SCP-363 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-363
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$296K
Annual recurring
$964K
Personnel
6.75
Initial setup is dominated by secure chamber construction and redundant power/monitoring equipment (~$296k one-time). Ongoing annual costs are driven by personnel (security, animal techs, research staff), live-animal husbandry, MTF readiness and research, totaling about $965k/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $296K
Equipment $142K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #14, #15, #21] High-powered lighting fixtures, UPS and transfer installation, backup generator, automated lux control hardware, CCTV (visible + thermal) and NVR, automated feeder system, autoclave/sterilization equipment, initial PPE stock, and initial spare component kits.
Facilities $105K
[#1, #13] Containment room construction and HVAC/build-integration (sealed, observation window, light-tight seals, filtered ventilation and integration to avoid dark niches).
Decommissioning And Neutralization $50K
[#25] One-time fund for safe euthanasia, tissue disposal and facility decontamination / partial rebuild if specimen neutralization is authorized.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $964K/yr
Staff Wages $398K/yr
[#9, #10, #6, #17] Salaries and benefits: animal husbandry technicians (1.25 FTE), on-site security coverage (3–4 guards equivalent), monitoring operator coverage (partial/shared), and one research scientist salary allocated to SCP-363 work.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#17] Ongoing research budget (experiments, sequencing, reagents, external lab runs and R&D to improve containment).
Mtf Readiness Allocation $100K/yr
[#11] Annual allocation for MTF readiness and training costs attributable to SCP-363 (training, equipment reserves, partial vehicles/equipment upkeep).
Incident Response Reserve $50K/yr
[#18] Annual contingency reserve to fund small-to-medium incident responses (pre-deployed supplies, emergency overtime, short-term remediation).
Legal And Coverup Reserve $50K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve for legal/cover-up contingencies and rapid-response coordination with local authorities; larger exposures handled in scenario modeling.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#20] IT security, data redaction, cover-story maintenance and associated annual costs for records and minor incident management.
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#8, #15, #14] Live-animal procurement and husbandry consumables (~3,650 mice/yr + bedding/food), PPE replacements/consumables, and recurring biohazard disposal contracts.
Emergency Drills $25K/yr
[#12] Quarterly breach/exercise costs, interdepartmental drills, MTF coordination and post-drill analysis.
Veterinary And Medical $20K/yr
[#16] Veterinary oversight for mouse colony and medical surveillance for staff; necropsy and diagnostic costs.
Personnel Training Budget $20K/yr
[#19] Ongoing vetting, background investigations, clearance upkeep and annual retraining in SOPs.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#3, #4, #13, #21, #22] UPS & transfer maintenance, generator fuel/resupply & maintenance, HVAC operations & filter replacement, spare inventory refresh, and utilities (continuous lighting/HVAC).
Psychological Support $15K/yr
[#23] Counseling and trauma support for staff working with Keter-class anomaly.
Automation Monitoring $2K/yr
[#5] Ongoing monitoring/software subscription and alerting costs for lux sensors and automated fail-safes.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $964K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine operations, scheduled research, and periodic drills.
no containment breach scheduled research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized power / lighting failure or short darkening event requiring MTF dispatch, limited remediation and replacement of some equipment.
short-duration power outage partial containment darkening single small-scale growth and localized remediation
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure with multiple growth events, emergency evacuation/MTF assault, public exposure mitigation and major remediation/repairs.
total power/system failure multiple SCP-363 growth to large sizes public exposure or structure damage
👥 Personnel 6.75 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#10] On-site armed security coverage across shifts (3–5 guards equivalent).
Research Scientist 1 [#17] Dedicated researcher allocated to SCP-363 studies and experiments.
Animal Technician 1.25 [#9, #8] Animal husbandry and feeder-system oversight (1–1.5 FTE).
Monitoring Operator 0.5 [#6] Remote/onsite monitoring operator coverage (partial/shared FTE or contracted monitoring equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on provided analyst ranges and containment assumptions; equipment and personnel costs are reasonably well-bounded but incident/per-incident costs are highly uncertain, yielding medium confidence overall.
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