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SCP-2719 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2719
Expected annual
$52.7M
One-time setup
$215.5M
Annual recurring
$51.8M
Personnel
96
Initial capital costs are dominated by a hardened underground vault, robotics fleets, and high-assurance AI development (~$215.5M one-time). Recurring yearly costs are driven by depreciation/tech refresh, staff wages, and research/secure-compute operations (~$51.76M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $215.5M
Facilities $120.0M
[#1] Reinforced subterranean containment vault shell with blast/EMP/RF shielding, biometric access, standoff perimeter.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40.0M
[#4] High-assurance autonomous control AI development, formal verification and certification.
Equipment $22.0M
[#2, #3, #5, #6] Inner sealed containment chamber & mechanical interface (#2); initial redundant robotics & manipulators (#3); air-gapped compute/data/logging hardware (#5); sensor/monitoring suite (#6).
Breach Contingency Fund $20.0M
[#14] Dedicated emergency rapid-mitigation fund (set-aside).
Cover Story Setup $5.0M
[#15] Initial setup of front companies, legal structures, PR and cover operations.
Power Resilience $4.0M
[#8] UPS/generators/microgrid/battery hardware sized for extended autonomous operation.
Redaction And Compliance $2.0M
[#7] Technical and administrative redaction/information-containment system development and initial setup.
Regulatory And Liaison Setup $1.0M
[#16] Initial regulatory/classification/liaison legal fees and negotiations.
Relocation Logistics $1.0M
[#17] Reserved cost for a controlled relocation/move (robotic handling, shielded containers) per major move.
Supply Chain Hardening $500K
[#11] Initial hardened supply-chain controls and vetting for hardware/firmware.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $51.8M/yr
Depreciation And Refresh $25.9M/yr
[#20] Annual amortization and capex reserve for hardware/robotics/compute refresh (~12% of capital spend).
Staff Wages $7.0M/yr
[#9, #10] On-site security personnel & rapid-response teams (#9) and technical staff (maintenance, AI engineers, robotics techs) (#10).
Research And Monitoring $6.3M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #12] AI compute/licensing/ops and air-gapped compute maintenance (#4, #5); sensor calibration/replacement (#6); automated experiment pipelines and ML diagnostics (#12).
Breach Fund Replenishment $5.0M/yr
[#14] Annual replenishment/holding cost to maintain the rapid-mitigation contingencies fund.
Cover Story And Legal $1.8M/yr
[#15, #16] Ongoing cover story upkeep, PR, legal retentions and inter-agency liaison/regulatory work.
Robotics Spares And Replacement $1.2M/yr
[#3, #13] Spare parts, replacement robotics, actuators and consumables for robotic operators and experiment tooling.
Cybersecurity And Vetting $1.2M/yr
[#11] Continuous intrusion prevention, monitoring, background checks and supply-chain monitoring.
Insurance And Reserves $1.0M/yr
[#18] Annual premiums, indemnity reserves and quiet settlement reserves.
Redaction And Compliance Ops $800K/yr
[#7] Ongoing operations for automatic redaction, access-control workflows, classified handling and compliance audits.
Power Resilience Ops $500K/yr
[#8] Fuel, maintenance and testing costs for generators, microgrid and battery systems.
Audit And Oversight $500K/yr
[#21] Periodic technical audits, third-party attestation, and oversight costs.
Psychological And Memetic Training $300K/yr
[#19] Training, counseling and memetic-safety programs for compartmentalized human staff.
Misc Logistics $300K/yr
[#22] Misc transport, small tools, emergency supplies, secure comms replacements and admin overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $51.8M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, and scheduled research.
routine_operations scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $53.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or small information containment lapse requiring targeted emergency response and limited replacements.
localized_malfunction robotic_damage minor_information_leak
🚨 Major Breach $131.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$80.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency fund drawdown, replacement hardware, mass amnestic operations and intensified legal/PR response.
major_containment_breach widespread_information_release external_discovery
👥 Personnel 96 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 [#9] On-site guards and rapid-response personnel to enforce perimeter and prevent unauthorized biological access.
Engineer / Maintenance 20 [#10] Technical maintenance staff for robotics, power, and facility systems operating under information-restricted protocols.
Research Scientist / AI Engineer 10 [#4, #12] Engineers and scientists operating approved, limited-information research pipelines and maintaining AI/control systems.
Administrative Staff 5 [#15, #16] Administrative, legal and liaison staff supporting cover stories, regulatory interaction and contract management.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1, #9] Senior oversight and executive decision authority for containment posture and emergency fund deployment.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst-provided line-item ranges allow a moderate confidence aggregation, but SCP-2719's anomalous/memetic nature and stage-dependent contingency sizing introduce material uncertainty.
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