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SCP-5842 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-5842
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$7.8M
Annual recurring
$3.6M
Personnel
26
One-time setup and contingency reserves total approximately $7.78M, with recurring annual operating costs ~ $3.57M driven mainly by staffed rapid-response, operations center staffing, and legal/cover-story programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.8M
Escalation Planning Reserve $3.5M
[#24] Planning reserve for multi-city/global watch stand-up (~midpoint of $2–5M planning reserve).
Contingency Unknown Anomalous $1.0M
[#25] Flexible emergency contingency fund for unforeseen anomalous technical/scientific needs.
Facilities $890K
[#3, #8, #22] Secure containment vault buildout, ops/monitoring room buildout, and installation of generator/UPS (structural and site work).
Equipment $845K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #9, #15, #17, #18] Purchase of two armored vans, portable containment crate, CCTV camera installs, drones, secure comms hardware, initial evidence/forensics kit, traffic-control gear, and initial medical equipment.
Insurance Reserve $750K
[#19] One-time reserve fund for indemnity/insurance buffer (midpoint of $500k–$1M range).
Decommissioning Reserve $500K
[#27] Reserve for safe neutralization/disposal attempts (conditional; midpoint of $250k–$1M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#11, #10] Short-term containment-compatible lab fit-out and initial compute/dataset procurement for data analysis.
Training Program Initial $40K
[#16] Initial development of training program / simulated retrievals.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.6M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#1, #8, #10, #20] Salaries, benefits, and on-call premiums for one local 12-person rapid-response MTF, ops/dispatch center staff, data analysts/sysadmin, and media-monitoring personnel (aggregate of salary line items).
Logistics And Transport $405K/yr
[#2, #7, #23] Vehicle maintenance/insurance/fuel, helicopter/airlift retainer, and budgeted long-distance/deployment travel contingency.
Cover Story And Legal $315K/yr
[#12, #13, #14] Legal retainer, public-relations/cover-story budget, and routine local compensation/municipal costs.
Research And Monitoring $252K/yr
[#5, #6, #9, #11, #26] Ongoing surveillance/cloud storage, drone maintenance, comms services, lab consumables/operations, and archiving/analysis tools.
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#16] Annual recurring training, simulated retrievals, medical readiness, and PR/liaison drills.
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#15, #21, #17, #18] Annual replenishment of evidence kits, PPE and small tools, traffic-control consumables, and medical restocking.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#3] Maintenance, security systems upkeep, and tamper-sensor servicing for the containment vault.
Power And Generators Maintenance $20K/yr
[#22] Fuel, servicing, and testing for generator/UPS backup powering ops center and critical cameras.
Insurance Replenishment $0/yr
[#19] No routine recurring replenishment budget assumed; reserve held as one-time fund (may be replenished if used).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.6M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with occasional local appearances contained quickly; routine operations and monitoring only.
occasional single-location sightings no expansion outside Wellington no major public incident
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Increased local activity leading to extra overtime, vehicle deployments, repairs, modest PR/legal surge, and higher reimbursements.
clustered appearances in Wellington vehicle damage or public-safety incident heightened local media attention
🚨 Major Expansion $8.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
SCP begins appearing across multiple cities/regions requiring duplication of teams/assets and high operational scale-up.
multi-city sightings rapid geographic spread need to stand up regional monitoring hubs
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Rapid Response MTF (local) 12 [#1] One dedicated 12-person on-call team (operators, containment techs, vehicle crew, guards).
Operations Center / Dispatch Staff 6 [#8] 24/7 ops center shift staffing (dispatchers/operators).
Data Analysts 3 [#10] Pattern analysis and appearances modelling.
Systems Administrator 1 [#10] Cloud/IT/sysadmin support for analytic systems and SOC.
Research Scientist / Lab Technician 1 [#11] Short-term testing and materials analysis coordination.
Media Monitoring / Social Intelligence Analyst 1 [#20] Monitoring local social media and reporting.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#6, #2] Equipment and vehicle maintenance support.
Administrative Staff / Liaison 1 [#12, #13, #14] Legal/PR liaison and municipal coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provided explicit line-item estimates and ranges, enabling a medium-confidence budget; large reserves and escalation scenarios (items #19, #24, #25, #27) are inherently uncertain and could materially change totals.
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