← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-2354 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2354
Expected annual
$42.1M
One-time setup
$22.1M
Annual recurring
$40.9M
Personnel
175
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $22.15M with recurring annual operations around $40.92M; main cost drivers are sustained staffing, per-target protective actions (temporary relocation or 24/7 details), regional field/rapid-response teams, and secure lab/research buildout. Contingency reserves and legal/cover operations are significant additional risk drivers that can push costs much higher in adverse years.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $22.1M
Contingency Reserve One Time $10.0M
[#25] Recommended emergency mobilization / capital reserve for large-scale multi-site incidents or rapid expansions (program-level contingency reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M
[#15] Secure lab (BSL-3/4-like) buildout, necropsy suites, containment vaults and specialized laboratory equipment necessary for anomalous biological/physiological research.
Equipment $3.5M
[#9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #21, #22] Covert cameras/sensors, regional counter-surveillance hardware, drone platforms fleet, secure comms/hardware, vehicle purchases and fit-outs (armored SUVs), PPE initial procurement, and IT/security hardware.
Facilities $1.8M
[#8, #16, #30] Safehouse modification costs aggregated (20 sites @ ~$40k avg) plus a reinforced containment/capture cell build and minor site retrofit/buildout for program operations.
Predictive Model Development $400K
[#3] One-time ML model development, training-data acquisition, validation and deployment costs for triage/priority scoring.
Data Feed Contracts $300K
[#1] One-time contracts, legal negotiation, initial secure data-transfer integration and SLAs to ingest death registries, obituaries and coroner/hospital feeds.
Osint Platform Procurement $150K
[#2] One-time procurement or development of an OSINT/social monitoring platform including initial integration and memetic-safety tooling.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $40.9M/yr
Staff Wages $20.6M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #15] Salaries and benefits for analysts/caseworkers, field surveillance personnel, rapid-response operatives, lab staff and central program staff.
Per Target Protection Pool $8.0M/yr
[#7] Ongoing budget for per-target protection (mix of monitor-only, temporary relocation, and some full 24/7 protective details).
Logistics And Transport $1.9M/yr
[#11, #13, #23, #10] Vehicle maintenance/fuel/insurance/drivers, UAV/drone operator & maintenance costs, travel/relocation logistics pool, and tracking/counter-surveillance service upkeep.
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #14] Recurring feed licenses and maintenance, OSINT platform operating costs, model retraining/ops, and forensic/autopsy budgets for investigative analyses.
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#17] Legal retainer and cover-operation budget to create plausible explanations, PR work, and occasional settlements/hush payments.
Hazard And Retention $1.5M/yr
[#27] Hazard pay, recruitment/retention premiums and staff mental-health programs for exposure to violent death scenes and high-stress duties.
Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr
[#24, #21, #9] Fuel, drone batteries, camera/cloud storage, ammunition for training, PPE replacements and routine sensor maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $950K/yr
[#8, #16] Safehouse rent/utilities/caretaking and annual maintenance for containment/capture facilities.
Long Term Research Fund $750K/yr
[#29] Grants and field experiment budgets for longitudinal studies and controlled investigations.
Counseling And Support $600K/yr
[#19] Psychologists, grief counselors, social workers, incentive payments and engagement programs for monitored individuals.
Bribes And Insider Retainers $500K/yr
[#18] Recurring retainers or small payments to hospital staff, coroners and funeral homes for early notices or preferential handling.
Insurance And Litigation $500K/yr
[#26] Annual insurance premiums and litigation reserve contributions for potential lawsuits and indemnification.
Contingency Reserve Annual $500K/yr
[#25] Ongoing annual contribution to an emergency mobilization reserve.
Training And Exercises $400K/yr
[#20] Ongoing tactical, surveillance and nonlethal-extraction training, plus scenario exercises and certifications.
It Operations $300K/yr
[#22, #12] IT/security operations, SIEM, backups, enterprise comms management, and recurring secure communications service costs.
Liaison Cell $300K/yr
[#28] Full-time public-safety coordination, legal/police liaisons and multi-jurisdictional coordination costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $40.9M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady monitoring, scheduled research, no large multi-site incidents; recurring operations only.
steady_case_load no_simultaneous_manifestations
🚨 Minor Incident $43.4M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Localized exceptional year: one or a few high-risk targets require emergency relocation, legal settlements, and extra protective details.
single_high-risk_case temporary_relocation legal_settlement
🚨 Major Multi Site Incident $90.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Multiple simultaneous manifestations requiring mass protective details, emergency mobilization, contingency reserve drawdown, and large-scale legal/PR response.
multiple_simultaneous_manifestations mass_protection_requirements public_exposure
👥 Personnel 175 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 8 [#15, #3] Lab and modeling staff for anomalous analysis, ML model development and specimen work.
Intelligence Analyst / Caseworker 20 [#4] Analysts to review alerts, maintain contact and triage cases.
Security Officer / Field Surveillance Agent 60 [#5] Regional surveillance teams performing stakeouts, tailing and observation.
Rapid Response / Tactical Operative 36 [#6] Armed intervention teams on 24/7 readiness for extractions or confrontation.
Caretaker / Safehouse Staff 15 [#8] Safehouse caretakers and on-site security for discreet safehouses.
Administrative Staff 10 [#22, #17] Program administration, legal coordination, and case management support.
Medical Officer 5 [#14] Forensic/medical personnel for autopsies, necropsies and victim examinations.
Engineer / Maintenance 8 [#13, #11] Vehicle, drone and facility maintenance and technical support.
Site Director / Executive Staff 2 [#30] Program leadership and executive oversight.
Counselors / Social Workers 8 [#19] Counseling and social-support staff for monitored individuals.
Pilots / UAV Operators 3 [#11] Drone pilots/operators for aerial surveillance and rapid reconnaissance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed cost ranges but scale is highly dependent on program scope (local pilot vs national) and legal/jurisdictional variation; significant uncertainty remains around frequency of high-cost incidents and required safehouse/protection scale, hence medium confidence.
← SCP-2353 ↑ All SCPs SCP-2355 →