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SCP-8933 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-8933
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
14
One-time capital of approximately $1.29M for facility upgrades, specialized equipment, and contingency funding; recurring operating costs ~ $1.80M/year driven primarily by research salaries, hazard pay, IT/security, medical coverage and emergency readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Emergency Contingency Fund $500K
[#16] One-time emergency/rapid-response contingency fund to be held for major containment failure scenarios ($500,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#22] Dedicated memetic-research/memetic-hardened lab buildout and specialized filters/experimental gear (~$350,000 one-time).
Facilities $200K
[#4, #6] Medical/quarantine/observation suite build-out ($150,000) and subbasement physical security upgrade / reinforced frame and locks ($50,000).
Equipment $185K
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #18] Redundant monitoring installation ($25,000), initial sacrificial/disposable recording stock ($20,000), rugged ROVs & spares (~$115,000), air-gapped forensic hardware ($15,000), archival hardware ($10,000).
Legal Pr Contingency $50K
[#11] One-time legal/PR contingency plan and initial disinformation/cover planning ($50,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $934K/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #5, #10, #12, #17] Weekly entrant stipend/hazard pay ($52,000), lottery/admin (~$22,000), security staffing (2 guards, $80,000), on-call medical/psych coverage ($50,000), 0.5 FTE IT + incident staffing ($80,000), dedicated research team salaries (~$600,000), forensic/investigation program staffing (~$50,000).
Research And Monitoring $245K/yr
[#12, #14, #22, #23] Memetic lab operating budget ($200,000/yr), memetic training & staff briefings ($30,000/yr), annual auditing & compliance review ($15,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $240K/yr
[#11, #15, #21] Ongoing legal/secrecy/cover-up costs ($100,000/yr), psychological risk reserve / disability insurance ($100,000/yr), communications monitoring/enforcement ($40,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#16] Annual readiness budget to replenish rapid-response capability and maintain transport/deployable countermeasures ($200,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $115K/yr
[#8, #13, #18] Annual replenishment of sacrificial/disposable recording equipment ($10,000), research consumables and test budgets ($100,000), analogue/archival consumables ($5,000).
Miscellaneous And Contingency $50K/yr
[#24] Miscellaneous and contingency line for unanticipated recurring costs (~$50,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $16K/yr
[#7, #19, #20] Monitoring system maintenance ($5,000/yr), door maintenance ($2,000/yr) plus amortized occasional replacement ($2,000/yr), utilities/incremental HVAC/power ($7,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine weekly entries and no major incidents.
routine_weekly_entries no_sabotage normal_research_tempo
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized sabotage or equipment failure (e.g., destroyed cameras/ROV damage) triggering replacements, forensic surge, and legal response.
equipment_sabotage corrupted_or_missing_documentation small_scale_investigation
🚨 Major Containment Failure $3.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline
Failed weekly entry or escalation requiring TF deployment, major medical/legal fallout, and heavy remediation.
failed_weekly_entry widespread_disorientation_or_casualties public_exposure_or_whistleblow
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 4 [#12] Lead researcher + 2 field researchers + memetics specialist (continuous study and modelling).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#3] Two armed/cleared guards stationed for Sunday entries and interventions.
Administrative Staff 1 [#2] Lottery & administrative management (0.25 FTE noted; represents dedicated admin support for scheduling and logs).
IT Specialist 1 [#10] 0.5 FTE IT specialist for isolation, corrupted-file handling and incident response (represented as a single position, part-time).
Medical Officer 2 [#5] Part-time nurse + part-time psychiatrist/ER coverage for pre/post-entry checks and follow-up care.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#4, #6, #19] Supports observation suite, door/doorway maintenance and physical security systems upkeep.
Legal / PR / Compliance 1 [#11] In-house counsel / PR liaison for ongoing secrecy, disinformation and leak response.
Forensic / Investigations 1 [#17] Technical and human-intel forensic capability for sabotage mitigation and background checks.
Monitoring / Compliance Analyst 1 [#21] Personnel to run communications monitoring, log audits, and enforce taboo-related protocols.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and ranges; many figures are approximated or amortized (ROV costs, replacement schedules, contingency sizing), so totals are reasonably grounded but not precise.
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