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SCP-2168 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2168
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
15
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $2.13M driven by site setup, sensors, communications, legal/PR and contingency funds; recurring annual costs are approximately $2.235M/yr dominated by staff wages, contingency reserve, aerial contracts and logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Equipment $650K
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #11, #17, #21] Purchase of 3 armored/utility SUVs, drone fleet, camera towers & sensors (hardware), secure comms/server hardware, initial monitoring software, interview/transport cases and PPE, non-lethal perimeter equipment, archival setup hardware.
Contingency Fund One Time $500K
[#22] Recommended one-time contingency fund for unexpected escalations (rapid expansion, relocation needs).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#10] Small secure interview/testing suite and basic molecular/forensic lab buildout and instrumentation.
Land Easements Buyin $200K
[#2] One-time buy-in payments to local landowners to secure easements and rights-of-way.
Cover Story Setup $200K
[#13] Initial lobbying/bribes and PR material creation to establish the 'government modernization' cover story.
Facilities $175K
[#1] Concrete/steel vehicle barriers, two permanent staffed checkpoints and booth installation; signage and portable barrier physical set-up.
Legal Setup $100K
[#14] Legal shells, covert finance setup, fake invoicing and accounting structures initial costs.
Environmental Contingency Fund $50K
[#12] One-time contingency/reserve for environmental remediation if intervention is necessary.
Investigation Emergency Reserve $50K
[#16] One-time emergency reserve related to incident investigation / missing-persons cover-ups (seed fund).
Per Instance Scaling First Year $0
[#24] Marginal first-year capital/setup cost per additional SCP-2168 instance estimated ~ $1.2M (not included in baseline single-instance totals).
Summary Year1 Estimate $0
[#25] Analyst summary Year 1 range $3.0M–$4.0M (reporting figure, not double-counted in one-time totals here).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#3, #4, #23] Perimeter security (6 contracted guards + 2 Foundation operatives) and on-site research/containment staff (Site Director, 2 researchers, 3 admin/maintenance) plus project management/auditing salaries.
Logistics And Transport $340K/yr
[#5, #6, #19] Vehicle maintenance/fuel, rotary-wing/helicopter leasing/aircrew contract for rapid response, and staff travel/rotation costs.
Contingency Reserve $300K/yr
[#22] Annual contingency/reserve fund recommended (approx. 20% of operating budget) for unexpected escalations, relocations, or rapid scaling.
Cover Story And Legal $205K/yr
[#2, #13, #14, #16] Annual stipends/payments to local owners, ongoing PR maintenance, covert legal/finance operating overhead and baseline covert investigation/cover-up operations.
Research And Monitoring $185K/yr
[#9, #12, #15, #20, #21] Monitoring software/storage licenses and analytics, environmental monitoring, population monitoring/informant networks, media/social monitoring, and archival storage/cataloguing.
Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr
[#10, #11, #17] Lab consumables and testing consumables, retrieval team training and PPE recertification, and non-lethal replacements/consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $85K/yr
[#7, #8, #18] Maintenance and data links for remote towers/sensors, secure communications bandwidth/maintenance, and housing utilities/maintenance.
Per Instance Scaling Ongoing $0/yr
[#24] Marginal ongoing annual cost per additional SCP-2168 instance estimated ~$700k–$900k/yr (not included in baseline single-instance totals here).
Summary Annual Estimate $0/yr
[#25] Analyst summary subsequent annual cost $1.2M–$1.6M (reporting figure; baseline recurring total used elsewhere).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady monitoring, periodic testing and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_testing no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring enhanced investigation, short-term PR/cover-up expenditures and extra rapid-response sorties.
single_missing_person_exposure local_leak small_structure_expansion
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant escalation with public scrutiny or multiple disappearances necessitating large-scale relocations, legal payouts and sustained emergency response.
mass_disappearances public_exposure multiple_instances_emerge
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 6 [#3] Contracted local guards providing 24/7 checkpoint coverage.
Foundation Operative / Liaison 2 [#3] Trained Foundation operatives for oversight and rapid response.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#4] On-site research lead / director.
Research Scientist 2 [#4] Researchers conducting monitoring, interviews and analysis.
Administrative / Maintenance Staff 3 [#4] Local admin and maintenance staff for compound operations.
Project Manager / Auditor 1 [#23] Internal oversight, auditing and coordination with Foundation administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and many dollar figures are provided in analyst notes, giving decent granularity; uncertainty remains due to anomalous behavior, scaling per additional instance and contingency sizing, so confidence is medium.
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