31, #33] Ongoing legal, cover-up, public-health coordination contingencies, audits, ethical reviews, PR/misinformation operations and interagency liaison.
Supplies And Consumables $520K/yr
[#9, #21, #22, #28] Amnestic replenishment/quality control, PPE replacement/validation, forensic/materials consumables for prototyping, decontamination and biomedical waste disposal.
Insurance Replenishment $500K/yr
[#29] Recurring replenishment to maintain catastrophic-loss reserve over time.
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#26] Armored/secure transfer logistics, pre-cleared transport corridors and routine transfer budget.
Cybersecurity Maintenance $225K/yr
[#12] Ongoing hardening, audits, pentesting and hardware replacement to maintain air-gapping and intrusion detection.
Staff Wellness $200K/yr
[#19] Psychological screening, rotation, mandatory leave programs and counseling services.
Training Refreshers $100K/yr
[#20] Annual training refreshers, simulations and memetic-safety drill expenses.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.5M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with limited incident activity and ongoing operations (no major breach).
routine operations scheduled research activity minor equipment failures
🚨 Minor Incident $15.5M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized containment breach or equipment sabotage requiring repairs, limited replacements, legal action and targeted remediation.
localized breach device sabotage limited contamination
🚨 Major Breach $21.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Significant breach comparable to documented I-003, requiring large-scale repairs, legal/cover operations, casualties and extended remediation.
networked memetic dissemination coordinated SCP-2004-1 manufacturing of devices facility-wide compromise
👥 Personnel 32 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#5, #30] Core 24/7 armed security force (12–18 guards), includes hazard-pay uplift allocation.
Research Scientist 6 [#7, #10] Memetics/antimemetics specialists and neuroscientists engaged in monitoring and R&D work.
Medical Officer 4 [#8, #9] On-call neurosurgeons, psychiatrists and nursing staff for treatment, amnestic administration and emergency care.
Site-Level Supervisor / Incident Commander (Level-4) 3 [#6] Senior supervisory and incident response cadre providing operational decisions and authorizations.
Administrative Staff 4 [#25, #34] Administration, logistics, clearance processing and coordination for cover/legal activities.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates combine specific line-item ranges from analyst notes with judgment about staffing levels, number of retained instances and R&D scope. Significant uncertainty remains around number of detained SCP-2004-1, chosen R&D intensity and fund/reserve sizing, so figures are medium-confidence.
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