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SCP-5220 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-5220
Expected annual
$15.9M
One-time setup
$8.0M
Annual recurring
$15.6M
Personnel
31
Initial setup requires sizable one-time capital for a reinforced humanoid cell, helicopter purchase, and field/equipment procurement (~$8M). Annual recurring operations (security/MTF, helicopter ops, PR/legal reserves, research and monitoring) dominate ongoing costs (~$15.6M/yr), with legal/contingency reserves and catastrophic-exposure funds the largest drivers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.0M
Equipment $5.2M
[#3, #7, #9, #17, #18, #23, #28] Helicopter capital purchase (#3); long-line/hoist retrieval systems and winches (#7); tactical gear, boats and watercraft one-time purchases (#9); monitoring network hardware (cameras/radar/Hume/Kant instruments) one-time setup (#17); drones/UAV fleet one-time purchase (#18); PPE and HazMat one-time supply/infrastructure (#23); secure data management infrastructure hardware one-time cost (#28).
Facilities $2.3M
[#1, #3, #10, #25] Containment cell construction/fit-out (Site-215 humanoid cell) and associated interview/medical room and airlock (#1); hangar construction portion for dedicated helicopter (#3); autopsy/mortuary/autopsy suite fit-out (#10); land access purchase/lease for shoreline control (#25).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#21] Scientific equipment and laboratory capital (Kant/Hume meters, spectrometers, freezers, LIDAR, temporal-analysis instruments) for initial research capacity.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15.6M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $9.3M/yr
[#15, #14, #16, #11, #26, #13, #24, #30] Disinformation, PR and media management (#15); visitor center/grounds maintenance and cover installation costs beyond wages (#14); legal retainer and insurance/litigation defense reserve (#16); coroner manipulation/forensic tampering retainer and per-event support (#11); community relations, hush payments and compensation standby (#26); mass-witness event contingency logistics and rapid-response allocation (#13); emergency rapid-response contingency fund replenishment (#24); long-term catastrophic exposure insurance/reserve allocation (#30).
Staff Wages $2.6M/yr
[#8, #27, #14] MTF Upsilon-7 personnel salaries and hazard pay/rotation (primary tactical team) (#8); security personnel and perimeter guards (shoreline & visitor access) (#27); visitor center attendants/curator staff wages included (#14).
Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr
[#20, #17, #21, #19, #28] Field research program staffing, expeditions and grants (scientists, support) (#20); monitoring network maintenance and data storage (#17); scientific equipment calibration/consumables (#21); satellite imagery subscriptions and FAA liaison/airspace mitigation (#19); secure data operations and IT support (#28).
Logistics And Transport $1.1M/yr
[#4, #5, #29] Helicopter operations costs (crew salaries, scheduled maintenance, insurance) (#4); helicopter fuel and flight-hours for routine escorts and retrievals (#5); travel, lodging and per-diem for teams on site (#29).
Helicopter Charter Option $600K/yr
[#6] Alternative recurring cost if helicopter capability is chartered rather than owned (hourly charter with crew; 300 hrs/year example). Included as an alternate operational recurring line item.
Supplies And Consumables $285K/yr
[#23, #7, #9, #18, #12] PPE/HazMat consumables and biohazard waste disposal (#23); hoist/long-line operator training/recertification (#7); boats/watercraft replacement/consumables (#9); drone ops batteries/replacements (#18); amnestic doses and administration overhead (example stocking & administration) (#12).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#2, #10, #25] Ongoing utilities and maintenance for containment cell and support rooms (electricity, HVAC, filters, CCTV) (#2); mortuary/autopsy bay operations/ops budget (#10); annual land-access/parcel payments or easement fees (#25).
Corpse Disposition $50K/yr
[#22] Handling and disposition of recovered corpses (transport, autopsy, cremation/burial, cover-story funeral arrangements) estimated as an annual operational expense based on typical event counts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15.6M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine containment, regular escorts, standard PR/legal retainer maintenance and scheduled research work; no large-scale exposure incidents.
routine_escorts standard_maintenance no_mass_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $16.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
One or more mass-witness events or a localized containment stress requiring augmented PR, additional amnestic administration, overtime for MTF and extra legal/forensic activity.
mass_witness_event extra_amnestics overtime_and_temp_contractors
🚨 Major Breach $40.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or a series of clustered 5220-A events requiring large-scale legal settlements, national-level cover-up efforts, emergency procurement and major contingency fund drawdown.
widespread_media_exposure multiple_mass_events national_investigation
👥 Personnel 31 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Upsilon-7 (Deployable Tactical Team) 16 [#8] Maintains 24/7 readiness across shifts; estimate based on analyst range of 12–20 operatives.
Security Officer / Perimeter Guards 12 [#27] Shoreline and visitor-access guards including supervisors; estimate based on analyst range of 8–16 guards.
Visitor Center Attendants / Curator 3 [#14] Staff to support the 'art installation' cover (2–4 suggested in notes).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges for most line items and operational prescriptions (e.g., required helicopter capability, MTF staffing), allowing mid-range estimates; however contingency reserves, catastrophic-insurance needs, and event frequencies are highly uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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