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SCP-3349 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-3349
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$4.7M
Personnel
23
Initial capital outlay is moderate (~$1.5M) for secure retrofit, telemetry hardware and lab setup; annual recurring costs are dominated by indefinite inpatient care (per-patient LTAC) and staff wages, producing a multi-million-dollar yearly program (~$4.71M/yr baseline).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Facilities $600K
[#1] Secure LTAC wing retrofit (construction, secure doors, CCTV, SCIF-like evidence room, basic clinical furnishings).
Equipment $505K
[#3, #7, #11, #21, #22, #19] Centralized telemetry hardware, specialized recording/auscultation devices, UPS/backup power and environmental controls (one-time portion), evidence shelving/scanners, IT/EMR integration (one-time development), transport vehicle purchase (vehicles retrofitted for discreet transport).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $210K
[#8, #25, #20] Spectrographic analysis lab and workstation/setup, secure compounding pharmacy space (one-time setup), and initial SOP/training development (initial development portion).
Decommissioning Secure Disposition $150K
[#27] Contingency one-time cost for secure disposition, transfer, demolition/repurposing or permanent archival/disposal.
Program Scale One Time Example $0
[#28] Program-scale example (one-time) provided as summary only; not added to avoid double-counting other line items.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr
Per Patient Inpatient Care $2.0M/yr
[#2, #5] Per-patient long-term inpatient bed (room, board, LTAC nursing/housekeeping/overhead). Baseline assumes 5 indefinite patients at ~$400,000/pt/yr.
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #14, #25] Telemetry clerical staffing, dedicated RN/LPN ward staffing and on-call physician allocation, security staffing, research scientists (salary component), and baseline pharmacy staffing wages.
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#8, #9, #13, #14] Recurring spectrographic/software licenses and maintenance, long-term data storage/backup, routine diagnostics and cardiology follow-up, and operational research program funds (non-salary).
Logistics And Transport $270K/yr
[#16, #19] Field operations / interception programmatic budget and recurring transport vehicle maintenance/fuel.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal/literature obfuscation, publication suppression, settlements and public-affairs operations.
Contingency Reserve $200K/yr
[#24] Crisis/contingency reserve for media leaks, whistleblower events, emergency legal fees or surprise exposures (program reserve).
Administrative Overhead $150K/yr
[#26] HR, payroll processing, compliance, procurement, insurance allocations, internal audits allocated to the containment program.
Class A Amnestics $100K/yr
[#17] Class A amnestic procurement, storage and administration costs (annual program forecast).
Pharmacy Staffing And Supply $80K/yr
[#25] Recurring pharmacy staffing and supply costs for amnestic/pharmacy infrastructure (operational).
Psychological Care $50K/yr
[#23] Psychiatric oversight, counseling and long-term case management for contained patients (per-patient services aggregated).
Cybersecurity And Secure Comms $50K/yr
[#10] Firewalling, logging, incident response contracts, and exclusive secure communications (telephone lines) protection.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#1, #11, #21] Building and secure-wing maintenance, UPS/generator maintenance and fuel, climate control and archival environment upkeep.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#12] Consumable medical supplies (ECG leads/electrodes, printer paper, IV supplies, dressings) aggregated across contained patients.
Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#20] Ongoing SOP maintenance, staff training and periodic drills/mock intercepts; initial development was accounted one-time.
It Emr Support $20K/yr
[#22] Ongoing IT/EMR support, API maintenance and secure tagging for SCP cases.
Large Scale Research Program $0/yr
[#15] Large-scale causation/treatment research (preclinical/clinical) not active in baseline; budget to be activated under research scale-up scenario.
Program Scale Recurring Example $0/yr
[#28] Program-scale recurring example provided as summary only; not added to avoid double-counting other line items.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: steady-state containment of assumed 5 patients, routine research and suppression operations.
no_major_incident routine_field_interception steady_patient_census
🚨 Minor Incident $4.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized leak or civilian case requiring expedited field response, extra legal action and additional amnestic administrations.
civilian_case_report unauthorized_publication small_media_leak
🚨 Major Breach $7.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Large-scale public exposure or a serious breach of the secure ward requiring emergency response, broad legal mitigation, mass amnestics and research scale-up.
large_scale_public_exposure major_breach_of_secure_ward legal_obfuscation_failure
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Telemetry Operator / Clerical Monitoring 8 [#4] Continuous 24/7 telemetry monitoring (two 12-hour shifts with relief/FTE coverage).
Nurse (RN / LPN) 6 [#5] Dedicated ward nursing complement to enforce isolation protocols and respond to telemetry notifications.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] 24/7 security presence for secure wing access control and visitor/staff management.
Research Scientist 2 [#14] Scientists supporting spectrographic analysis, characterization and small experiments (salary component included in staff wages).
Pharmacist / Pharmacy Technician 1 [#25] Pharmacy staffing for amnestic preparation, secure storage and regulatory controls (salary included in staff wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints and a baseline assumption of five indefinitely-admitted patients (per analyst example). Major uncertainties remain around legal/obfuscation spending, field incident rate, and whether large-scale research is activated; therefore confidence is medium.
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