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SCP-4917 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-4917
Expected annual
$29.9M
One-time setup
$34.1M
Annual recurring
$29.7M
Personnel
79
Initial capital/refit and medical/equipment provisioning require tens of millions up front (~$34.1M), while annual operations are driven primarily by sustained media production and continuous medical care, producing recurring costs near $29.7M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $34.1M
Facilities $24.0M
[#4, #6] Construction/refit of Site-409 extended deep-sleep wing and installation of central life-support infrastructure (HVAC, medical gas, facility hardening).
Equipment $8.5M
[#5, #8, #12, #19, #20, #21, #22] Patient pods/ICU beds, neuro-monitoring stations, security system hardware, simulation/VR hardware, IT/server hardware, initial emergency response equipment, and initial transport fleet.
Periodic Capital Refresh $1.0M
[#30] Initial allocation for periodic capital refresh / replacement cycle (medical device refresh every few years).
Legal And Shell Company Setup $500K
[#3] One-time creation/setup of shell companies, initial legal cover, PR establishment and gag-order arrangements.
Training Development $50K
[#14] One-time curriculum and simulation development for observer/proficiency training.
Personnel Vetting Initial $50K
[#27] Initial cohort vetting and clearance startup costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $29.7M/yr
Media Production $8.0M/yr
[#1] Funding of ongoing television production (development, writing, cast/crew, filming) to normalize legal processes in target population.
Staff Wages $6.0M/yr
[#7, #12, #13] Ongoing payroll for medical staff (physicians, ICU nurses, techs), on-site security staffing, and STF Phi-23 compensation/hazard pay.
Supplies And Consumables $3.8M/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #16] Pharmaceuticals/TPN, parenteral nutrition, disposable medical supplies, EEG electrodes, and biohazard waste/sterilization; includes D-Class medical screening consumables.
Administrative Overhead $3.2M/yr
[#28] Centralized accounting, audits, black-budget payroll and finance (estimated at ~12% of operational recurring costs).
Containment Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#29] Ongoing pooled catastrophic response reserve for large-scale remediation or public exposure events.
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#8, #18, #19, #20] Ongoing monitoring software/support, research/experimentation funds for SCP-4917 studies, simulation upkeep and IT storage/support for EEG/video logs.
Facilities Maintenance $1.4M/yr
[#6, #23, #24, #25] Life-support maintenance, backup-power fuel/maintenance contracts, continuous energy/electricity demands, and routine building upkeep.
Media Distribution $1.0M/yr
[#2] Paid placement, ad buys, streaming/broadcast carriage and distribution fees to ensure saturation.
Emergency Response Fund $1.0M/yr
[#21] Annual reserve and contracts for rapid reaction teams, ambulances/airlift and remediation contractors.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#3] Ongoing maintenance of shell companies, legal bills, PR, gag orders and cover-entity administrative support.
It And Signal Control $400K/yr
[#26] IT/cybersecurity and signal-control measures to protect media pipelines and prevent leaks.
Logistics And Transport $250K/yr
[#15, #22] D-Class procurement/transportation and vehicle maintenance/fuel for secure transfers.
Training And Auditing $150K/yr
[#14] Ongoing training, observation rotations, proficiency audits and cross-training costs.
Personnel Vetting $100K/yr
[#27] Ongoing background checks, polygraphs and continuous insider-threat monitoring.
Psychological Care $100K/yr
[#17] Ongoing psychiatric/psychological care and post-duty rehab for STF and staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $29.7M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; all recurring programs (media, medical care, security, research) continue as planned.
steady media campaign stable patient cohort routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $29.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Limited containment/medical incident or small PR leak requiring emergency response, short-term patient care surge and PR spending.
single-patient medical emergency localized media leak minor equipment failure
🚨 Major Breach $34.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure affecting multiple patients or a larger operational failure requiring major remediation and legal/medical expenses.
multi-patient loss/failure major equipment/system outage large-scale remediation
🚨 Political Exposure $49.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Public exposure or investigative journalism forces large-scale defensive media, legal settlements, and expanded contingency operations.
major leak/exposé local political/legal scrutiny mass public awareness
👥 Personnel 79 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#18] Lead researchers and analysts working on SCP-4917 experiments and protocols.
Medical Officer 4 [#7] Physicians/specialists (neurology, infectious disease) required for long-term ICU care.
ICU Nurse 12 [#7] Full-time ICU nursing staff to provide 24/7 patient care and shift coverage.
Respiratory Therapist / Tech 6 [#7] Respiratory therapists and clinical technicians for ventilator/monitoring support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 20 [#12] On-site armed security and transport teams for the Keter wing and secure transfers.
STF Agent / Phi-23 Member 30 [#13, #5] Stored Task Force members in long-term stasis who are compensated/maintained (also occupy patient beds).
Administrative Staff 5 [#28, #3] Accounting, HR, legal-adjacent staff supporting black-budget flows and cover entities.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude with wide ranges provided by analyst notes; media scale, number of stored STF, and redundancy/security posture create high uncertainty.
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