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SCP-3694 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-3694
Expected annual
$6.5M
One-time setup
$16.3M
Annual recurring
$6.2M
Personnel
18
One-time setup costs are large (~$16.3M) driven by containment construction, a multi-program research buildout, and a contingency/reserve allocation; annual operating costs are significant (~$6.2M/yr) dominated by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, legal/PR/insurance, and preparedness reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.9M
[#3, #17, #22, #29] Gas/airborne detection R&D and instrumentation, forensic/biological research program start-up, secure lab storage and destruction chain upgrades, and anti-germination R&D initial program costs (combined estimate).
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#19] Dedicated emergency reserve allocation for large outbreak/containment contingencies (one-time reserve funding).
Facilities $2.6M
[#1] Secure containment chamber construction: paved, root-proof basin, sealed drainage, reinforced doors, negative-pressure vestibule and related site work (estimate midpoint used).
Relocation Cost Per Event $1.0M
[#20] One-time expected cost to transport/relocate a restaurant-sized instance to Site-103 (crane/heavy transport/specialized crate estimate).
Equipment $500K
[#2, #4] Industrial HVAC/abatement initial installation and on-site incineration/hazardous-waste equipment and legal/setup costs (installation and equipment items aggregated).
Surveillance System Initial $400K
[#15] National franchise surveillance/inspection IT system and initial database/IT setup for monitoring Denny's openings.
Mobile Containment Vehicle $350K
[#16] Purchase/build of a single mobile containment/abatement vehicle equipped with tanks, decon and communications.
It Cybersecurity Initial $200K
[#24] Initial secure recordkeeping, redaction systems and cybersecurity tooling to handle memetic/cognitive contamination incidents.
Amnestic Stockpile Setup $125K
[#10] Stockpile purchase and initial training/logistics for amnestic administration and secure short-term confinement capability.
Background Checks System $120K
[#9] Initial access-control/HR-integration system, visitor screening kiosks and automated employment-status verification setup.
Ppe Initial Procurement $50K
[#8] Initial procurement of reusable respirators/nasal filters, cartridges, fit testing and spare sets for investigators/MTF teams.
Herbicide Initial Stock $8K
[#5] Initial industrial herbicide stocks, application equipment procurement and initial training consumables.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#6, #28] Continuous on-site staffing (Containment Lead, researchers, technicians, security) and archival/administrative staff; aggregated annual payroll estimate.
Cover Story And Legal $850K/yr
[#9, #11, #12, #24, #25] Legal retainer/corporate liaisons, PR/cover operations, background-check labor, cybersecurity operations and insurance/indemnity budget.
Misc Overhead $809K/yr
[#30] Program miscellaneous contingency/overhead (15% of recurring subtotal) to cover unplanned petty purchases, overtime and small replacements.
Research And Monitoring $700K/yr
[#3, #17, #22, #29, #18] Ongoing research program funding, instrument calibration/monitoring, human-subject study support, lab operations and follow-up R&D.
Mtf Annual Reserve $650K/yr
[#7] Annual MTF Theta-4 preparedness/training reserve to maintain rapid response readiness and short-notice deployments.
Contingency Reserve Maintenance $250K/yr
[#19] Ongoing maintenance/refresh of contingency funds and readiness for large-outbreak response (accounts for inflation, rollover costs).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#7, #15, #20] Routine inspection travel, transport logistics for limited relocations, and field operation travel costs.
Infrastructure Repair Reserve $200K/yr
[#13] Annual reserve for small-to-midsize sewer/pipe/municipal repair and remediation arising from instances.
Anti Germination Followup $200K/yr
[#29] Recurring follow-up and development costs related to anti-germination/seed-neutralizer programs after initial R&D.
Compensation Reserve $150K/yr
[#14] Annual reserve for franchisee/employee compensation and business-interruption payouts averaged over incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#1, #2, #16] Annual maintenance of containment chamber, HVAC redundancy upkeep and vehicle/physical plant maintenance.
Mtf Expected Deployments Budget $100K/yr
[#7] Budgeted annual average for episodic rapid-response deployments (travel, lodging, consumables averaged across expected incidents).
Legal Settlements Expected Per Year $100K/yr
[#11] Expected annual average for negotiated compensations and per-incident settlements (budgeted average, not per-incident cap).
Medical Surveillance $100K/yr
[#23] Ongoing medical and psychiatric monitoring, follow-up care and chronic-case budgeting for exposed personnel.
Supplies And Consumables $90K/yr
[#5, #8, #26] Herbicide resupply, PPE cartridges/replaceable filters and general laboratory consumables and field consumables.
Training Drills $75K/yr
[#21] Annual training, live drills and procedural updates for site and MTF personnel.
Amnestics Operational Budget $50K/yr
[#10] Annual budget for amnestic drugs, administration logistics, medical support and follow-up monitoring averaged over incidents.
Community Remediation Reserve $50K/yr
[#27] Budgeted annual amount for community-level remediation (health screenings, temporary housing, counseling) averaged per incident.
Disposal Event Average $10K/yr
[#4] Expected averaged annual cost for hazardous-waste transport/permit/incineration events (per-event costs averaged across expected incidents).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.2M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine inspections, maintenance, and no major public incidents.
no confirmed public outbreaks routine research and maintenance annual training and inspections
🚨 Minor Incident $6.7M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$490K vs baseline
Single confirmed public instance requiring an MTF deployment, amnesticization, localized repairs and legal/PR response.
local Denny's instance discovered single MTF deployment and localized infrastructure repair targeted PR/legal settlements
🚨 Major Breach $16.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Large multi-instance outbreak or public cluster requiring mass evacuations, major sewer replacement, large amnestic campaigns and full contingency activation.
multiple simultaneous public instances major municipal infrastructure damage widespread exposure requiring mass amnestics and legal action
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Lead / Site Director 1 Senior lead responsible for on-site containment and research oversight (mapped to #6).
Research Scientist 2 Senior researchers conducting botanical/chemical research and trials (mapped to #6, #17).
Technician / Lab Technician 4 Technical staff for lab maintenance, sample handling and experiments (mapped to #6, #22).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 On-site guards and security to enforce access restrictions and support containment (mapped to #6).
Administrative Staff 2 Administrative and archival staff for records, access control and coordination (mapped to #9, #28).
Medical Officer 1 Medical support for exposure treatment, amnestic administration and follow-up monitoring (mapped to #10, #23).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Facility/HVAC/vehicle maintenance and engineering support (mapped to #1, #2, #16).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing a reasoned cost model, but many estimates require program-level assumptions (number of vehicles, spectrum of incidents, chosen reserve size and R&D scale). Uncertainty remains in incident frequency and scale of legal/municipal expenses, so confidence is medium.
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