SCP-4973 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-4973
Expected annual
$8.5M
One-time setup
$30.8M
Annual recurring
$7.5M
Personnel
22
Initial containment requires large one-time capital for a vacuum chamber, specialized wards/sensors and a multi-million-dollar contingency reserve; ongoing costs are dominated by specialized staffing (MTF + cyber + research) and recurring maintenance/incident-response budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.8M
Contingency Reserve $25.5M
[#30] Contingency / emergency relocation & long-term containment contingency fund (reserved insurance for catastrophic response).
Equipment $2.6M
[#2, #3, #5, #7, #12, #13, #15, #26] High-capacity vacuum pumps and redundancy (#2), dedicated UPS/generator and environmental controls (#3), Harrington–Hollow Neutralizer Wards procurement (#5), nPDN installation (#7), initial portable neutralizers and field toolkits procurement (#12 initial), SCiPNET terminal hardening hardware/refits (#13), SIEM/IDS/forensic tools initial purchase (#15 initial), sensor suite/spectral cameras initial hardware (#26 initial).
Facilities $1.2M
[#1] Purpose-built Incorporeal Entity Vacuum Chamber construction/fit-out (airlocks, vacuum-rated walls, structural reinforcement, controls, certification).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K
[#16] Department of Spectral Phenomena startup: lab space modification, ritual research equipment, hiring/initial program costs.
Mass Amnestic Purge Event $600K
[#20] Mass amnesticization / SCiPNET purge remediation cost (per remediation wave; one-time per event).
It Forensic Investigation $175K
[#29] Per-major-investigation IT forensic & data-recovery specialist contracts and remediation (one-time per investigation).
Mortuary And Coverups $75K
[#22] Mortuary, funeral & cover-story expenses for known deceased staff (historical cost for 6 suicides aggregated).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#9, #14] MTF Mu-13 full-time staffing (24/7 watch) and MTF Sigma-5 / cybersecurity analyst rotation (24/7 SCiPNET monitoring). Salaries, benefits, hazard pay, training; research staff payroll handled under research_and_monitoring.
Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr
[#17] Ongoing Spectral R&D budget (staff, consumables, controlled experiments, safety/legal oversight) — non-payroll research ops; major portion of research operational budget.
Opportunity Costs $550K/yr
[#31] Opportunity cost & lost research productivity from repeated breaches (conservative annual allocation).
D Class Program $400K/yr
[#24] D-Class program costs specific to experiments and replacement: housing, security, medical and vetting.
Amnestic Administration $300K/yr
[#19] Procurement, storage and administration of amnestic agents; budgeting for treatments and medical administration.
Mental Health $300K/yr
[#21] Mental-health services, counseling, PTSD treatment, long-term care and preventative screening for staff.
Cover Story And Legal $275K/yr
[#23] Ongoing legal/cover-up/liaison ops with external agencies, PR management, police/law enforcement liaisons and obfuscation efforts.
Containment Hardware Replacement $275K/yr
[#28] Annual budget for containment hardware replacement & refurbishment after breaches (wards, sensors, custom fabrication).
Rapid Response Pool $175K/yr
[#10] Rapid-response/incident surge staffing & overtime pool for breaches (security, medical, engineers).
Per Breach Response $175K/yr
[#11] Annualized per-breach immediate-response budget (lockdown, repairs, forensics). Midpoint used assuming ~1 breach/year based on historical data.
Casualty Medical Care $175K/yr
[#27] Consumables and medical care for casualties during breaches (emergency care, transfers, staged autopsies where needed).
Siem Ops $125K/yr
[#15] SIEM/IDS/licenses, secure logging operations and maintenance costs (annual).
Training $125K/yr
[#25] Training & exercises for spectral incidents (drills, tabletop, live) for MTF, security, medical and research staff.
Supplies And Consumables $105K/yr
[#18] Consumables for rituals, reagents, sigil material, contractor fees for ritualists and routine consumables.
Wards Upkeep $60K/yr
[#6] Harrington–Hollow Neutralizer Wards upkeep, calibration, component replacement and specialist technicians.
Portable Neutralizers Upkeep $60K/yr
[#12] Upkeep and consumables for portable neutralizers, field emitters and containment toolkits.
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#4] Continuous energy, fuel for generator testing, routine servicing of pumps/seals/airlocks and basic chamber maintenance.
Npdn Maintenance $30K/yr
[#8] nPDN sensor recalibration, node replacement, spare inventory and software updates.
Sensor Maintenance $30K/yr
[#26] Ongoing storage, archival and maintenance for sensor data and evidence cold storage.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.5M/yr
42.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled maintenance and expected minor responses.
routine_maintenance no_major_breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $7.8M/yr
40.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Single containment incident requiring targeted repairs, overtime and focused investigation.
single_containment_breach limited_equipment_damage overtime_and_local_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $9.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Multiple breaches or a significant containment failure causing equipment replacement, extended investigations and mass treatments.
ward_failure multiple_sensor_losses data_exposure_needing_purge
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $27.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Site-level compromise or sustained breach triggering large-scale relocation/neutralization, mass amnestic waves and contingency fund drawdown.
loss_of_containment widespread_data_exposure site_relocation_or_neutralization
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 [#9] 24/7 MTF Mu-13 coverage: 4operatives per shift × 3 shifts + 2 supervisors.
Cybersecurity Analyst / Forensics (MTF Sigma-5) 8 [#14] 24/7 SCiPNET monitoring and forensic analysts; midpoint staffing (6–10) used.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing midpoint estimates; however SCP-4973's anomalous behavior, uncertain breach frequency and episodic high-cost events introduce significant variance, so confidence is medium.
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