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SCP-2646 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2646
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$4.5M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
22
Initial one-time setup is estimated at approximately $4.46M driven by surveillance, robotics, legal setup, and contingency reserves; ongoing operations are approximately $3.07M/year driven primarily by staff wages, research/monitoring, and cover-story/legal/community payments.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.5M
Long Term Engineering Contingency $2.0M
[#26] Contingency for large-scale mitigation/engineering (mid-range one-time projection given wide range).
Equipment $902K
[#3, #4, #5, #13, #18] Construction props/vehicles, surveillance hardware, drone fleet purchase, containment/entry robotics and tooling, and secure communications hardware (one-time purchases, midpoints).
Containment Failure Reserve $500K
[#30] Containment-failure emergency response reserve (initial hold / replenishment fund, midpoint).
Facilities $370K
[#2, #14, #20] Site-2646-Beta temporary camp setup, Standard Humanoid Containment Unit build-out at Site-177, and generator purchase (midpoint estimates).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $285K
[#7, #16, #8, #17] Initial water-sampling equipment, memetic research equipment, GPR/remote-sensing purchase, and initial amnestic stockpile (one-time research/setup costs).
Emergency Repair Reserve $250K
[#12] Initial emergency repair/claim reserve (kept on hand as a contingency; midpoint reserve).
Legal Setup $150K
[#10] One-time legal/records cover-up and municipal influence initial setup costs (permits, counsel, initial record work).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#1, #15, #16, #5] Onsite observation team salaries (road-construction cover), SCP-2646-2 medical/psychiatric & containment staff, memetic research team salaries, and drone pilots (annual fully-burdened FTE costs, midpoints).
Cover Story And Legal $317K/yr
[#10, #11, #23] Ongoing legal/records maintenance, public relations, municipal reimbursements / fake grant programs and occasional payouts to sustain long-term cover.
Amnestic Administration $155K/yr
[#9, #17] Annual budget for amnestic administration to civilians and staff, medical supervision, follow-up, and stockpile replenishment.
Research And Monitoring $153K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #4, #5, #18] GIS/cloud subscriptions and data storage, routine water-sample analysis, repeat remote surveys, surveillance hardware maintenance/data storage, drone maintenance, and communications service fees.
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#19] Transportation and transfer costs for retrieval/relocation operations, armored transfers, sedation teams, fuel and routing for planned ops.
Public Safety Response $90K/yr
[#27] Coordination with embedded law enforcement, staged responses, overtime and scene control for public incidents.
Training And Sop $75K/yr
[#21] Training, SOP development, memetic-safety drills and rotation-related training costs.
Oversight And Risk Modeling $62K/yr
[#22] Internal audits, risk assessments, financial oversight and contingency planning (annualized).
It Security $62K/yr
[#28] Endpoint protection, secure devices, forensic readiness, and anti-exposure cyber measures.
Psychological Support $50K/yr
[#25] Counseling, turnover, replacement and retraining costs for staff to mitigate cognitive/memetic effects and burnout.
Facilities Maintenance $48K/yr
[#2, #20] Site-2646-Beta trailer/rental maintenance and site utilities (power, fuel, HVAC for humanoid unit).
Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr
[#29] Fuel, batteries, PPE, replacement sensor parts, office supplies, and sundries.
Data Redaction And Archival $25K/yr
[#24] Maintenance of Log-2646, archival backups, and suppressed record handling (annualized).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year of continuous containment with routine monitoring, staffing, research, and cover-story operations without major incidents.
regular_monitoring no_major_relocations routine_amnestics
🚨 Minor Incident $3.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized relocation into private property or small public area causing property damage, targeted amnestic deployments, and higher PR/legal activity.
localized_relocation civilian_encounter targeted_amnestic_deployment
🚨 Major Breach $5.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant relocation into populated infrastructure (e.g., integration with school or downtown) leading to mass-casualty response, large amnestic deployment, major legal payouts and possible accelerated engineering response.
integration_into_public_structure mass_casualties large-scale_amnestic_and_engineering_response
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Observation Team) 4 [#1] 24/7 observation team posing as road crew (3–5 agents, midpoint 4).
Research Scientist (Memetic/Analytical) 4 [#16] Specialized memetic/psychotropic research team (midpoint staffing to match research budgets).
Medical Officer / Psychiatric Staff 8 [#15] Full-time psychiatric/nursing/custodial and memetic-resistant guards for SCP-2646-2 (6–10 FTEs, midpoint 8).
Drone Pilot / Remote Operator 2 [#5] Pilots/operators for rapid relocation checks and UAV operations.
Engineer / Maintenance Technician 2 [#4, #8] Technicians for sensor/GPR maintenance, surveillance systems and site equipment upkeep.
Administrative Staff / Site Coordinator 1 [#2, #24] Site admin handling Log-2646 entries, records, and cover coordination.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#22] Program oversight / liaison for audits and risk modeling.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes supply ranges for nearly every line item enabling midpoint estimates, but the anomalous and contingent nature of SCP-2646 (relocations, memetic effects) produces uncertainty in incident frequency and contingency sizing.
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