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SCP-6244 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-6244
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$10.8M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
12
Baseline recurring operations cost roughly $2.33M/yr driven by staffing (guards, medics, analysts), stipends, legal/PR, and contingency reserves; one-time setup and escalation options (property acquisition, secure facility, R&D) push one-time costs into the multi-million-dollar range (~$10.85M total one-time budgeted across options).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.8M
Facilities $9.1M
[#4, #14, #15, #23] One-time secure fit-out (~$30k), property acquisition of village holdings (~$4,000,000), secure containment facility contingency/retrofit (~$5,000,000), public infrastructure improvements (~$60k).
Full Scale Secrecy Setup $600K
[#30] One-time components of an optional full-scale secrecy operation (media suppression, targeted campaigns) (~$600k).
Escalation Randd Seed $500K
[#27] Initial seed funding for R&D into suppression/damping technologies (~$500k).
Equipment $410K
[#5, #7, #20, #21, #8] Surveillance hardware (~$150k), 2 armored/secure SUVs (~$160k), backup power/generator hardware (~$30k), hardened communications hardware (~$20k), non-lethal kit for teams (~$50k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $115K
[#10, #28] Lab instrumentation for displacement/transmutation studies (portable MS/XRF/etc. ~$100k) and one-time archival system (~$15k).
Legal And Cover Setup $100K
[#17] One-time legal/setup costs for leases/purchases and cover-story development (~$100k).
Specialized Training Initial $20K
[#9] Initial specialized training for guards/research staff (~$20k).
Forensic Services $10K
[#11] Flash drive and data forensic analysis, secure archival/forensic service (~$10k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $940K/yr
[#1, #2, #3] 8 guards (incl. benefits/shift premiums) ~ $520k/yr; 1 medic/EMT ~ $80k/yr; 1 senior researcher + 2 analysts with overhead ~ $340k/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $493K/yr
[#13, #16, #17, #18, #22] Villager cooperation stipends (~$258k/yr), community support/social services (~$45k/yr), ongoing legal/liaison & PR (~$60k/yr), media monitoring (~$30k/yr), insurance/legal liability (~$100k/yr).
Incident Response Contingency $300K/yr
[#19] Liquid contingency reserve for ad-hoc emergencies, rapid response, evacuations (~$300k held/rotating per year).
Administrative Overhead $200K/yr
[#29] HQ overhead, procurement, audits — estimated 15–25% of direct recurring costs (~$200k/yr used).
Research And Monitoring $120K/yr
[#6, #10] Surveillance maintenance, data storage & bandwidth (~$20k/yr) and ongoing laboratory assays/research consumables (~$100k/yr).
Full Scale Secrecy Annual $100K/yr
[#30] Ongoing monitoring & suppression in a heavy-cover model (~$100k/yr if pursued).
Supplies And Consumables $76K/yr
[#8, #12, #25, #26, #28] Non-lethal consumables (~$5k/yr), amnestic supplies administration (~$40k/yr), material/mass-balance consumables (~$20k/yr), veterinary/animal contingency (~$6k/yr), ongoing archival verification (~$5k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $34K/yr
[#4, #23] Local field station rent & utilities (~$24k/yr) and minor recurring public infrastructure/compensation (~$10k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#7, #21] Recurring fuel/servicing/insurance for response vehicles (~$20k/yr) and recurring comms/satellite fees (~$10k/yr).
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#24] Counseling and burnout prevention for staff and affected witnesses (~$20k/yr).
Training Recurring $10K/yr
[#9] Annual recertification and scenario exercises (~$10k/yr).
Backup Power Fuel $8K/yr
[#20] Fuel and maintenance for generators/UPS (~$8k/yr).
Escalation Randd Annual $0/yr
[#27] Recurring R&D if escalation pursued; baseline assumes no large multi-year R&D program (set to $0/yr in baseline).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, stipend program, RRT readiness and no major incidents or escalations.
no major Slash Events cooperative stewardship maintained routine operations only
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized Slash Event requiring emergency medical response, targeted amnestic use, PR/liaison, and additional repairs.
single localized Slash Event limited public exposure medical/amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $3.8M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Large-scale Slash Event with lifted-veil risk requiring mass amnesticization, broad emergency containment, and significant reconstruction/support.
multi-site anomalous effects widespread public knowledge large emergency containment operations
🚨 Property Acquisition $6.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Foundation opts for hard containment via purchase of village properties and land to remove public access (one-off in-year cost).
escalation in activity decision to convert village to private Foundation property
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#1] 24/7 rapid-response guard coverage (2-person response team per shift, 3-shift rotation + spares).
Medical Officer / Paramedic 1 [#2] Full-time field medic/EMT coverage for incidents and amnestic administration.
Research Scientist / Analyst 3 [#3] 1 senior researcher and 2 analysts for continuous monitoring, logging, and liaison.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many line-item estimates and ranges, but several high-cost escalation items are optional and highly uncertain (property purchases, secure-facility builds, R&D). Rounded midpoints used for many ranges; therefore medium confidence.
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