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SCP-8704 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-8704
Expected annual
$36.0M
One-time setup
$44.2M
Annual recurring
$32.5M
Personnel
70
Initial capital expenditures are large due to secure facilities, safehouses and a contingency seed reserve (~$44.2M one-time). Annual operations are substantial (~$32.55M/yr) driven by 24/7 global surveillance teams, contingency replenishment, SIGINT/satellite monitoring and ordnance preparedness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $44.2M
Contingency Seed Reserve $20.0M
[#10] Seed reserve for catastrophic incident response, reparations, covert agreements (~$20M one-time).
Facilities $14.0M
[#8, #15, #23] Secure research facility build ($10M) plus vault build-outs ($2M) and overseas safehouse placement ($2M).
Legal Seed Reserve $5.0M
[#18] Legal indemnity / small-claims seed fund ($5M one-time).
Equipment $4.0M
[#2, #5, #7, #14, #21] Team vehicles/drones/trackers/spares (~$2M), SIGINT servers/hardware ($200k), mobile containment unit build ($1M), specialized crates & vehicle mods ($500k), surveillance AI development ($300k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K
[#12, #20] Amnestic/behavioral-agent R&D and supply setup ($200k) and red-team R&D startup ($500k).
Diplomatic Onboarding $500K
[#11] One-time diplomatic/legal onboarding and setup (~$500k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $32.5M/yr
Contingency Replenishment $10.0M/yr
[#10] Recurring replenishment to maintain catastrophic incident reserve (~$10M/yr).
Staff Wages $8.7M/yr
[#1, #4, #6, #8, #16] Surveillance teams (10 regional teams ×4 personnel, fully loaded) ~$5M/yr; SIGINT/cyber analyst ops ~$1.05M/yr; rapid-response/MTF readiness personnel ~$1.25M/yr; research staff (portion of research budget) ~$1.2M/yr; embedded medics portion included in teams (~$200k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $4.0M/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #20, #21] Satellite imagery/ISR lease (~$2M/yr), SIGINT/tooling ops (~$50k/yr), recurring research/test campaigns (remaining ~$800k/yr), red-team R&D ongoing ($1M/yr), surveillance AI cloud/ops ($100k/yr).
Ordnance Preparedness $3.0M/yr
[#9] Baseline ordnance/weapon-safe handling and hazardous disposal preparedness (~$3M/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $2.3M/yr
[#11, #17, #18] Diplomatic / legal / liaison ops (~$1M/yr), public misinformation / cover-story campaigns (~$300k/yr), legal indemnity replenishment (~$1M/yr).
Administrative Overhead $1.5M/yr
[#24] HR, payroll, audit, compliance and program overhead (~$1.5M/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $1.0M/yr
[#7, #15, #23] Mobile containment/vehicle support ($200k/yr), vault upkeep ($400k/yr), overseas safehouse rent/ops ($400k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $500K/yr
[#12] Amnestic/behavioral-agent production, sedatives and supply-chain costs (~$500k/yr).
Protective Custody $500K/yr
[#13] Housing, inducements, monitoring and behavioral care for SCP-8704-2 (Frederick) (~$500k/yr baseline).
Emergency Evacuation Fund $500K/yr
[#22] Standing fund for rapid shelter, triage and temporary compensation (~$500k/yr).
Training And Drills $250K/yr
[#19] Regular exercises, simulations and readiness training (~$250k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#14] Field logistics, secure shipping operations and air-charter/armored transport operations (~$200k/yr).
Civilian Assistance Fund $150K/yr
[#16] Civilian assistance and post-incident care fund (~$150k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $32.5M/yr
69.5% probability / year
Normal year with continuous monitoring, routine research and readiness; no major incidents.
no_major_manifestation routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $37.5M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized manifestation requiring surge response, extra satellite/airlift tasking, temporary shelter and small settlements.
localized_manifestation public_exposure non-strategic_artifact
🚨 Major Breach $57.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Significant incident (large urban explosion, ordnance involvement) requiring major remediation, replacements and diplomatic mitigation.
military_hardware_involvement large_explosion multi-casualty_event
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $232.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic compromise of strategic military assets (e.g., ICBM/silo) with international fallout, replacement costs and large-scale remediation.
ICBM_or_strategic_asset_compromise international_incident nuclear_safety_event
👥 Personnel 70 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 52 [#1, #6, #19, #7] 10 regional surveillance teams ×4 (40) plus rapid-response MTF agents (~12); includes embedded medics/comms/handlers as part of teams.
SIGINT Analyst / Cyber Operator 10 [#4, #21] Analysts and ops staff for phone/metadata/social scraping and SIGINT fusion (~$1.05M/yr).
Research Scientist 8 [#8, #20] Multidisciplinary scientists (materials, bio/psych, containment engineering) supporting red-team and research programs; portion of recurring research staff budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit line-item estimates for most categories, allowing a reasonable aggregate; however per-incident catastrophic exposures and some allocations (staff splits, contingency sizing) remain uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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