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SCP-579 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-579
Expected annual
$11.9M
One-time setup
$46.0M
Annual recurring
$11.3M
Personnel
48
One-time capital/setup costs are approximately $46,000,000 driven primarily by custom containment chamber construction, high-power electromagnet systems, redundant backup systems, site buildout and a contingency reserve. Annual operating costs are roughly $11,320,000/yr driven by personnel, large maintenance contracts, continuous power, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $46.0M
Facilities $20.2M
[#1, #4, #10, #11] Containment chamber, on-site substation/power hookup, site buildings and physical security/hardening construction. Midpoint estimates used.
Equipment $17.3M
[#2, #3, #5, #7, #12, #9] Electromagnet levitation system, redundant magnet banks and mechanical brakes, backup gensets/UPS, HVAC install (one-time portion), vehicle fleet purchase and communications hardware.
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#24] Incident liability/reserve fund and possible decommissioning costs (recommended reserve).
Cryogenics Cryo Plant $1.2M
[#18] One-time cryo-plant capital cost if superconducting magnets are required (conditional).
Emergency Stockpile $1.0M
[#20] One-time purchase of emergency response stockpile, containment trailers and matériel.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#8] Instrumentation and monitoring hardware, spare sensors, calibration rigs (initial lab/instrument setup).
Amnestic Stockpile $500K
[#22] One-time development/stockpile for amnestic agents (conditional if required).
Training Initial $100K
[#15] Initial vetting cohorts and first-run training/vetting costs.
Misc One Time $100K
[#25] IT refresh / secure OS / initial cybersecurity & software licensing one-time setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.3M/yr
Staff Wages $3.9M/yr
[#13, #14] Salaries for rotating containment teams (42 personnel) plus additional support staff (4–8 FTEs). Includes benefits and shift premiums.
Facilities Maintenance $3.4M/yr
[#7, #9, #11, #16] Annual maintenance contracts (electromagnets, HVAC, gensets), communications link maintenance and site security operations.
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#21, #23] Front companies/leases, legal counsel, classified-program overhead and local community management.
Continuous Energy $1.0M/yr
[#6] Continuous electrical energy costs to run electromagnets, HVAC and monitoring (working estimate).
Research And Monitoring $750K/yr
[#19, #8] Ongoing scientist staffing, telemetry analysis, automated checks and instrumentation calibration/replacements.
Cryogenics Consumables $275K/yr
[#18] Liquid helium/nitrogen procurement and cryo-plant maintenance if superconducting magnets are used (conditional).
Amnestic Program $250K/yr
[#22] Ongoing administration, supplies and secure storage costs for amnestic program (conditional if used).
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#17] PPE, hazardous-materials handling, waste disposal and general consumables.
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#12] Fleet fuel, maintenance and occasional airlift/logistics support.
Emergency Drills $100K/yr
[#20] Regular large-scale drills and readiness exercises.
It And Cybersecurity $100K/yr
[#25] Annual software licenses, cybersecurity hardening and IT refresh cycles.
Training And Vetting $75K/yr
[#15] Ongoing background investigations, periodic retraining and rotation-related costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.3M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, maintenance and monitoring only.
normal_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $11.8M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Instrument deviations or transient power fluctuations triggering Action 10‑Israfil-A with quick resolution; minor repairs and overtime.
instrument_deviation partial_power_fluctuation
🚨 Major Breach $18.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Containment failure requiring Action 10‑Israfil-B execution, major site remediation and replacement of critical infrastructure.
containment_failure widespread_equipment_failure
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $36.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Loss of site and extensive destruction leading to major decommissioning, relocation and multi-year recovery.
total_site_loss failed_containment_action
🚨 Political Exposure $14.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant external exposure requiring large cover-up effort, legal settlements and expanded deniability operations.
public_leak anti-foundation_media
👥 Personnel 48 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Level-1) 34 Two rotating teams of 17 Level-1 personnel each; primary containment operators.
Security Supervisor / Team Lead (Level-2) 6 Three Level-2 personnel per team; shift supervision and escalation.
Senior Officer / Site Executive (Level-4) 2 One Level-4 lead per team; senior decision-makers on-site.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Electrical/mechanical maintenance staff for magnets, gensets and HVAC.
Research Scientist 1 On-call physicist/scientist for telemetry analysis and anomaly interpretation.
Medical Officer 1 Site medic and medical support for staff and emergency response.
Administrative Staff 1 Site administrative duties, scheduling and HR liaison.
IT / Cybersecurity 1 Maintains secure communications, logging, and hardened systems.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints from analyst notes but key unknowns are heavily redacted (object mass/energetics, whether superconducting magnets are required, and other DATA EXPUNGED). These could change both capital and recurring costs by orders of magnitude; maintenance and contingency assumptions also introduce variance.
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