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SCP-4520 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-4520
Expected annual
$2.7M
One-time setup
$5.4M
Annual recurring
$2.7M
Personnel
15
Initial capital (construction, doors, surveillance, vehicle, lab setup, spares, and contingency reserves) is substantial at several million USD; ongoing annual operating costs are driven primarily by staff wages, MTF readiness and transport, and research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.4M
Legal Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#20] One-time reserve for large-scale legal/cover-up contingencies (institutional reserve as recommended) (#20).
Equipment $1.2M
[#2, #4, #5, #9, #10, #15, #16, #22, #17] Sliding-door hardware & actuators (#2), CCTV/audio/sensor installation (#4), image-recognition software development component counted here (#5), armored transport vehicle and crate (#9), non-metallic furnishings/fit-out (#10), specialized non-contact observation equipment (#15), IT hardware for secure logging (#16), initial spare inventory (#22), and initial spare parts for doors/systems (#17).
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #3, #23] Containment cell construction baseline including reinforced concrete and interlock room (#1), redundant power infrastructure one-time install (#3), and HVAC redundancy/install (#23).
Duplicate Containment Suite $1.0M
[#26] Optional/secondary containment suite build (redundant fallback) (#26).
Breach Contingency Reserve $625K
[#21] One-time containment-breach cleanup & repair contingency reserve (recommended minimum reserve) (#21).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#14, #25] Specialized lab/test chamber and secure research setup (#14) plus an initial incident-simulation/probabilistic-modelling engagement (#25).
Medical Gear $30K
[#12] One-time purchase of medical/emergency gear and rapid stabilization kits (#12).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#6, #7, #12, #14, #16] 24/7 monitoring staff (#6), on-site security force (#7), on-site medic wages (#12), core research staff salaries (portion of #14), and IT staffing/support (#16).
Logistics And Transport $580K/yr
[#8, #9] MTF readiness and deployment readiness budget (#8) and annual vehicle/armored transport operating costs (#9).
Research And Monitoring $232K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing research operational costs, consumables and secure testing expenses (#14) and maintenance/support of specialized observation/safe-interaction equipment (#15).
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#20] Annual legal and secrecy/cover-up operating budget for routine actions and PR contingency planning (#20).
Supplies And Consumables $91K/yr
[#10, #11, #22, #19, #27] Replacements/spares for furnishings (#10), disposable meal trays/cutlery consumables (#11), ongoing spare-part replenishment (#22), waste handling & hazardous disposal (#19), and miscellaneous operational overhead/utilities allocation (#27).
Psychological Services $65K/yr
[#13] Ongoing counseling for SCP and staff mental-health support programs (#13).
Facilities Maintenance $64K/yr
[#3, #17, #23] Annual power/fuel & generator maintenance (#3), preventative maintenance on doors/systems (#17), and HVAC/system maintenance (#23).
Training And Drills $60K/yr
[#18] Regular containment/breach drills, SOP development and periodic revision (#18).
Employee Vetting $30K/yr
[#24] Ongoing vetting, polygraphs and background checks for personnel with access (#24).
Software Support $25K/yr
[#5] Annual support/licensing for automated image-recognition and alarm software (#5).
Surveillance And Sensor Maintenance $18K/yr
[#4] Annual maintenance/licenses for CCTV, high-frame-rate capture and specialized sensors required to monitor the die (#4).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr
81.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine containment, no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small breach or localized incident requiring MTF deployment and minor repairs/replacements.
small_breach rapid_response_deployment minor_repair
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant breach causing structural damage, multiple injuries, large repair and legal/cover costs.
door_failure_and_multiple_injuries partial_cell_rebuild large_legal_coverup
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $8.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline
Widespread containment failure necessitating major rebuild, large-scale cleanup, extended MTF operations and significant legal/cover expenditure.
full_cell_failure multiple_fatalities_or_large_escape national_exposure
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Site Guards 6 [#7] Dedicated on-site security FTE required for Keter-level containment and access control (#7).
Monitoring Staff / Watchers 4 [#6] 24/7 monitoring requirement for die observation; minimum 3–4 FTE plus coverage (#6).
Research Scientist 2 [#14] Ongoing anomalous-effect research team (2 FTE) required for study and testing (#14).
Medical Officer 1 [#12] On-site medic for emergency stabilization and monitoring (#12).
IT / Engineer 1 [#16] IT/cybersecurity and systems support for CCTV, logging and access control (#16).
Administrative Staff / Site Admin 1 [#27] Administrative and overhead coordination allocated to SCP operations (#27).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items with ranges; however many items have wide ranges and incident costs are highly uncertain for anomalous breaches, so confidence is moderate.
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