SCP-026 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-026
Expected annual
$3.5M
One-time setup
$5.2M
Annual recurring
$3.4M
Personnel
19
One-time startup costs are approximately $5.22M driven by land acquisition, contingency/decommissioning reserves, and specialized equipment; recurring operations are about $3.39M/yr driven primarily by staff wages (security and research) and ongoing R&D/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.2M
Decommissioning Reserve $2.0M
[#30] Reserved estimate for potential future mothballing/decommissioning or construction of permanent containment cap/superstructure.
Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#21] One-time contingency reserve for large-scale emergency response (airlift, heavy equipment, temporary hospitals, large quarantines).
Equipment $880K
[#5, #6, #8, #11, #12, #14, #15, #28] Alarm/sensor installation, camera/NVR systems, patrol vehicle fleet purchase, tethered drones/robots fleet, generators/UPS, operations trailer purchase & fit-out, safety/rescue gear, and one-time heavy-lift/rental allowance for installation.
Property Acquisition $500K
[#1] Purchase or permanent easement to secure school lot and buffer parcels; includes closing costs and surveys (mid-range locality estimate).
Facilities $355K
[#3, #4, #13, #27] Includes perimeter fencing/gates installation, physical sealing/boarding, structural stabilization/shoring, and initial secure evidence/vault setup (closing, construction/fit-out).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $260K
[#10, #19] Initial LiDAR/SLAM/terrestrial laser survey hardware and initial server/compute cluster for mapping/model development.
Personnel Screening $150K
[#17] One-time pre-employment background checks and initial psychological screening for staff (approximate for initial hires).
Legal Setup $75K
[#2] Initial legal, municipal coordination, and setup of cover narratives (condemnation/asbestos permits, initial payments to local officials).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#7, #9, #18] Salaries + benefits: 3on-site security team (~7 personnel), rapid-response team (on-call/full-time equivalence), and research/technical staff team (6–10 personnel).
Research And Monitoring $899K/yr
[#5, #6, #10, #11, #12, #16, #19, #24, #25, #17] Ongoing comms/maintenance for sensors/cameras, storage and archival costs, software licenses/calibration, robot/drone maintenance, generator fuel/maintenance, medical retainer/incident support, data processing/storage, training/drills, sustained R&D for mapping and containment tech, and ongoing psychological support costs.
Supplies And Consumables $295K/yr
[#20, #15, #29] Field consumables (batteries, cables, PPE), rescue gear recertification/consumables, and replacement allowance for lost/destroyed equipment.
Insurance And Overhead $100K/yr
[#23] Internal accounting allocations, administrative overhead, audit/compliance, and internal insurance/indemnity budgeting.
Contingency Replenish $100K/yr
[#21] Annual replenishment to the contingency/emergency response fund to restore used reserves after incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $93K/yr
[#3, #4, #14, #26, #27] Fence and perimeter upkeep, re-boarding/repairs, operations trailer utilities/maintenance, environmental upkeep (grounds, snow, pest control) and vault/storage maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr
[#2, #22] Ongoing legal fees, municipal coordination payments, and cover-story/PR expenses (fake remediation operations, occasional payments to locals, suppression efforts).
Logistics And Transport $65K/yr
[#8, #28] Fuel, insurance, maintenance for patrol/response vehicles and recurring small rental/heavy-move logistics for equipment installation or mission operations.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, no significant containment incidents.
routine_surveillance scheduled_research_missions minor_equipment_loss
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small-scale breach or recovery requiring targeted extra resources (medical evacuation, replacement of lost equipment, limited legal/PR response).
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🚨 Major Breach $4.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring multi-day large-scale response, heavy equipment rental, temporary hospitals, and major PR/legal activities.
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🚨 Catastrophic Breach $12.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$9.0M vs baseline
Site-scale catastrophe or strategic decision to perform large decommissioning/containment construction; extended national-level response with very high costs.
mass_recovery_or_mortality requirement_for_permanent_cap_or_rebuild major_media_and_government_exposure
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#7] 24/7 on-site security staffing (6 guards + 1 supervisor) factored into staff_wages.
Rapid Response Team (Tech/Security/Medic) 4 [#9] On-call/standing rapid-response team for alarm responses and interior operations.
Research Scientist 5 [#18] Core scientific staff (physicist/geometer, structural/cognitive specialists) included in research salaries.
Technician / Field Operator 3 [#10, #11, #19] Technical staff for mapping, robot operation, and data processing/maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing mid-range estimates; however the anomalous spatial behavior and uncertain incident frequency create material uncertainty, so confidence is medium.
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