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SCP-3630 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-3630
Expected annual
$9.5M
One-time setup
$9.1M
Annual recurring
$9.0M
Personnel
35
One-time startup costs are moderate-to-large (facility hardening, vehicle and lab setup, and an initial contingency reserve) while the dominant recurring costs are personnel, contingency/reserve maintenance, legal/cover-up logistics, and operations/monitoring totaling roughly $9.0M/year in the baseline.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.1M
Contingency Reserve Initial $5.0M
[#20] Initial national contingency / surge fund to seed emergency reserve for mass amnestic campaigns, redeployment, or large PR/legal buys.
Facilities $2.4M
[#3, #12] Secure office/operations facility acquisition/hardening and buildout of a small hardened short-term holding/medical observation wing (2–6 rooms). Includes SCIF/hardening and structural work.
Equipment $1.1M
[#4, #6, #18, #22] Monitoring/collection infrastructure setup, purchase of field response vehicles (6 vans/4x4s), communications/IT hardware hardening, and one-time setup for records/forgery studio.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $512K
[#11, #13] Forensic lab equipment setup and Hume-Lyle Reality Shift testing kit / psychometric equipment and lab modifications.
Training Development $80K
[#17] One-time development of training curriculum for spotting patterns, administering amnestics, Hume-Lyle testing, and cover procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.0M/yr
Staff Wages $3.8M/yr
[#1] MTF Iota-20 core team (≈35 FTEs: 1supervisor, 4 senior agents, ~20 field agents, 6 analysts/intel, 4 admin) fully loaded salaries/benefits.
Contingency Reserve Maintenance $1.0M/yr
[#20] Annual top-ups/maintenance of the standing contingency/surge reserve to ensure rapid availability.
Cover Story And Legal $815K/yr
[#10, #15, #22] Scene remediation/cover-up operations, legal defense/indemnity/PR management and recurring records redaction / forgery operations.
Hazard Pay And Recruitment $600K/yr
[#2] Retention/bonus/hazard pay and recruitment incentives (≈10–20% of payroll).
Facilities Maintenance $500K/yr
[#3] Secure office / small operations facility annual rent, utilities, maintenance, SCIF support and access control.
Rehabilitation Services $500K/yr
[#14] Clinical/psychological rehabilitation, reintegration services and monitoring for returned victims and remembering perpetrators.
Research And Monitoring $275K/yr
[#4, #11] Ongoing monitoring/data ingestion/licensing/cloud SIEM ops and recurring forensic lab consumables/technician costs.
Holding Wing Ops $250K/yr
[#12] Operation and staffing of short-term secure holding / medical observation wing.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#7, #21] Vehicle maintenance, fuel, insurance and travel/lodging/per-diem for nationwide responses.
Liaisons Program $150K/yr
[#5] Recurring cost for police liaisons or paid data access; baseline uses a mix/central subscription approach (mid-range).
Amnestic Production And Inventory $150K/yr
[#8] Class‑C amnestic drug production, formulation, QA overhead and controlled storage (drug cost + QA estimated).
Medical Administration $150K/yr
[#9] Medical staff costs per amnestic administration (field med teams, travel, observation, emergency meds).
Recruiting Onboarding $150K/yr
[#23] Recruiting/onboarding budget for exceptional recruits (relocation, vetting, signing bonuses).
Communications Ops $125K/yr
[#18] Recurring secure comms, licensing, backups, encryption and IT maintenance for classified infrastructure.
Miscellaneous Contingency $112K/yr
[#24] Miscellaneous contingency: insurance, unexpected gear, small operational payments.
Ethics Admin $90K/yr
[#16] Internal Ethics Committee administration, compliance auditing and external consultants as needed.
Hume Lyle Maintenance $80K/yr
[#13] Recurring operator salaries, calibration and maintenance for Hume‑Lyle testing apparatus and psychometric operations.
Training Refresh $75K/yr
[#17] Annual training refreshes, field exercises and curriculum updates.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#19] PPE, evidence packaging, field consumables, replacement small equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.0M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, occasional interventions, and no large-scale exposure.
steady monitoring cadence sporadic interventions no mass exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $10.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized surge of cases requiring additional amnestic campaigns, temporary surge staffing, travel, and PR/legal actions.
cluster of related incidents multiple administrations required heightened local media attention
🚨 Major Breach $39.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Widespread exposure or multi-site outbreak forcing mass amnestic campaigns, mass detention/rehab, large settlements and major PR buys.
mass public recall/exposure multi-city simultaneous incidents major legal/political escalation
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Supervisor / Team Lead 1 [#1] MTF supervisor responsible for Iota-20 oversight.
Senior Agents 4 [#1] Senior agents for field leadership and specialized tasks.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (field agents) 20 [#1] Field operatives for monitoring, response, amnestic administration and liaison.
Research Scientist / Analyst / Intel 6 [#1] Analysts and intel staff for monitoring, forensics liaison and Hume-Lyle evaluation support.
Administrative Staff 4 [#1] Admin/HR/finance support for operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit ranges and line-item guidance allowing mid-range estimates, but uncertainty remains in event frequency, liaison model chosen, rehabilitation caseload and contingency sizing, so confidence is medium.
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