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SCP-667 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-667
Expected annual
$5.9M
One-time setup
$7.6M
Annual recurring
$5.8M
Personnel
19
Initial capital and setup are in the multi-million-dollar range (several million USD one-time), driven by land control, facility buildout, surveillance, and heavy equipment; annual operating costs are high (several million USD/yr) driven by specialized staff, continuous vegetation management, necropsy/research, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.6M
Emergency Eradication Reserve $3.0M
[#23] One-time reserved contingency fund for large-scale eradication/incineration operations if colony expansion requires emergency eradication.
Facilities $2.6M
[#1, #2, #3, #10, #19, #28] Site acquisition/land-control, perimeter fencing installation, initial 30m clearing, on-site operations facility buildout, optional high-containment greenhouse build, and long-term ecological mitigation planning (one-time construction/landwork costs).
Equipment $1.4M
[#6, #8, #9, #11, #16, #24, #25] Heavy equipment purchase (skid-steer/chipper/ATVs/trucks/chainsaws/PPE), surveillance towers and camera systems, drone fleet, generator/solar/communications hardware, initial PPE purchase, data/IT hardware, and transport vehicles.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#18] Initial laboratory buildout and specialist equipment required to start the multidisciplinary research program (neuropharmacology/behavioral studies) and safe field-trial staging.
Legal And Cover Initial $150K
[#22] Initial legal fees, permit cost and cover-story/PR setup (one-time establishment of documentation and counsel).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#15, #18, #20, #24] Necropsy/sample processing (lab time and transport), ongoing R&D program annualized costs, environmental testing/monitoring, and core data analysis work.
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#12] Salaries and benefits for on-site personnel (ops manager, field technicians, security, scientists, drone/operators, medical and admin staff) for continuous coverage.
Operational Contingency $759K/yr
[#29] 15% contingency reserve for unforeseen increases in operational costs (per note: recommended 10-20% of operating budget).
Vegetation Management And Containment $300K/yr
[#5] Ongoing heavy vegetation management (frequent trimming of SCP-667-1, crew wages, equipment rental/maintenance, disposal).
Facilities Maintenance $245K/yr
[#2, #4, #10, #11, #19] Ongoing maintenance for fence repairs, buffer re-clearing, base facility utilities/fuel, power system upkeep, and greenhouse operation costs.
Logistics And Transport $240K/yr
[#25, #15] Vehicle operation costs and contracted aviation/helicopter support for emergency retrieval and aerial assessment; transport costs for specimen transfer.
Anomalous Feeding $200K/yr
[#13] Cost of daily introduced subjects (baseline modeled on non-human animal option); range varies drastically if human D-class are used.
Community Management $200K/yr
[#21] Signage, public notices, law-enforcement coordination and local government outreach/compensation efforts to enforce exclusion zones.
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#16, #26] Annual resupply of PPE, decon supplies, pesticides/herbicides, fuel, replacement tools and general consumables.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#22] Ongoing legal counsel, permit renewals, cover-story maintenance and PR to prevent public exposure.
Drone Operations $100K/yr
[#9] Drone operations, pilot/operator wages, maintenance and training.
Psychological Monitoring $90K/yr
[#17] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling and post-incident support for staff exposed to hypnotic/compulsive effects.
Surveillance And Comms $65K/yr
[#8, #11] Maintenance, data service/comm costs, and upkeep for camera towers, sensors, and encrypted comms/satellite links.
Heavy Equipment Upkeep $50K/yr
[#6] Fuel, maintenance and spare parts for skid-steer/brush-hog/chipper/trucks/chainsaws.
Tracking Tags $50K/yr
[#14] Radio/GPS tags and telemetry costs for introduced subjects (purchase/replacement and base station costs).
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#27] Recurring training, SOP updates, exposure-response drills and evidence handling exercises.
Controlled Burn Readiness $40K/yr
[#7] Maintain readiness for controlled burns (training, contracts, permitting, insurance); per-event burn costs modeled in scenarios.
It And Data Maintenance $30K/yr
[#24] Secure server upkeep, encrypted backups, GIS and analyst software subscriptions/maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations and scheduled maintenance only.
steady_maintenance routine_research no_burns_or_breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $6.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
One-off active response such as a controlled-burn event or a moderate swarm requiring contractor intervention and overtime.
controlled_burn contracted_response increased_overtime
🚨 Human D Class Integration $7.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Containment policy shifts to use human D-class for feeding, greatly increasing operational, housing and legal costs.
use_of_human_D-class expanded_security_and_housing increased_legal_overhead
🚨 Major Breach $8.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring large-scale eradication/incineration, emergency reconstruction and extended recovery.
large_scale_expansion containment_breach emergency_eradication
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Ops Manager 1 [#12] Oversees operations, budgeting and coordination with external agencies.
Research Scientist 2 [#12, #18] Scientists for behavioral/neuropharmacology research and sample analysis.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#12, #21] On-site security to enforce exclusion zone and manage D-class or public interactions.
Field Technician 5 [#5, #6] Vegetation management crews responsible for trimming, equipment operation and disposal.
Drone Operator / Data Analyst 2 [#9, #8] Remote surveillance operators and analysts for imagery/telemetry monitoring.
Medical Officer 1 [#16, #15] On-site medical readiness, decon oversight and coordination for necropsy transport.
Administrative Staff 2 [#12, #22] Administrative and legal liaison staff for permits, PR, and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges enabling mid-range estimates, but large variability in choices (human D-class vs animal feeding), R&D difficulty, and contingency event sizes introduce substantial uncertainty.
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