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SCP-024 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-024
Expected annual
$11.6M
One-time setup
$25.5M
Annual recurring
$11.1M
Personnel
83
One-time capital outlay of approximately $23.07M (mainly site acquisition, contingency reserve, and containment/replica construction) with recurring annual costs of about $11.15M driven primarily by security staffing, D-Class program costs, research operations, and administrative/cover expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $25.5M
Facilities $12.7M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #16, #21] Site acquisition, replica façades/retrofits, reinforced containment construction, remote observation lab fit-out, power infrastructure upgrades, demolition charge emplacement (engineering + placement), and HVAC/building-level climate control capital costs.
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#25] Set-aside for catastrophic response (urban evacuation, full demolition fallout, large legal settlements, widescale relocation and cover-up).
Equipment $2.5M
[#9, #13, #24] Rapid-response vehicles and tactical hardware, remote/hardened sensor suites and data-loggers, and robotics/telepresence systems for expendable remote entry.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#14] Secure air-gapped archive, digitization equipment, climate-controlled storage, and anomalous-media analysis lab buildout (capital portion).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.1M/yr
Staff Wages $5.3M/yr
[#7, #8] Security guard salaries (72 full-time guards) and higher-paid team leaders / senior containment/research staff (6 team leaders + 5 senior staff/researchers). Includes benefits, vetting, and supervisor/OT loadings.
Administrative Overhead $1.5M/yr
[#27] Accounting, covert procurement fees, contract management, internal audits, and a 15% clandestine operations premium applied to direct recurring costs.
D Class Program $1.2M/yr
[#11] Procurement, housing, medical checks, rotation logistics, restraints, and attrition replacement for maintained D-Class population.
Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr
[#14, #15, #23] Ongoing anomalous-media operations and analysis (digitization, tape labs), forensic tape processing/video analysis, and dedicated research program budget for controlled D-Class testing and remote tool procurement.
Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr
[#18] Legal cover, fake corporate entities, local government influence/stipends, PR management, and media suppression/justification expenditures.
Psychological Support And Amnestics $300K/yr
[#22] Debriefing, amnestics, counseling, witness protection/housing, stipends, and rehabilitation for survivors/winners.
Medical And Fatality Handling $250K/yr
[#12] On-site medics, trauma care, morgue procedures, biohazard handling, and certified euthanasia/amnesty protocols.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#10] Fuel, maintenance, training ranges, ammo and periodic replacement for rapid-response vehicles and tactical assets.
Energy And Security Electronics $150K/yr
[#26] Continuous power draw and operating costs for magnetic locks, cameras, sensors, servers, lights, replacement bulbs, drives, and network refreshes (separate from fuel).
Facilities Maintenance $125K/yr
[#20, #17, #21] Routine maintenance of replicas and compound exteriors, periodic inspection/replacement of demolition charges/failsafes, and HVAC servicing/energy servicing for climate control.
Fuel And Power Operations $120K/yr
[#6] Fuel for on-site generators, diesel testing, UPS battery replacement, and utility costs to run magnets/cameras/critical systems.
Property Taxes $100K/yr
[#19] Nominal taxes, municipal fees, permits, and payments to avoid official records or obtain covert permissions.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.1M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with steady containment operations and routine research/testing.
no breaches routine research standard staffing/maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $11.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small breach or security incident requiring overtime, limited repairs, and localized medical/legal response.
attempted intrusion localized equipment damage short-term medical evacuations
🚨 Major Breach $23.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline
Containment compromise necessitating compound demolition, large-scale emergency response, staff relocation, and extended cover-up/legal action.
full containment breach public exposure deployment of demolition charges
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $51.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$40.0M vs baseline
City-level emergency: mass casualties, long-term litigation, full replacement of containment capability and extended evacuation/cover-up.
catastrophic failure of failsafes widespread public knowledge requiring long-term federal-level response
👥 Personnel 83 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 72 [#7] Approx. 72 full-time guards distributed across the real site and five replicas (3 shifts × 4 guards per shift × 6 locations).
Security Team Leader 6 [#8] Six team leaders with elevated clearance who know the real site location.
Research Scientist / Senior Containment Staff 5 [#8] Five senior researchers/containment staff (including the Level 4 researcher) responsible for authorization and oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit line-item ranges enabling mid-range estimates, but wide cost ranges for site acquisition, contingency needs, and urban variability produce material uncertainty; probability estimates for incidents are subjective given limited breach history.
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