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SCP-370 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-370
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$12.0M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
10
Estimated one-time setup and contingency reserve are large (~$12.0M) driven primarily by vault/box construction and a catastrophic reserve; ongoing annual operations are significant (~$2.34M/yr) driven mostly by staffing, medical/surveillance, D-class program costs and lost-productivity/legal overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.0M
Contingency Reserve Catastrophic $10.0M
[#25] One-time contingency reserve set-aside for catastrophic / worst-case multi-site or public-exposure events.
Facilities $1.4M
[#1, #3] Fabrication/installation of the sealed 0.5 m steel containment box and dedicated vault construction/reinforcement (materials, specialized machining, anchoring, blast/isolation features).
Equipment $315K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8] Electromagnet/remote manipulators, molten-lead furnace & ventilation, metal detectors/non-visual sensor suite, initial PPE/blindfold kits, CCTV/monitoring reconfiguration hardware, and lead-slab molds/initial tooling.
Specialist Training And Sop Development $125K
[#9] Development of SOPs and initial specialist training (blindfolded procedures, molten-lead transfer exercises, tabletop drills).
It Forensics Purge Tooling $100K
[#17] Initial tooling and capability purchase for memetics-aware IT forensics, secure deletion toolsets and digital quarantine preparedness (major purge events still cost extra per event).
Sleep Deprivation Setup $50K
[#13] Dedicated cells/monitoring equipment and pharmaceuticals set-up for forced sleep-deprivation capability.
Authorized Termination Setup $15K
[#14] Initial legal/medical provisioning and supplies for authorized termination and humane disposal infrastructure.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $800K/yr
[#10] Dedicated containment & response personnel (8–12 FTEs estimated; salaries, benefits, hazard pay, shift rotation for 24/7 coverage).
D Class Program Modifications $300K/yr
[#11] Incremental costs for screening, recruitment, secure transfer and higher security/guard-to-D ratios associated with D-class program modifications.
Medical Surveillance $300K/yr
[#12] Ongoing medical and psychiatric screening, quarantine ward staffing and baseline medical readiness; per-episode quarantine costs handled in scenarios/reserves.
Lost Productivity $250K/yr
[#21] Annualized cost estimate for lost productivity, staff turnover, hiring and retraining attributable to SCP-370 operations and morale impact.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#19] Retainers and baseline budget for PR/cover stories, legal contingencies and liaison with external partners on a as-needed basis.
Research And Monitoring $113K/yr
[#7, #8, #17, #24] Ongoing sensor monitoring, non-visual telemetry upkeep, IT monitoring for memetic vectors, and memetic containment auditing (red-team audits and calibrations).
Incident Response Reserve $100K/yr
[#15] Annual reserve to cover small-scale emergency responses, lockdown activations and overtime for staff; large incidents are budgeted in scenarios.
Legal Compliance Ethics $75K/yr
[#23] Staff and administrative overhead for internal review boards, ethics compliance and disciplinary systems.
Broadcast Removal Reserve $60K/yr
[#16] Reserve to support removal/cataloging/storage/restoration of live-broadcasting equipment on affected sites as required.
Decontamination Reserve $50K/yr
[#20] Annual reserve for sealing/decontamination and limited remediation; major demolition/rebuilds are funded per-event in scenarios.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#3] Vault and structural maintenance, electromagnetic/isolation system upkeep and periodic anchoring/crane servicing.
Training Refreshers $40K/yr
[#9] Annual refresher training, recertifications and tabletop exercises for containment teams.
Document Destruction Reserve $20K/yr
[#18] Baseline budget for small-scale document destruction and controlled redaction operations; larger purges are scenario-driven.
Energy And Environmental Control $20K/yr
[#22] Continuous power, UPS, HVAC and environmental control costs for vault and readiness systems.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#2, #5, #6, #7] Consumables: spare lead/casting materials, furnace consumables, PPE replacement and sensor consumables/recalibration supplies.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#1, #4] Routine logistics, specialized lifting/crane maintenance for moving slabs, and periodic transport readiness.
Sleep Deprivation Operational $5K/yr
[#13] Ongoing operational costs for sleep-deprivation capability (minor consumables, monitoring).
Authorized Termination Operational $1K/yr
[#14] Minimal annual provisioning/maintenance for termination supplies and legal upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with no containment breach; routine operations and scheduled maintenance only.
routine_operations no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Small contained breach or site-level event requiring targeted incident response, limited purges and short-term quarantines.
localized_spread document_purge small_decontamination
🚨 Major Breach $7.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Multi-site spread or a vocal-phase event causing broad infections requiring mass quarantine, large-scale purges and major remediation.
SCP-370-b_vocal_phase multi-site_infection mass_document_purge
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#10] On-site 24/7 security coverage and response teams with hazard pay.
Containment Technician 2 [#10] Technicians to operate electromagnet, furnace, and perform blindfolded handling/encapsulation.
Security Supervisor / Site Security Chief 1 [#10] Supervisory oversight for shifts and lockdown procedures.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#4, #5] Equipment maintenance for electromagnet, furnace, ventilation and vault systems.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] Medical and psychiatric surveillance, quarantine episode handling.
Administrative Staff 1 [#19, #23] Administrative, legal liaisons, training coordination and recordkeeping (memetic-safe procedures).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges; however memetic contagion dynamics and per-incident scale are highly uncertain, and catastrophic events have wide cost variance (hence medium confidence).
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