SCP-8145
Keter
~
medium confidence
SCP-8145
Expected annual
$5.1M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$5.0M
Personnel
18
Initial capital and setup costs are approximately $2.39M driven by secure facilities, specialized equipment, and one-time remediation/reserve funds; recurring annual costs are roughly $4.95M driven primarily by high-clearance staff wages, web-monitoring/takedown, research, legal/PR, and contingency reserves.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $2.4M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $5.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$5.0M/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; containment operations run as planned.
no unauthorized disclosure
routine operations
no large-scale incidents
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Minor Incident
$5.5M/yr
Localized unauthorized disclosure or small-scale leak requiring takedown, targeted amnestics, and limited forensic purge.
small leak/mirror detected
targeted quarantine of exposed personnel
legal/PR takedown and limited forensic purge
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Major Breach
$15.0M/yr
Significant dissemination event requiring large-scale forensic remediation, international coordination, mass legal/PR response and extended quarantine/medical operations.
widespread leakage or replication
international propagation
large-scale public exposure
Personnel
18 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist / Containment Lead | 6 | [#5] High-clearance senior research/psych/containment staff to oversee the information hazard (estimated 6 FTEs). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 12 | [#6] Armed/unarmed security, escorts and rapid-response team (estimated 12 FTEs across shifts). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing reasonable mid-point estimates; however wide ranges for legal/PR, international responses, and memetic incident severity produce moderate uncertainty, so confidence is set to medium.