SCP-2193 — SCP-2193 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2193 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-2193

Expected annual

$10.8M

One-time setup

$41.3M

Annual recurring

$10.0M

Personnel

One-time capital and infrastructure investments are dominated by a large contingency reserve and research/technical buildout (~$41M); the baseline annual operating cost is ~ $10M/yr driven primarily by specialized staff wages, R&D/monitoring, and legal/cover-up/insurance overhead. Incident years can add multi-million to multi-ten-million expenses (sanitization and Class‑D replenishment).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $41.3M

Contingency Reserve $30.0M

[#20] Capital/emergency reserve to fund catastrophic containment, mass amnestics, and cross-site emergency measures.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M

[#8, #15, #27] Initial anti-memetic R&D program, Counterconceptual Division comprehensive review costs, and replacement/alternative testing resources R&D.

Equipment $3.5M

[#1, #5, #9, #16, #24, #25, #26] AIAD deployment hardware, secure deletion tooling, redundant tracking hardware, cold backup infrastructure, drone fleet/systems, safe-edit tooling, and protective kit capital.

Facilities $1.2M

[#2, #10] Construction and hardening of memetic viewing suites, RF/optical shielding, Faraday cages, pneumatic hatches, and perimeter extension work.

Comms Filter Creation $275K

[#13] One-time creation of secure filtering and memetic-safe communications channels.

Training Program Development $150K

[#21] Development of memetic-hygiene training curriculum, simulations, and SOP materials.

Guard Training Development $75K

[#12] One-time development of guard psych-screen and training curriculum materials.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.0M/yr

Staff Wages $3.8M/yr

[#3] Payroll for AI/memetic analysts, digital custodians, secure IT operators, incident leads and supporting staff (estimated 20–40 FTEs).

Cover Story And Legal $1.7M/yr

[#14, #28, #29] Annual contingency for legal/cover-up, PR/damage control, and retained counsel/insurance costs.

Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr

[#1, #8, #16, #25] Ongoing AIAD model updates/maintenance, R&D program recurring costs, cold-backup audits, and safe-edit tooling support.

Long Term Archival $625K/yr

[#30] Ongoing archival and study fund for Counterconceptual / academic-level work.

Incident Response $500K/yr

[#4] 24/7 incident rotation, hazard pay, overtime, and rapid-response staffing.

Logistics And Transport $375K/yr

[#19, #24] Increased travel/logistics cost for restricted sites and drone/remote-observation operations.

Physical Security Increases $350K/yr

[#23] Added checkpoints, exit protocols, staffing and equipment to prevent unauthorized outbound movement of Class-D.

Psychosocial Aftercare $275K/yr

[#18] Ongoing counseling and monitoring programs for staff and survivors.

Guard Screening $225K/yr

[#12] Ongoing pre/post-shift psych screens and continuous evaluation of guard force.

Training Delivery $200K/yr

[#21] Recurring delivery cost for memetic hygiene training, simulations, and refresher courses.

Tracking Ops $150K/yr

[#9] Communications, drone ops, battery replacement, and upkeep for redundant Class-D tracking systems.

Administrative Overhead $150K/yr

[#22] Admin staffing and secure recordkeeping for redaction/removal logs and audit trails.

Amnestic Therapy $140K/yr

[#6] Cost of amnestic administration and medical follow-up for exposed personnel (typical operational average applied).

Comms Filter Operation $138K/yr

[#13] Operation and staffing for memetic-safe communications filters and manual-in-loop processes.

Facilities Maintenance $135K/yr

[#2, #10] Ongoing maintenance for viewing suites and perimeter sensor upkeep.

Forensic Deployments $100K/yr

[#17] Fund for mobilizing forensic teams for incident investigation (per-deployment costs budgeted on an annual basis).

Secure Deletion Ops $50K/yr

[#5] Storage, audits, and operational costs for secure deletion/forensic logging systems.

Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr

[#26] Consumables for protective kits, short-term prophylaxis supplies, medical consumables for deletion operations.

Site Sanitization Per Event $0/yr

[#7] Per-event full-site sanitization cost (1.4M–3.5M per event). Baseline assumes no event; incidents modeled in scenarios.

Class D Replenishment $0/yr

[#11] Per-Class-D sourcing/processing can be $5k–20k each; baseline assumes containment prevents sustained replenishment costs. Major scenarios model this expense.

Replacement Alternatives Operations $0/yr

[#27] Ongoing operational cost for alternative testing resources varies by project; baseline set to 0 pending scale-up.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.0M/yr

86.0% probability / year

Routine year with detection working as designed; only scheduled operations and recurring costs occur.

no_major_insertions automated_detection_success

🚨 Minor Incident $12.2M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$2.2M vs baseline

Single-site insertion detected late requiring a site-wide sanitization and extra forensics/legal work.

single-site_insertion limited_sanitization

🚨 Major Breach $35.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Uncontrolled spread affecting multiple sites with mass Class-D loss and emergency multi-site sanitizations and replacements.

multi-site_compromise mass_Class-D_loss

👥 Personnel 30 total

Role	Count	Notes
Memetic Analyst	10	[#3] Senior specialists responsible for analysis of flagged items and memetic risk mitigation.
Research Scientist / Senior Analyst	4	[#3, #8] Counterconceptual and R&D staff supporting anti-memetic research and program development.
Secure IT Operator	6	[#1, #3] Operators for AIAD, air-gapped training hardware, safe pipelines and secure deletion tooling.
Digital Custodian	6	[#3, #5] Personnel who review flagged entries in viewing suites and execute safe redaction/removal procedures.
Incident Lead / Response Coordinator	2	[#3, #4] Leads for 24/7 rapid-response rotation and incident coordination.
Administrative Staff	2	[#22] Recordkeeping, audit logging, and redaction/removal record maintenance.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling quantified estimates, but many costs (frequency of sanitizations, Class‑D losses, scale of breaches) are highly scenario-dependent, so medium confidence.

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