SCP-3378 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-3378
Expected annual
$8.1M
One-time setup
$9.4M
Annual recurring
$8.0M
Personnel
35
Initial capital to construct/retrofit a dedicated 6,000 sq ft containment wing, labs and containment systems is approximately $9.4M; ongoing annual operating costs are roughly $8.04M driven mainly by specialized medical staff wages, long-term patient housing, research, and logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.4M
Facilities $3.0M
[#1] Construction/structural retrofit of Containment Wing-3378 (6,000 sq ft) including reinforced airlocks, partitions, medical rooms, decon anterooms, secure visitation and staff-change rooms; hospital-grade finishes and structural reinforcement.
Equipment $2.5M
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #12, #13, #14, #15, #20, #26] HVAC system hardware, standby generators and ATS, Level A suits and storage/decon hardware, ICU/OR equipment, enteral pumps, TVs/mounts and media hardware, on-site autoclave, secure phytobiology growth chambers (equipment portion), retrofit transport vehicles, and IT/CCTV hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.1M
[#8, #16, #17, #22] Assay R&D and validation, initial research grants and lab equipment, BSL-3 upgrade/construct costs for sample handling, and surveillance program setup costs.
Contingency Fund $1.5M
[#24] Contingency/emergency response reserve fund for rapid-response teams, mass-treatment, emergency logistics and media blackout operations (one-time fund capitalization).
Environmental Remediation $200K
[#25] Initial localized outdoor eradication / remediation fund (hardware, herbicide programs, soil treatments) for small-scale outdoor incursions.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.0M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#5, #6] Medical staff wages (neurosurgery, ICU, ID physicians, PAs/techs) and long-term quarantine care/security staffing for 24/7 operations.
Research And Monitoring $1.7M/yr
[#8, #15, #16, #17] Ongoing assay operations and per-test program support, growth-chamber operating costs, core multidisciplinary research funding (pathology, treatment R&D, epidemiology), and BSL lab certification/maintenance costs.
Cover Story And Legal $675K/yr
[#21, #28, #29] Legal counsel, public-health liaison and cover-story management (PR/partner payments), secure record-keeping and data management, and insurance/indemnity premiums and reserves.
Long Term Patient Housing $600K/yr
[#11] Indefinite high-security medical housing costs for SCP-3378-1 instances (secure nursing-home style costs plus security and specialized staff), baseline assumed multiple long-term patients.
Medical Treatment Costs $550K/yr
[#9, #10] Imaging (MRI/CT) and per-patient neurosurgical removal costs (OR time, ICU, rehab) aggregated for baseline caseload.
Logistics And Transport $500K/yr
[#20, #30] Operating, staffing and fuel/maintenance for retrofit transport vehicles (secure patient transfer) and international travel/field operations for source tracking and liaison.
Supplies And Consumables $404K/yr
[#4, #12, #18, #27] Level A suit consumables (filters, cartridges), enteral formula and disposables, per-exposure decontamination/testing costs, and general PPE/testing reagents/sterilants.
Facilities Maintenance $392K/yr
[#2, #3, #7, #14, #26] HVAC power/monitoring electricity and filter replacements, generator fuel testing/maintenance, OR/equipment preventive maintenance, biohazard waste contracts and autoclave maintenance, IT/monitoring support.
Surveillance Program $350K/yr
[#22] Ongoing active surveillance funding for regional hospitals/clinics, supplying test kits and subsidized screening in hot zones.
Training Drills $100K/yr
[#19] Ongoing training, drills and credentialing for medical, security and lab staff on decon, suit use, surgical procedures and breach response.
Psychological Care $100K/yr
[#23] Dedicated mental-health professionals for patients and staff (therapy, counseling, trauma support).
Environmental Remediation $50K/yr
[#25] Follow-up monitoring and remediation follow-through costs if outdoor incursions occur (smaller recurring monitoring/eradication budgets).
Patient Media And Curation $30K/yr
[#13] Content licensing/streaming, book rotation, sterilization and replacement costs for televisions and book library.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.0M/yr
93.8% probability / year
Normal year with containment stable and no major incidents; recurring program operating at baseline caseload (single-digit active patients).
stable_containment low_incidence routine_research
🚨 Minor Incident $8.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small containment incident or unexpected cluster requiring additional patient surgeries, short-term overtime, limited emergency response and legal engagement.
isolated_breach unexpected_patient_surges
🚨 Major Breach $10.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring large emergency response, mass decontamination, legal/PR expenditures and regional remediation.
facility_breach seed_release media_exposure
🚨 Regional Outbreak $13.0M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread outdoor establishment or multi-jurisdictional outbreak requiring regional eradication campaigns, mass treatment, expanded housing and prolonged research scale-up.
environmental_establishment multiple_simultaneous_cases
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Neurosurgeon 2 [#5] Fully credentialed surgeons required for removal operations and complex neurosurgical care.
Infectious Disease Physician / Research Scientist 2 [#5, #16] ID physicians and research leads for diagnosis, treatment guidance and research coordination.
ICU Nurse / OR Nurse 4 [#5] Critical care and OR nursing staff for perioperative and ICU-level care.
Physician Assistant / Surgical Technician 6 [#5] Supporting surgical teams, routine clinical care and procedures.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#6, #19] 24/7 secure staffing for quarantine wing, trained in bio protocols and breach response.
Care Staff / Nursing Assistants 6 [#6, #11] Custodial and routine care staff for long-term quarantine housing (feeding, hygiene, patient logistics).
Administrative Staff 2 [#21, #28] Administrative, records and liaison staff for cover-story, legal coordination and secure data handling.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#1, #5] Overall site leadership and executive oversight for the containment wing and medical program.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and containment requirements, allowing a reasoned estimate, but per-patient variability, outbreak scale uncertainty and site-specific construction/wage differences reduce overall confidence.
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