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SCP-7702 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-7702
Expected annual
$24.4M
One-time setup
$124.3M
Annual recurring
$23.4M
Personnel
76
One-time capital and reserve expenses (~$124.3M) are dominated by equipment purchases and a large contingent catastrophic reserve; recurring annual costs (~$23.4M/yr) are driven mainly by staff wages, logistics (airlift/boats/drones/fuel), and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $124.3M
Contingent Catastrophic Fund $100.0M
[#25] Dedicated one-time reserve for catastrophic public-safety scenarios, surge remediation, large-scale compensation/hush funds (conservative lower-bound selection within provided range).
Equipment $17.6M
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #11, #18, #22, #31] One-time hardware purchases: helicopter(s) purchase, boats/amphibious vehicles, drone fleet, deployable sensor buoy kits (assumed 3 regions), mobile BSL-3 trailer purchase, initial PPE kit, protective hardware kits (per-region), secure/ GIS systems, spare-parts inventory.
Facilities $3.5M
[#1] Construction of Site-59 Buyan Protocol Operations Center (secure ops room, hardened servers, satellite comms, emergency ops space, secure storage).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.2M
[#9, #27] Fixed BSL-3/3+ sequencing upgrades and sequencing/containment fitout; sample cold-chain / cryostorage freezers & transport cases (one-time).
Corrosive Disposal Setup $850K
[#21] One-time setup costs for corrosive waste neutralization & specialist disposal facility / processes.
Training Setup $150K
[#17] One-time SOP/manual creation and initial training program setup for Buyan Protocol.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $23.4M/yr
Staff Wages $8.0M/yr
[#2, #3] Regional Rapid Response Units (~36 staff) and Site-59 research & containment staff (~40 staff) salaries + benefits (aggregate estimate).
Long Term Research Program $5.0M/yr
[#26] Multi-year teleportation/mitigation research program (conservative lower-bound annual allocation drawn from noted multi-year range).
Logistics And Transport $4.7M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #23] Recurring airlift/helicopter operations (lease/operate), boat maintenance/fuel, drone operations and broader transport/fuel costs.
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#15] Legal/diplomatic/cover-up operations, government liaison, indemnities, compensation negotiations; core cover-story budget.
Facilities Maintenance $850K/yr
[#9] Ongoing operations and maintenance for fixed high-containment lab upgrades and Site-59 facility upkeep.
Mobile Bsl3 Operations $500K/yr
[#8] Operations, staffing and consumables for mobile BSL-3 laboratory trailer.
Insurance And Indemnities $500K/yr
[#24] Annual premiums for multinational liability coverage, aircraft/field ops insurance and indemnities.
Research And Monitoring $450K/yr
[#10] Genomic sequencing / bioinformatics program and baseline monitoring budgets (per-sample costs aggregated to an annual budget).
On Call Specialists $400K/yr
[#28] Retainers and consulting budgets (legal, ethnolinguists, behavioral specialists).
Emergency Public Safety $300K/yr
[#14] Standing annual capability for evacuation, cordons, shelters and triage; per-event deployment costs handled in scenarios.
Medical Care $300K/yr
[#20] Baseline medical & psychological treatment program for exposed persons; per-major-incident surge costs handled in scenarios.
Crisis Communications $250K/yr
[#16] Media monitoring, misinformation management, controlled narratives and public messaging.
Training And Exercises $200K/yr
[#17] Recurring field exercises, hazmat drills, interagency exercises and SOP refreshes.
Small Item Contingency $200K/yr
[#32] Rapid local contracting, permits, contractor mobilization, and other small contingencies.
Corrosive Disposal Operations $175K/yr
[#21] Annual operations budget for corrosive waste neutralization and specialist disposal facility.
Secure Data Operations $175K/yr
[#22] Ongoing operations for GIS, incident database, secure storage and analytics (cloud ops, maintenance).
Supplies And Consumables $130K/yr
[#11, #31] Hazardous-material consumables (decon chemicals, disposables) and recurring spare parts replenishment.
Routine Archival Audits $125K/yr
[#30] Internal oversight, compliance audits and recordkeeping.
Sensor Buoys Maintenance $60K/yr
[#7] Maintenance and replacement for deployable wetland-capable sensor buoys (annualized).
Sample Cold Chain Operations $50K/yr
[#27] Power, LN2 and maintenance for cold-chain & cryostorage of retained slime/biological samples.
Protective Hardware Maintenance $25K/yr
[#18] Annual maintenance for deployable barriers, booms and remote deterrent kits.
Slime Removal Per Patch $0/yr
[#12] Per-event slime removal/disposal: $5,000,000–$25,000,000 per 1 km² patch. Annual baseline set to $0; costs captured in incident scenarios.
Ecological Remediation Per Event $0/yr
[#13] Environmental remediation & restoration per patch: $500,000–$5,000,000 per event. Annual baseline set to $0; costs captured in incident scenarios.
Infrastructure Repair Per Incident $0/yr
[#19] Pontoon/bridge/shoreline repairs per incident: $50,000–$1,500,000. Baseline annualized set to $0; incident scenarios cover expected frequencies.
Community Compensation Per Incident $0/yr
[#29] Community compensation/relocation payments per incident: $100,000–$5,000,000. Baseline annualized set to $0; incident scenarios capture expected events.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $23.4M/yr
70.8% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: ongoing operations, staffing, research, and routine maintenance without significant emergences requiring large cleanups.
no major emergences routine detections and responses
🚨 Minor Incident $23.7M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Local appearance causing small infrastructure damage and limited public-safety response (minor pontoon/board repair, short cordon, limited local cleanup).
small pontoon/bridge damage localized evacuation/cordon minor on-site cleanup
🚨 Major Cleanup $39.4M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$16.0M vs baseline
Full 1 km² patch remediation and multi-week remediation/monitoring cycle requiring heavy specialized disposal and ecological restoration.
1 km² slime removal multi-year ecological remediation large-scale incineration/transport
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $198.4M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$175.0M vs baseline
High-impact urban appearance or multi-jurisdiction event triggering mass evacuation, major remediation, large-scale compensation and use of contingency/reserve funds.
appearance in major population center mass casualties / mass relocations multi-jurisdiction cleanup and hush/compensation
👥 Personnel 76 total
Role Count Notes
Regional Rapid Response Team (field ops / hazmat / medic / security / command) 36 [#2] Three geographically-distributed regional teams (aggregate headcount ~36).
Research Scientist 20 [#3] Site-59 scientific staff (microbio/genomics/chemistry/physics) maintaining protocols and analysis.
Analyst / Bioinformatics 6 [#3, #10] Data analysis, sequencing/bioinformatics support for genomic characterization.
Support Staff (administrative, lab techs, logistics) 8 [#3] Administrative, lab support and logistics roles for Site-59 and regional operations.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3] Site leadership / executive oversight.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#4, #5] Aircraft/vehicle/field-equipment maintenance and engineers for infrastructure.
Medical Officer 2 [#20] Medical and psychological care for exposed persons; on-call during incidents.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use analyst-provided ranges and reasonable midpoints; recurring staffing and logistics are well-constrained, but per-patch remediation, community compensation and rare catastrophic events are highly uncertain, driving medium confidence.
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