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SCP-6007 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-6007
Expected annual
$10.6M
One-time setup
$8.6M
Annual recurring
$10.4M
Personnel
46
One-time setup and mitigation infrastructure are roughly $8.55M, driven by land acquisition, regional sensor installs, research R&D and shielding construction. Annual operating costs are roughly $10.375M/yr, driven primarily by covert research redirection, intelligence/monitoring, security staffing and ongoing research/clinical monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.6M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.0M
[#9, #10, #11, #20] RF monitoring station hardware ($300,000), distributed sensor network install ($2,000,000), data storage/initial cloud setup ($150,000), and initial R&D for mitigation/shielding ($1,500,000).
Facilities $2.2M
[#1, #2, #16] Land acquisition/lease ($1,000,000), perimeter installation (fencing/gates/roads/CCTV) ($250,000), and RF-shielded living/working modules ($1,000,000).
Legal Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#15] One-time legal contingency reserve for litigation, settlements and leak responses ($1,000,000).
Emergency Relocation Contingency $1.0M
[#26] One-time emergency public-safety / relocation contingency reserve ($1,000,000).
Equipment $350K
[#5, #6] Security vehicles and radios purchase ($150,000) and cover-story logging equipment initiation/lease ($200,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.4M/yr
Covert Research Redirection $2.0M/yr
[#13] Direct buyouts, covert grants and redirection payments to researchers/institutions: estimated $2,000,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #19, #20] Ongoing calibration/maintenance for RF station ($60,000/yr), distributed sensor operations/comms ($400,000/yr), cloud telemetry & analyst costs ($200,000/yr), clinical research program ($1,000,000/yr), and R&D testing ($250,000/yr).
Intelligence And Defunding Unit $1.2M/yr
[#12] Team and tooling to monitor grants, preprints, conferences and identify/defund civilian research: estimated $1,200,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr
[#5, #17] Operating costs for security vehicles/radios (fuel/maintenance/insurance) ($40,000/yr) and staff rotation/travel costs to limit exposure ($1,000,000/yr).
Rapid Response Task Force $900K/yr
[#22] Rapid-response containment retainer (aviation on-call, tactical team) estimated $900,000/yr.
Cyber Counterintelligence $800K/yr
[#14] Active cyber operations and defensive cybersecurity: estimated $800,000/yr.
Staff Wages $750K/yr
[#4] On-site security staffing (24/7 guards and supervisors) — estimated $750,000/yr (salaries + benefits).
Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr
[#7, #8, #25] Local community relations / hush fund ($150,000/yr), site PR/legal / FOIA handling ($200,000/yr), and insurance/taxes/compliance for the cover operation ($100,000/yr).
Medical Monitoring And Screening $300K/yr
[#18] Medical monitoring & neuropsychological screening program for ~100 individuals: estimated $300,000/yr.
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#27] Miscellaneous administrative overhead (HR, accounting, training, permits renewals): estimated $300,000/yr.
Cover Logging Operation $250K/yr
[#6] Recurring cost to run minimal plausible logging cover (contract crews, permits, low-output logging) estimated $250,000/yr.
Vehicle Asset Replacement Reserve $200K/yr
[#24] Vehicle/asset replacement reserve for scheduled replacements: estimated $200,000/yr.
Counseling And Retention $150K/yr
[#21] Counseling, retention incentives and behavioral mitigation programs: estimated $150,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#23] Consumables, spare sensors, calibration and replacement budget estimated $100,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#3] Perimeter maintenance and utilities (fence repair, gate servicing, road grading, power for CCTV) estimated $25,000/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.4M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, cover maintenance, intelligence/redirection and research continue at planned levels.
steady_operations no_major_leaks no_large_civilian_incursions
🚨 Minor Incident $10.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized civilian incursion, small media leak or a small cluster of behavioral cases requiring rapid response and limited legal/PR costs.
civilian_incursion localized_media_leak small_mass_behavior_event
🚨 Major Breach $15.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant public incident or sustained leak causing large legal exposure, emergency public-safety operations, and widespread PR/legal costs.
widespread_media_exposure large_scale_mass_behavior_event major_containment_response
🚨 Nation Scale Suppression $30.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Decision to pursue nation-scale suppression and active suppression of global research leads to major expansion of covert funding, intelligence assets and legal operations.
policy_shift_to_aggressive_suppression escalation_in_global_research_activity
👥 Personnel 46 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 [#4] On-site guards and supervisors (midpoint of 8–16 guards + 2 supervisors).
Intelligence Analyst 8 [#12] Team to monitor grants, preprints and conferences (noted ~8 analysts).
Research Scientist 6 [#9, #10, #11, #19, #20] Personnel supporting RF/sensor ops, clinical research and R&D.
Data Analyst / Engineer 4 [#9, #10, #11] Cloud telemetry, sensor network maintenance and data analysis staff.
Medical Officer 2 [#18, #19] Medical monitoring and clinical study staff.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#2, #3, #5] Perimeter, vehicle and sensor maintenance staff.
Rapid Response Team / Tactical 6 [#22] Retained tactical/rapid-response personnel for on-call incidents.
Administrative Staff 3 [#8, #27] PR/legal liaisons, HR and accounting to manage cover operations and permits.
📋 Confidence Notes
Midpoint estimates and analyst assumptions provided for each line item allow a reasonable budget estimate, but many line items (covert operations, legal contingencies, and eventual scale decisions) are inherently uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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