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SCP-655 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-655
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
7
First-year capital and setup costs are approximately $1,449,000 driven by reinforced containment construction, insurance/reserve funding, and equipment/R&D installs. Ongoing annual operating costs are approximately $1,277,300 driven primarily by specialized staff wages, frequent containment-unit replacement, emergency repair contingency, and an active research program.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Facilities $575K
[#1] Structural construction of reinforced containment chamber, blast walls, decontamination airlocks, HVAC integration and intrusion-proofing.
Insurance Risk Reserve $500K
[#22] One-time reserve/insurance fund to cover catastrophic containment failure, large-scale decontamination, rebuild and legal/medical claims.
Equipment $264K
[#2, #8, #11, #13, #18, #21, #24] Installation of anesthetic gas system and controls; initial PPE suites; monitoring/imaging hardware; small incinerator option; transport containment case; initial small tools (scissors, forceps); IT/logging hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $90K
[#23] Initial R&D project funding for specialized 2D-compatible materials, prototypes, and lab testing setup.
Initial Training And Certification $20K
[#14] Initial staff certification and training on sedation, decon/airlock procedures and emergency drills.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $615K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Salaries and hazard pay: Dimensional Liaison (1 FTE), containment specialists (2 FTE), and site security (4 FTE including overtime budgeted here).
Facilities Maintenance $232K/yr
[#2, #10, #15] Ongoing anesthetic system maintenance/testing, emergency repair/structural contingency fund and utilities/HVAC operation for containment environment.
Research And Monitoring $164K/yr
[#11, #12, #23, #24] Monitoring/imaging maintenance and data storage; ongoing research program funding; follow-up R&D for materials; IT operations and secure archival.
Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#16] Pro-rated Site-39 overhead (accounting, HR, IT, facility management) attributable to SCP-655 operations.
Supplies And Consumables $58K/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #13, #20, #21] Anesthetic agent consumables; replacement 5x5 dm paper containment units (~26/year); PPE replacement liners/consumables; contracted per-unit waste disposal/consumables; feeding/enrichment consumables; recurring small-tool replacement & sterilization.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#19] Public relations, cover-up fund and legal contingency spending to maintain secrecy in case of civilian exposure.
Logistics And Transport $42K/yr
[#17, #18] Incident response mobilization and lockdown logistics; occasional transport/escort costs for moving SCP between facilities.
Medical And Treatment $30K/yr
[#9] Routine medical care, occupational health monitoring, prophylactic treatments and minor procedures for exposed personnel.
Training And Certification $6K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher training and certification costs for staff handling SCP-655.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine containment, scheduled replacements and ongoing research.
regular containment unit replacements daily feeding and sedation normal research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
A localized escape or sedation failure quickly contained with overtime, minor structural repairs, additional medical treatments and small PR/legal responses.
brief escape / sedation failure localized structural shearing staff overtime and extra medical treatment
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Catastrophic containment breach requiring site lockdown, extended recovery operations, major repairs/rebuild, extensive medical treatment, large PR/legal actions and possible draw on insurance reserve.
catastrophic power failure multiple containment failures extended recapture and large-scale decontamination
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Dimensional Liaison 1 Specialist with hazard pay; salary and benefits included in staff_wages [#5].
Containment Specialists 2 Daily feeding and handling staff; salaries included in staff_wages [#6].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Site security and rapid-response team (24/7 coverage); wages and overtime budgeted in staff_wages [#7].
📋 Confidence Notes
Cost ranges in the source notes are wide and incident probabilities for a Keter-class, planar-penetrating organism are uncertain. Capital items and staffing are well-described (medium confidence) but incident frequency and severity introduce notable uncertainty.
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