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SCP-239 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-239
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$4.7M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
16
Initial capital and installation are approximately $4.73M driven by containment chamber construction, telekill headgear procurement, research equipment and a large contingency reserve. Ongoing annual operating costs are roughly $2.95M/year, driven primarily by 24/7 security staffing, medical/research personnel, controlled-substance handling, and administrative/OPSEC overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.7M
Facilities $1.6M
[#1, #2] Containment chamber construction (telekill-lead alloy walls, reinforced door, pass-throughs, shielding integration) and HVAC/environmental control installation; structural work and lead-lined ducting.
Contingency Escalation Reserve $1.0M
[#24] One-time contingency reserve for escalation to extreme countermeasures (recommended emergency capital reserve).
Telekill Headgear Procurement $800K
[#7] Telekill headgear procurement for all guards plus spares (16 units assumed).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#13] Passive radiation/phenomena measurement suite and shielded data acquisition for non-invasive characterization.
Crisis Containment Kit $500K
[#17] Crisis/mobile response kit (remote anesthetic delivery, mobile shields, disposable heavy shielding).
Equipment $160K
[#4, #10] Medical hardware (EKG, infusion pumps, secure mounting) and monitoring/telemetry system initial capital.
Backup Power $75K
[#11] Backup generator and UPS procurement to ensure uninterrupted sedation/monitoring.
Training And Sop Development $50K
[#15] Development of 'witch' conditioning narrative, SOPs and initial intensive training for assigned staff.
Cover Setup $50K
[#18] Initial cover-up / OPSEC / legal contingency setup (front companies, false records, initial amnestic logistics).
Vetting Initial $20K
[#16] Initial personnel vetting and background investigations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#6, #9, #20] 24/7 security staffing (12 FTE guards) and Class-2 medical/research staffing (2 nurses/medics, 1 psychologist, 1 supervising researcher) plus ongoing hazard compensation/retention incentives.
Administrative Overhead $600K/yr
[#22] Allocated HR, procurement, accounting and program administrative overhead (estimated at ~20% of recurring costs per analyst note).
Containment Reserve Fund $250K/yr
[#19] Annual discretionary reserve for unplanned responses, covert expenditures, or legal liabilities.
Research And Monitoring $225K/yr
[#10, #13] Ongoing monitoring/telemetry maintenance and dedicated analyst salaries/data processing for radiation/phenomena measurement.
Facilities Maintenance $142K/yr
[#3, #11, #14, #21] HVAC/energy operation, backup generator fuel & testing, telekill-alloy inspection/maintenance, and perimeter/site facility overhead/property amortization.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#18] Ongoing cover-up, OPSEC, amnestic logistics and legal contingency costs.
Telekill Headgear Maintenance $100K/yr
[#8] Maintenance, recalibration, spare parts and firmware/hardware updates for telekill headgear.
Controlled Substance Management $73K/yr
[#5] Daily pentobarbital procurement, secure pharmacy operations, handling/licensing and regulated inventory controls (~$200/day).
Crisis Containment Kit Maintenance $50K/yr
[#17] Maintenance, readiness checks and replacements for crisis/mobile response kit.
Supplies And Consumables $32K/yr
[#4, #12, #23] Medical disposables (disposable IV sets, electrodes), hazardous/biohazard disposal, and general consumables/housekeeping.
Training Refreshers $20K/yr
[#15] Periodic refresher training and SOP updates.
Personnel Monitoring $10K/yr
[#16] Ongoing psychological monitoring and security vetting follow-ups.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Uneventful year with normal operations and routine maintenance only.
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🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment incident or equipment failure requiring emergency response, temporary repairs and limited use of amnestics.
small_equipment_failure limited_breach targeted_amnestics
🚨 Major Breach $4.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or prolonged system failure requiring large-scale emergency measures, repair and relocation efforts.
extended_power_loss critical_system_failure expanded_containment_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $13.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic loss of containment with escalation requiring extreme countermeasures, off-site isolation or destruction of subject and wide-scale amnestic operations.
subject_awakening full_containment_failure public_exposure
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#6] Four guards per shift × three shifts = 12 FTE assumed for 24/7 coverage; salaries/hazard pay included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / Nurse 2 [#9] Two FTE nurses/medics for daily IV refill and monitoring; included in staff_wages.
Research Psychologist 1 [#9] One psychologist to supervise conditioning scripts and monitor subject; included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Supervising Researcher 1 [#9] One supervising researcher for research coordination and oversight; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates for every category, allowing a coherent budget; however, many items (telekill gear, anomalous-radiation research, contingency spend and probabilities for breaches) are uncertain or depend on classified technical choices, so cost estimates retain moderate uncertainty.
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