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SCP-2690 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-2690
Expected annual
$38.5M
One-time setup
$161.3M
Annual recurring
$32.4M
Personnel
40
Estimated initial capital of approximately $161.3M driven by facility construction and a large emergency mitigation reserve; ongoing annual costs are approximately $32.43M driven by staff wages, research, emergency reserve contributions, and the anomalous conversion pipeline.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $161.3M
Facilities $80.0M
[#1] Remote hardened containment facility: site purchase, secure perimeter, blast/EMR-hardened rooms, access roads and antechambers.
Emergency Mitigation Initial Reserve $50.0M
[#14] Initial set-aside reserve for executing ICARUS-2690 / SERAPHIM-1390 mitigation (minimum-scale set-aside).
Equipment $9.8M
[#2, #8, #9] Specialized containment chamber, continuous monitoring hardware, secure communications / air-gapped hardware (capital components).
Transportation Acquisition $6.0M
[#15] Acquisition of secure transport: vehicles, helicopters, armored carriers.
Containment Failure Initial Reserve $5.0M
[#25] Initial reserve for containment-failure economic externalities, local compensation and cleanup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.0M
[#4, #5] Life-support, HVAC and environmental control capital; medical/clinical containment suite initial buildout.
Redundant Power Microgrid $3.0M
[#3] UPS, diesel generators, fuel storage, possible solar + batteries (capital).
Task Force Equipment $3.0M
[#7] Initial procurement for Task Force Epsilon-13: vehicles, weapons, armored carriers, specialised gear.
Specialized Ppe $300K
[#12] Initial procurement of custom suits, restraints, sedative delivery systems, remote-control beds.
Biohazard Setup $200K
[#13] Initial setup for incineration, deep storage vaults, secure disposal and destruction verification infrastructure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $32.4M/yr
Staff Wages $5.0M/yr
[#6] Core on-site staffing (armed security, technicians, medics, systems admins, logistics) payroll and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $5.0M/yr
[#10] Ongoing research program budget for countermeasures, instrumentation, grants, and high-level researchers.
Emergency Mitigation Reserve Contribution $5.0M/yr
[#14] Annual reserve contributions toward large-scale ICARUS-2690 / SERAPHIM-1390 mitigation fund.
Contingency Pool $4.2M/yr
[#27] Flexible contingency pool (estimated at 15% of base operating budget) for unforeseen anomalous needs.
Anomalous Conversion Pipeline $3.0M/yr
[#11] Recurring costs per throughput for recruiting, medical stabilization, training and long-term care of SCP-2690-A instances.
Task Force Ops $2.0M/yr
[#7] Task Force Epsilon-13 operating costs: training, ammunition, vehicle maintenance, readiness exercises.
Personnel Insurance $1.5M/yr
[#19] Hazard pay, life insurance, disability coverage and severance funds for on-site staff.
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#17] Legal/cover operations, shell companies, liaison fees, media suppression and plausible deniability budgets.
Memetics Team $1.0M/yr
[#18] Salaries, instrumentation and cognitive countermeasure development for memetics/cognitohazard specialists.
Containment Failure Reserve Topup $1.0M/yr
[#25] Annual top-up for contingency fund to cover local economic externalities and compensation in case of local failure.
Facilities Maintenance $600K/yr
[#22] Routine maintenance, repairs, replacement parts for facility, HVAC, seals, sensors and vehicles.
Logistics And Transport $600K/yr
[#15] Operations and maintenance of transport assets, fuel, flight hours, secure logistics.
Medical Consumables $500K/yr
[#5] Consumables and maintenance for ICU beds, ventilators, long-term care equipment and psychiatric debriefing rooms.
Supplies And Consumables $400K/yr
[#21] Food, lab reagents, sedatives, medical supplies and other consumables.
Recruitment Training $300K/yr
[#24] Recruitment pipeline, training programs and simulated incident drills (ICARUS exercises).
Secure Comm Maintenance $200K/yr
[#9] Maintenance, audits and support for air-gapped data infrastructure and memetic-safe storage.
Redundant Power Maintenance $150K/yr
[#3] Fuel, maintenance and testing for generators, UPS upkeep and microgrid maintenance.
Monitoring Telemetry $150K/yr
[#8] Ongoing monitoring, high-bandwidth secure video, sensor telemetry and alerting services.
Waste Disposal Annual $150K/yr
[#13] Annual incineration, chemical neutralization and secure disposal operations for anomalous waste.
Psych Support $150K/yr
[#20] Psychological support, counseling and deprogramming for staff and recovered personnel.
Security Audits $150K/yr
[#23] O5/Trust audits, red-team penetration tests and classified compliance reviews.
Life Support Maintenance $100K/yr
[#4] Maintenance and replacement parts for HVAC, HEPA/carbon filters, water purification and monitoring.
Specialized Ppe Maintenance $100K/yr
[#12] Consumables, repairs and replacement for PPE, restraints and control systems.
Archival And Redaction $100K/yr
[#26] Long-term archival storage, redaction and destructive deletion processes for memetically-unsafe logs.
External Visit Costs $50K/yr
[#16] Periodic secure transport, quarantine and debrief costs for external researchers (frequency-dependent).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $32.4M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with steady-state operations, scheduled research, and no major incidents.
no_seraphim_event_detected routine_operations_only
🚨 Minor Incident $33.4M/yr
7.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring repairs, small-scale medical conversion costs, and short-term task force mobilization.
localized_breach small_transmutation_event short_term_task_force_deployment
🚨 Major Seraphim Event $232.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline
Detection of a SERAPHIM-1390 event requiring partial execution of ICARUS-2690: large-scale deployments, drawdown of emergency reserves and mass mitigation.
detection_of_seraphim_event widespread_transmutation activation_of_icarius_procedures
👥 Personnel 40 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#6] Armed perimeter and on-site security staffing; numbers depend on automation and Task Force support.
Research Scientist 7 [#6] On-site researchers (note: direct human study converts personnel to SCP-2690-A; staffing level reflects need for research throughput).
Medical Officer 4 [#5, #6] Clinical staff to operate medical/psychiatric containment suite and manage SCP-2690-A care.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#4, #22] Engineers and maintenance personnel for HVAC, power, generators and facility repairs.
Technician / Systems Admin 6 [#8, #9, #21] Technical staff for monitoring systems, secure communications, IT and instrumentation.
Logistics / Supply 3 [#15, #21] Supply chain, transport coordination and consumables management.
Administrative Staff 3 [#17, #23] Administrative, legal liaison and compliance support.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#6] On-site leadership and coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Large uncertainties in attrition/throughput of SCP-2690-A, the frequency and scale of SERAPHIM-1390 events, and the size/timing of emergency reserve drawdowns produce low confidence in precise figures; estimates use mid-range assumptions from analyst notes.
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