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SCP-2008 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2008
Expected annual
$8.0M
One-time setup
$6.0M
Annual recurring
$7.8M
Personnel
29
One-time setup is approximately $6.03M driven by forensic lab/equipment, initial R&D and legal settlements; recurring annual costs are approximately $7.78M driven by staff wages, legal/cover operations, contingency reserves, and ongoing research and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.0M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.1M
[#12, #25] Initial ballistics/wound-mechanism R&D program setup and initial epidemiological study setup (multi-year study startup costs).
Legal Initial Settlements $1.4M
[#9] One-time retroactive settlement / family payout estimates for historical cases and initial major cover-up expenditures.
Equipment $1.2M
[#6, #13, #23, #11] Laboratory and forensic equipment (comparison microscopes, micro-CT, histology gear), specialized sensors procurement/R&D hardware, initial IT/chain-of-custody systems.
Facilities $725K
[#6, #11, #26] Facility construction/fit-out for forensic lab and climate-controlled evidence vaults, plus limited decontingency/relocation prep.
Decontingency Prep $200K
[#26] One-time preparatory costs for potential relocation/establishing safe rooms and contingency planning (planning/prep, not full relocation).
Data Pipeline Development $185K
[#1] One-time development of secure ETL/data ingestion, dashboards, anomaly-detection pipeline and integrations.
Data Acquisition Initial Canvass $175K
[#3] Initial statewide canvass, FOIA/purchase fees and bulk records retrieval/scanning for historical case collection.
Records Training Onboarding $20K
[#4] One-time training/onboarding for records processing and redaction staff.
Compliance Policy Rollout $12K
[#14] One-time policy rollout and initial compliance tooling for speech restrictions and HR enforcement.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#4, #7, #12, #15, #11] Salaries and benefits for records reviewers/data analysts, rapid response agents/technicians, research staff, internal security/counterintelligence, and evidence/security staffing.
Contingency Reserve $1.2M/yr
[#19] Maintain rapid deployment/emergency reserve fund for mass-incident contingencies, emergency hires and equipment buyouts.
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#9] Ongoing counsel fees, amnestic procurement/admin, legal suppression, settlements and cover-story management budgets.
Research And Monitoring $600K/yr
[#12, #25] Recurring program funding for experimental trials, specialty sensors testing, animal-model oversight, and epidemiological study annual costs.
Forensic Investigations Per Case $300K/yr
[#5] Per-case forensic autopsy, toxicology, wound analysis and specialized ballistics for a modest annual caseload (variable with number of investigations).
Public Relations $300K/yr
[#17] PR campaigns, planted stories, media monitoring and narrative management to suppress or redirect public attention.
Medical Treatment Budget $300K/yr
[#24] Budget for emergency surgeries, prosthetics and long-term care for survivors wounded by SCP-2008.
Compensation And Funeral $300K/yr
[#21] Annual budget for funeral reimbursement, false COD documentation and family cooperation incentives per incident.
Local Informant Network $188K/yr
[#8] Covert funding for local contacts, informants, and county liaisons to obtain early alerts and smooth records access.
Facilities Maintenance $175K/yr
[#6, #11] Ongoing maintenance, climate control, utilities and security costs for forensic facilities and evidence vaults.
Logistics And Transport $170K/yr
[#7, #16] Vehicles, fuel, field equipment upkeep and travel/lodging for agents and researchers.
Psychological Support Program $125K/yr
[#10] Counseling, medical follow-ups, relocation/ID assistance and survivor/family care program budget.
Relocation Temporary Housing $100K/yr
[#26] Recurring temporary housing and support costs in case limited relocations or safe-working protocols are required.
Data Pipeline Operations $90K/yr
[#1] Recurring cloud compute, ops, monitoring and minor enhancements for the ingestion/analysis pipeline.
Academic Outreach $90K/yr
[#20] Covert monitoring/outreach to academic, historical and reenactment communities (accounts, event monitoring, liaisons).
Personnel Compliance $80K/yr
[#14] Annual training, audits and tooling to enforce speech restrictions/compliance among Foundation personnel.
Data Acquisition Ongoing $65K/yr
[#3] Ongoing FOIA requests, records purchases, scanning and redaction updates.
Audit And Oversight $62K/yr
[#27] Periodic oversight panels, external auditors, travel and report generation.
It Security Audit $60K/yr
[#23] Ongoing IT security, hardened logging, access control and periodic audits to prevent leaks and tampering.
Data Storage $50K/yr
[#2] Encrypted cloud/on-premises storage, backups and retention for TB-scale datasets.
Training And Drills $32K/yr
[#18] Periodic drills and training for first responders and Foundation teams on SCP-2008 incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#22] Ammunition for test firings, ballistic gel, PPE, disposable consumables and small tools.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.8M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with steady monitoring, investigations and routine legal/cover maintenance.
steady case load no public exposure no mass incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $8.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized cluster or higher-than-normal number of suspicious deaths requiring extra investigations, PR activity and legal costs.
small cluster of deaths heightened local media attention surge in forensic casework
🚨 Major Breach $12.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant escalation: widespread exposure or trigger event causing mass litigation, relocation and expanded medical/relief response.
public pattern discovery mass casualty cluster large-scale litigation
👥 Personnel 29 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 [#12] R&D staff for ballistics/wound-mechanism experiments and epidemiological analysis.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#7] Rapid response agents/technicians (Tennessee-based) for field evidence collection and incident response.
Data Analyst / Records Review Staff 5 [#4] Records processing and review team (paralegals, redaction staff, data analysts).
Engineer / IT & DevOps 2 [#1, #23] Pipeline developers, DevOps and IT security operators for ingestion and audit trails.
Evidence Custodian / Forensic Technician 3 [#6, #11] Forensic lab technicians and evidence vault custodial/security staff.
Administrative Staff 2 [#27, #14] Administrative support, legal/admin liaisons and compliance administration.
Medical Officer / Counselor 2 [#10, #24] Medical staff and counselors for survivor care and medical treatment coordination.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#15] Senior oversight and liaison for internal security/counterintelligence coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges in the notes; many line items present wide ranges and depend on choices (use existing facilities vs new build, number of cases investigated), so figures are plausible mid-range estimates but subject to substantial variation.
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