SCP-8291
Keter
~
medium confidence
SCP-8291
Expected annual
$11.9M
One-time setup
$23.7M
Annual recurring
$11.5M
Personnel
49
Initial one-time setup and contingency reserves dominate costs (~$23.7M), while ongoing staffing, medical care, research, and overhead drive recurring annual costs (~$11.46M). Major drivers are specialized R&D, a dedicated containment wing and a recommended emergency reserve.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $23.7M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $11.5M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$11.5M/yr
Normal, uneventful year with ongoing containment, staffing, research, and routine maintenance only.
no major incidents
routine research and care
scheduled maintenance
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Minor Incident
$12.0M/yr
Localized escape attempt or medical emergency requiring overtime, increased drug use, limited PR/legal activity and extra security.
attempted escape or breach attempt
unexpected high drug/consumable usage
short-term surge in security & medical overtime
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Major Capture Operation
$15.5M/yr
Large-scale field search and capture year: multi-jurisdiction intelligence ops, extended deployments, major airlifts and specialized mobilization.
multi-country search
prolonged capture operations
deployment of rapid-response assets
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Catastrophic Breach
$26.5M/yr
Public exposure or large-scale containment failure requiring mass mitigation, quarantine, payouts and activation of contingency reserve.
public exposure
mass casualties or litigation
nationwide containment/mass-mitigation response
Personnel
49 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 12 | [#7] Multi-shift armed guard team (3 shifts × 4) to provide 24/7 security; wage estimates reflected in staff_wages. |
| Registered Nurse / Critical Care Nurse | 12 | [#8] ICU-level nursing staff rotation to manage continuous sedation and monitoring; included in medical staffing costs. |
| Medical Officer | 3 | [#8] Anesthesiologists/trauma surgeons on roster for continuous care and intervention; included in medical staffing costs. |
| Research Scientist | 8 | [#9] Molecular biologists, immunologists, geneticists studying regeneration and countermeasures; salaries included in staff_wages. |
| Laboratory Technician / Manager | 6 | [#9, #10] Technicians and lab managers supporting wet-lab operations and sample processing; included in staff_wages. |
| Communications / Negotiation Team | 3 | [#25] Linguists, behavioral profilers and negotiators for contact attempts and translation; wage and equipment costs included in staff_wages. |
| Oversight Board / Ethics Officer | 2 | [#21] Long-term ethical oversight and compliance review personnel; costed as part of staff_wages/recurring oversight. |
| Administrative Staff | 3 | [#29] Administrative support, scheduling, and facility admin included in overhead/staffing costs. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasoned estimate, but many items have wide ranges (search, R&D, contingency needs) and outcomes (breach vs. quiet containment) are uncertain, so medium confidence is appropriate.