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SCP-5726 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-5726
Expected annual
$5.2M
One-time setup
$12.4M
Annual recurring
$4.9M
Personnel
12
Initial one-time setup and contingency funding are the dominant costs (reinforced cryogenic chamber, equipment, and contingency reserves), with ongoing annual expenses driven by dedicated staff, MTF readiness, cryogen supply and maintenance. Total one-time setup (including reserve funds) is dominated by structural and contingency funding; recurring annual operations are dominated by personnel and readiness costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.4M
Catastrophic Reserve Fund $5.0M
[#22] One-time insurance/contingency reserve fund for catastrophic breach rebuilding/compensation (22).
Facilities $3.5M
[#1, #11, #24] Reinforced cryogenic containment construction and integration (1), initial security/perimeter upgrades (11), and redundant scepter/vault storage installation (24).
Equipment $2.0M
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #12, #13, #14, #20, #23] Purchase and installation of redundant cryogenic units and spares (2), sacrificial panels initial stock (4), HVAC and filtration units (5), decontamination equipment (6), CCTV and secure storage hardware (7, 23), GPS trackers (8), emergency power/generator hardware (12), restraint/suppression gear (13), PPE initial stock (14), armored transport/containment case (20).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#18, #19] Initial R&D program funding and acquisition of high-speed/forensic imaging and analytics equipment to study projectile generation (18, 19).
Contingency Unknown Fund $500K
[#29] One-time flexible reserve for unforeseen anomalous interactions and unknown costs (29).
Rough Order Of Magnitude First Year $0
[#30] Informational summary (30) — not added as a separate payable line item.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#9] Annual payroll for dedicated containment personnel: 2senior researchers, 2 technicians, 6 security officers, 1 containment systems engineer, 1 site medic (includes benefits/on-call premiums).
Mtf On Call Readiness $950K/yr
[#10] Annual cost to maintain on-call/rotational MTF detachment readiness (training, salaries, vehicles, equipment amortization) supporting containment (10).
Research And Monitoring $552K/yr
[#18, #19, #21, #25] Ongoing R&D and reverse-engineering program funding (18), operating costs for high-speed/forensic imaging and analytics (19), annual incident drills/training (21), and forensic pathology/ethical oversight contracts (25).
Breach Remediation Reserve Annual Provision $500K/yr
[#27] Annual provisioning toward breach remediation and rebuild fund to cover potential per-event remediation costs (27).
Catastrophic Reserve Replenishment $500K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment allocation to maintain catastrophic reserve fund (22).
Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr
[#16, #17] Annual budget for amnestic administrations and related witness handling (16) plus legal/cover-up/public-relations contingency reserve (17).
Supplies And Consumables $312K/yr
[#3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #14, #15, #26] Cryogen deliveries and storage (3), sacrificial panel replacements after incidents (4), waste disposal contracts/consumables (6), CCTV storage & maintenance (7), tracker telemetry & small-item upkeep (8, 26), PPE consumables (14), medical supplies and trauma readiness (15).
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#2, #5, #11, #12] Annual maintenance contracts for cryogenic vendors and spare parts (2), HVAC filter replacement and maintenance (5), perimeter and security system maintenance (11), and generator/fuel/UPS maintenance & testing (12).
Contingency Unknown Replenishment $250K/yr
[#29] Annual provisioning to replenish flexible contingency for unknown anomalous interactions (29).
Psychological Support $45K/yr
[#28] Ongoing mental health support, rotations, and resilience training for personnel (28).
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#20] Annual budgets for armored transfer logistics, fuel and driver costs averaged across expected transfers (20).
Archival Maintenance $15K/yr
[#23] Ongoing costs for secure archival servers, access control auditing and classified records maintenance (23).
Scepter Storage Maintenance $6K/yr
[#24] Annual maintenance for redundant scepter storage (tamper seals, inerting/Faraday maintenance) (24).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.9M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, maintenance, staffing, and scheduled training only.
no breach regular maintenance scheduled training
🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment event requiring cleanup, limited repairs, medical care, and limited legal/amnestic actions.
small breach or localized detonation one-off cleanup and liner replacement medical treatment for injured staff
🚨 Major Breach $9.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach with structural damage, multiple injuries, large cleanup and noticeable public exposure requiring major cover-up actions.
multi-room detonations substantial structural repair large-scale amnestic/legal operations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $29.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Full catastrophic containment failure with extensive civilian exposure, major rebuilding, large casualty compensation and complete reserve drawdown.
facility-level breach significant civilian casualties or publicity full reserve deployment and rebuild
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Senior Researcher 2 [#9] Senior researchers assigned as primary points of contact and study leads (2).
Research Technician 2 [#9] Technical staff to support experiments, monitoring, and maintenance (2).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] Full-time on-site security officers dedicated to containment (6).
Engineer / Containment Systems Engineer 1 [#9] Systems engineer to maintain cryo, HVAC, and containment infrastructure (1).
Medical Officer / Site Medic 1 [#9] On-site medic for trauma care, decontamination, and amnestic administration support (1).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derive from analyst-provided ranges for each line item; many items (especially contingency reserves and breach remediation costs) have large ranges and scenario-dependent variability, so totals are approximate. Confidence is medium because primary line items are well-identified but per-event costs and reserve sizing are highly uncertain.
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