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SCP-7307 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-7307
Expected annual
$36.6M
One-time setup
$206.7M
Annual recurring
$35.3M
Personnel
35
One-time capital focuses on hardened remote sensor/AI deployment, cold-storage vault and lab buildouts; major recurring drivers are remote sensor operations, annual expedition costs, specialized personnel, and long-term energy/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $206.7M
Remote Sensor Network $60.0M
[#7] Seafloor sensors, hydrophones, moored arrays, satellite/smallsat tasking, subsea installation vessels and redundancy for Atlantic deployment.
Space Probe Reserve $60.0M
[#15] Reserve for future space probe launches/remote sampling missions (per-probe budget reserve).
Deep Drilling Option $30.0M
[#9] Optional deep industrial borehole (4.8 km) single-bore cost estimate; included as discrete one-time option if deep drilling is pursued.
Contingency Fund $30.0M
[#16] One-time contingency/emergency response fund to seed rapid-reaction teams and large escalations (XK-class preparedness fund).
Poseidon Aic $12.0M
[#6] Development/licensing, integration, certification and hardened server setup for Poseidon.aic remote observation unit.
Media Expungement $2.8M
[#11] Initial large-scale digital forensics, archival purges, legal settlements and one-off media suppression actions.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.5M
[#3] Site-87 lab buildout, containment hoods, gloveboxes, analytical instruments and capital retrofits for radiological/extra-universal sample handling.
Facilities $1.6M
[#1] Refrigerated, low-vibration, radiation-shielded cold-storage vault build/retrofit (installation, shielding, access controls).
Sample Analysis $1.5M
[#4] Per-sample core analyses (246 samples at ~$2k–$10k each) for initial full-suite assays if not already completed.
Hpc Procurement $1.5M
[#23] Initial modelling & HPC procurement for interdisciplinary containment research and simulations.
Borehole Monitoring $1.2M
[#9] Shallow borehole sensor installation and monitoring network for Archuleta Mesa instances (if shallow monitoring chosen).
Secure Comms $1.2M
[#10] Multi-agency classified data links, secure archival servers and initial comms setup.
Diplomatic Agreements $1.2M
[#12] Initial classified MOUs, legal work and setup costs for liaison offices with NASA/Roscosmos.
Radiological Safety $600K
[#5] Initial shielding, PPE, decontamination equipment and licensed radiological waste storage setup.
Spares Stockpile $500K
[#24] Initial spares stockpile for ROVs, sensors, reagents and specialty kits.
Equipment $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $35.3M/yr
Remote Sensor Network $7.0M/yr
[#7] Maintenance, replacement, subsea servicing, bandwidth and satellite/smallsat tasking costs.
Annual Manned Expedition $6.0M/yr
[#8] Annual USS Morpheus manned investigation costs: vessel charter/operation, crew, ROV/AV ops, fuel and mission-specific instrumentation.
Emergency Readiness $5.0M/yr
[#16] Rapid-reaction team readiness, training, aerial lift capability and ongoing readiness costs.
Staff Wages $4.2M/yr
[#2, #18] Ongoing payroll for specialized team: cold-storage guards/techs, researchers, technicians, AI engineers, field ops and rotating security (includes benefits/overtime).
Scientific Collab $2.8M/yr
[#23] Recurring interdisciplinary research funding, modelling programs and HPC operational costs.
Poseidon Aic $1.5M/yr
[#6] Annual cloud/edge compute, model retraining, security auditing and classified ML ops costs.
Long Term Energy $1.5M/yr
[#20] Remote site electricity, generator fuel/backups and Atlantic subsea power/comm backup costs.
Program Administration $1.2M/yr
[#17] Project Lighthouse administration, vetting, audits and clearance management overhead.
Insurance Legal $1.0M/yr
[#19] Insurance, legal liability and indemnity arrangements for accidental releases, diplomatic incidents and environmental liability.
Research And Monitoring $900K/yr
[#3, #4, #13] Ongoing instrument service contracts, consumables for Site-87 sample work, retests, isotope labs and partial observatory support tasks.
Secure Comms $600K/yr
[#10] Hosting, key management, secure cross-agency liaison comms and audits.
Diplomatic Agreements $600K/yr
[#12] Liaison staff, classified meetings and joint ops support funding.
Supplies And Consumables $500K/yr
[#5, #24] Radiological disposal contracts, PPE replacement, contamination monitoring consumables and general consumables contingency.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#11] Ongoing media monitoring, takedown operations, legal retainer and public cover-story management.
Psy Ops $500K/yr
[#21] Psychological operations, disinformation campaigns and ongoing public narrative management.
Observatory Funding $300K/yr
[#13] Continued Alabaster-Reece Observatory operations, telescope time and staff analysis.
Archival Medical Monitoring $300K/yr
[#22] Long-term archival conservation and personnel medical surveillance programs.
Misc Consumables $300K/yr
[#24] Ongoing replacement sensors, ROV/ship spares, reagents and disposables.
Borehole Monitoring $250K/yr
[#9] Ongoing borehole sensor upkeep, periodic sampling and GPR surveys for Archuleta Mesa monitoring (shallow-monitor scenario).
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#14, #8] Routine secure transport, cryogenic/lead-lined container shipments and small logistics; excludes annual expedition baseline cost which is listed separately.
Facilities Maintenance $125K/yr
[#1] Power, backup fuel, environmental monitoring and maintenance for Cold Storage Locker 1156.
Secure Transport $30K/yr
[#14] Regular small shipments and routine cryogenic/armed transport logistics.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $35.3M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with standard monitoring, one expedition, staff operations and routine maintenance.
no incidents routine monitoring annual expedition only
🚨 Minor Incident $39.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Localized anomaly activity requiring additional emergency response, limited containment, extra testing and legal/media work.
localized sensor alert small-scale breach or contamination additional media/legal activity
🚨 Major Breach $85.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale mobilization, ship operations, site rebuilds, international negotiation and extensive legal/insurance payouts.
large-scale SCP-7307-3 activity major breach of public exposure XK-class escalation
🚨 Deep Drill Initiated $66.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$31.0M vs baseline
Decision to perform industrial deep drilling to 4.8 km to investigate theorized subterranean instances, incurring major one-time drilling and expanded monitoring costs.
decision to pursue deep drilling policy change or scientific imperative evidence of subterranean instances
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 [#18] Senior researchers dedicated to Project Lighthouse and sample analysis.
Technician 9 [#18, #2] Laboratory and site technicians (8 techs + 1 cold-storage custodian/tech).
AI Engineer 4 [#18, #6] AI/ML specialists for Poseidon.aic development, integration and ops.
Field Ops / ROV Operator 6 [#18, #8] Field teams for seafloor operations, ROV/AV work and annual expeditions.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#18, #2] Rotating security detail including permanent cold-storage guards and site security/MTF personnel.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed ranges for nearly every line item, allowing mid-range estimates; however major uncertainties remain (existence of deep drilling need, scope of remote-sensor deployment, and geopolitical/diplomatic costs), so confidence is medium.
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