SCP-2832 — SCP-2832 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2832 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-2832

Expected annual

$18.4M

One-time setup

$69.5M

Annual recurring

$17.6M

Personnel

One-time capital and contingency funding is large (~$69.45M) driven primarily by a multi-decade endowment and catastrophic reserves plus facility retrofit. Annual operations are dominated by staffing, sustained research, MTF readiness, and maintenance, totaling roughly $17.55M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $69.5M

Long Term Trust Endowment $40.0M

[#12] Endowment / seed fund sized to ensure multi-generation continuity and minimum oversight over decades/centuries.

Insurance Catastrophic Reserve $15.0M

[#25] Catastrophic-loss reserve sized relative to facility value and potential collateral damage.

Facilities $5.3M

[#1, #15] Structural retrofit and reinforced containment chamber for Prototype Testing Facility 145 ($5,000,000) plus generator/UPS installation and infrastructure ($350,000).

Survivor Benefits Reserve $3.0M

[#10] Lump-sum reserve fund to cover death, permanent disability, and large-scale losses among personnel.

Personnel Continuity Seed $3.0M

[#27] One-time seed for scholarships/fellowships and multi-decade continuity programs to retain institutional knowledge.

Equipment $2.5M

[#3, #4, #8, #13, #23, #26] Initial procurement of redundant Kant counters and spares ($500,000), monitoring sensor suite initial purchase ($400,000), MTF/operational equipment issuance ($700,000), data management hardened servers initial ($350,000), SERS spare parts/tooling initial ($200,000), and one full spare sensor kit ($400,000).

Medical Setup $550K

[#9] On-site trauma team setup, field hospital capability, med-evac contracts, and initial medical supplies/equipment.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.6M/yr

Staff Wages $8.0M/yr

[#6, #7, #18] Salaries + benefits + shift premiums/hazard pay for skeleton monitoring crew, on-site engineers, 24/7 security/MTF rotations and daily-measurement technician. MTF personnel salary component is included in this line.

Research And Monitoring $5.3M/yr

[#11, #20, #28] High-risk research program studying Hume link and countermeasures ($5,000,000/yr baseline), structural/materials testing and instrumentation R&D ($150,000/yr), and containment expansion modeling & simulation ($125,000/yr).

Mtf Stationing Equipment And Training $1.0M/yr

[#7] Additional equipment amortization, specialized training, vehicles, and related annualized MTF stationing costs (personnel salaries included in staff_wages).

Facilities Maintenance $500K/yr

[#2] Ongoing structural maintenance and periodic ring rebuilding; anticipates one medium rebuild or substantial repair every 1–5 years (budgeted as annualized $500k).

Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr

[#14, #21, #29] Cover/OPSEC and local relations budget ($300k/yr working figure), legal/compliance/internal oversight (~$125k/yr), and crisis PR retainer (~$50k/yr included here).

Medical And Emergency Recurring $400K/yr

[#9] Ongoing medical staffing, supplies, evacuation contracts, and drills.

Survivor Benefits Premiums $375K/yr

[#10] Annual premiums and actuarial costs to support survivor benefits and casualty reserves.

Logistics And Transport $222K/yr

[#5, #22] Instrument relocation logistics (moving testing equipment outward per cadence: ~$22k/yr) and contingency evacuation/remote safe-housing standby contracts (~$200k/yr).

Utilities And Energy Recurring $200K/yr

[#15] Electricity, generator fuel/testing, UPS/battery maintenance and utility costs.

Personnel Continuity Programs Recurring $200K/yr

[#27] Recurring stipends, fellowships, and programs to retain institutional knowledge and ease multi-decade handovers.

Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr

[#17, #30] Consumables (gloves, hazmat suits, perimeter marking supplies) and miscellaneous small capital/admin recurring costs.

Mtf Equipment Resupply $150K/yr

[#8] Annual resupply, maintenance, and consumables for MTF equipment, armor, vehicles, and ordnance.

Sers Maintenance $150K/yr

[#23] Maintenance, spare parts, and secure containment interventions for SERS Prototype Unit Xi-2.

Training And Drills $125K/yr

[#19] Regular MTF/tech coordination drills, readiness exercises, ammunition and overtime.

Monitoring Sensor Maintenance $100K/yr

[#4] Replacements, calibration, and maintenance for high-speed/low-light cameras, LIDAR, Hume meters, strain gauges, etc.

Data Management Recurring $100K/yr

[#13] Off-site backups, media refresh cycles, satellite uplink, and cybersecurity/archival operational costs.

Decontamination And Hazardous Disposal $60K/yr

[#16] Decontamination protocols, hazardous-material removal, and disposal of sacrificed/contaminated equipment.

Psychological Support $50K/yr

[#24] Counseling, PTSD support, resilience training, and screening for assigned personnel.

Kant Counter Service $20K/yr

[#3] Annual calibration and servicing for Kant counters and backups.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.6M/yr

70.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine activations handled by on-site teams and scheduled maintenance/research continues.

routine_activations scheduled_maintenance ongoing_research

🚨 Minor Incident $19.1M/yr

25.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Localized damaging activation or limited containment breach requiring a medium rebuild, equipment replacement, and increased medical/response costs.

unusual_activation entity_emergence localized_structural_failure

🚨 Major Breach $27.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or catastrophic activation (e.g., flooding with magma, vacuum event, hostile entity emergence) causing large rebuilds, legal/PR expenses, and reserve draws.

catastrophic_activation large_scale_structural_damage major_casualties

👥 Personnel 45 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	25	[#6, #7] Permanent MTF Kappa-7 presence and rotating tactical squad personnel (personnel salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	8	[#11] Scientists dedicated to Hume-link research, prototype testing, and instrumentation R&D.
Technician / Monitoring Technician	6	[#4, #5, #18] Technicians to perform daily circumference/Hume readings, operate sensor suites, and execute instrument relocations.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#1, #2, #20] Structural and systems engineers for facility maintenance, ring rebuilding, and materials testing.
Medical Officer	2	[#9] On-site trauma/medical staff for immediate response and casualty care.
Administrative Staff	2	[#13, #14, #21] Admin, data management coordination, and liaison for cover/OPSEC and legal paperwork.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes are detailed and provide ranges, allowing a medium confidence in recurring staffing/research estimates and clear one-time items. Uncertainty remains around frequency/severity of anomalous activations, long-term discount rates for endowment sizing, and the true lifecycle costs of unknown future events.

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