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SCP-352 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-352
Expected annual
$11.6M
One-time setup
$28.0M
Annual recurring
$11.4M
Personnel
38
Up-front capital is large (multiple tens of millions) driven by BSL lab upgrades, containment chamber construction and specialized robotics/instruments; recurring operations are in the low tens of millions per year driven by security, medical staffing, insurance/reserves, research and contingency funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $28.0M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $18.8M
[#19, #21, #35] Research-grade BSL upgrades/buildout, capital analytical instruments (mass spec/NMR/etc.), and initial archival/cold storage setup.
Facilities $5.6M
[#1, #13] Sealed reinforced containment chamber and construction/mods for quarantine/isolation ward.
Equipment $3.6M
[#2, #3, #5, #7, #9, #11, #24, #29, #23, #32] Secondary containment module, HVAC installation, remote manipulators, detection systems, passthroughs/gloveboxes, autoclave, wastewater install, initial IT/cybersecure hardware, automated feed system, extraction gear.
Ppe Initial $20K
[#10] Initial PPE outlay for emergency/hazard suits and cartridges.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.4M/yr
Staff Wages $3.0M/yr
[#15, #16] Medical staff and emergency response team plus 24/7 security staffing (salaries/benefits).
Insurance Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#27] Annual insurance/liability reserves and victim compensation fund allocations.
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#20] Ongoing R&D, assays, sequencing, animal model costs and consumables for characterizing the enzyme and mitigation research.
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#26] Legal, OPSEC, liaison and cover-up costs to maintain secrecy and fabricated explanations.
Incident Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#25] Annual contingency/reserve for incident responses, large-scale decontamination and remediation.
Supplies And Consumables $432K/yr
[#10, #12, #24, #31, #35] PPE replacement/disposables, biohazard waste disposal contract, wastewater/neutralization consumables, routine disinfectants and sampling consumables, archival storage fees.
Facilities Maintenance $375K/yr
[#4, #28] HVAC/filtration operations (filters/electricity) and structural preventative maintenance/inspections.
Quarantine Operations $300K/yr
[#14] Quarantine ward operations: nursing, physician support, consumables and patient care staffing.
Pr Retainer $300K/yr
[#33] Annual PR/mitigation retainer for crisis communications and misinformation control.
Feed Procurement $250K/yr
[#23] Ongoing procurement of approved feed (cultured tissue/cadaveric material or substitutes) depending on source; major driver if human-derived tissue is required.
Personnel Admin Overhead $250K/yr
[#30] Clearance processing, HR, payroll overhead for dedicated containment staff.
Psychological Program $175K/yr
[#18] Psychological screening, random neuropsych testing, MRIs/EEGs and monitoring for exposed staff.
Logistics And Transport $110K/yr
[#22] Secure sample transport, sealed containers, and dedicated vehicle costs.
Robotic Maintenance $90K/yr
[#6] Ongoing service contracts, spare parts and software updates for remote manipulators/robotics.
Training And Drills $85K/yr
[#17] Specialized training programs and recurring drills for containment and psychological contamination recognition.
Ethical Oversight $85K/yr
[#34] Ethical review boards, external auditing and oversight for experimental approvals and feed authorization.
Environmental Monitoring $60K/yr
[#8] Continuous monitoring systems operation, logging, and alarm infrastructure upkeep.
It Maintenance $60K/yr
[#29] Ongoing IT, cyber-security maintenance and secure backups for containment logs and research data.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.4M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard recurring operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $11.9M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized contamination or equipment failure requiring decontamination, medical treatment and small repairs.
small_aerosol_release robotic_failure limited_staff_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $16.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach causing large-scale decontamination, facility repairs, casualties and public exposure mitigation.
full_containment_breach widespread_exposure facility_rebuild_and_compensation
👥 Personnel 38 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 23 [#16] 24/7 security and quick reaction force staffing estimated from the security staffing budget portion of staff wages.
Medical Officer / Emergency Response 15 [#15] On-call ER physicians, toxicologists, nurses and med techs estimated from the medical staffing budget portion of staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are drawn from analyst ranges in the notes but ranges are wide (especially for BSL upgrades, insurance and feed costs). Many items (insurance reserves, contingency) depend on organizational choices; thus confidence is moderate.
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