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SCP-5800 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-5800
Expected annual
$1.3B
One-time setup
$11.8B
Annual recurring
$1.2B
Personnel
1000
Estimated one-time capital of roughly $11.8B with annual recurring costs of ~ $1.25B/yr; largest drivers are deep-space AIM megastructure construction, launch/mission campaigns and contingency reserves, while recurring costs are dominated by staff, recurring maintenance/servicing missions, and diplomatic/suppression operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.8B
Facilities $6.0B
[#1] Deep-space A.I.M. containment platform design, fabrication and emplacement around the 5.5 AU aperture.
Launch And Mission Campaign $1.5B
[#2] Heavy-lift launches and interplanetary mission logistics to 5.5 AU (delivery of structure segments, reactors, crewed/uncrewed support).
Contingency Reserve Initial $1.0B
[#18] Insurance/reserve allocation for capital program risks (one-time contingency/reserve allocation).
Space Nuclear Power Systems $800.0M
[#3] Space-rated nuclear power system development and flight hardware (RTGs + fission reactor / nuclear thermal).
Robotics And Spacecraft Development $800.0M
[#7] Spacecraft, robotics, in-situ assembly systems, spares and validation testing facilities.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500.0M
[#4] Specialized materials R&D (Absolute Idealistic Materials) labs, pilot production and qualification testing.
Equipment $300.0M
[#5] High-performance computing & mathematical research cluster (one-time hardware procurement).
Replacement Hardware Stockpile $300.0M
[#23] Replacement & redundancy hardware stockpile initial procurement (reactor spares, robotic arms, comm arrays).
Experimental Neutralization Program Initial $300.0M
[#25] Experimental neutralization R&D program initial funding (high-risk fundamental research; one-time program tranche).
Deep Space Communications Infrastructure $150.0M
[#8] Deep-space communications & relay upgrades (ground antenna upgrades / relay satellites — one-time capital).
Detection Hardware Development $75.0M
[#20] Specialized detection hardware & space instrumentation development and flight hardware (one-time).
Observatory Buyouts And Contracts Initial $50.0M
[#15] Observatory monitoring buyouts, long-term contracts and initial purchase/embargo payments (one-time component).
Fail Safe And Verification Setup $20.0M
[#10] Red-team & safety analysis setup and fail-safe hardware (one-time independent verification capability).
Secure Archives Setup $20.0M
[#11] Secure data architecture, classified archives & air-gapped backup systems (one-time setup).
Public Cover Infrastructure Setup $10.0M
[#22] Public cover infrastructure (fake research centers, staged projects) one-time setup costs.
Crisis Pr Campaign $2.0M
[#13] One-time crisis public relations campaign and information-suppression surge capability.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2B/yr
Contingency Replenishment $500.0M/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment of contingency/reserve funds for program risk (uninsurable losses, replacement capital).
Logistics And Transport $200.0M/yr
[#9] Containment verification & maintenance missions, periodic servicing missions, inspection probes and emergency repair launches (recurring mission campaigns).
Staff Wages $150.0M/yr
[#6,#21] Operations & personnel salaries, benefits and overhead for core staff running design, deployment and monitoring; includes pipeline/fellowship-related recurring payroll costs.
Long Term Stewardship Fund $100.0M/yr
[#24] Long-duration archival secrecy and generational stewardship funding contribution (recurring endowment contributions to ensure multi-century maintenance).
Research And Monitoring $50.0M/yr
[#12] Continuous memetic/mathematical monitoring & analysis teams, instrumentation and software operations.
Cover Story And Legal $50.0M/yr
[#13,#17] Ongoing public relations, censorship, legal coverage and black-budget overhead (recurring PR/legal/cover-story operations).
Covert Diplomatic Ops $50.0M/yr
[#14] Covert diplomatic/intelligence operations to block independent missions and influence foreign actors (recurring expenditures).
Insurance And Emergency Mitigation $50.0M/yr
[#19] Emergency planetary mitigation & civil defense planning standby funds and rapid-response deployments.
Hpc Operations $20.0M/yr
[#5,#16] High-performance computing operations and software support (power, staff, licensing); relates to item #5 hardware ops and item #16 power/cooling.
Experimental Neutralization Recurring $20.0M/yr
[#25] Recurring funding to continue neutralization R&D if program remains active after initial tranche.
Physical Security $15.0M/yr
[#27] Physical security for terrestrial sites, armed guards, quick-response teams and personnel protection.
Observatory Monitoring And Contracts $10.0M/yr
[#15] Ongoing observatory monitoring contracts, data embargo enforcement and buyout maintenance.
Staff Pipeline And Incentives $10.0M/yr
[#21] Long-term staffing pipeline, fellowships, secrecy incentives, retention bonuses and classified clearance costs.
Deep Space Comms Ops $5.0M/yr
[#8] Operations for deep-space communications & relay (bandwidth, relay satellite ops, DSN upgrades O&M).
Red Team And Safety Ops $5.0M/yr
[#10] Ongoing red-team analysis, fail-safe testing, scenario exercises and verification manpower.
Power And Cooling $5.0M/yr
[#16] Power & cooling for terrestrial compute and labs (electricity, HVAC, backup generation O&M).
Public Cover Operations $5.0M/yr
[#22] Recurring operations for front organizations, staged projects and fake research center maintenance.
Secure Archives Ops $3.0M/yr
[#11] Secure archive operations, air-gapped storage maintenance and backup rotation costs.
Outreach Suppression $1.0M/yr
[#26] Outreach suppression for amateur community, planetarium curricula control and amateur forum monitoring.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2B/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with scheduled maintenance, research and ongoing suppression operations only.
no major containment failures routine servicing missions stable geopolitical suppression
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5B/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300.0M vs baseline
Localized anomaly-driven incident requiring emergency servicing missions, expedited spares launches, and elevated PR/legal response.
failed component requiring emergency launch limited memetic leak requiring targeted suppression accelerated maintenance cycle
🚨 Major Breach $6.2B/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0B vs baseline
Major containment breach or large-scale ideatic influence necessitating planetary mitigation, mass replacement of hardware, international operations and full contingency drawdown.
containment failure at aperture widespread memetic contagion loss of major deep-space asset
👥 Personnel 1000 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 200 [#6,#12] Includes mathematicians, modelers and applied research staff supporting monitoring and neutralization R&D.
Engineer / Maintenance 200 [#1,#7,#9] Spacecraft, robotics, and facility engineers for construction, servicing missions and on-going maintenance.
Metaphysicist / Theorist 150 [#4,#12] Specialists in Absolute Idealistic Materials, ideatic analysis and higher-dimensional theory.
Mission Operations / Flight Crew 100 [#2,#7,#9] Mission planners, flight controllers and deep-space operations staff for interplanetary transfers and on-orbit operations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 150 [#27,#9] Armed security, rapid-response and protective teams for terrestrial sites and personnel protection.
Administrative Staff 100 [#13,#17,#22] Administrative, legal, contracting and cover-story management personnel supporting censorship and black-budget operations.
Medical Officer 50 [#6] Medical support for long-duration crews, terrestrial staff and emergency response.
Site Director / Executive Staff 50 [#6] Program leadership, oversight and executive management for the SCP-5800 program.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are low-confidence due to large ranges in analyst estimates, deep-space and metaphysical uncertainties, and dependence on chosen architectures (in-situ assembly vs single-launch), so estimates are order-of-magnitude and subject to revision.
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