SCP-2244 — SCP-2244 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2244 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-2244

Expected annual

$6.0M

One-time setup

$10.1M

Annual recurring

$5.8M

Personnel

Initial capital/setup is substantial (~$10.1M) driven by property acquisition, lab retrofits, and contingency/demolition planning; steady-state annual costs are dominated by salaries, insurance/hazard pay, and reserves (~$5.83M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.1M

Facilities $7.5M

[#1, #2, #3, #10, #15, #29] Property purchase/tenant buyouts, exterior hardening, shielded observation suite, lab retrofit, demolition planning and contingency demolition/remediation estimates.

Equipment $1.3M

[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #11, #12, #20, #23] Tactical/response equipment, stationary & remote surveillance, drone fleet, archival servers, backup generators/UPS, communications hardware, vehicle fleet, and server/vault systems.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $800K

[#14, #26] Laboratory instrumentation, BSL-capable research equipment, and specialized amnestic-resistance research tools.

Vetting Initial $140K

[#18] Initial background checks and security vetting for ~40 personnel.

Legal Retainer $125K

[#21] One-time legal retainer / permitting startup costs for cover story and local government relations.

Forensic Investigation $112K

[#25] One-time investigative/legal operations to reconcile historical records and perform archival interventions.

Amnestic Stockpile $100K

[#17] Initial stockpile and secure vaulting for required amnestics (initial purchase).

Psych Ops Development $65K

[#27] Development of approved interaction scripts, simulation training setup, and initial protocol development.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr

Staff Wages $3.3M/yr

[#4, #5, #9, #13, #14, #16] Salaries and benefits for 24/7 armed security, dedicated response team, surveillance/analysis staff, site administrators, research staff, and medical personnel.

Unexpected Incident Reserve $500K/yr

[#30] Annual reserve set-aside for large incidents, escalation insurance, and rapid procurement/liquidity needs.

Insurance And Hazard Pay $300K/yr

[#19] Hazard pay uplifts and insurance premium increases for Keter-level operational risk.

Research And Monitoring $260K/yr

[#9, #26] Continuous archival hosting, automated analysis, and ongoing specialized research/study costs (amnestic-resistance studies).

Facilities Maintenance $259K/yr

[#3, #11, #15, #23, #6] Maintenance for perimeter hardening, backup power/HVAC upkeep, lab/BSL maintenance, vault maintenance, and camera/system upkeep.

Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr

[#21] Ongoing legal counsel, permits, and local government relations to maintain cover stories and handle municipal issues.

Supplies And Consumables $175K/yr

[#14, #17] Laboratory consumables and ongoing amnestic replacement stocks/medical supplies.

Review And Compensation Fund $175K/yr

[#33] Annual independent review board costs and compensation fund for affected non-Foundation persons.

Cultural Liaison $95K/yr

[#34] Local informants, cultural liaisons, and covert HUMINT to detect off-site sightings and community rumor.

Public Relations $85K/yr

[#22] Front organization costs, PR/misinformation budgets, staged events, and NGO upkeep.

Logistics And Transport $75K/yr

[#8, #20] Drone maintenance/spare parts and vehicle maintenance/fuel for covert transport and rapid extraction.

Misc Om $75K/yr

[#31] Utilities for cameras/servers, janitorial, basic O&M, PPE, and small consumables.

Contingency Search Budget $60K/yr

[#24] Budgeted annual average for covert search/rescue operations for missing personnel (per-event contingency averaged over time).

Inter Site Coordination $60K/yr

[#32] Administrative overhead for O5-level authorizations, secure couriering, and inter-site coordination.

Medical Contracts $50K/yr

[#16] Emergency care contracts and outside medical services for on-call incidents and trauma support.

Comms Service $40K/yr

[#12] Recurring service, replacements, and subscriptions for encrypted comms and GPS personnel trackers.

Vetting And Training $40K/yr

[#18] Ongoing background re-checks, polygraphs, and periodic specialized training.

Disciplinary Recordkeeping $30K/yr

[#28] Administrative & legal processing, recordkeeping for amnestic administration and disciplinary actions.

Forensic Archival Monitoring $20K/yr

[#25] Annual archival monitoring and FOIA/records management operations.

Psych Ops Refresh $20K/yr

[#27] Annual refresh/training and updates to psychological operations scripts and simulation exercises.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr

77.5% probability / year

Normal year with steady-state operations and no major incidents.

no major 00A1 / exposure events routine surveillance and maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $6.2M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline

Localized 00A1 event or a missing-person incident requiring search, overtime, equipment repair, and limited legal/PR costs.

single-site missing personnel/search localized equipment damage or targeted PR/legal response

🚨 Major Breach $8.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Significant containment failure, mass disappearance/exposure, or large-scale public incident requiring emergency response, procurement, and major legal/PR operations.

mass 00A1 event or public exposure large-scale emergency procurement and legal/cover-up

🚨 Demolition Quarantine $8.8M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Decision to quarantine, demolish, or perform full remediation of SCP-2244-1 with extensive environmental and cover-up costs.

policy decision to remove or isolate SCP-2244-1 legal/technical demolition and major remediation

👥 Personnel 40 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	15	[#4] 24/7 armed guards (three shifts) including supervisors; matches salary assumptions used.
Dedicated Response Team / MTF	8	[#5] Higher-trained rapid-response containment/tactical team (salaries and one-time equipment accounted).
Research Scientist	4	[#14] Core scientific staff for physiology/genetics/memetics research (salaries included in staff_wages).
Lab Technician / Research Technician	2	[#14, #15] Technical support for labs and sample handling.
Site Administrator / Executive Staff	4	[#13] Two Site-692 Administrators, Site Director, and HR/log management overhead.
Medical Officer	3	[#16] Two med techs plus psychologist for trauma support; emergency contracts accounted separately.
Video/Surveillance Analyst	2	[#9, #6] Analysts for continuous video/audio archival review and automated anomaly analysis.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#11, #3] Facilities/backup power and perimeter systems maintenance support.
IT / Systems Admin	1	[#9, #23] Server, encryption, and archival systems administration.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes are detailed with line-item ranges but real-estate variability, contingent demolition feasibility, and amnestic-resistance research scope produce material uncertainty; numbers use midpoints and conservative assumptions.

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