SCP-2687
Keter
~
medium confidence
SCP-2687
Expected annual
$42.7M
One-time setup
$137.0M
Annual recurring
$40.6M
Personnel
98
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $137.0M driven largely by liability/reserve establishment, lab outfitting, production capacity and contingency reserves; annual recurring costs are ~ $40.2M/yr driven by staff wages, patient monitoring, ongoing R&D and covert cover-up/legal budgets.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $137.0M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $40.6M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$40.6M/yr
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, production, training and covert operations; no major containment failures.
routine_operations
regular_production_and_monitoring
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Minor Incident
$42.7M/yr
Localized activation or small containment breach requiring targeted remediation, limited patient surge and extra field operations.
localized_activation
single-site_containment_breach
small_patient_surge
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Major Breach
$100.2M/yr
Multi-site activation or public exposure leading to major remediation, large-scale incinerations, mass treatment campaign and significant legal/PR response.
multi-site_activation
mass_public_exposure
large_scale_remediation
Personnel
98 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 12 | [#5, #8] Senior researchers and scientists assigned to Lab #14 (BSL/GMP operations). |
| Lab Technician | 6 | [#5, #6] Technical support for production, QC and bioreactor/fermenter ops. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 60 | [#9] MTF Gamma-41 operational roster for recoveries, containment and field incineration readiness. |
| Clinical Staff | 10 | [#7, #14] Clinicians and nursing staff for administration of SCP-2687-C and patient monitoring. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 6 | [#4, #11, #17] Engineers for incinerator, containment-room, HVAC and remote manipulator maintenance. |
| Administrative Staff | 4 | [#17, #20, #30] Admin, registry managers, and compliance liaisons supporting operations and covert programs. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide granular line items and ranges, enabling a moderate-confidence aggregate estimate; however wide ranges on stockpiling, liability reserves, and R&D outcomes (and the anomalous nature of SCP-2687) leave substantial uncertainty.