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SCP-7320 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-7320
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
11
One-time setup costs are dominated by contingency/amnestic seed funds and IT/secure-communications/back-up infrastructure; recurring costs are driven by research and response staffing, legal/cover-up funds, and a standing contingency replenishment. Initial capital is approximately $1.57M with recurring annual costs around $1.73M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Contingency Reserve Initial $1.0M
[#17] Initial contingency reserve for catastrophic misfortune / disaster response: $1,000,000 one-time.
Equipment $381K
[#1, #2, #3, #8, #15, #20, #24, #25] Site sensors/tamper alarms (#1 ~ $4,000), CCTV + NVR (#2 $9,000), automated backup SAN/NAS + replication licenses and hardware (#3 ~$225,000), compliance/log system hardware/software (#8 $8,000), secure comms deployment (#15 $40,000), documentation integration (#20 $15,000), power redundancy hardware allocation/UPS (#24 $50,000), PR/falsified-records template prep (#25 $30,000).
Amnestic Materials Seed $100K
[#16] One-time seed purchase of physical amnestic materials and secure storage: $100,000.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#12] Laboratory equipment & data analysis tools (sensors, RNGs, sync equipment, statistical tools): midpoint ~$50,000 one-time.
Sop Training And Development $20K
[#9] SOP creation and initial training module development: $20,000 one-time.
Background Checks $15K
[#19] Background checks & clearance processing for ~20 personnel: $10k–$20k; midpoint $15,000 one-time.
Facilities $5K
[#14] Secure environmental-controlled lockers/vaults for seized objects: $5,000 one-time for 1–2 small lockers.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $620K/yr
[#16, #17, #18, #23] Annual legal/cover-up fund and operational amnestics replenishment ~$200,000/yr [#16], contingency reserve replenishment ~$200,000/yr [#17], internal insurance/liability pool midpoint ~$200,000/yr [#18], privacy & labor-law compliance/legal HR advice ~$20,000/yr [#23] (note: small items aggregated into this legal/cover budget).
Staff Wages $500K/yr
[#4, #5, #11, #21, #25] Research team salaries (midpoint) and supporting staff: research team ~$400,000/yr [#11], on-call IT FTE ~$60,000/yr [#4], designated-person stipends ~$17,500/yr total [#5], low-cost daily labor/allocated time ~$3,000/yr [#21], PR staffing ~$20,000/yr [#25].
Logistics And Transport $500K/yr
[#13] Investigation & retrieval / MTF readiness: vehicles, tactical equipment amortization, training and rapid-response readiness budget estimated ~$500,000/yr [#13].
Facilities Maintenance $64K/yr
[#2, #3, #8, #14, #15, #24] CCTV storage/maintenance and retention ($2,000/yr) [#2], automated backup offsite storage/licenses/bandwidth (~$45,000/yr) [#3], compliance/log system maintenance ($1,500/yr) [#8], locker maintenance ($1,000/yr) [#14], secure comms maintenance ($10,000/yr) [#15], UPS/generator fuel & testing ($5,000/yr) [#24].
Psychological Counseling $30K/yr
[#10] Contracted counseling and memetic-security brief upkeep for staff involved in rituals/incidents: $20k–$40k/yr; midpoint ~$30,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $13K/yr
[#9, #12, #20] Annual refresh/update of training/SOPs and periodic research tooling/licenses: SOP refresh ~$5,000/yr [#9], lab software/licenses ~$5,000/yr [#12], documentation/registry operations ~$3,000/yr [#20].
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#6, #7, #22] Consumables: cellophane tape for Object B (~$200/yr) [#6], wooden dowels & spares (~$50/yr) [#7], small replacement/repair fund for fixtures (~$2,000/yr) [#22].
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, and scheduled refreshes only.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized ritual failure (e.g., a missing tape piece or one missed dowel strike) producing limited misfortune requiring investigation and modest amnestic/PR response.
tape_missing dowel_missed localized_property_damage
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant ritual-failure event from a SCP-7320-2 object causing larger-scale misfortune, requiring full incident response, major amnestics, public cover-up and reparations.
multi-person_ritual_failure onsite_major_accidents large_retrieval_operation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Rare public-facing catastrophe or cascading failures tied to SCP-7320-2 leading to major public exposure, large reparations, and emergency containment operations.
public_exposure cascading_infrastructure_failures multi-site_incident
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#11] Midpoint staffing for the research team (1–3 researchers recommended). Salaries are included in staff_wages.
Research Technician 1 [#11, #12] Technician supporting data collection and instrumentation.
IT / Backup Technician 1 [#3, #4] On-call or full-time IT technician to manage automated backups and replication; wage included in staff_wages.
PR / Communications (part-time) 1 [#25] Maintains falsified records/templates and PR readiness; staffing cost included in staff_wages.
Designated-persons (stipend recipients) 4 [#5] Employees who host/perform rituals and receive stipends; count reflects midpoint of 3–5 designated staff used in budgeting.
Custodial / Locker Staff (allocated time) 1 [#21] Low-cost daily labor time allocated for routine tasks (tape replacement, dowel availability); included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and midpoints for many line items; several high-cost items (contingency reserve, backup infrastructure, MTF readiness, legal/cover funds) introduce large-order uncertainty. Probabilities for adverse events are judgment calls based on containment difficulty and historical incidents.
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