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SCP-2833 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2833
Expected annual
$78.1M
One-time setup
$528.5M
Annual recurring
$74.6M
Personnel
655
Estimated one-time setup of approximately $528.5M driven by construction of 1,000 hermetic humanoid cells, site expansion, and a $100M suppression contingency; recurring operating costs ~ $74.56M/yr driven by large security staffing, field capture operations, medical/research teams, and ongoing consumables/surveillance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $528.5M
Facilities $340.0M
[#1, #2, #3] Construction of 1,000 hermetic human-grade containment cells ($200M), Site-147 expansion and infrastructure ($120M), and centralized HVAC/filtration/environmental systems ($20M).
Suppression Contingency Fund $100.0M
[#26] Reserved contingency fund for large-scale suppression/eradication operations (minimum set-aside $100,000,000).
Capture Transport Capital $50.0M
[#11] Armored transport vehicles, secure transport containers and initial airlift contracts for covert long-range transfers ($50,000,000).
Backup Power Generation $11.5M
[#4] Diesel/gas turbine backup generators and secure fuel storage for islanding redundancy (one-time capex; midpoint estimate $11,500,000).
Emergency Response Stockpile $10.0M
[#19] One-time emergency containment stockpile (sedatives, aerosols, armored emergency vehicles, burn/cull toolkits) ($10,000,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $8.0M
[#12] BSL-4-capable entomology/parasitiology laboratory and insectary for SCP-2833-A research and containment ($8,000,000).
Equipment $6.0M
[#5, #6, #22] Per-cell secure camera/sensor installs and central monitoring hardware ($2,000,000), pneumatic tube and distribution network installs ($2,000,000), and IT/hardened server equipment & installation ($2,000,000).
Field Mobile Quarantine Units $2.0M
[#27] Capital to outfit deployable mobile quarantine units and decon trailers ($2,000,000).
Mortuary Setup $1.0M
[#17] Secure mortuary and incineration/cremation capacity setup including embalming-neutralization protocols ($1,000,000).
Initial Capital Summary $0
[#29] Summary figure (~$420M) provided by analyst; detailed line items above used for primary accounting (this entry documents the summary only).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $74.6M/yr
Staff Wages $38.3M/yr
[#9, #10, #13, #14, #15, #21] Ongoing personnel wages: site security (~300 FTE @ $40k → $12M/yr), MTF containment operative salaries (~75 operatives @ $100k → $7.5M/yr), medical staff (~50 FTEs @ $120k → $6M/yr plus $500k on-call), research scientist salaries (~20 @ $150k → $3M/yr), field epidemiology teams (~60 FTEs @ $80k → $4.8M/yr), custodial/maintenance staff (~150 FTEs @ $30k → $4.5M/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $9.6M/yr
[#7, #8, #17, #18, #19, #20] Daily/periodic consumables: remote decon chemicals ($1,825,000/yr), nutrient capsules & bottled water deliveries (~$2,737,500/yr), mortuary operations/disposal ($500,000/yr), PPE and hazardous waste disposal ($1,000,000/yr), emergency stockpile replenishment ($3,000,000/yr), staff training/mental-health programs ($500,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $8.2M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #22, #23, #27] Recurring facility and systems maintenance: backup power fuel & maintenance ($2,000,000/yr), camera/sensor maintenance ($200,000/yr), pneumatic tube upkeep ($200,000/yr), IT/host maintenance ($500,000/yr), long-term containment reserve/refurbishment ($5,000,000/yr), and field unit maintenance ($300,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $8.0M/yr
[#16] Diplomatic, legal cover, covert payments and cover operations (~$3,000,000/yr legal + $5,000,000/yr covert payments).
Research And Monitoring $6.5M/yr
[#12, #14, #24, #25] Recurring research and monitoring: insectary consumables and lab ops ($1,500,000/yr), research staff consumables and trials ($2,000,000/yr), public-health/clinical-trial capacity for exposed hosts ($2,000,000/yr), linguistics & memory-transfer research ($1,000,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $4.0M/yr
[#10, #15] Ongoing field logistics: MTF operational costs (vehicles, airlift, lodging ~$3,000,000/yr) and field epidemiology travel/operations (~$1,000,000/yr).
Annual Operating Summary $0/yr
[#28] Analyst summary (~$75M/yr) documented here for traceability; detailed recurring line items above used for primary accounting (this entry documents the summary only).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $74.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; ongoing capture, containment and research activities proceed as planned.
no breaches steady capture rate routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $79.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized containment incident or field flare-up requiring emergency response, targeted replacements, extra decontamination and temporary surge staffing.
single-cell breach small field cluster detection targeted capture complications
🚨 Major Breach $224.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$150.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or widespread field reproduction requiring large-scale emergency operations and possible regional suppression measures.
multi-cell breach undetected reproductive expansion failed field containment
👥 Personnel 655 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Site Security 300 [#9] Armed site-level security, control-room operators and 24/7 coverage (300 FTEs as estimated).
Specialized containment operatives / MTF Agent 75 [#10] Mobile task force containment/capture operatives (5 teams × 15 operatives = 75 FTEs).
Medical Officer / Clinician 50 [#13] On-site parasitologists, surgeons, infectious disease physicians, nurses and EMTs (~50 FTEs).
Research Scientist 20 [#14] Molecular biology/genetics/xenobiology and related researchers (~20 FTEs).
Field Epidemiology / Surveillance Team 60 [#15] Covert field teams in India (10 teams × 6 people = 60 FTEs).
Custodial / Maintenance / Engineers 150 [#21] Facility maintenance, HVAC technicians, sanitation, cell repair and mechanical upkeep (~150 FTEs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Accounting relies on analyst estimates and explicit line-item figures for 1,000 centralized instances; major uncertainties remain around field reproduction dynamics, political costs, and the scale of potential suppression actions (see notes #26 and #30), so medium confidence is appropriate.
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