SCP-3241
Keter
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medium confidence
SCP-3241
Expected annual
$148.4M
One-time setup
$648.3M
Annual recurring
$145.0M
Personnel
226
Estimated one-time capital and R&D costs are in the high hundreds of millions (primarily facility buildout, ship/aircraft procurement and sensor networks); ongoing operations are roughly $145M/year driven by personnel, vessel/aircraft operations, enforcement logistics and legal/compensation obligations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $648.3M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $145.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$145.0M/yr
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, enforcement, and no major containment breaches or large remediation/salvage actions.
steady expansion at ~4 m/day
routine sensor/drone losses
regular JMSDF cooperation
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Minor Incident
$155.0M/yr
Localized containment anomaly or enforcement incident requiring targeted salvage, medical response, limited remediation and legal/compensation payouts.
small-scale breach or equipment loss
civilian incursion requiring settlements
targeted salvage or recovery attempt
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Major Breach
$265.0M/yr
Significant containment failure or expanded anomalous effects triggering large-scale salvage/remediation, major legal/PR outlays, and accelerated asset replacement.
critical SRA failure or large-scale asset loss
major environmental contamination
international exposure / large salvage operation
Personnel
226 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 70 | [#4] Permanent scientific staff (physicists, marine biologists, temporal theorists, postdocs) supporting R&D and experiments. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 100 | [#6, #16, #27] Patrol ships crews, site security, exclusion-zone enforcement and rapid-response teams. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 15 | [#1, #3, #17] Facility and equipment maintenance, power/gen set upkeep, secure comms and sensor network technicians. |
| Data Analyst / ISR Operator | 15 | [#10, #12, #14, #29] Drone/satellite imagery analysts, sensor data processing and long-term archiving staff. |
| Administrative Staff | 10 | [#2, #8, #22] Site administration, contract management, liaison and diplomatic coordination support. |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 2 | [#1, #4] Containment Director and senior leadership responsible for strategy and interagency coordination. |
| Medical Officer | 4 | [#19, #20] On-site medical, decontamination and psychological services for exposed personnel. |
| Liaison / Contracted JMSDF Staff | 10 | [#6, #8, #27] Embedded liaison personnel and contracted specialists coordinating with JMSDF and partner agencies. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates derive from analyst-provided ranges and canonical operational descriptions; SCP-3241's anomalous, evolving nature and contingent one-time decisions (salvage/remediation scale, aircraft procurement choices) produce moderate uncertainty.