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SCP-2098 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2098
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$14.3M
Annual recurring
$5.8M
Personnel
35
Initial one-time capital to build containment infrastructure (acoustic isolation, surveillance, vehicles, and a contingency reserve) is large (~$13M). Annual operating costs are dominated by staff wages, continuous media monitoring, research, and rapid-response logistics, totaling roughly $5.8M/year in the baseline.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $14.3M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#24] Recommended emergency contingency reserve for XB-class escalation (item #24).
Equipment $1.7M
[#3, #7, #8, #9, #11, #12, #13, #14, #17, #20, #21, #25, #26, #27] One-time deployment of automated media/AI stack (#3), capacity for permanent venue acquisition/demolition (#7), evidence lockers & database hardware (#8, #21), soundproof human-occupancy isolation booths (#9), vehicle retrofits (#11), initial PPE (#12), camera/drone bank and installation (#13), acoustic monitoring installation (#14), deployable quarantine kit (#17), environmental remediation capacity (#20), command-center hardware (#25), vehicle fleet purchase & retrofit (#26), and initial field-lab kits (#27).
Facilities $1.2M
[#9, #25] Facility conversion / secure wing for acoustic isolation and secure custody integration (item #9) plus secure command center setup (item #25).
Venue Permanent Disruption Capacity $350K
[#7] One-time budget to allow legal/title work and demolition/acquisition for a single medium commercial venue if permanently disrupted (item #7).
Isolation Cells And Booths $320K
[#9] Four commercial soundproof human booths integrated for secure custody (per-cell equipment cost aggregated; item #9).
Camera And Drone Systems $130K
[#13] Telephoto/PTZ camera bank installation and drones/spares for standoff observation (item #13).
Deployable Quarantine Kit $125K
[#17] Initial purchase of deployable large-scale quarantine / crowd-control kits (item #17).
Automated Media Deployment $120K
[#3] One-time deployment cost for automated media-ingestion & AI detection stack (item #3).
Environmental Remediation Capacity $100K
[#20] One-time capacity funding to remediate an affected site if needed (item #20).
Transport Vehicle Retrofits $80K
[#11, #26] One-time retrofits for specialized sound-mitigated transfer vehicles and initial transport vehicle upgrades (items #11 and #26).
Evidence Storage Hardware $65K
[#8, #21] Combined one-time purchases for secure evidence lockers, local database hardware, and secure storage hardware indicated in items #8 and #21.
Acoustic Monitoring Installation $50K
[#14] Development & installation of acoustic detection/auto-alert hardware (item #14).
Field Lab Kits Initial $36K
[#27] Initial purchase of on-scene field lab kits for teams (item #27).
Ppe Initial $10K
[#12] Initial batch of hearing protection and PPE for teams (item #12).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr
Staff Wages $3.4M/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #10, #15, #22] Salaries, benefits, and overhead for Site-23 PSC monitoring staff (#1), GenStat Team 88 (#2), local monitoring teams (salary/benefits portion only, per-community; #5), continuous custodial care for SCP-2098-Red individuals (aggregated recurring custodial/security/medical staffing; #10), medical & research staff salaries (#15), and counseling relief staffing (#22).
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#3, #4, #14, #15, #16, #21, #23, #30] Ongoing automated media & cloud ops/licenses (#3), expanded media-channel monitoring contracts (#4), acoustic monitoring operations (#14), medical & research program operating costs (consumables portion included here; #15), amnestic therapy program budget (#16), secure forensic analysis & cloud vaulting (#21), training/SOP development (#23), and long-term sociological monitoring programs (#30).
Logistics And Transport $574K/yr
[#5, #6, #11, #17, #26, #27] Housing/vehicle/ops for local teams (non-salary portion of #5), per-event rapid-response / venue disruption deployment costs (#6, #17), per-transfer logistics and escorts (#11), fleet maintenance/fuel/insurance (#26), and per-year minor field-equipment replenishment logistics (#27).
Cover Story And Legal $190K/yr
[#18, #28] Baseline legal/PR retainer and cover-story maintenance (#18) plus baseline takedown/Internet remediation contract (#28) allocated here; per-event legal/PR surcharges are handled in scenario deltas.
Facilities Maintenance $175K/yr
[#9, #13, #14, #21, #25, #26] HVAC/maintenance for isolation booths and secure wing (#9), camera bank maintenance (#13), acoustic monitoring service (#14), secure storage/database maintenance (#21), communications subscription & backup services (#25), and vehicle upkeep allocations included here (#26).
Community Compensation Fund $120K/yr
[#19] Recurring annual budget for community/venue compensation and reconciliation payments following disruptions (item #19).
Supplies And Consumables $91K/yr
[#12, #27, #29] Ongoing PPE replacement and consumables (#12), field kit replenishment (#27), and miscellaneous consumables/administrative overhead (#29).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr
45.0% probability / year
Normal year with continuous monitoring, routine disruptions, standard custody of Red vectors, and planned research activities; no major escalations.
steady monitoring operations several isolated Phase 2 disruptions successfully handled no large-scale outbreaks
🚨 Minor Incident $6.3M/yr
50.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Year with a cluster of small-to-moderate incidents: multiple rapid-response deployments, several transfers, and one permanent venue disruption plus associated legal/compensation costs.
3–8 rapid-response events 1 permanent venue disruption increased per-event legal/compensation spend
🚨 Major Breach $9.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Multi-community outbreak or an escalation requiring mass amnestic campaigns, multiple venue demolitions/remediations, extended emergency deployments, and use of contingency funds.
simultaneous multi-community Phase 3 events mass spread to non-PSC communities large-scale venue demolitions and mass amnestic/medical response
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Research Analyst / PSC Monitor 2 [#1] Site-23 dedicated PSC-2098 monitoring staff (2 FTEs).
GenStat Analyst 5 [#2] Core analytic FTEs from GenStat Team 88 (part of 7 FTEs total for monitoring; breakdown: analysts).
Data Engineer / GenStat 1 [#2] Data engineer for scraping/ML pipeline (part of GenStat Team 88).
GenStat Supervisor 1 [#2] Supervisor/lead for GenStat Team 88 (included in item #2).
Field Operative / Local Monitor 6 [#5] Two-person local monitoring teams in 3 concurrently active communities (2×3 = 6 field operatives; salaries included in recurring costs).
Medical Researcher / Clinician 6 [#15] Medical and research staff (psychologists, neurocognitive researchers, epidemiologists) from item #15.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#10] Security staffing to provide continuous custodial care for Red vectors (shift coverage approximated across 2 Red individuals; item #10).
Administrative Staff 2 [#1, #2] Administrative/backfill staff to support Site-23 and GenStat operations (small headcount included in staff wage totals).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed recurring and per-item estimates; however containment uncertainty (unknown frequency of Red vectors, number of concurrent PSC activations, and ad-hoc legal/remediation outcomes) prevents high confidence. Many per-event costs and contingency usage remain scenario-dependent.
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