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SCP-7698 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-7698
Expected annual
$16.7M
One-time setup
$27.8M
Annual recurring
$16.4M
Personnel
80
One-time capital of roughly $27.8M to build containment modules, retrofit facilities, vehicles, and research setup; recurring costs ~ $16.4M/yr driven primarily by 24/7 regional VMD staffing, containment maintenance, and ongoing research/Veil operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $27.8M
Facilities $22.9M
[#10, #11, #25] Capital for long-term containment tanks/rooms for 211 specimens ($21.1M), site retrofit/explosion-proofing ($1.0M), and contingency special-cell buildout / planning (~$750k).
Equipment $2.3M
[#2, #3, #5, #8, #9, #18] Field vehicle fleet purchase & outfit (12 units) $960k [#2]; drone purchase $300k [#3]; initial servers & secure storage $50k [#5]; 20 capture kits $100k [#8]; 3 specialized transport vehicles $750k [#9]; IT hardware/setup $100k [#18].
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#12, #13] Research equipment & lab setup for biochemistry/origin analysis $500k [#12]; mitigation & manifestation suppression program startup/tools $1.0M [#13].
Web Platform Development $500K
[#4] Development & deployment of web monitoring/searchbot platform estimated $500k one-time.
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#22] One-time contingency / emergency strike reserve fund $500k.
Training Program Development $150K
[#16] Development of training & exercises program estimated $150k one-time.
Cover Story Setup $50K
[#14] One-time templates/contracts/retainer and cover-story setup ~$50k.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.4M/yr
Staff Wages $6.0M/yr
[#1] 10 regional VMD rapid-response teams (approx. 80 staff × ~$75k/yr) for 24/7 readiness, salaries + benefits + overtime = $6.0M/yr.
Research And Monitoring $2.8M/yr
[#4, #12, #13] Web monitoring hosting/analysts/licensing ~$180k/yr [#4]; research team (PI, 3 researchers, 2 techs) + consumables ~$600k/yr [#12]; VMD mitigation & manifestation suppression ongoing research budget ~$2.0M/yr [#13].
Administrative Overhead $2.7M/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead, utilities, rent, cleared personnel processing and general admin estimated at ~20% of recurring operational costs (~$2.734M/yr given subtotal).
Facilities Maintenance $2.3M/yr
[#5, #10, #11] Annual hosting/bandwidth/backup rotation for storage $80k [#5]; containment infrastructure maintenance/monitoring/staffing ~10% of capital ~$2.1M [#10]; hydrogen‑safety testing & certification $100k [#11].
Logistics And Transport $720K/yr
[#2, #3, #9, #20] Fleet maintenance/fuel/registration for inspection vans ~$240k/yr [#2]; drone ops & maintenance + some operator costs ~$300k/yr [#3]; specialized transport vehicle ops/maintenance ~$120k/yr [#9]; rapid deployment travel & lodging budget ~$60k/yr [#20].
Supplies And Consumables $650K/yr
[#6, #21, #23] Class‑A amnestic production & inventory ~$500k/yr [#6]; consumables & small equipment (PPE, batteries, med kits, replacement parts) ~$100k/yr [#21]; decontamination/waste disposal & biohazard handling ~$50k/yr [#23].
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing legal/municipal liaison/cover payments ~$150k/yr [#14]; Veil maintenance / information suppression & PR campaigns ~$250k/yr [#15].
It Cybersecurity $300K/yr
[#18] Sysadmins and security operations for secure comms, encrypted feeds, incident response ~$300k/yr.
Psychological Support $200K/yr
[#17] Counseling and staff resilience programs for operatives and affected civilians ~$200k/yr.
Medical Administration $180K/yr
[#7] Paramedic/physician time and disposable medical supplies for amnestic administration and care ~$180k/yr.
Training And Exercises $100K/yr
[#16] Annual recurrent training and exercises ~$100k/yr.
Geolocation And Intel Feeds $50K/yr
[#19] IP geolocation subscriptions, social media firehose and OSINT feeds ~$50k/yr.
Capture Kit Maintenance $10K/yr
[#8] Replacements/repairs for capture/intercept kits ~$10k/yr.
Contingency Fund Topup $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.4M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard monitoring, containment maintenance, research, and Veil operations; no large-scale incidents.
routine OMEs/IMEs handled as standard no mass manifestations regular research progress
🚨 Minor Incident $17.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Localized surge in manifestations or a higher-than-normal number of IMEs requiring expanded field deployments, extra amnestic doses, and overtime.
clustered OMEs/IMEs in multiple regions spike in witness monitoring and amnestic use temporary increased travel/overtime
🚨 Major Breach $24.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Large-scale manifestation or containment failure requiring emergency capture operations, contractors, mass amnesticization, and temporary auxiliary containment.
mass IME producing many SCP-7698-4 instances public exposure requiring large Veil campaign and emergency ops discovery of scalable capture method leading to emergency procurement
👥 Personnel 80 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 [#1] Core field operatives within the 10 regional VMD rapid-response teams (part of the ~80-person staffing estimate).
Medical Officer 12 [#1] Medics/physicians/medical handlers on-call as part of regional teams (included in the ~80-person estimate).
Handlers / Field Technician 8 [#1] Handlers and techs for field captures and equipment operation included in the ~80-person VMD staff estimate.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst provided line-item estimates for most costs, enabling a reasonable aggregation; key uncertainty remains manifestation frequency and scale, and some one-time items had ranges (e.g., contingency/cell buildout).
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