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SCP-5474 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-5474
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
22
One-time setup costs are roughly $2.34M for containment cell, medical and monitoring hardware, research lab setup and contingency; recurring annual operations are roughly $2.76M/yr dominated by dedicated medical, EEG and security staff plus research and legal/cover-up expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#20] Neuropathology and anomalous fluids research program initial lab setup, specialized containment for experiments, pathology and sequencing instrumentation, and program startup costs.
Equipment $514K
[#2, #3, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #15, #22, #23] ICU-grade bed/ventilator/monitors and bedside redundancy, clinical-grade EEG and secure workstation, rapid-response lethal equipment, mirrors issuance hardware, hardened CCTV and wiring, initial server hardware, sedative secure storage hardware, initial PPE kit, UPS/generator hookups, cybersecurity install.
Contingency Fund $500K
[#27] Contingency/emergency fund set-aside for catastrophic containment breach, extended lockdowns, site hardening or emergency replacement staff.
Facilities $275K
[#1, #13] Structural construction/retrofit for a maximum-security isolation cell and biohazard containment installs (reinforced cell, airlock, negative-pressure HVAC, sealed collection tanks and drains).
Amnestic Stockpile $50K
[#17] Initial procurement and secure storage of amnestic stockpile / memetic compounds.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #16] 24/7 dedicated clinical staffing (3 FTE nurses/ICU techs), 24/7 EEG technologists (3 FTE), dedicated security detachment (15 FTE: guards + supervisors), and psychological services (1 FTE counselor). Salaries include estimated benefits.
Research And Monitoring $357K/yr
[#3, #10, #20] Ongoing neuropathology/anomalous fluids research operations, EEG service/calibration contracts and clinical monitoring service, server/storage operational costs for forensic-grade data, and related analysis budgets.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#24] Legal/cover-up operations, documentation sanitization, external contractor management and plausible-deniability operations.
Administrative Overhead $125K/yr
[#28] Administrative overhead, record keeping, compliance auditing and program management.
Facilities Maintenance $65K/yr
[#22, #9, #29] Generator/fuel and UPS maintenance, CCTV/storage hardware maintenance, and routine facility upkeep/depreciation-related maintenance.
Communications Memetic Countermeasures $60K/yr
[#30] Development and deployment of memetic countermeasures, filters and counter-content to limit psychological contagion.
Amnestic Administrations $50K/yr
[#16] Estimated annual cost for amnestic administrations (treatment tech, medical monitoring) to affected personnel.
Misc Maintenance Depreciation $50K/yr
[#29] Miscellaneous maintenance, replacement and depreciation budget (approx. 10% of capital annually).
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#11, #12, #8, #15] Sedative/anaesthetic consumables and controlled substances supply (~propofol/benzodiazepines etc.), EEG/ICU single-use disposables (electrodes, tubing), mirror replacements/annual inventory, and routine PPE replenishment.
Logistics And Transport $39K/yr
[#13, #14] Biohazard disposal contracts, incineration/autoclave services and hazardous fluid transport/disposal costs.
Amnestic Replenishment $35K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment, QA and training costs for amnestic stockpile and protocols.
Rapid Response Training And Ammo $30K/yr
[#7] Annual requalification, training and ammunition expenditure for the rapid-response/termination team.
Training Program $20K/yr
[#25] Annual training program for mirror protocol, identification/termination drills and psychological inoculation refreshers.
Cybersecurity Maintenance $20K/yr
[#23] Ongoing maintenance, auditing and access-control monitoring for biometric locks, tamper alerts and logging systems.
Ppe Disposal Laundering $12K/yr
[#15, #26] Disposal, laundering and single-use PPE turnover due to fluid exposures.
Incident Cleanup Per Incident $0/yr
[#19] Per-incident forensic/biohazard cleanup and post-termination processing costs are variable ($2k–$15k/incident) and modeled in scenarios, not folded into fixed annual costs.
Lockdown Events $0/yr
[#18] Lockdown operational costs (per 24-hour lockdown $15k–$40k) are handled as event-driven expenses and modeled in scenarios rather than included as fixed annual costs.
Surgical Attempts Per Attempt $0/yr
[#21] Neurosurgical remediation/surgical attempt costs (~$100k–$300k per attempt) are contingency/per-attempt and modeled in scenarios when invoked.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
70.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with no major incidents; standard operations, monitoring and research continue.
no_scp-5474-1_manifestations_or_infrequent_minor_events routine_research_and_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
One contained manifestation/termination event causing a single 24-hour lockdown and routine forensic cleanup.
single_manifestation_confirmed 24hr_lockdown_and_overtime
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$762K vs baseline
Multiple manifestations or a severe containment incident requiring extended lockdowns, multiple terminations, incident cleanup and an emergency surgical/research response.
multiple_manifestations extended_lockdown emergency_surgical_attempts_and_heavy_legal_response
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#6] Dedicated security detachment: 12guards + 3 supervisors covering 24/7 shifts; wages included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / EEG Technologist 3 [#5, #3] Continuous EEG monitoring staff / technologists (3 FTE) for real-time analysis; wages included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / Nurse / ICU Tech 3 [#4, #2] 24/7 dedicated clinical staffing (3 FTE) to manage sedation and life support; wages included in staff_wages.
Psychological Services 1 [#16] Counselor/psychologist support (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 FTE here) to provide trauma counseling and coordinate amnestic administrations; wages included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-described with numeric ranges for most categories (high granularity), but per-event frequencies (manifestation/lockdown rate), research intensity and policy choices (surgical attempts, amnestic usage) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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