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SCP-3380 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-3380
Expected annual
$23.6M
One-time setup
$25.3M
Annual recurring
$23.2M
Personnel
162
Initial capital buildout (specialized containment cells, integrated OR, secure IT and transport) drives one-time costs (~$25.3M). Ongoing operations are dominated by security/medical staffing, research/monitoring, covert assets and disinformation/legal budgets, yielding ~ $23.21M/yr recurring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $25.3M
Facilities $20.6M
[#1, #3] Construction of 20 safety-proofed humanoid containment chambers (~$1,000,000 each median) and adjacent OR/containment wing buildout (~$625,000).
Equipment $3.1M
[#2, #9, #10, #14, #17, #20] Cell furnishings and anti-self-harm fixtures (one-time portion), surveillance/diagnostic hardware, web-monitoring development (dev costs), secure transport vehicle purchases, initial secure servers, and initial breach-response equipment.
Contingency Seed Fund $1.0M
[#25] Seed contingency/emergency reserve (one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#22] Initial safe experimentation facilities and specialized instrumentation for memetic/mathematical research (one-time lab buildout).
Initial Training Program $50K
[#21] Initial staff training program development and rollout (one-time).
Surgical Modification Per Procedure $20K
[#4] Representative one-off surgical modification cost per major procedure (median of $5k–$50k range); this is a per-procedure one-time expense.
Per Subject Year One Ballpark $0
[#26] Guidance note: year-one per-subject ballpark ~$1M–$3M; referenced for scaling, not added as a line-item here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $23.2M/yr
Staff Wages $10.3M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10, #14] Security staffing (120 guards for 20 cells incl. benefits), nursing and medical/psych staff (nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists), research/containment specialists, and web/NLP analysts; drivers included.
Research And Monitoring $3.6M/yr
[#9, #10, #12, #17, #22] Ongoing web hosting/compute, monitoring of SAPPHIRE and allied groups, secure data storage/ops, surveillance storage/maintenance, and the primary research program into SCP-3380 properties.
Cover Story And Legal $3.5M/yr
[#15, #23, #24] Disinformation/cover-up per-case spending (example avg $50k × 50 cases), cover organizations/shell entities, and legal counsel/liaison costs.
Human Implants Assets $2.2M/yr
[#11] Covert assets embedded in academic groups (20 assets assumed; mid-range $75k–$150k per asset).
Contingency Replenishment $1.2M/yr
[#25] Annual replenishment of contingency/emergency reserve (mid-range between $500k–$2M).
Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr
[#13, #14] Agent retrieval operations (assumed ~50 retrievals/yr at median cost) and operational transport/logistics.
Facilities Maintenance $565K/yr
[#14, #16] Facility operating costs (utilities, maintenance) and vehicle maintenance/insurance for secure transport fleet.
Breach Response Training $400K/yr
[#20] Annual training/exercises and readiness drills for containment breach preparedness (monthly drills, MTF training).
Supplies And Consumables $345K/yr
[#2, #5, #18, #19, #27] Ongoing cell fixture refresh, medical maintenance/prosthetics per-subject, biohazard handling/disposal, psychopharmacological supplies, and miscellaneous consumables/administrative overhead.
Staff Training Refreshers $30K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training and certification (anti-self-harm protocols, memetic safety, legal/ethical briefings).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $23.2M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; standard retrieval cadence and ongoing research/monitoring.
steady surveillance routine medical care normal retrieval operations
🚨 Minor Incident $23.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized spike in retrievals or small public exposure requiring elevated disinformation and medical response.
localized retrieval spike limited public exposure additional emergency medical procedures
🚨 Major Breach $38.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or coordinated public breach requiring large-scale retrievals, litigation, payouts, and emergency scaling.
coordinated public breach multiple subjects exposed national media/legal escalation
👥 Personnel 162 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 120 [#6] 6 guards per cell × 20 cells (24/7 coverage, includes benefits/overtime loading used in wage estimate).
Nurse 20 [#7] One full-time nurse per cell (used in medical staffing estimate).
Physician / Psychiatrist 5 [#7] Aggregate psychiatrist FTEs (0.25 FTE per cell × 20 cells = 5 FTE equivalent).
Psychologist 10 [#7] Aggregate psychologist FTEs (0.5 FTE per cell × 20 cells = 10 FTE equivalent).
Research Scientist / Containment Specialist 3 [#8] Core research/containment specialist team (2–4 staff @ ~$100k each; mid chosen).
Information Security Analyst / NLP Analyst 2 [#10] Web monitoring / automated detection analysts (1–2 analysts; 2 assumed).
Driver / Transport Operator 2 [#14] Drivers for secure transport fleet (included in staff wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many cost items are well-described (cells, staffing, monitoring) but ranges and program scale (we used a 20-subject program assumption) introduce uncertainty. Per-procedure and per-asset costs vary widely and memetic/research needs are especially hard to pin down, so estimates use midpoints and program-level assumptions.
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