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SCP-990 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-990
Expected annual
$15.1M
One-time setup
$17.1M
Annual recurring
$15.0M
Personnel
15
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $17.06M driven by facility buildout, imaging and large R&D/stockpile setup; recurring operations are roughly $14.71M/yr driven by personnel, large containment-scaling contingency, R&D and legal/PR readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.1M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.5M
[#14, #16, #17, #27] Includes amnestic inventory/R&D/stockpile setup (#14), clinical trial initial setup (#16), training program development (#17), and specialized antimemetic R&D program seed funding (#27).
Equipment $5.8M
[#1, #5, #8, #18] Includes incident-reporting software development (#1), polysomnography/EEG kits for beds (#5), on-site MRI purchase+installation (#8), and capital servers for data analysis (#18).
Insurance Reserve Fund $1.5M
[#29] One-time insurance/reserve set-aside for unexpected liabilities and personnel claims.
Facilities $1.3M
[#3, #26] Includes construction/buildout of secure sleep/dream lab (soundproofed suites) and physical modifications to housing/sleeping quarters.
Emergency Readiness Fund Seed $1.1M
[#22] Seed reserve for containment-breach emergency readiness (rapid-response quarantine, overtime, emergency medical support).
Pr Contingency $550K
[#20] One-time public-relations / misinformation contingency retainer.
Initial Field Investigation $175K
[#21] Initial overseas/covert investigative team mobilization and equipment for locating a real-world counterpart.
Legal Retainer Setup $125K
[#19] One-time legal/cover-up retainer and setup costs referenced in legal & cover-up budget.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15.0M/yr
Containment Scaling Contingency $10.0M/yr
[#30] Budget for large-scale national/international response if phenomenon spreads beyond Foundation personnel.
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #12] Salaries for research team (#9), clinical staff (#10), technicians/nurses/night staff (#11), and security staffing (#12).
Research And Monitoring $965K/yr
[#7, #16, #18, #27] Pay-per-scan neuroimaging contracts (#7), recurring pharmacological trial costs (#16), ongoing storage/compute ops (#18), and ongoing antimemetic R&D operational costs (#27).
Quarantine And Alternate Workforce $500K/yr
[#23] Costs to hire temporary replacements, productivity losses and alternate workforce when personnel are quarantined/isolated.
Cover Story And Legal $425K/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing legal, internal counsel, cover-story management and PR retainers.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#21] Recurring field investigation, covert surveillance operations, travel and technical surveillance sustainment.
Pharmacological Trials $300K/yr
[#16] Ongoing clinical trial phase costs and safety/oversight for REM-suppression protocols.
Insurance And Liability $300K/yr
[#29] Annual insurance premiums / reserves for personnel claims and liabilities.
Amnestic Use And Replenishment $200K/yr
[#15] Regular use, monitoring and replenishment of amnestic inventory.
Counseling And Employee Assistance $150K/yr
[#13] Ongoing counseling, PTSD treatment and employee assistance programs for exposed personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#4] Utilities, facility operations, security, cleaning, and 24/7 monitoring costs for the sleep lab.
Supplies And Consumables $85K/yr
[#6, #25] EEG/PSG consumables (disposables, gels, caps) and routine medical consumables and medications.
It Hosting And Security $85K/yr
[#1, #2] Ongoing hosting, backups, SIEM, pentesting, account-permission management and redaction/audit operations (includes maintenance for incident-reporting software).
Ethics And Oversight $80K/yr
[#24] Continuous oversight, review panels, external audits and documentation costs.
Training Program Delivery $60K/yr
[#17] Recurring delivery and retraining costs for lucid-dreaming, antimemetic and reporting SOP programs.
Record Redaction And Archival $45K/yr
[#28] Labor for record redaction, archival management and access audits.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15.0M/yr
87.9% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, R&D and personnel costs only.
no major breaches routine research activity standard personnel turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $15.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Isolated personnel incidents requiring extra amnestic administrations, limited field follow-up and short-term overtime.
single-person severe exposure increased amnestic usage short-term field investigation
🚨 Major Breach $17.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.7M vs baseline
Significant containment failure causing multiple personnel exposures, use of emergency readiness funds, expanded field operations and legal actions.
multiple simultaneous exposures deployment of rapid-response teams large legal/PR expenditures
🚨 Containment Scaling $39.7M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$24.7M vs baseline
Phenomenon spreads beyond Foundation population requiring national-level monitoring, mass interventions and major covert operations.
widespread non-Foundation appearances public exposure need for mass monitoring
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 4 [#9] Lead scientist plus 2–4 research staff (neuroscience/sleep/memetics).
Medical Officer 3 [#10] Sleep MD, psychiatrist, neurologist and on-call coverage.
Technician / Nurse 4 [#11] Overnight monitoring, sensor placement and data collection staff (2–6 staff).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#12] Security for controlled areas and information security guards (2–8 guards).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed ranges for most line items allowing midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains high for rare, high-cost contingencies (scale-up, R&D outcomes) so confidence is medium.
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