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SCP-783 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-783
Expected annual
$12.7M
One-time setup
$15.7M
Annual recurring
$12.3M
Personnel
38
One-time setup and capital (facility retrofits, specialized equipment, vehicles, and a contingency reserve) are large (~$15.7M); annual recurring costs are dominated by long-term life-support and care for 27 living specimens plus staff wages, totaling about $12.26M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.7M
Contingency Reserve $6.0M
[#24] Reserve fund held for large-scale escalation or property replacement (midpoint $6,000,000).
Equipment $4.8M
[#6, #7, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #28, #5] Capital medical hardware & spares (~$550k), high-temp incinerator (~$625k), MRI/CT + shielding (~$2.7M), sensor arrays & installation (~$160k), redundant/analog observation kits (~$175k), secure servers/storage (~$60k), 3 vehicles (~$300k), communications capital (~$100k), backup generator capital (~$175k).
Facilities $2.8M
[#3, #19] Retrofit of 27 ICU-level bays and secure wing (~$2,000,000), security/upgrades (~$350,000), and reinforced containment/room construction for living specimens (~$400,000).
Relocation And Compensation $1.2M
[#16] One-time relocation/compensation/buyouts for affected households (~$1,250,000 midpoint).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $900K
[#8] BSL-3 pathology lab retrofit and initial setup for tissue work, sequencing and hardened imaging (~$900k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.3M/yr
Long Term Patient Care $5.4M/yr
[#4] Long-term life-support and nursing care for 27 living specimens (~$200k per patient/yr → ~$5.4M/yr).
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#1, #2, #25] On-site security guards (18 guards, ~$1,050,000/yr), specialized containment/response team (~$700,000/yr), administrative/support staff (10–15 FTEs; estimated ~$1,000,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#8, #18, #11, #12, #30, #22, #17] Recurring reagents/sequencing/histology (~$350k/yr), ongoing research program (~$1,250k/yr), testing of redundant/analog sensors (~$50k/yr), secure IT/air-gapped operations (~$50k/yr), annualized surge/reserve (~$100k/yr), environmental/geophysical monitoring (~$50k/yr), training & drills (~$65k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $725K/yr
[#14, #20, #6, #7, #23, #29] PPE & decon consumables (~$65k/yr), long-term medical supplies (~$270k/yr), medical equipment spares/parts (~$75k/yr), contracted disposal/incineration operational costs (~$125k/yr), replacement/calibration of damaged gear (~$125k/yr), archival/forensics operational costs (~$65k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $525K/yr
[#15, #16, #27] Legal fees, cover-story maintenance, local seizures/gag orders (~$300k/yr), community liaison programs (~$100k/yr), covert informant payments (~$125k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $420K/yr
[#5, #19, #10] Energy, HVAC and generator fuel/maintenance (~$300k/yr), containment-room maintenance (~$100k/yr), sensor maintenance (~$20k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $345K/yr
[#13, #21] Vehicle fuel, insurance and maintenance (~$45k/yr), demolition/debris removal and hazardous remediation during active seasons (~$300k/yr annualized planning for peak seasons).
Psychological Care $125K/yr
[#26] Ongoing counseling, trauma therapy, staff mental-health programs (~$125k/yr).
Communications Ops $50K/yr
[#28] Recurring secure communications, encrypted links, selective jamming/telecom management (~$50k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.3M/yr
79.7% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents beyond expected maintenance and research.
routine_maintenance ongoing_research standard_patient_care
🚨 Minor Incident $13.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized equipment failures, small-scale fatalities or damage requiring emergency procurement and repairs.
equipment_failure localized_structural_damage small_number_of_fatalities
🚨 Major Surge Event $14.8M/yr
8.3% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
The 70-day active window (occurring ~every 12 years) produces a surge in casualties, overtime, equipment replacement and public-cover operations.
12_year_active_window mass_patient_seizures widespread_equipment_damage
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $22.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Large-scale expansion or failure requiring town-scale evacuation, major demolition and full contingency drawdown.
containment_breach town_evacuations population-scale_incident
👥 Personnel 38 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#1] 18 guards (3 shifts of 6) providing continuous on-site security.
Specialized Containment Team (SRT / Medics) 8 [#2] Rapid-response specialists and tactical medics (6–10 estimated; midpoint used).
Administrative Staff 12 [#25] Admin, HR, payroll, clearance processing and local contracts (10–15 FTEs; midpoint used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and subject to high uncertainty due to anomalous interference with recording/equipment, uncertain fatality/incident counts during active windows, variability in local cooperation and legal costs, and the rare but high-impact nature of surge/catastrophic events.
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