SCP-3088 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-3088
Expected annual
$5.9M
One-time setup
$17.9M
Annual recurring
$5.7M
Personnel
16
Estimated one-time setup and remediation costs are approximately $17.15M driven by land acquisition, demolition/remediation, detention conversion and large contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are approximately $5.17M driven by perimeter security staffing, ongoing research, legal/PR/takedown operations, and monitoring/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.9M
Facilities $7.0M
[#1, #5, #6, #7, #8, #17] Perimeter fencing and controlled-access barrier (#1), road rerouting and public infrastructure modification (#5), eminent domain/land acquisition and buyouts (#6), demolition/hazardous-abatement/site remediation (#7), long-term secure detention facility capital conversion/construct (#8), and secure evidence/vault storage build-out (#17) combined as major physical/construction costs.
Contingent Neutralization Reserve $5.0M
[#27] Large-scale reserve for worst-case planning (mass relocation, national-level mitigation, expanded quarantine) as a one-time contingency.
Equipment $1.8M
[#4, #18, #21, #22, #26] Remote surveillance hardware and drones/monitoring center installation (#4), covert travel/vehicle fleet purchase including armored/transports and drone hardware (#18), generators/solar backups and field power setup (#21), one-time IT/secure-comms hardware and classified servers (#22), and specialized non-lethal/remote-manipulation equipment (#26).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#20] Classified contingency fund reserved for emergency re-containment, rapid deployment, or ad-hoc purchases on short notice.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $750K
[#16] Secure lab buildout, instrument procurement, and initial research setup for SCP-3088/SCP-3088-1 research.
Compensation Relocation $500K
[#14] Initial compensation, relocation assistance, hush-money and household buyouts for displaced residents and contractors.
Covert Fleet Purchase One Time $500K
[#18] Vehicle fleet purchase (patrols, logistics, armored transports) and purchase of rotors/drones for remote access (duplicate of equipment category where applicable).
Amnestic Stockpile $300K
[#9] Initial purchase/production and secure storage of Class-A/B amnestic stockpile and related supplies.
Takedown Initial $300K
[#10] Initial mass-information censorship and takedown contracting, vendor fees, and sweep operations to remove online mentions and media.
Secure Evidence Storage One Time $300K
[#17] Hardened storage buildout, climate control and secure cataloging space for seized documents and anomalous items (included in facilities tally as well).
Pr Cover Initial $250K
[#11] Initial public-relations and cover-story production, coordination with local government records, and upfront payments for cover work/advertising.
Archive Map Edit Initial $150K
[#13] One-time payments and operations to edit national mapping providers, GPS, printed atlases, and retrieval/suppression of physical archives.
Cultural Archive Suppression One Time $100K
[#23] One-time physical retrieval/suppression costs for libraries, museums, newspapers, and other cultural/historical archives.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#2] 24/7 perimeter security staffing (armed external guards and supervisors) estimated at ~16 FTE fully loaded.
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#16] Ongoing specialized research into SCP-3088/SCP-3088-1 (archaeology, legal-anomaly research, psychology), testing, ethical oversight, and staffed experiments.
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13, #15, #24] Ongoing mass-information takedowns, PR/cover liaison refreshes, legal retainer & litigation reserves, archive/map auditing, media-monitoring rapid-response coordination, and interagency reimbursements.
Rapid Response Maintenance $550K/yr
[#3] Recurring training, certification, PPE, and equipment maintenance for 2–3 rapid response/tactical teams trained in non-firearm extraction and containment methods.
Logistics And Transport $250K/yr
[#18] Vehicle/drone operating costs, fuel, maintenance, and transport logistics for patrols and access operations.
Remote Surveillance Ops $250K/yr
[#4] Operators, maintenance, bandwidth, drone replacement cycles, and monitoring-center staffing for continuous audiovisual and sensor surveillance.
Amnestic Program $200K/yr
[#9] Administration clinics, trained medical staff salaries, follow-up psychiatric care, and ongoing amnestic supply chain costs.
Detainee Care $200K/yr
[#8] Ongoing staffing, medical, counseling, and overhead costs for detainees held indefinitely (scaled estimate for a small detained population).
Contingency Replenish $200K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment allocation for the classified contingency fund to restore used emergency reserves.
It Security Operations $150K/yr
[#22] Maintenance, audits, secure backups, classified network engineers, and encryption/hardening recurring costs.
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#1, #21, #25] Routine fence/ gate repair, generator/backup maintenance, utilities upkeep, and seasonal/site maintenance (mowing, signage, storm checks).
Evidence Storage Operations $100K/yr
[#17] Climate control, cataloging staff, and restricted access administration for archival seized materials.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[] Consumables and small recurring supplies (PPE, small hardware spares, amnestic disposables beyond program accounted separately).
Medical Followup $50K/yr
[#19] Medical and psychological follow-up for civilians affected by incident and amnestic use (scaled estimate for follow-up caseload).
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.7M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, research, and cover-story maintenance; no major incidents or escalations.
routine operations scheduled research activities
🚨 Minor Incident $5.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized information leak or small legal challenge requiring intensified takedown, additional PR, limited rapid-response deployments and legal work.
civilian leak local journalist exposure small litigation/FOIA challenge
🚨 Major Breach $15.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$9.4M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or legal/political escalation requiring mass relocation, large-scale remediation, intensive litigation, and national-level PR response.
neutralization failure major litigation or public exposure mass relocation/escalation
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 16 [#2] 24/7 perimeter security staffing including armed external guards and supervisors; headcount aligned to staff_wages estimate.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates draw from broad analyst ranges and many contingent/reserve items; line-item ranges are wide and scenario probabilities are judgment-based given containment uncertainty and historical restructuring risk.
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