SCP-022 — SCP-022 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-022 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-022

Expected annual

$4.2M

One-time setup

$4.1M

Annual recurring

$4.1M

Personnel

Initial one-time containment, hardening, and specialized equipment are roughly $4.1M (including recommended contingency reserves); main recurring drivers are staff wages, long-term research, and national coordination leading to ~ $4.10M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1M

Emergency Reserve Fund $1.1M

[#20] Recommended containment incident contingency / emergency response reserve (one-time funded reserve).

Research Contingency Reserve $1.1M

[#29] Reserve for emergency R&D/scale-up if experiments or incidents generate further anomalies.

Equipment $880K

[#3, #5, #6, #9, #10, #11, #12, #23] Automated incinerator, emissions scrubbers/HVAC hardware, backup generator/UPS, initial PPE kits, remote robotics, camera systems, initial cybersecurity/IT hardware and initial IT systems.

Facilities $688K

[#1, #22] Vault door design/replacement, structural reinforcement and perimeter/site-security hardening.

Specialist Termination Equipment $175K

[#27] Procurement of thermal lances, industrial remote cutting/thermal gear for enforced termination (one-time).

Permits And Legal Setup $112K

[#18] One-time permits, environmental authorizations and initial legal/cover-story setup costs.

Evidence Storage $35K

[#16] Secure refrigerated evidence/specimen storage initial procurement.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.1M/yr

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#7, #8] Permanent security guards, monitoring operators and armed rapid-response/containment team salaries, benefits, and baseline readiness costs.

Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr

[#13, #14, #26] Forensic/pathology budgets, long-term research program salaries and operating budgets, and large-scale DNA/database matching.

National Asset Coordination $550K/yr

[#28] Costs for covert national operations, reimbursements, covert surveillance and expanded coordination when investigations scale.

Logistics And Transport $238K/yr

[#15] Nationwide investigation coordination, travel, interagency liaison reimbursements and related logistics.

Cover Story And Legal $172K/yr

[#18, #19] Ongoing legal retainers, PR cover-up maintenance, clinical/ethical oversight retainers and associated legal counsel.

It And Data Maintenance $120K/yr

[#11, #23] Storage/backups, secure evidence database maintenance, server upkeep and encrypted off-site vaulting.

Facilities Maintenance $108K/yr

[#2, #5, #6, #22] Vault-door maintenance/inspections, HVAC/scrubber filter replacement, backup generator fuel/maintenance, perimeter/site maintenance.

Cybersecurity And Control Hardening $75K/yr

[#12] Ongoing cybersecurity, pen-testing, and control-system audits for automated incinerator, locks and monitoring.

Supplies And Consumables $62K/yr

[#4, #9, #25] Incineration fuel/ignition consumables (annual events), PPE replenishment and small-item consumables/operational overhead.

Specialist Equipment Training $50K/yr

[#27] Recurring permits, training and certification costs for specialist termination equipment.

Training And Drills $35K/yr

[#21] Regular drills, instructor fees, overtime and procedural documentation maintenance.

Robotics And Sensor Maintenance $30K/yr

[#10] Maintenance and service contracts for remote robotics and non-penetrating sensors.

Medical And Psych Support $30K/yr

[#24] Staff medical surveillance, counseling and trauma support programs.

Evidence Storage Maintenance $12K/yr

[#16] Power, temperature-control maintenance and inventory management for in-facility specimen storage.

Medical Waste Disposal $7K/yr

[#17] Contracted hazardous/medical waste disposal and manifests for ash/char (annualized).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.1M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal operating year with no major incidents; standard staffing, research, maintenance and routine consumables.

no_incidents routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $4.6M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized failure of automated incinerator or a door/lock issue requiring emergency repairs, overtime, contractor response and moderate legal/cleanup costs.

incinerator_failure door_repair small_breach_cleanup

🚨 Major Breach $6.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or national exposure requiring emergency reserve draw, large-scale cleanup, replacement of major containment hardware, litigation and nationwide coordination.

vault_door_destroyed widespread_media_exposure mass_cleanup_and_litigation

👥 Personnel 23 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	10	[#7] 24/7 guard coverage (8–12 FTEs range); median used for salary budgeting.
Security Monitor / CCTV Operator	4	[#7] Central monitoring operators for CCTV/alarms across three shifts (3–6 operators range).
Armed Rapid-Response Team	9	[#8] On-call tactical/containment personnel (6–12 personnel range); included in staff wage totals.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing medians to be estimated, but many items (incident frequency, national-scale investigations, required reserve sizes) are uncertain and highly variable, so confidence is medium.

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