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SCP-082 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-082
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
14
Estimated initial capital/setup is approximately $2,285,000 driven by containment construction, specialized equipment (imaging, monitoring, transport, suppression kit) and IT/cover setup. Ongoing annual operating costs are approximately $2,160,500, dominated by staff wages, legal/cover obligations, contingency reserves and recurring research/medical expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Equipment $1.8M
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #10, #14, #16, #17, #21, #27] Heavy fixtures/furniture, industrial kitchen appliances, CCTV/control-room install, biohazard startup supplies, optional medical imaging purchase (CT/MRI), emergency suppression kit and training kit, sedation R&D capital, transport/hoist/vehicle purchase, initial IT/hardened comms.
Facilities $325K
[#1] Containment suite conversion/reinforcement (palace-style living quarter conversion, reinforced walls/doors, heavy-duty flooring, ballistic/ram-resistant door, secure kitchen/airlock and egress).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#30] One-time unexpected/custom research capital project(s) / lab buildout for specialized biomechanical/imaging rigs as needed.
Cover Story Setup $60K
[#12] One-time setup of shell companies, fake permits, legal/cyber infrastructure to support cover story and record falsification systems.
Staff Training Initial $20K
[#18] Initial psychological/charade training for staff (role-play, French etiquette, safety protocols) and initial trauma-counseling setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $687K/yr
[#6, #8, #9, #11] Security guards and supervisor, full-time chef/caretaker, dedicated medic and on-call physician retainer costs approximated into operational wages; includes Class-D attendant program costs.
Research And Monitoring $225K/yr
[#13, #14] Recurring research/diagnostics budget for physiology, toxicology, sequencing and behavioral studies; outsourced medical imaging scans budget (CT/X-ray scans) included.
Contingency Fund $200K/yr
[#23] Annual reserve set-aside for catastrophic incidents, remediation, payouts and urgent containment upgrades.
Insurance $175K/yr
[#24] Workers' compensation/compensation equivalents, legal defense retainers and settlements funding.
Supplies And Consumables $153K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #10, #17, #5] Kitchen consumables and catering, biohazard cleanup supplies, wardrobe replacement/props turnover, fixtures/furniture repairs, sedation/chemical supplies, daily food budget for subject.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#12] Ongoing legal retainers, cover/administrative overhead, shell payroll and records obfuscation costs.
Emergency Suppression Maintenance $125K/yr
[#16] Refresher training, equipment maintenance and readiness costs for rapid-response/suppression team and specialized restraint kits.
Surgical Interventions $100K/yr
[#15] Budgeted annual expectation for high-risk surgeries, OR time, anesthesia and ICU care as incidents require (per-incident costs averaged into annual contingency).
Replacement Recruitment Contingency $100K/yr
[#29] Rapid recruitment, retraining and settlement/replacement funds in case of staff fatalities or sudden losses.
Social Engineering $55K/yr
[#26] Local community mitigation, noise complaints, land leases or neighbor relocation/bribes where required.
Facilities Maintenance $42K/yr
[#7, #25] Ongoing CCTV/sensor/monitoring maintenance and long-term structural/equipment maintenance (repairs from violent incidents, electronics upkeep).
Psych Training Continuing $30K/yr
[#18] Ongoing role-play/charade refreshers, staff counseling and trauma support.
It Cyber Protection $30K/yr
[#27] Ongoing secure record-keeping, cyber-defense and archive maintenance to prevent leaks.
Bioethics Oversight $30K/yr
[#28] Retained ethicists, review boards and legal oversight for research involving human tissue and hazardous procedures.
Utilities $18K/yr
[#22] Electricity, gas, water, HVAC for heavy-cooking and climate control in containment suite.
Visitor Protocols $15K/yr
[#20] Administrative overhead for vetting, rehearsals, indemnities and supervised visits.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#21] Vehicle/transport maintenance, hoist/gurney upkeep and secure delivery/transfer logistics.
Surveillance Media $12K/yr
[#19] Curation systems and personnel to vet and control media content shown to SCP-082.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
79.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine maintenance, scheduled research and no major incidents.
regular_operations scheduled_research no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Isolated violent incident causing localized damage, medical treatment, overtime and cleanup but no escape.
staff_attack localized_property_damage biohazard_cleanup
🚨 Major Breach $3.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Serious containment incident with multiple casualties, significant facility damage and legal exposure requiring major remediation and upgrades.
multiple_staff_casualties significant_property_damage targeted_legal_action
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Public exposure or escape-level failure requiring wide-scale emergency response, major PR/legal payouts and multi-year containment rebuild.
public_exposure escape_of_subject national_level_response
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Full-time Level-2 guards (recommended 4–6).
Security Supervisor 1 [#6] Supervisor role for guard rotation and oversight.
Chef / Caretaker 1 [#8] Full-time chef/caretaker familiar with subject preferences and charade.
Medical Officer / Medic 1 [#9] Dedicated on-site medic/ER-trained nurse; on-call physician retained separately.
Class-D Personnel 3 [#11] Housekeeping/attendant staffing using low-cost (Class-D equivalent) labor rotationally.
Administrative Staff 1 [#12, #27] Admin/cover operations and record-keeping support.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#25, #21] Facilities/technical maintenance support (HVAC, hoists, electronics).
Research Scientist 2 [#13] Research staff to run physiology/toxicology/behavior projects (funded from research budget).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, but large uncertainty remains around one-time choices (purchase vs outsourced imaging), construction scope, frequency/severity of violent incidents and policy choices about contingency sizing; estimates are mid-range aggregations of provided ranges.
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