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SCP-071 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-071
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
26
Initial one-time setup is dominated by cell modification, robotics/CCTV/IT hardening and contingency setup (~$1.13M). Recurring costs are dominated by personnel, emergency team ops, and legal/cover maintenance (~$2.42M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Equipment $449K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #12, #18, #23] CCTV hardware and delay-server development, media-destruction appliances, secure storage vault hardware, remote manipulators, restraints, IT/forensics hardware, specialized transport containers.
Facilities $302K
[#1, #3] Modified containment cell construction, structural integration, UPS/generator tie-in and site certification.
Amnestic Initial Stock $105K
[#10] Initial procurement and secure storage of Class C amnestic doses (stock of 50–200 doses estimated).
Emergency Team Initial Equip $100K
[#11] Initial equipment purchase for on-call containment/response team (PPE, specialized gear, vehicle fit-out).
Cover Story Initial Setup $85K
[#15] One-time setup of sanitized records, cover protocols, identity management and related intelligence/legal tradecraft.
Incident Contingency One Time $50K
[#16, #22] One-time contingency funds reserved for per-incident emergency mitigation (initial baseline allocation).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#19] Initial purchase and integration of non-visual sensors and lab instrumentation to support approved experiments.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #11, #17] Payroll for baseline security staff, research staff (including prorated director time), medical/psychiatric staff and emergency-response specialists and data/administrative staff.
Emergency Team Ops $250K/yr
[#11] Ongoing emergency-response operations costs not captured in wages (vehicles maintenance, recurring training, equipment replacement, specialized drills).
Research And Monitoring $208K/yr
[#5, #13, #14, #19] Secure storage audits, SOP development and training costs, periodic technical audits/penetration testing, and annual research program budget.
Misc Overhead $205K/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead, procurement, clearances and insurance-like overhead (estimated at ~15% of payroll/ops).
Incident Contingency Reserve $100K/yr
[#22] Annual reserve for incident investigation, remediation, overtime surge staffing and remedial upgrades.
Cover Story And Legal $95K/yr
[#15, #16] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, sanitized records, and legal counsel retainer.
Supplies And Consumables $58K/yr
[#4, #10, #12, #9] Media-destruction consumables, amnestic replenishment, restraints/sedative restocking, per-screening costs and medical expendables.
Psych Aftercare And Replacement $50K/yr
[#21] Counseling, replacement staffing, long-term therapy and worker's-comp/severance contingencies for affected employees.
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#3, #20] UPS/generator testing, fuel, HVAC, filters, routine containment-room maintenance and parts replacement.
It Licensing And Forensics $25K/yr
[#18] Software licenses, forensic tool subscriptions, air-gap management and periodic forensic audits.
Manipulator Maintenance $16K/yr
[#6] Annual maintenance, calibration and service contracts for remote manipulators/robotic handling systems.
Cctv Maintenance $10K/yr
[#2] Maintenance, validation and support for delayed-feed CCTV hardware and delay-enforcement systems.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#23] Per-transfer logistics for secure moves, occasional secure transport planning and escorts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled audits, and planned experiments.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_security_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment incident or discovery of unauthorized (non-public) recording requiring investigation, limited remediation and targeted amnestic use.
unauthorized_recording_discovered small_delay_bypass single-personnel_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant breach of containment or systemic failure of delay/enforcement requiring large remediation, medical care for affected personnel and public mitigation.
delay_system_compromise multiple_personnel_exposures record_leak_to_external_hosts
🚨 Political Exposure $3.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Public leak or legal/political exposure requiring large-scale cover operations, litigation, amnestic campaigns and potential facility relocation.
public_leak media_exposure legal_litigation
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#7] Baseline security roster to allow grouping of ≥4 for entries and 24/7 coverage.
Research Scientist 3 [#8, #19] On-site researchers to run approved experiments; prorated director approvals included separately.
Site Director / Executive Staff 2 [#8] Level-4 directors providing required approvals (prorated time accounted in costs).
Medical Officer / Psychiatrist 1 [#9] On-call psychiatric coverage (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 headcount for scheduling).
Psych Technician 1 [#9] Support for screenings and follow-up care.
Emergency Response Specialist / MTF Agent (rotating) 6 [#11] Rotating rapid-response team members.
Administrative Staff 1 [#17] Data handling, chain-of-custody documentation and destruction sign-off duties (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 headcount).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed itemized ranges for most categories, enabling moderate-confidence estimates. Uncertainty remains in incident frequency, emergency-team recurring splits between wages vs ops, and amnestic usage rates, so figures are best-estimate midpoints.
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