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SCP-5543 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-5543
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$3.6M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
26
Initial one-time setup is moderately large due to equipment, vehicles, and a contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are dominated by embedded MTF personnel wages and therapy/amnestic expenditures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.6M
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#25] Rapid expansion / emergency reserve (recommended $1–5M; single-region baseline chosen: $2,000,000).
Equipment $830K
[#4, #6, #9, #20, #18, #23] Vehicles (4 × $30k = $120k), Hume detectors (3 × $50k = $150k), mobile incinerators (2 × $25k = $50k) and optional biohazard incinerator ($150k), security equipment/outfitting (~$300k), secure cash safe ($20k), portable scanners (~$40k).
Facilities $260K
[#3, #13, #14] Safehouse setup ($10k), animal custody facility outfitting ($50k), and temporary human holding rooms / renovations ($200k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#11] Lab imaging / spectrometer / microscope suite and lab buildout (~$250k).
Database Development $100K
[#12] Catalog/database secure development & deployment (~$100k).
Telecom Integration $100K
[#8] Initial covert routing & VoIP interposition integration (~$100k one-time).
Initial Training $30K
[#19] Initial certification/training course (~$30k).
Gis Software Setup $25K
[#24] GIS software & initial setup (~$25k).
Evidence Recovery Kits $15K
[#10] Initial evidence kit outfitting for teams (~$15k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#1, #2, #11, #13, #14, #24, #26] MTF field personnel (12 × $90k = $1,080,000), command/analysts/dispatch (4 × $120k = $480,000), lab techs (1–2; $250k total), veterinary/animal-care staff (2 × $60k = $120k), holding facility staffing/ops (~$250k), GIS analyst ($80k), program director/admin (~$200k).
Psychological Therapy $750K/yr
[#16] Post-cognitohazard therapy & follow-up (estimated $5k–$10k/person; midpoint $7.5k × 100 people ≈ $750k/yr).
Sweep Operations $328K/yr
[#7] Daily public-space sweep teams (3 teams, 2 people each, ~$900/day → ~$328k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#17] Legal, PR, cover-story generation and liaison (~$150–300k/yr; midpoint ~$225k/yr).
Amnestics Procurement $160K/yr
[#15] Amnestic administration cost (100 treatments × $1,500 ≈ $150k/yr) plus storage/overhead (~$10k/yr) = ~$160k/yr.
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#4, #5, #24] Vehicle maintenance/fuel/insurance (~$30k/yr), rapid-response air charter contingency (~$100k/yr), GIS analyst travel (~$20k/yr).
Cash Handling And Forensics $150K/yr
[#18] Replacement/compensation fund (~$100k/yr) and forensic accounting contractor (~$50k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $104K/yr
[#3, #21, #9] Safehouse leases/utilities (~$24k/yr) + covert identity maintenance (~$10k/yr), facility energy/HVAC (~$50k/yr) and incineration fuel/operation (~$20k/yr).
Training Refresher $75K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher and exercises budget (~$50–100k/yr; midpoint ~$75k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $64K/yr
[#10, #11, #13, #22] Evidence consumables (~$7,500/yr), lab consumables (~$20k/yr), animal food/consumables (~$20k/yr), archival & chain-of-custody supplies (~$17k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $55K/yr
[#6, #12, #23, #8] Detector calibration/maintenance (~$15k/yr), database hosting/ops (~$20k/yr), scanner software/subscriptions (~$5k/yr), ongoing telecom monitoring fees (~$15k/yr).
Security Maintenance $40K/yr
[#20] Replacement/maintenance for security equipment and body armor (~$30–50k/yr; midpoint ~$40k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no large incidents; recurring program costs only.
routine containment no mass exposures no rapid geographic expansion
🚨 Minor Incident $5.0M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Localized multi-household event requiring extra amnestics, therapy, PR, and limited emergency transport.
cluster of unmapped instances multiple Owners require amnestics/therapy limited public exposure requiring PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $9.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Rapid expansion / multi-site outbreak requiring rapid scaling, emergency procurement (airframe or large charter budget), mass amnestics, and large PR/legal operations.
instances appear outside AO second-phase events widespread significant public exposure
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Field Personnel / MTF Agent 12 [#1] Embedded detachment to provide 24/7 coverage (12 agents for small-city baseline).
Command Officer / Operations / Analysts / Dispatch 4 [#2] Supervisors, operations NCO/officer, and 2–3 analysts for briefings and dispatch.
Research Lab Technician 2 [#11] 1–2 lab techs to run scans and analyses.
Veterinary / Animal-Care Staff 2 [#13] Vet techs / animal handlers for temporary custody of Targets.
Holding Facility Staff (security/medical/admin) 4 [#14] Staff for humane secure lodging, medical oversight, and administrative processing.
GIS Analyst 1 [#24] Analyst to maintain AO/GIS and perform travel to newly affected areas.
Program Director / Executive Staff 1 [#26] Annual program management and oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasoned estimate; significant uncertainty remains around incident frequency, scale-up costs (airframes, mass amnestics/therapy), and public exposure dynamics, so confidence is medium.
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