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SCP-4847 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-4847
Expected annual
$400.0M
One-time setup
$19.7B
Annual recurring
$385.5M
Personnel
200
Initial one-time containment and specialized equipment costs dominate (primarily Scranton Reality Anchors, Tachyon Disruptor Engines, remote-site construction and power infrastructure), totaling tens of billions; recurring annual costs are driven by research, energy, staffing, logistics and secrecy operations (~$386M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.7B
Sra Program $12.0B
[#5] Build/procure 12 Scranton Reality Anchors including R&D, bespoke materials, assembly facilities, transport, installation and shielding.
Tachyon Engines $4.0B
[#6] Build/procure 8 Tachyon Disruptor Engines including R&D, exotic components, testing facilities and integration.
Equipment $1.2B
[#4, #7, #10, #12, #24] Includes massive blast door and permanent sealing systems, power generation & distribution installation (SMR + backups + distribution/UPS), on-site security hardware/equipment, initial hardened data vault hardware, and external camouflage hardware.
Emergency Reserve $1.0B
[#20] Dedicated rapid-access reserve for catastrophic containment escalation (evacuation, global coordination, extreme mitigation measures).
Alternate Site Build $500.0M
[#21] One alternate-site replication / cold backup containment facility (per-site build estimate; assumes at least one alternate to avoid single-point failure).
Facilities $485.0M
[#1, #2, #3] Island acquisition, covert survey/permitting, and subterranean excavation/reinforced containment construction (purchase, geotech, excavation, waterproofing, seismic isolation).
Spares Initial Purchase $200.0M
[#14] One-time purchase of specialized consumables and spares for SRAs/tachyon engines (cryogens, superconducting wire, coils, shielding stock).
Decommissioning Expendables $200.0M
[#22] Materials and labor for permanent closure / final-seal expendables and potential long-term burial/sterilization operations.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $130.0M
[#13, #15, #23] Initial Division Requiem program setup, forensic/genetics lab setup, and simulator setup for temporal anomaly training and research.
Cover Setup $50.0M
[#1, #18] One-time legal/cover operations setup: shell companies, legal fees, initial payoffs and false records to conceal island ownership and activity.
Environmental Infrastructure $20.0M
[#19] One-time environmental controls and hazardous-waste infrastructure (waste staging, containment systems, licensed contractor arrangements).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $385.5M/yr
Research And Monitoring $160.0M/yr
[#13, #12, #15] Ongoing R&D for temporal stabilization and countermeasures, data analysis/temporal logging operations and recurring forensic/genetics program costs.
Alternate Site Maintenance $50.0M/yr
[#21] Recurring costs to maintain redundant cold backup containment facilities or mobile kits at alternate sites.
Staff Wages $40.0M/yr
[#9] Payroll, benefits, rotation premiums and hazard pay for on-site scientists, engineers, technicians, security, medics, logistics and admin (24/7 staffing).
Supplies And Consumables $30.0M/yr
[#14] Recurring replenishment & repair of specialized consumables and spares (cryogens, superconducting wire, vacuum pumps, replacement coils).
Energy Operating Costs $25.0M/yr
[#8] Fuel, operations and maintenance for continuous high-power generation (SMR ops, backups, UPS, HVAC for cryogenics).
Logistics And Transport $15.0M/yr
[#17] Regular supply runs, heavy-lift logistics, medical evacuation readiness, and personnel rotations (ships, helicopters, charters).
Cover Story And Legal $15.0M/yr
[#18] Ongoing cover operations, disinformation, legal obfuscation, payoffs and influence operations to maintain secrecy.
Facilities Maintenance $10.0M/yr
[#3, #7, #19] Annual maintenance of subterranean containment, structural systems, power distribution and environmental/hazard systems.
Security Maintenance $10.0M/yr
[#10] Recurring maintenance, training and equipment sustainment for on-site security systems and armed cadre.
Mtf Readiness $10.0M/yr
[#11] Readiness and joint training drills for MTF Lambda-5, Iota-3 and rapid-response assets.
Data Systems Maintenance $5.0M/yr
[#12] Recurring storage, analysis, and maintenance of hardened air-gapped temporal-logging and backup systems.
Breach Cleanup Reserve Expected $5.0M/yr
[#25] Expected annualized allocation toward containment breach clean-up, incident investigation and rapid forensic/repair responses.
Psych Medical Care $4.0M/yr
[#16] Psychological, memetic, and temporal exposure medical care and long-term occupational health surveillance.
Training Exercises $3.0M/yr
[#23] Recurring tabletop/live drills, full-facility failure-mode runs and external coordination exercises.
Camouflage Maintenance $3.0M/yr
[#24] Recurring monitoring and upkeep of external electromagnetic/optical camouflage systems and decoy measures.
Mtf Per Deployment Expected $500K/yr
[#11, #25] Expected annualized cost of per-deployment surge operations (average of likely deployment frequency * per-deployment cost).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $385.5M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled maintenance, research, and training only.
no breach routine research and maintenance regular logistics and training
🚨 Minor Incident $395.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or small containment incident requiring limited repair, short deployments and minor replacement of components.
localized SRA/TDE fault small-scale breach contained quickly limited MTF deployment
🚨 Major Breach $585.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure causing damage to infrastructure and loss of major systems requiring multi-month repair and replacement.
partial SRA/TDE destruction major facility damage extended MTF operations and repair
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $2.4B/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0B vs baseline
Severe containment failure with extensive infrastructure loss, potential need for alternate-site activation, emergency reserve drawdown, or extreme mitigation measures.
multiple SRA/TDE failures full facility compromise global escalation requiring emergency measures
👥 Personnel 200 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 60 [#9, #13] Theoretical and applied researchers working on temporal stabilization and Division Requiem collaboration.
Engineer / Maintenance 30 [#7, #3] Power, cryo, structural and systems engineers for plant and containment maintenance.
Technician / Lab Tech 20 [#12, #14, #15] Lab technicians for data systems, consumables management and forensic/genetics labs.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 [#9, #10, #11] On-site armed security force and assigned MTF readiness cadre for 24/7 protection and rapid response.
Medical Officer 5 [#16] Medics and psychiatric staff for memetic and temporal exposure care.
Administrative Staff 10 [#1, #18] Logistics, cover-story administration, legal liaison and site administration.
Site Director / Executive Staff 5 [#9] Senior management and liaison to O5/Division Requiem oversight.
Logistics / Transport Crew 10 [#17] Crew for supply ships, helicopters and heavy-lift logistics.
📋 Confidence Notes
Large portions of the program involve fictional/novel technologies (SRAs, tachyon engines) and wide cost ranges were provided; many estimates rely on engineering analogues and subjective assumptions about scale and redundancy, so overall uncertainty is high.
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