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SCP-6005 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-6005
Expected annual
$12.4M
One-time setup
$13.5M
Annual recurring
$12.1M
Personnel
38
Initial capital/setup is large due to sensor and drone fleets plus a dedicated containment wing and contingency/legal reserves (~$13.5M one-time). Ongoing annual operations are dominated by field teams, staff wages, monitoring and a standing contingency reserve (~$12.09M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.5M
Equipment $4.9M
[#7, #8, #10, #13, #18, #19, #20] Drone fleet initial purchase, fixed remote sensor node hardware, secure comms equipment, forensic archive servers/digitization hardware, vehicle fleet purchase, K9 unit initial purchase, and remote-site power hardware; aggregated midpoint estimates.
Contingency Reserve One Time $3.0M
[#24] Recommended one-time emergency pool for large-scale suppression/relocation/legal settlement (~$2–5M recommended; midpoint used).
Facilities $2.2M
[#1] Dedicated containment wing retrofit (isolation rooms, padded areas, CCTV, HVAC/biocontainment, controlled egress) estimated midpoint ~$2.25M.
Legal Response Reserve One Time $2.0M
[#17] One-time/reserve funds for a large single exposure legal/PR response (~$1–3M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M
[#11, #12] Compute/GPU hardware and lab buildout for behavioral/forensic research (behavioral testing rooms, small wet lab, secure evidence handling); aggregated midpoint estimates.
Amnestic Initial Stock $200K
[#14] Initial procurement/synthesis and equipment for amnestic pharmaceuticals and administration (~$100–300k midpoint).
Training Development One Time $50K
[#21] Initial intensive course/materials development for anomalous containment training (~$25–75k midpoint).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.1M/yr
Staff Wages $3.3M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #16, #19] Core staffing wages & benefits: containment researchers/project lead/postdocs (~#3), medical & psychiatric team (~#4), security/guards (~#5), family liaisons included as salaried staff (~#16), K9 handlers (~#19).
Logistics And Transport $2.3M/yr
[#6, #18, #26] Field search & retrieval team operating costs, vehicle fuel/maintenance and routine investigator travel/per-diems (~aggregated field team ops + vehicle + travel midpoints).
Contingency Reserve Recurring $2.0M/yr
[#24] Annual reserve recommended for emergency large-scale suppression, legal settlements, or relocation (~$1–5M recommended; conservative recurring reserve used).
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #11] Ongoing monitoring & analysis: drone ops/maintenance, sensor network bandwidth/maintenance, satellite imagery access, compute/cloud/licenses for AI/geospatial analytics; aggregated mid-range.
Inpatient Care $1.1M/yr
[#15] Medical inpatient housing/observation/interview costs for detained subjects (midpoint for ~100 subjects/yr / 30-day holds aggregated).
Cover Story And Legal $825K/yr
[#17, #16, #25] Ongoing legal/PR/suppression budget and outreach materials plus community liaison retainer/stipends (~legal PR midpoint + outreach + infiltration stipends included).
Facilities Maintenance $225K/yr
[#2] Ongoing utilities, cleaning, minor repairs and lifecycle replacement for the retrofit containment wing (~$150–300k/yr midpoint).
Misc Travel $188K/yr
[#26] Miscellaneous investigative travel, lodging, per-diems for Cascadia operations (~$75–300k/yr midpoint).
Community Infiltration Stipends $175K/yr
[#25] Retainers/payments to local medical facilities, coroners and law enforcement contacts for cover story support (~$50–300k/yr midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $162K/yr
[#12, #23] Lab consumables (toxicology, monitoring disposables) and PPE/single‑use specialized gear (~midpoints combined).
Amnestic Treatments $125K/yr
[#14] Consumable per-treatment costs for amnestics (midpoint assuming ~100 treatments/yr at per-treatment midpoint).
Records Security Auditing $100K/yr
[#22] Regular audits of suppression success, chain-of-custody, amnestic effectiveness and internal oversight (~$50–150k/yr midpoint).
Communications Airtime $100K/yr
[#10] Field SATCOM airtime, encrypted comms airtime and VPN service recurring charges (~$50–150k/yr midpoint).
Remote Power Maintenance $80K/yr
[#20] Fuel, battery replacement and periodic maintenance for solar/battery/generator remote power (~$40–120k/yr midpoint).
Training And Exercises $62K/yr
[#21] Recurring operational training, tabletop exercises and refresher programs (~$25–100k/yr midpoint).
K9 Maintenance $35K/yr
[#19] Veterinary care, kennels, and maintenance for tracking dogs (midpoint of $20–50k/yr).
Archival Storage $32K/yr
[#13] Ongoing secure archival storage and climate control for Site-1015 records (~$15–50k/yr midpoint).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.1M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with containment maintained, routine monitoring and no major exposures or large-scale operations.
stable_containment no_media_exposure routine_field_ops
🚨 Minor Incident $13.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Localized breach or exposure requiring surge field response, extra amnestic treatments and targeted legal/PR action.
localized_media_leak small_breach cluster_of_missing_persons
🚨 Major Breach $19.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or multi-site containment failure requiring mass amnestic operations, settlements and extended suppression.
widespread_media_exposure multi-site_breach mass_treatment_operation
🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $22.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Very-large-scale exposure requiring nationwide suppression, long-term litigation and program scale-up.
national_media_failure extensive_public_investigation multi-jurisdictional_incident
👥 Personnel 38 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Containment Researcher 6 [#3] Senior anomalous researchers, project lead and supporting postdocs/analysts (note #3 estimate).
Medical Officer / Psychiatric Team 5 [#4] On-site doctors, psychiatrists and nurses for detainee care and amnestic administration (note #4 estimate 4–6; midpoint used).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#5] 24/7 armed security for the wing, transport security and site perimeter (note #5 range 10–20; midpoint used).
Family Liaison / Counselor 6 [#16] Trained liaisons who manage families, counseling coordination and cover-story execution (note #16 range 4–8; midpoint used).
K9 Handler 6 [#19] Handlers for the K9 tracking units paired with dogs (mapped to handler salary totals in recurring costs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst midpoints from wide ranges supplied; many costs (field-team tempo, number of detainees, and contingency use) are highly uncertain due to SCP unpredictability and geographic spread, hence medium confidence.
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