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SCP-6675 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-6675
Expected annual
$4.7M
One-time setup
$8.4M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
36
Initial capital/setup is approximately $8.4M driven primarily by reinforced enclosure construction, large-volume acoustic isolation, DSP/memetic development, robotics, and contingency/insurance reserves. Annual recurring operations are approximately $4.59M/yr, dominated by specialized staff wages, maintenance, DSP upkeep, and cover/legal allocations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.4M
Facilities $3.9M
[#1, #2, #3, #9] Reinforced hangar-sized enclosure construction (#1), full-volume acoustic/anechoic lining (#2), airlock/anteroom with auditory isolation (#3), HVAC/install (#9).
Equipment $2.5M
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #14, #15, #18, #24] Surveillance & sensor suite (#4), DSP/audio-scrubbing development hardware & software (#5), secure data infrastructure setup (#6), robotics & remote manipulators purchase (#7), generator/UPS purchase (#8), PPE & active audio-protection initial procurement (#14), tranquilization/medical systems setup (#15), decontamination equipment (#18), transport/heavy-lift equipment purchase (#24).
Emergency Contingency Reserve $750K
[#20] Emergency contingency & rapid-response reserve for urgent repairs/relocation after incidents (#20).
Insurance Reserve $750K
[#26] Insurance/indemnity reserve & legal defense fund (held reserve) (#26).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $375K
[#21, #13] Initial research lab setup and instruments for the research program (#21) and initial staff screening/program setup (#13).
Incident Reserve $175K
[#22] Incident-specific reserve for legal/cover incident costs as noted in cover/legal line item (#22).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#10, #11, #12] Security staffing wages (#10), scientific & technical staffing wages (#11), containment technicians & emergency response wages (#12).
Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr
[#22, #25, #26] Ongoing legal/cover operations and liaison (#22), public relations/incident payouts (#25), recurring allocation to insurance/indemnity legal defense (#26).
Research And Monitoring $390K/yr
[#21, #23, #27] Ongoing research program budget (#21), secure autopsy/forensic capacity (#23), and ongoing audits/red-teaming/compliance oversight (#27).
Supplies And Consumables $340K/yr
[#14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #29] Replacement PPE/active audio devices (#14), medical/pharmaceutical consumables (#15), animal feeding/dietary program (#16), waste handling & biohazard disposal (#17), decontamination consumables (#18), miscellaneous consumables/permits/overhead (#29).
Facilities Maintenance $262K/yr
[#19, #9] Maintenance & repair contracts for structure/systems (#19) and ongoing HVAC/electricity costs (#9).
Dsp Maintenance $100K/yr
[#5] Ongoing maintenance, licensing, and support for DSP/audio-scrubbing hardware & memetic-filter software (#5).
Dsp Upgrade Fund $70K/yr
[#28] Cyclical replacement/upgrade budget averaged annually for DSP/memetic defenses (#28).
Robotics Maintenance $50K/yr
[#7] Maintenance and service contracts for specialized robotics & manipulators (#7).
Staff Screening And Training $38K/yr
[#13] Ongoing staff psychological monitoring, screening, and memetic refresher training (#13).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#24] Vehicle operations and heavy-lift transport operational costs (#24).
Data Ops $30K/yr
[#6] Operations for secure air-gapped data infrastructure and backups (#6).
Power Fuel And Maintenance $30K/yr
[#8] Fuel, routine maintenance, and operations for on-site generator and UPS (#8).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, research, and licensing costs only.
no incidents routine maintenance regular research cycles
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small containment or equipment failure requiring repair, short-term increased staffing, and minor incident payouts.
localized equipment failure small breach requiring repair minor legal/cover expenses
🚨 Major Breach $6.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or memetic exposure event requiring large-scale repairs, replacement of capital equipment, major legal/cover payouts, and extended response.
containment breach memetic exposure incident extended site repairs and legal actions
🚨 Field Manifestation Response $5.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
SCP manifests/demanifests in the wild requiring mobile containment teams, rapid SRA deployment, civilian mitigation and extended field operations.
off-site manifestation civilian exposure mobile containment deployment
👥 Personnel 36 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#10] 24/7 armed/containment security roster (4×3 shifts) as specified in analyst notes.
Research Scientist 10 [#11] Paleo/zoologists, memetics researchers, behavioralists and containment researchers (8–12 FTEs estimated).
Containment Technician / Emergency Response 5 [#12] 24/7 on-call technicians for device deployment, lock-down, and repairs (4–6 FTEs estimated).
Veterinarian 2 [#11, #21] Veterinary team support for feeding and medical care included in scientific staffing estimates and research program.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#19] Engineers and maintenance staff for preventative/reactive maintenance and HVAC/structural systems.
Systems Operator / DSP Operator 2 [#5, #6] Operators for DSP/audio-scrubbing systems and secure data infrastructure; humans must not be exposed to raw audio.
Administrative Staff 2 [#22, #29] Admin, site liaison, and cover story coordination included in cover/legal and overhead.
📋 Confidence Notes
Large uncertainties in enclosure soundproofing at this scale, DSP/memetic R&D costs, unknown dietary/behavioral needs, and the stochastic nature of memetic incidents drive low confidence. Estimates are analyst midpoints of broad ranges and include conservative contingency reserves.
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