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SCP-4135 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-4135
Expected annual
$4.9M
One-time setup
$4.5M
Annual recurring
$4.8M
Personnel
35
One-time setup and capital (containment chamber, transport, software/hardening, contingency reserve) are estimated at approximately $4.53M. Ongoing annual operations (MTF staffing, analysts, security, research, logistics and maintenance) are roughly $4.834M/yr, driven mainly by personnel, research/IMLI operations, and transport/readiness costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.5M
Equipment $1.3M
[#2, #6, #8, #10, #12] MTF initial equipment/field kits, fleet purchase (armored vans/helicopter assets purchase), inner liners & robotic manipulators, secure transport cages prototype/units, surveillance/sensor installation.
Facilities $1.2M
[#7] Primary reinforced biological anomalous entity chamber construction (steel-reinforced, blast-resistant doors, shock-damping engineering).
Emergency Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#19] Recommended one-time emergency contingency / breach response reserve fund for rapid contracting (welders, engineers, emergency personnel).
Imli Development $600K
[#4] International Mallard Location Index software development and initial data licensing/integration (secure cloud + on-prem components).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $195K
[#14, #23] On-site pathology/autopsy lab setup and specimen archival/cold-storage freezers and handling equipment.
Emergency Legal Fund $125K
[#18] One-time emergency legal/diplomatic fund for urgent cover/compensation in high-impact events.
Cybersecurity Hardening $100K
[#17] Initial hardening, secure backups, cryptographic work and classification hardening for IMLI and containment logs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.6M/yr
[#1, #5, #11, #14] MTF Phi-71 salaries and benefits (~20 personnel), IMLI analyst team wages (4–6 analysts), on-site guards/control-room staff (6–10 guards), pathologist/technician salaries.
Research And Monitoring $950K/yr
[#4, #5, #16, #17] IMLI hosting, ML model servicing and licensed feeds; long-term anomalous research program funding; recurring cybersecurity/SOC ops for classified data.
Logistics And Transport $500K/yr
[#6, #3, #20] Charters/ops for long-range moves, ongoing MTF training travel/readiness exercises, travel/lodging/per-diem for international deployments.
Facilities Maintenance $262K/yr
[#9, #12, #21, #23] Chamber repairs and structural maintenance reserve, surveillance/storage maintenance, incremental HVAC/utilities, freezer/storage power and maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal, diplomatic liaison, cover-story/deniability operations and occasional compensation/cover payments.
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead, recordkeeping, classification tagging and internal compliance audits attributable to SCP-4135 operations.
Training And Readiness $100K/yr
[#3] Ongoing MTF training and readiness exercises, including travel and exercise costs.
Supplies And Consumables $75K/yr
[#2, #22] MTF equipment upkeep/consumables replacement and general consumables/PPE/spare parts/batteries/welding supplies.
Public Safety Coordination $50K/yr
[#24] Public-safety coordination, local emergency services liaisons, stipends and training agreements.
Amnestic And Postcare Reserve $25K/yr
[#15] Annual reserve for amnestic supply, medical screening, administration, relocation and post-containment monitoring on an expected-case basis.
Liner Replacement Reserve $20K/yr
[#8] Annual reserve for replaceable inner liners and shock mounts (per-incident replacement estimated $10k–50k; budgeted as an annual reserve).
Transport Maintenance $12K/yr
[#10] Maintenance and small upkeep for secure transport cages and armored transport.
Biohazard Cleanup Reserve $5K/yr
[#13] Annual reserve for biohazard cleanup/disposal per-turnover (per-turnover ~$5k–50k; budgeted as a small annual reserve).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.8M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major containment incidents; covers all recurring operations and small reserves.
regular_MTF_ops IMLI_monitoring routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.1M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized containment breach or a turnover event requiring rapid deployment, targeted repairs, cleanup and legal response.
localized_breach turnover_cleanup rapid_deployment
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or repeated damage requiring major structural repairs/rebuild, large emergency contracting and substantial PR/legal costs.
structural_failure extended_breach_response large_emergency_contracts
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Personnel (Mobile Task Force Phi-71) 20 [#1] 24/7 rapid-response team for worldwide deployment (operators, team leader, medics, comms).
IMLI Analysts / Data Triage 5 [#5] 24/7 analyst team to triage leads and forward MTFs (4–6 analysts estimated).
On-site Security Officer / Guards 8 [#11] Site-551 additional guards and control-room personnel for 24/7 coverage (6–10 guards estimated).
Pathologist / Laboratory Technician 2 [#14] On-site pathology/autopsy lab staff for tissue analysis and forensic work.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, but frequencies for per-event costs (turnovers, breaches) are highly uncertain and long-term research scope is variable; mid-range estimates and conservative reserves used.
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