SCP-3155 — SCP-3155 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3155 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-3155

Expected annual

$186.0M

One-time setup

$395.8M

Annual recurring

$184.8M

Personnel

680

Initial capital costs are heavily front-loaded (facility retrofit, custom cell engineering, and SRA/dampener hardware) totaling hundreds of millions; recurring annual costs are dominated by security, embedded operatives, SRA operations, and contingency/reserve allocations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $395.8M

Sra Devices And Capital $200.0M

[#3] Capital cost to build/acquire SRA‑class devices / high-grade Hume dampeners (planning for ~50 units to cover high‑risk subjects).

Cell Customization $100.0M

[#2] Bespoke per-instance hardware (dampener pockets, psi-suppressant emitters, specialized restraints) prototyping and installation for baseline 200 instances.

Facilities $45.0M

[#1, #18] Construction/retrofit of 50 B‑Wing cells to Foundation spec and property acquisition/renovation for Site-49 B‑Wing.

Ppe And Protective Gear $10.0M

[#13] Initial procurement of PPE, powered exoskeletons and psi/Hume-protective gear for containment teams (~200 staff equip).

Armored Transport Fleet $9.0M

[#9] Purchase/retrofit of armored ground vehicles and aircraft containment modules.

Power Infrastructure $8.0M

[#14] Redundant generators, UPS, dedicated substation and site power resiliency to run dampeners/SRAs.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M

[#12] Secure biolab and pathology buildout (BSL-3/4 style lab, cryostorage) for flesh-manipulation research.

Surveillance Systems $3.5M

[#15] High‑grade tamper‑proof cameras, Hume/psi sensors and wing-wide sensor grid installation.

Intelligence Initial Investigation $3.0M

[#7] Initial deep-dive investigation into GoI-021 and locating extant instances.

Replacement Spare Inventory $2.5M

[#26] Initial stock of critical spare parts (dampener modules, actuators, converters).

Suppression And Restraints $2.0M

[#10] Purchase of restraints, suppression weapons, psi-shock emitters and custom non-lethal systems.

Recruitment Setup $2.0M

[#28] Initial recruitment, vetting and clearance processing setup costs (background systems, onboarding).

Secure Med Bay $1.5M

[#11] Secure medical bay / operating room setup for regenerative/anomalous cases.

Data Infrastructure $1.5M

[#16] Air-gapped servers, secure archives, forensic logging and covert comms setup.

Waste Management Setup $1.0M

[#24] Secure disposal/incineration facility setup for anomalous biological matter.

Cover Infrastructure Setup $500K

[#17] Setup of shell companies, fake records and initial cover-story infrastructure.

Forensic Initial Research $300K

[#23] Initial forensic/archival project budget to reconstruct GoI-021 records.

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $184.8M/yr

Staff Wages $48.0M/yr

[#4, #5] Ongoing payroll for security personnel (guards/MTF) and specialist staff (researchers, containment engineers, medical/psychiatric teams).

Embedded Operatives Network $40.0M/yr

[#6] Maintenance of covert operatives (salaries, covers, housing, ongoing payments) placed across government levels.

Strategic Contingency Fund $20.0M/yr

[#30] Annual contribution toward worst-case national-level contingency fund (SRA cascade / multi-site events).

Logistics And Transport $13.5M/yr

[#8, #9] Annual field mission/MTF extraction costs and transport fleet maintenance/crew costs.

Research And Monitoring $12.2M/yr

[#12, #27, #23, #21] Biolab operations, long-term R&D programs, forensic/archival research, and behavioral management programs.

Sra Operations And Maintenance $12.0M/yr

[#3] Energy, maintenance and specialist tech support for deployed SRA/Hume-dampener devices (estimated for ~50 units).

Breach Response Reserve $10.0M/yr

[#20] Annual reserve allocation for containment-breach immediate mobilization, repairs and emergency coverups.

Detained Housing And Utilities $10.0M/yr

[#22] Long-term housing, environmental controls and utilities for detained individuals when relocated between sites.

Intelligence And Surveillance $5.0M/yr

[#7] Ongoing SIGINT/HUMINT, cyber ops, informant payments and GoI-021 monitoring.

Insurance And Contingency $5.0M/yr

[#25] Internal contingency pool for collateral damage, reparations or legal exposure.

Supplies And Consumables $2.9M/yr

[#10, #11, #13, #24, #26] Consumables: sedatives and medical supplies, PPE replacement, waste disposal operations, and spare-parts replenishment.

Cover Story And Legal $2.0M/yr

[#17] Ongoing cover maintenance, fake records, legal work and PR management.

Facilities Maintenance $1.0M/yr

[#18] Annual site maintenance, utilities, property taxes, and perimeter upkeep.

Data Operations $1.0M/yr

[#16] Ongoing secure-hosting, encryption, archives, and comms personnel costs.

Recruitment And Vetting $1.0M/yr

[#28] Ongoing background checks, polygraphs and clearance maintenance for personnel.

Training And Drills $500K/yr

[#19] Regular containment drills, simulations, and full-scale exercises.

Decommissioning Reserve $500K/yr

[#29] Annual allocation for disposal of instances, record purging and staff aftercare.

Surveillance Maintenance $300K/yr

[#15] Ongoing maintenance and calibration for camera/sensor grids and telemetry.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $184.8M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Uneventful year with normal operations, no major incidents or breaches.

routine_containment scheduled_research no_major_breach

🚨 Minor Incident $186.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Isolated containment incident requiring local response, repairs, limited public-cover actions.

single_cell_breach localized power/dampener_failure

🚨 Major Breach $234.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Coordinated or multi-instance breach (SRA cascade or penetration), requiring multi-site mobilization and major remediation.

SRA cascade coordinated multi-instance escape significant infrastructure damage

👥 Personnel 680 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	600	[#4] 12 guards per cell for 50 cells (three shifts), totaling ~600 guards; primary driver of security payroll.
Research Scientist	30	[#5] Part of specialist staff to study anomalous abilities and countermeasures; included in specialist payroll.
Containment Engineer	20	[#5] Engineers for bespoke countermeasure and cell customization work; included in specialist payroll.
Medical Officer	10	[#5, #11] Medical staff for regenerative/injury care; included in specialist payroll.
Behavioral Specialist / Psychiatrist	20	[#5, #21] Behavioral management and interrogation teams; included in specialist payroll.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on granular analyst line items and canonical containment needs but rely on many uncertain assumptions (number of active SRA devices required, actual number of extant instances, and contingency sizing). Ranges remain wide, producing medium confidence.

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