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SCP-4323 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-4323
Expected annual
$15.8M
One-time setup
$51.7M
Annual recurring
$15.3M
Personnel
84
Initial one-time setup is dominated by a purpose-built high-security, non-biological BSL-4+ containment facility and specialized chambers/robotics; recurring costs are driven by dedicated MTF and specialist staffing, utilities, surveillance, and legal/cover operations. Estimated one-time upfront is tens of millions (approx. $51.7M) with recurring annual costs in the mid-teens of millions (approx. $15.35M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $51.7M
Facilities $30.4M
[#1, #4, #31] Dedicated high-security facility retrofit/new build (item #1) plus secure morgue/cold-storage buildout (item #4) and perimeter landscaping/exclusion zone removal (item #31).
Equipment $10.8M
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #9, #11, #14, #25, #33] Isolation/negative-barrier chambers (item #2), fixed and mobile incinerator purchase (item #3), remote-handling robotics (item #5), non-biological furnishings (item #6), security hardware installation (item #9), sealed transport vehicles and decon trailer (item #11), autoclave/sterilization equipment (item #14), secure data hardware (item #25), and initial field detection kit procurement (item #33).
Emergency Reserve $10.0M
[#23] Emergency outbreak contingency reserve / rapid-deploy assets (item #23) held as a one-time reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#16] Initial diagnostics/assay development (histology, sequencing, assay dev) per item #16.
Sop Development $200K
[#21] One-time SOP development and initial procedural documentation/training materials (item #21).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15.3M/yr
Staff Wages $6.2M/yr
[#7, #8] MTF Gamma-1 enforcement roster and operational salaries (item #7) plus medical/research specialist salaries (item #8).
Cover Story And Legal $3.9M/yr
[#27, #28, #30] Legal/cover-up/administrative operations (item #27), public-facing misinformation/PR and memetic mitigation (item #28), and annual litigation/liability reserve (item #30) aggregated here.
Research And Monitoring $2.1M/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing diagnostics/research consumables and contracts (item #17) plus continuous urban surveillance and reporting program (item #18).
Facilities Maintenance $900K/yr
[#10, #24, #14] Security maintenance and monitoring (item #10), utilities/facility operations (item #24), and routine maintenance/autoclave upkeep (item #14 maintenance).
Per Case Human Containment $500K/yr
[#19] Per-case human containment operating costs (item #19). Baseline assumption: an average of 4 human cases/year at ~125000 per case (mid-range) used to produce this annual figure; actual costs scale with incidence.
Replacement Spare Parts $300K/yr
[#32] Replacement & spare-parts budget for robotics, incinerator and critical systems (item #32).
Public Health Coordination $275K/yr
[#35] Covert public health coordination with municipal authorities per major urban area (item #35).
Training And Drills $200K/yr
[#22] Recurring training, drills, and certification renewals for MTF and lab staff (item #22).
Secure Data Maintenance $200K/yr
[#26] Secure data maintenance, patching, monitoring and secure backup rotation (item #26).
Incinerator Operations $175K/yr
[#15] Incinerator operational costs, emissions compliance, ash disposal and operator costs (item #15).
Animal Incident Response $150K/yr
[#20] Euthanasia and incineration of SCP-4323-positive non-human animals and plant matter (item #20) estimated as an annual budget based on expected incident load.
Personnel Medical Monitoring $125K/yr
[#29] Personnel medical monitoring, counselling and bio-surveillance (item #29).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#12] Vehicle operation and maintenance including fuel, drivers, decon consumables (item #12).
O5 Oversight Admin $88K/yr
[#34] O5/oversight approval and administrative travel/coordination costs (item #34).
Supplies And Consumables $62K/yr
[#13] PPE and single-use non-biological consumables (item #13).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15.3M/yr
87.8% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard surveillance, containment, and routine operations only.
no significant clusters routine case load no major breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $16.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized cluster or small breach requiring surge response, extra PR/legal work, and several additional containment operations.
small urban cluster multiple human positives (few) localized media attention
🚨 Major Breach $27.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or clustered outbreak in dense urban area requiring national surge assets, emergency procurements, and large-scale incineration/cover efforts.
mass urban cluster multiple simultaneous human positives extended media exposure
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $55.4M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$40.0M vs baseline
Widespread outbreak or high-visibility containment collapse requiring full emergency reserve activation, national-level response and major legal/cover operations.
major metropolitan cluster failure of containment systems international publicity
👥 Personnel 84 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 Dedicated MTF Gamma-1 roster to cover 24/7 shifts and transports (item #7).
Research Scientist 6 Pathology, toxicology, imaging and diagnostics specialists (item #8).
Medical Officer 4 Clinical staff and medics for containment and euthanasia oversight (items #7, #20).
Engineer / Maintenance 4 Facility, robotics and incinerator maintenance staff (items #5, #14, #32).
Security Monitoring Operator 6 24/7 monitoring center staffing for cameras, intrusion detection and access control (item #10).
Administrative Staff 4 Administrative, legal liaison, logistics and cover-story coordination (items #25, #27).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have well-defined engineering and salary ranges (facility, chambers, staffing) but incidence rates and per-year case loads are uncertain; emergency reserve sizing and incident probabilities are judgment-based, so overall confidence is medium.
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