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SCP-3914 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-3914
Expected annual
$96.2M
One-time setup
$250.4M
Annual recurring
$86.2M
Personnel
256
Estimated initial capital outlay is approximately $250,450,000 driven primarily by Site construction, contingency/reserve funding, transport and tooling; ongoing annual costs are approximately $86,250,000/year, driven by staff wages (embedded operatives, MTF and Site staff), R&D/intelligence, international operations and logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $250.4M
Facilities $100.0M
[#7] Site-██ containment wing construction and upgrade (midpoint estimate).
Insurance Contingency Reserve $100.0M
[#21] Contingency/reserve fund for large-scale Broken Masquerade / SK-class response (planning lower-bound allocation).
Equipment $16.7M
[#5, #6, #14, #24] Tactical transport purchase (helicopters/vans), containment crates, initial detection scanners, initial OPSEC hardware/software.
Initial Clearing Campaign $10.0M
[#12] One-time staged campaign budget for clearing known clandestine facilities.
Specialized Vaults $6.0M
[#20] Initial buildout of dedicated artifact vault modules with EM isolation and anchoring mounts.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M
[#10] Initial R&D instrumentation, artifact-safe test chambers and lab setup.
Fusion Center Setup $5.0M
[#22] Intelligence/analysis fusion center initial setup (data warehouses, secure comms, case management).
Cyber Initial Tooling $3.5M
[#3] Initial cyber tooling, zero-day acquisitions, covert infrastructure and tooling purchases.
Bed Setup $3.0M
[#13] Per-bed setup for secure humane containment (capacity buildout for tens–hundreds of beds).
Deep Cover Program Setup $1.2M
[#2] Deep-cover recruitment/program development, fake histories and initial tradecraft program setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $86.2M/yr
Staff Wages $31.9M/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #8, #22] Embedded operatives, cyber analysts, MTF Psi-8 operators and readiness, dedicated Site staff and fusion-center analyst salaries (fully burdened estimates).
Research And Monitoring $11.7M/yr
[#10, #11, #14, #22] Ongoing R&D into artifacts and countermeasures, forensic exhumation/archaeology budgets, calibration and operators for detection gear, fusion-center operations (non-salary operational costs included).
Opportunity Cost Overhead $11.2M/yr
[#25] Institutional opportunity cost / strategic overhead (estimated at 15% of baseline recurring program costs to account for diverted resources and re-tasking).
International Operations $10.0M/yr
[#18] Costs for foreign MTF taskings, safehouses, liaison, local assets and increased cost of overseas operations.
Logistics And Transport $9.0M/yr
[#12, #15] Interception logistics (chartered transport, covert seizure, storage) and recurring raid/campaign operational budgets.
Facilities Maintenance $4.2M/yr
[#5, #9, #20] Vehicle/airframe maintenance and crew costs, site utilities/HVAC/backup power service contracts, vault operations/maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $4.0M/yr
[#13, #16, #19] Long-term care and per-instance consumables/medical care, hazardous-waste disposal/incineration, psychiatric/medical care for exposed personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $4.0M/yr
[#17, #23] Ongoing OSINT/PR/legal team operations, baseline procurement/consumer-recall cover budgets.
Deep Cover Training $200K/yr
[#2] Ongoing refresher training, credential maintenance and OPSEC/CI overhead for embedded identities.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $86.2M/yr
69.0% probability / year
Normal year with monitoring, interception, and routine research operations; no major breaches or SK-scale events.
routine_monitoring scheduled_raids ongoing_r&d
🚨 Minor Incident $96.2M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Localized distribution event or a small-scale breach requiring extra raids, emergency interception and expanded PR/legal activity.
localized_distribution warehouse_raid targeted_interception_campaign
🚨 Major Breach $136.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Multiple simultaneous facility breaches or discovery of large-scale retail distribution requiring extensive international taskings and accelerated remediation.
multi-site_breach international_campaign large_scale_containment_ops
🚨 Sk Broken Masquerade $586.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline
SK-class Broken Masquerade event where SCP-3914's products reach the public at scale requiring national-level emergency response and contingency fund usage.
mass_retail_distribution public_exposure national_emergency_response
👥 Personnel 256 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Operative / MTF Alpha-4 Agent 30 [#1] Deep-cover operatives embedded within corporate structures (cover salaries included in staff_wages).
MTF Operator / Tactical (Psi-8) 36 [#4] Rapid-response capture/assault team operators; full tactical staffing for multiple simultaneous raids.
Site Staff (researchers, pathologists, custodial, security, admin) 150 [#8] Dedicated Site-██ containment and research personnel (necro-thaumatology researchers, BSL custodial, security, admin).
Cyber Analyst / SIGINT 20 [#3] Persistent cyber infiltration, analysts and tooling operators (ongoing SIGINT monitoring of corporate systems).
Intelligence / Fusion Center Staff 20 [#22] Centralized intel analysts, case managers and liaison staff running the fusion center.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and midpoints; the anomalous, transnational nature of SCP-3914 and large contingency items produce high uncertainty, so figures should be treated as order-of-magnitude budgets rather than precise forecasts.
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