SCP-4114 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-4114
Expected annual
$6.4M
One-time setup
$26.4M
Annual recurring
$6.1M
Personnel
36
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $26.4M driven largely by specialized restraint development, contingency reserve, and equipment/vehicle procurement; recurring annual costs are roughly $6.1M driven by staff wages, research, MTF readiness, legal/cover operations and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $26.4M
Contingency Reserve $15.0M
[#19] Large one‑time contingency/emergency reserve fund to cover catastrophic breach damage, cleanup, and replacement of destroyed equipment.
Equipment $8.9M
[#1, #4a, #5a, #7a, #12a, #13a, #14a, #15a, #16a, #17a, #9a, #18a] Development/manufacture of Level‑6 restraint, power/environment installation equipment, ICU & monitoring equipment, surveillance hardware, MTF vehicles/kits, transport capsule, GPS integration, tamper‑resistant clothing development, communications setup, servers/software, initial training program development, and initial cover infrastructure.
Facilities $2.2M
[#3, #21a] Cell retrofit and perimeter/site physical installs (reinforced containment cell, anchor interfaces, airlocks, perimeter fencing and intrusion systems).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $325K
[#10a] Initial research lab buildout and instrumentation for anti‑escape and thaumaturgical countermeasure research.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.1M/yr
Staff Wages $4.3M/yr
[#6, #8, #11, #17b, #12b, #10b] Salaries and pay premiums: medical staffing (physician + nurses), dedicated security/guard corps, behavioral & clinical staff, data analysts, MTF/rapid‑response annual readiness costs, and research staff salaries (portion of annual research budget).
Research And Monitoring $575K/yr
[#10b, #22, #7b] Annual non‑salary research budget for experiments, consumables, classified equipment licenses and simulation/red‑team exercises; includes recurring surveillance storage/monitoring costs referenced here where applicable.
Cover Story And Legal $325K/yr
[#18b] Ongoing legal, cover story, PR, covert funding arrangements and related deniability expenses.
Recruitment And Retention Program $250K/yr
[#24] Recruitment, retention bonuses, hazard pay premiums and overtime programmatic costs to retain high‑clearance staff.
Restraint Maintenance $188K/yr
[#2] Annual calibration, spare parts and classified software updates/security audits for the Level‑6 restraint system.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#4b, #21b] Recurring maintenance, fuel & periodic load testing for redundant power systems and perimeter patrol/maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $94K/yr
[#5b, #23, #15b, #14b] Pharmaceuticals and medical consumables, PPE and facility disposables, garment replacements/laundering, and GPS/comms service fees.
It Security And Licenses $88K/yr
[#16b] Annual IT security, penetration testing, classified network maintenance and license fees.
Ethical Oversight $62K/yr
[#25] Recurring costs for internal ethics review board, classified IRB procedures and oversight auditing.
Surveillance Storage And Maintenance $38K/yr
[#7b] Recurring storage, bandwidth and software maintenance for continuous tamper‑proof video/sensor feeds.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#13b] Maintenance and short‑move life support upkeep for secure transport/transfer capsule and associated transport logistics.
Background Checks And Vetting $30K/yr
[#20] Ongoing periodic reinvestigations, polygraphs and vetting program costs.
Training Refreshers $20K/yr
[#9b] Annual minimal‑force restraint, de‑escalation and specialized handling refreshers.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.1M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, research and legal/cover operations only.
no breach routine maintenance planned research activities
🚨 Minor Incident $6.6M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized incident such as sensor/anchor failure, short unplanned escape attempt quickly contained, or equipment damage requiring replacement and investigation.
sensor/anchor malfunction sedation lapse small equipment replacement
🚨 Major Breach $14.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring full MTF deployment, major equipment/structure replacement, public containment actions and use of contingency funds.
full escape damage to cell & restraint systems large‑scale recovery operations
👥 Personnel 36 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#8] Dedicated guard corps to provide 24/7 coverage, shifts, leave and surge capacity.
Research Scientist 6 [#10b] Multi‑disciplinary research team (engineers, materials scientists, physicists, thaumaturgical researchers).
Data Analyst 2 [#17b] Data scientists/analysts for continuous video and sensor dataset modeling and archival analysis.
Behavioral Analyst / Psychologist 3 [#11] Behavioral and clinical research staff to study triggers and develop handling protocols.
Medical Officer 1 [#6] Critical care/anesthesiology physician on call for sedation oversight.
Nurse / Medical Staff 3 [#6] Trained nurses to monitor sedation during shifts and manage ICU‑level equipment.
Rapid Response / MTF Team 6 [#12b] Containment breach rapid response personnel for retrievals, transport and extraction.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates synthesized from analyst ranges and midpoints; many items involve classified/novel 'reality anchoring' tech and contingency sizing which introduce uncertainty, but recurring staffing and equipment categories are well‑understood.
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