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SCP-2070 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2070
Expected annual
$54.8M
One-time setup
$194.4M
Annual recurring
$53.3M
Personnel
82
One-time capital and R&D costs (tachyon detectors, research program, facility retrofits, and contingency reserves) dominate upfront spending (~$194M), while ongoing annual costs are driven by staff wages, disinformation/cyber operations, MTF ops, and continuous observation (~$53.3M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $194.4M
Protocol 167 Reserve $100.0M
[#14] Contingency reserve to enact Protocol 167-Tully (rapid mobilization, emergency assets, diplomatic cover) held available as one-time/reserve.
Physical Countermeasures Reserve $50.0M
[#29] Contingent capital reserve for large-scale physical countermeasures / facility-scale shielding or emergency infrastructure if tachyon emissions scale.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $26.0M
[#4, #15] Initial tachyon-detection R&D and instrument buildout (#4) plus initial capital for a long-term LEVEL-6 tachyon research program (lab buildout, national-lab-grade apparatus) (#15).
Academic Endowments $10.0M
[#9] One-time endowments / endowed chairs to secure embedded academic positions and long-term influence over cosmology.
Equipment $6.0M
[#7, #16, #18, #19] One-time hardware/infrastructure: covert cyber build/backdoors and clandestine servers (#7), HPC initial hardware (#16), artifact storage/conservation cases and specialized containers (#18), purchase of specialized transport/container for SCP-2070-3 (#19).
Facilities $2.0M
[#1] Dedicated vault/bunker retrofit (Research Bunker-477): reinforced walls, EM shielding, HVAC, vibration isolation, redundant power, blast/biocontainment upgrades; one-time construction/retrofit estimate.
Personnel Initial Vetting $500K
[#22] One-time comprehensive background investigations and vetting for the initial containment team (per-person one-time vetting aggregated).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $53.3M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $21.1M/yr
[#8, #12, #23, #24, #28, #30] Public-facing disinformation/astro-debunking campaigns (#8), legal/lobbying and hush-money retainer (#12), off-books clandestine slush funds (#23), crisis PR rapid-response unit and per-event surge budgets (#24), psychological operations targeting amateur astronomers (#28), and recordkeeping/auditing oversight to manage suppression apparatus (#30).
Staff Wages $12.1M/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #9, #22, #30] Ongoing payroll: bunker guards (#2), continuous Level-4 research staff rotation (#3), MTF Eta-121 personnel payroll (#6), embedded academic agents salaries (#9), ongoing personnel support/payroll for vetted staff and oversight (#22, #30).
Research And Monitoring $10.3M/yr
[#5, #11, #13, #15, #27] Dedicated astronomical observation time and data analysis (#5), research redaction/forgery team operations (#11), extraterrestrial-intelligence monitoring and sensor networks (#13), ongoing LEVEL-6 research program operating budget (#15 recurring), and long-term archival alteration/maintenance (#27).
Mtf Operations $3.0M/yr
[#6] Mobile Task Force Eta-121 operational budget (training, equipment refresh, field logistics beyond payroll) to support collecting/sabotaging cosmological data in the field.
Logistics And Transport $1.7M/yr
[#19, #21] Standby transport/relocation budget for SCP-2070-3 moves (#19), fleet/vehicle/small-aircraft maintenance, fuel, hangar fees and replacement cycles for covert operations and MTF mobility (#21).
Facilities Maintenance $1.4M/yr
[#1, #16, #18, #20] Annual maintenance, utilities, HVAC, insurance and power/maintenance for HPC and lab spaces (#1, #16), artifact conservation recurring costs (#18), and site-wide overhead allocation (Site-280 / Site-79) (#20).
Cyber Operations $1.0M/yr
[#7] Covert cyber operations recurring ops and upkeep: intercepting/altering observatory archives, maintaining backdoors, red-team offensive operations and clandestine infrastructure maintenance.
Diplomatic Mitigation Fund $1.0M/yr
[#26] Annual budget for ethical/legal fallout mitigation, international diplomacy cover, and small reparations or quiet settlements (scaled baseline; larger spends as-needed).
Supplies And Consumables $975K/yr
[#4, #10, #25] Calibration, consumables and spare parts for tachyon detectors (#4), amnestic production and medical consumables (#10), general lab consumables and expendables (#25).
Secure Comms $600K/yr
[#17] Encrypted satellite comms airtime, equipment refresh, custom secure mobile devices, and classified IT upkeep for embedded agents and MTF.
Personnel Vetting $150K/yr
[#22] Ongoing background rechecks, polygraphs, psychological evaluations and leak-prevention programs for the active team.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $53.3M/yr
76.8% probability / year
Normal year with continuous containment operations, monitoring, staff rotations, and ongoing disinformation/cyber activities without major incidents.
routine_operations no_major_leaks no_extraterrestrial_confirmation
🚨 Minor Incident $55.3M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localised anomalous tachyon emission or small leak requiring additional MTF response, emergency observation campaigns, targeted amnestics, and PR/forgery surges.
localized_tachyon_emission observatory_detection small_data_leak
🚨 Major Breach $78.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Significant data leak or containment failure leading to broad public exposure, major MTF mobilization, legal settlements, large-scale PR and research escalations.
widespread_leak major_breach_of_secrecy coordinated_external_investigation
🚨 Protocol 167 Activation $203.3M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$150.0M vs baseline
Extraterrestrial confirmation of SCP-2070 knowledge triggers Protocol 167-Tully: emergency large-scale research, reverse-engineering, international cover operations, and full reserve drawdowns.
extraterrestrial_confirmation implementation_of_Protocol_167 global_diplomatic_crisis
👥 Personnel 82 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Bunker Guard 6 [#2] Two guards posted at all times requires a rotation pool (4–6); staffed to 6 to cover shifts, vacations, and training.
MTF Agent / Field Operator (Eta-121) 40 [#6] Mobile Task Force personnel (30–60) sized at ~40 operators; payroll portion included in staff_wages, ops costs in mtf_operations.
Research Scientist (Level-4/2070 monitoring) 6 [#3] Continuous tachyon-watch requires 1 on-post with rotation of 4–6 cleared researchers; staffed at 6 for coverage.
Embedded Academic Agent 20 [#9] Foundation agents embedded in academia to influence consensus; headcount reflects multiple senior/junior placements funded via recurring salaries and one-time endowments.
Administrative / Oversight Staff 8 [#20, #30] Site administration, recordkeeping, auditing and internal oversight necessary to manage cover operations and prevent corruption.
Medical Officer / Amnestic Team 2 [#10] Medical staff to administer class-B amnestics, monitor subjects and manage post-procedure care.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use analyst-provided ranges and mid-point selections but many costs are conditional, clandestine, and dependent on strategic choices (scale of disinformation, frequency of interventions, and potential extraterrestrial confirmation). Uncertainty remains in the size/frequency of emergency draws and long-term R&D pacing.
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