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SCP-8573 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-682-ARC
Expected annual
$10.2M
One-time setup
$46.2M
Annual recurring
$9.7M
Personnel
15
Initial startup one-time costs are dominated by an optional Manhattan property purchase and a catastrophic contingency fund (~$46.25M one-time). Annual operations run roughly $9.75M/year, driven primarily by covert-ops retainers, insurance/reserve funds, PR/legal suppression, telemetry/storage, and field maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $46.2M
Contingency Escalation Fund $25.0M
[#25] Ready fund for catastrophic escalation (neutralization/large-scale evacuations/military logistics) - conservative mid-range.
Facilities $20.1M
[#9, #11] Purchase/control of 85 Pitt Street (mid-range estimate) and covert structural modification/sealing of Room 411 and associated legal mitigation.
Equipment $1.1M
[#1, #10, #17, #20, #26, #27] Trail cameras (150 units), hidden cameras/mics (Room 411), tactical equipment procurement, cybersecurity setup hardware, energy spares, and one-time records-archive setup.
Shell Entity Setup $50K
[#24] One-time legal/administrative costs to create front entities/shell companies.
Field Installation And Permits $45K
[#2] Field team installation, permits and land-access negotiation for remote trail cameras.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.7M/yr
Covert Ops Retainer $2.0M/yr
[#16] Black-ops/contractor retainer for clandestine suppression operations (mid-range).
Evacuation Contingency $1.2M/yr
[#14] Annual contingency fund for evacuation/logistics support (mid-range of $500k–$2M).
Insurance Reserve $1.2M/yr
[#22] Liability reserve/self-insurance fund for accidental exposures, property damage, and legal costs (mid-range).
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#7, #8, #21] Ongoing liaison/influence payments, PR/media suppression and social monitoring, and legal counsel budgets (mid-range aggregated).
Staff Wages $840K/yr
[#6, #12, #19] Salaries for 6 local operatives (~$30k each), ~6 NYC 24/7 video/audio analysts (~$60k each), and researchers/IT support (mid-range).
Witness Protection $625K/yr
[#15] Witness relocation/settlements and first-year support for an expected small number of survivors (mid-range).
85 Pitt Street Management $350K/yr
[#9] Ongoing property management, covert control costs and legal compliance for 85 Pitt Street (mid-range).
On Site Security And Rr $330K/yr
[#13] Contract security guards and quick-reaction retainer (NYC contractor rates).
Tactical Training And Replenishment $300K/yr
[#17] Annual training, consumables, and replenishment for tactical response teams and specialized equipment.
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#4] Cloud storage, automated CV monitoring, compute, and software licenses for multi-camera footage and indexed databases.
Field Maintenance And Aviation $204K/yr
[#5] Local field maintenance, helicopter/aviation missions, rotating crews, battery replacement, and remote access operations.
Public Health Liaison $200K/yr
[#23] Covert public-health liaison and contingency for clandestine body management or negotiations with health authorities.
Camera Telemetry And Data Uplink $180K/yr
[#3] Satellite/long-range telemetry and per-camera comms (estimated $100/month × ~150 cameras).
Training And Drills $175K/yr
[#28] Regular exercises rehearsing evacuations, suppression plans, and coordination between operatives, PR, and legal teams.
Shell Entity Operations $150K/yr
[#24] Ongoing operational expenses for cover companies/shell entities (banking, staffing, plausible activity).
Audit And Oversight $112K/yr
[#30] Periodic internal audits, legal/ethical risk assessments, and budget oversight.
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#29] Vehicle fuel, minor repairs, office supplies, per-diems, phone/data plans, and consumables.
Medical And Forensic $100K/yr
[#18] On-call pathologists, forensic technicians, and sanitized reporting for survivors and occasional examinations.
Cybersecurity Operations $100K/yr
[#20] Ongoing secure-comms operations, key-management, server hardening, and classified footage protection.
Energy Replacement And Transport $75K/yr
[#26] Battery replacement cycles, spare solar panels, fuel caches and transport for remote devices.
Records Retention Operations $25K/yr
[#27] Secure archive storage costs, digital redundancy, and vault maintenance.
Hidden Cam Maintenance $8K/yr
[#10] Annual maintenance and redundancy checks for concealed cameras and microphones on the fourth floor.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.7M/yr
82.5% probability / year
Normal year with regular monitoring, maintenance, suppression, and no major incidents.
routine monitoring no breaches standard maintenance cycles
🚨 Minor Incident $10.7M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized incident or sighting requiring elevated covert response, limited evacuations, extra PR/legal work, and operational overtime.
single-floor SCP-682-B activity localized Tian Shan attack requiring rapid-response
🚨 Major Breach $18.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$9.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring large evacuations, sustained suppression operations, cross-jurisdictional legal action, and major public-relations expenditure.
multi-building evacuation sustained media exposure international diplomatic complications
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $39.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Worst-case scenario that triggers full-scale escalation funds for neutralization/relocation or regional sealing; large one-time expenditures required.
regional-scale evacuation mandated kinetic neutralization or cross-border military logistics
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Local Operative / Witness-Handling Operative 6 [#6] Six bilingual operatives in Central Asia (~$30k/year each included in staff_wages).
Video/Audio Analyst 6 [#12] Six analysts for 24/7 monitoring of fourth-floor feeds (~$60k/year each included in staff_wages).
Researcher / IT Support 3 [#19] Two researchers + one IT support for minimal research/archival work and data readiness (salaries included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and enumerate most cost centers, but many line items are ranges and several assumptions (mid-range selections, asset-purchase choices, and low-frequency scenario probabilities) were required; therefore confidence is medium.
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