SCP-4740
Keter
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low confidence
SCP-4740
Expected annual
$9.4M
One-time setup
$453.6M
Annual recurring
$8.9M
Personnel
18
Initial one-time costs are dominated by large contingency/reserve funds and specialized containment construction/equipment; annual recurring costs are driven by dedicated staff, ongoing research, and operational redundancy.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $453.6M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $8.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$8.9M/yr
Normal year with scheduled recitations, routine maintenance, no major incidents.
routine recitations performed
no breaches or major system failures
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Minor Incident
$9.4M/yr
Localized operational incident (missed recitation near-miss, equipment failure) requiring overtime, per-call deployments, and repairs.
missed or delayed recitation
single-site equipment failure
small-scale contamination / cleanup
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Major Breach
$18.9M/yr
Containment breach or failure requiring large-scale site-level response, accelerated research, and significant remediation.
partial containment breach
loss of SCP-4740-1 or uncontrolled spread within facility
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Catastrophic Breach
$308.9M/yr
Failure to recite leading to exponential anomalous spread necessitating national/international remediation effort.
missed recitation >30 days
uncontrolled exponential spread / NK-Class escalation
Personnel
18 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Containment Technician / Robotics Operator | 6 | [#9] Operators for remote trimming, monitoring, and robotics; continuous shift coverage. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | [#9] Armed response and on-site security for perimeter and containment integrity. |
| Research Scientist | 3 | [#9, #11, #12, #24] Behavioral, biological, and botanical research staff supporting containment and creation of SCP-4740-1 instances. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 2 | [#3, #5, #18] Maintenance staff for generators, HVAC, robots, and high-heat systems. |
| Site Manager / Executive Staff | 1 | [#9] Site-level management and coordination for recitation schedules and incident response. |
Confidence Notes
Many line items are provided as ranges and the SCP's existential/contagion risk produces wide uncertainty; contingency/reserve choices and incident probabilities are judgement-based rather than empirically derived.