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SCP-8071 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-8071
Expected annual
$54.6M
One-time setup
$39.9M
Annual recurring
$53.6M
Personnel
60
Initial setup costs are dominated by secure containment wing retrofit, research/lab fit-out, and equipment; recurring costs are driven by staff payroll, long-term patient medical care, and covert operations/cover-story expenses. Total one-time setup is roughly $39.9M and baseline annual operating costs are roughly $53.6M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $39.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $13.0M
[#6, #7, #15] R&D scale-up, thaumaturgical lab fit-out, and diagnostic/lab equipment (GMP/pilot manufacturing, sequencing and high-throughput instruments).
Facilities $10.0M
[#2] Construction and retrofit of a secure long-term containment wing (10–50 beds): architectural, structural, shielding, commissioning.
Equipment $3.0M
[#3] Per-bed medical setup: hospital beds, monitors, wound stations, furnishings for estimated 30-bed medium wing.
Security Equipment Purchase $3.0M
[#10, #14] Initial purchase/modify armored vehicles, ambulances/aircraft and security equipment for transports and rapid response.
Gauze Manufacturing Setup $2.0M
[#5] One-time cost to establish GAUZE Protocol manufacturing lines, sterile packaging, inventory systems.
Liability Reserve Initial $2.0M
[#21] Initial indemnity and liability reserve for lawsuits, contractor claims, settlements.
Contingency Seed Fund $2.0M
[#23] Initial seed for rapid-response contingency fund (emergency surge capacity).
Epidemiology Survey $1.0M
[#1] Targeted genomic and epidemiological prevalence survey (field teams, sequencing, analysis).
Displacement Initial Resettlement Fund $1.0M
[#24] Seed funds for displaced individuals, relocation support and covert resettlement where required.
Rare Artifact Acquisition $500K
[#8] Acquisition, authentication, and secure curation of any required Daevite artifacts.
Misinfo Campaign Setup $500K
[#12] Initial Department of Misinformation campaign setup (creative, initial buys, .AIC deployment prep).
Legal Settlement Initial $500K
[#13] Initial legal retainers, settlement/settlement reserve and major-case preparation costs.
It Systems Setup $500K
[#16] One-time classified IT systems, encrypted registries, LIMS integration and hardening.
Decommissioning And Archival $500K
[#25] One-time decommissioning/archive budget for future facility retirement, sample/artifact archiving.
Mortuary Setup $300K
[#19] Secure mortuary/hazardous remains facility setup and equipment.
Sop Development $100K
[#17] Development of SOPs, training materials, and initial certification programs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $53.6M/yr
Staff Wages $15.0M/yr
[#9, #7] Salaries and hazard pay for principal investigators, clinicians, nurses, wound-care specialists, thaumaturges, and artifact custodians.
Patient Medical Care $10.0M/yr
[#4, #18] Long-term medical care per patient (wound management, surgeries, specialist consults) aggregated across program caseload.
Cover Story And Legal $5.0M/yr
[#12, #13, #21] Department of Misinformation ongoing operations, PR/astroturfing, legal retainers, settlements and indemnities.
Research And Monitoring $4.0M/yr
[#6, #7, #15] Ongoing R&D, trials, toxicology, thaumaturgical consumables, sequencing runs and laboratory monitoring.
Covert Intel Operations $3.0M/yr
[#11] Surveillance, infiltration, SIGINT, analysts, and undercover operations against neo-Daevite networks.
Overhead And Admin $3.0M/yr
[#26] Program overhead: procurement, HR, compliance and administrative costs (estimated 10–20% of operating budget).
Supplies And Consumables $2.5M/yr
[#18] PPE, wound-care consumables, pharmaceuticals, dressings and program-wide consumable supplies.
Security Operations $2.0M/yr
[#10] Recurring armed security, rapid response team operations, training, vehicles maintenance and overtime.
Contingency Replenish Fund $2.0M/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment for rapid-response contingency fund to cover surge costs.
Facilities Maintenance $1.5M/yr
[#2] Ongoing maintenance, utilities, power redundancy, and upkeep of containment wing and shielding systems.
Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr
[#14, #5] Routine patient transport (ground & air medevac) and logistics for GAUZE distribution and sample transport.
Diagnostics And Lab Processing $1.0M/yr
[#15] Consumables and processing costs for high-throughput sequencing, serology, imaging and biobanking.
Gauze Manufacturing Annual $500K/yr
[#5] Annual inventory, sterile supply replenishment, packaging and distribution costs for GAUZE Protocol.
Epidemiologic Outreach $500K/yr
[#20] Community clinics, outreach, translation services and liaison work for voluntary testing/monitoring.
Insurance And Reserves Annual $500K/yr
[#21] Annual insurance, indemnity payments and liability reserve replenishment.
International Coordination $500K/yr
[#22] Liaison, covert payments and travel for cross-border containment and foreign cooperation.
Displacement Support Reserve $500K/yr
[#24] Ongoing support for income replacement, relocation assistance and societal-cost mitigation.
Psychological Services $500K/yr
[#27] Counseling, family liaison, palliative psychological care and social-support programs for subjects and families.
Mortuary Operations $200K/yr
[#19] Ongoing secure disposal, refrigeration, transport and curation costs for remains.
It Systems Annual $200K/yr
[#16] Ongoing IT maintenance, red-team testing, and secure recordkeeping operations.
Training Programs $200K/yr
[#17] Recurring training, drills, SOP refresher courses and certifications.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $53.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with regular operations, no major incidents or large outbreaks.
steady caseload routine maintenance ongoing R&D and cover operations
🚨 Minor Incident $58.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized outbreak or small cluster activation requiring surge response and additional transport/security.
cluster reactivation local ritual event small-scale breach or mass presenting cases
🚨 Major Breach $78.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Major activation/ritual event with widespread cases, international complications, large legal exposure and replacement of assets.
mass reactivation coordinated cult activation public exposure requiring major legal/PR response
👥 Personnel 60 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 Principal investigators and lab leads (maps to #6).
Clinical Staff (Surgeons / Infectious Disease Specialists) 6 Trauma surgeons and specialist clinicians for patient care (maps to #4, #9).
Nurses / Wound-care Specialists 12 Bedside care and wound management (maps to #3, #4, #18).
Thaumaturge / Artifact Custodian 4 Senior thaumaturges and custodians for ritual materials and artifacts (maps to #7, #8).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 Facility security, rapid response and transport security (maps to #10, #14).
Intelligence / Covert Operative 6 Surveillance and infiltration of neo-Daevite networks (maps to #11).
Administrative Staff / Finance / HR 4 Program management, procurement and compliance (maps to #26).
IT / Cybersecurity 4 Secure registries, LIMS, red-team and insider-threat mitigation (maps to #16).
Logistics / Transport Operators 3 Drivers, medevac teams and transport crew (maps to #14).
Psychological / Social Support Staff 3 Counselors, family liaisons and social support (maps to #27, #20).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude; major drivers (prevalence, Research Team breakthrough efficacy, and thaumaturgical unknowns) are highly uncertain, so budget figures have low confidence.
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