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SCP-2271 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2271
Expected annual
$59.5M
One-time setup
$204.5M
Annual recurring
$57.2M
Personnel
170
One-time capital costs are dominated by secure cell construction and contingency mobilization (≈$204.5M). Recurring annual operations are driven by personnel, medical care, and cover-story/legal operations (~$57.2M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $204.5M
Contingency Mobilization $150.0M
[#26] One-time mobilization reserve to rapidly expand facilities/operations in a large-scale outbreak.
Facilities $31.5M
[#3, #21] High-security cell construction (50 cells) and site HVAC/isolation upgrades.
Insurance Reserve $10.5M
[#25] Initial legal/insurance reserve and emergency escrow.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M
[#10] Dedicated memetic/psychological lab buildout and instrumentation.
Equipment $6.0M
[#1, #8, #22, #20, #19, #27, #13, #16] Outfitted MTF vehicles, mail-screening hardware, secure communications, armed-security equipment, initial PPE stock, archival hardware, initial self-termination kit procurement, and secure-airlift assets.
Per Incident Payments $500K
[#11, #23] One-time/occasional payments (bribes, community compensation) for major incidents.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $57.2M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $13.6M/yr
[#11, #12, #7, #17, #23, #28] Legal counsel, cover-story operations (PR, fake campaigns), record forgery, counter-intel/info-security staff, community compensation funds, and psychosocial/identity programs.
Staff Wages $13.0M/yr
[#2, #4, #20] Salaries for MTF personnel (3 teams), site staffing (guards, medical, admin, support) and dedicated armed security force.
Medical And Longterm Care $12.5M/yr
[#5] Emergency medical care, psychiatric stabilization, medication, and long-term upkeep for contained subjects.
Supplies And Consumables $5.1M/yr
[#6, #19, #15, #29] Amnestic production/distribution, PPE replacements, mortuary/cleanup, and miscellaneous consumables/overhead.
Research And Monitoring $4.1M/yr
[#10, #24] Ongoing memetic/psychological research staffing, consumables, and external consultancy grants for modeling.
Facilities Maintenance $2.5M/yr
[#3, #21, #22, #4] Ongoing maintenance/repairs for cells (2–5%/yr), HVAC/power fuel, secure communications maintenance, and site utilities/food.
Logistics And Transport $1.8M/yr
[#1, #8, #16] Vehicle fuel/maintenance/insurance, mail-screening operator costs, and secure airlift/charter standby capability.
Personnel Replacement $1.2M/yr
[#14] Hiring, training, vetting, and onboarding costs for replaced personnel.
Public Health Coordination $1.1M/yr
[#30] MOUs, surge contracts, and paid agreements with hospitals/morgues for surge capacity.
Intelligence Operations $900K/yr
[#9] Regional surveillance, tip lines, social-media monitoring, and analyst costs to detect clusters.
Self Termination Program Admin $600K/yr
[#13] Program administration, counseling protocols, and oversight for authorized self-termination provisioning.
Training Programs $450K/yr
[#18] Regular drills and per-person training for field teams and site staff.
Data Archival Maintenance $125K/yr
[#27] Ongoing archival maintenance, audits, and memetic-safe record storage.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $57.2M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing containment and no major incidents; steady-state operations only.
no large clusters routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $59.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized spike requiring multiple extractions, additional overtime, increased amnestic deployment and PR/legal activity.
localized cluster several extractions increased media attention
🚨 Major Outbreak $257.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline
Widespread outbreak requiring emergency mobilization, large-scale facility construction/activation, mass amnestic deployment and sustained operations.
nationwide spread mass extractions activation of contingency mobilization
👥 Personnel 170 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 36 [#2] Three mobile task force teams (12 personnel each) for rapid response.
Security Officer / Guard 100 [#20] Dedicated armed security posts at containment sites.
Medical Officer 8 [#4] Site medical staff for triage and ongoing care (portion of site staffing).
Administrative Staff 8 [#4] Administrative and records staff supporting site operations and cover logistics.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#4] Site engineers and maintenance personnel for cells, HVAC and power.
Cleaning / Custodial 10 [#4] Daily operations, cleaning and evidence handling at containment sites.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#4] Site-level executive oversight and coordination.
Technician / Support 3 [#4] Technical support staff for equipment and communications.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed ranges for most line items allowing mid-range estimates, but many parameters (outbreak scale, staffing mixes, frequency of incidents) are uncertain; therefore medium confidence.
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