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SCP-7608 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-7608
Expected annual
$2.6M
One-time setup
$5.4M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
14
One-time setup and reserves are large (~$5.4M) driven by scale-up/contingency and initial lab/vault buildout; recurring costs are significant (~$2.54M/yr) driven primarily by staff wages, legal/PR, and digital monitoring/response.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.4M
Scale Up Reserve $2.0M
[#25] Reserve for large-scale retrieval/treatment/scale-up if distribution is widespread.
Retrieval Campaigns $1.0M
[#5] Large-scale retrieval campaign startup (partial nationwide retrieval effort).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $580K
[#10, #11] Anechoic chamber, audio-forensics suite, EEG rigs and initial memetic countermeasure R&D.
Facilities $500K
[#2] Dedicated vault/room buildout, negative-pressure seal, shielded comms, CCTV and redundancy.
School Engagement Campaign $500K
[#16] Initial covert school engagement / buyout campaign and related upfront expenditures.
Equipment $430K
[#1, #3, #4, #12] Secure anomalous-item lockers, soundproof transport cases, secure transport vehicle(s), secure testing booths and PPE / interlock systems.
Contingency Reserve $250K
[#21] Contingency reserve / emergency remediation fund (initial tranche).
Digital Monitoring Platform $50K
[#15] Automated scraping / monitoring platform initial license/development.
Destruction And Vaulting $50K
[#18] Secure destructive disposal batch costs and initial consolidation/vaulting setup.
Data Storage Hardware $30K
[#20] Encrypted storage hardware and offsite vaulting initial hardware.
Inventory Management $25K
[#13] RFID/tags, tamper-evident seals initial purchase, secure inventory database setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $995K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Salaries, benefits and overtime for dedicated technicians, security guards, and medical/psych monitoring staff (24/7 coverage and overhead).
Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr
[#15, #16, #17] Legal counsel retainer, PR/cover-story retainer, rapid-response legal contingency and coordination for takedowns/cover operations.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#3, #4, #5] Vehicle operation/maintenance, transport cases upkeep, periodic retrieval missions and travel.
School Engagement Ops $200K/yr
[#16] Ongoing school coordination, buyouts, incentives and local engagement costs.
Digital Monitoring Ops $125K/yr
[#15] Ongoing monitoring operations, takedown campaigns and platform coordination.
Post Exposure Care $100K/yr
[#9] Pharmaceuticals, therapy sessions, inpatient care budgets for routine/expected staff or minor civilian exposures.
Surveillance And Outreach $100K/yr
[#23] Epidemiological surveillance, partnerships with school health services, hotlines and public health coordination.
Consultants $100K/yr
[#24] External specialists retainer for neuroscience, memetics, audio engineering and court testimony.
Research And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#10, #11, #20] Ongoing memetic countermeasure validation, contracted fMRI/test costs, lab upkeep and analysis.
Insurance Premiums $75K/yr
[#21] Liability insurance premiums for containment operations.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2, #18] Maintenance of containment room systems (negative pressure, seals) and vault upkeep.
Inventory Audit $25K/yr
[#13] Annual inventory audits and chain-of-custody checks to detect missing items.
Training Programs $25K/yr
[#22] Regular drills, affirmation protocol training, SOP refreshers and staff avoidance training.
Data Storage Maintenance $15K/yr
[#20] Offsite backups, encrypted storage maintenance and compute for forensic analysis.
Background Screening $10K/yr
[#14] Ongoing pre-employment and periodic re-check budget to screen for musical/theatre backgrounds.
Vault Maintenance $10K/yr
[#18] Annual costs specific to vault storage and secure destruction infrastructure maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#19, #12, #13] Batteries, replacement parts, PPE, seals, cleaning and small consumables for site operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
90.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, periodic retrievals and no major public exposures.
no major activations routine retrievals ongoing monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized activation or small public exposure requiring targeted takedowns, several treatments, extra legal/PR response and additional retrievals.
localized activation viral upload requiring takedown small cluster of exposures
🚨 Major Breach $7.5M/yr
1.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread activation or discovery of many unrecovered devices requiring national-scale retrieval, mass treatment, litigation and large PR/legal response.
widespread viral exposure mass school activations high-profile litigation and media exposure
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Technician / Handler 4 Dedicated non-musical technicians for device handling, maintenance and testing. (See #6)
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Armed/unarmed guards providing 24/7 coverage and perimeter security. (See #7)
Medical Officer 2 Neuropsychologist/psychiatrist and ancillary nursing support for monitoring and post-exposure care. (See #8)
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Site/containment manager and operations oversight included in staffing budget. (Related to #6/#7)
Administrative Staff 1 Admin and scheduling support for audits, inventory and liaison tasks. (Related to #13/#14)
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: many cost line-items are well-defined (lockers, vehicles, staff salaries) but the true scale depends on the number of unrecovered devices and public spread, which is uncertain.
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