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SCP-096 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-096
Expected annual
$17.2M
One-time setup
$30.3M
Annual recurring
$17.0M
Personnel
26
Up-front capital costs are substantial (~$30.3M) driven by hardened vault construction, large crisis reserves and specialized equipment; annual recurring operations are also high (~$17.0M/yr) dominated by R&D/monitoring, legal/cover operations and sustained security/tactical staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.3M
Crisis Reserve $10.0M
[#21] Capital reserve to cover catastrophic civil damages, site rebuilds and mass-casualty payouts.
Equipment $5.8M
[#4, #8, #9, #10, #11, #26] One-time purchase/install of non-optical sensors, breach-response vehicles/toolkits, opaque transport crates, HVAC/power hardware, generators/UPS and forensic capital equipment.
Facilities $5.6M
[#1, #2, #3] Contains costs for primary airtight containment cell, hardened reinforced vault/wing and a redundant backup cell (includes site prep, reinforced concrete, seals, airlocks and seismic dampers).
Termination Operation Fund $5.0M
[#16] One-off budget set aside for approved termination/neutralization planning and remote test site operations.
Contingency Reserve One Time $2.1M
[#30] One-time contingency fund (portion of recommended 10–20% reserve) applied to capital/one-time items.
Amnestic Stockpile $625K
[#19] Initial purchase and secure stockpile of medical/amnestic countermeasures and deployment kits.
Secure It $475K
[#22] Air-gapped systems, device-lockers and initial secure-communications hardware.
Digital Media Lab $350K
[#17] Air-gapped redaction/curation systems and secure storage for restricted imagery.
Personnel Vetting One Time $250K
[#23] Initial deep-background investigations/clearance costs for core staff.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#14] Initial lab equipment and setup for non-visual sampling/pathology work.
Airlift Purchase $0
[#28] Purchase option for dedicated airlift is available but assumed zero here (preference for on-call contract).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.0M/yr
Research And Monitoring $4.5M/yr
[#15, #18, #29] Ongoing R&D program (materials/neuroscience) and global image-monitoring/takedown plus intelligence tooling for viewer detection.
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #14] Annual wages: weekly inspection technician labor (~$8,300), 12 on-site security guards (~$936,000), 12 high-readiness tactical operators (~$1,440,000), and medical/pathology staffing included (~$150,000).
Cover Story And Legal $2.5M/yr
[#20, #25] Annual legal, crisis PR, clandestine settlements and maintenance of false-front companies / cover infrastructure.
Contingency Reserve Recurring $2.1M/yr
[#30] Recurring contingency reserve (portion of recommended 10–20% applied to operating budget).
Logistics And Transport $1.8M/yr
[#8, #28] Maintenance/lease and operational costs for breach-response vehicles, heavy equipment and on-call long-distance airlift/charter contracts.
Satellite Cctv Contracts $1.0M/yr
[#27] Pre-negotiated priority contracts with satellite/CCTV/ISP providers for emergency image/data takedown or blurring.
Digital Media Operations $600K/yr
[#17] Staff and operations costs for redaction, curation, takedown coordination and secure handling of any restricted imagery.
Amnestic Restock $550K/yr
[#19] Restocking and training costs for deployment of medical/amnestic countermeasures.
Insurance Premiums $500K/yr
[#21] Annual premiums for catastrophe insurance / casualty cover tied to the crisis reserve.
Forensic Cleanup $275K/yr
[#26] Contracts and crews for scene recovery, incineration/autoclave services and hazardous disposal.
Secure It Maintenance $250K/yr
[#22] Ongoing maintenance, monitoring and enforcement tools for device lockdown and air-gapped systems.
Training And Psych Support $150K/yr
[#24] Regular training on no-photo policy, trauma counseling, hotlines and post-incident care.
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#4, #10, #11, #12] Recurring sensor calibration/replacement, HVAC filters/electricity, generator fuel/maintenance and routine welding/seal repairs.
Personnel Vetting Rechecks $100K/yr
[#23] Annual background rechecks, polygraphs and psychological screening for active staff.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#13] Consumables: diet/cleaning supplies, PPE, replacement seals and small consumable items.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.0M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard operations, monitoring and maintenance but no significant breach or major incident.
no_breach routine_maintenance ongoing_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $19.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized exposure or small breach requiring emergency response, targeted takedowns, limited legal settlements and repair work.
localized_breach targeted_exposure rapid_response_deployment
🚨 Major Breach $47.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure with multiple casualties, full site damage and large legal/cleanup/response expenditures (may include termination attempts).
large_scale_breach site_damage mass_exposure
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (on-site security) 12 [#6] Twelve guards: 3shifts of 4 each, included in staff wages.
High-readiness Tactical Response (MTF-like operators) 12 [#7] Twelve rapid-response operators (rotation), included in staff wages.
Technician / Maintenance (weekly inspections) 1 [#5] Technician performing weekly physical inspections (2 hrs/week equivalent).
Medical Officer / Pathology Support 1 [#14] Medical/veterinary pathology staffing included in recurring medical support estimates.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are derived directly from analyst ranges but many line items are wide ranges and contingent (R&D, crisis reserves, insurance and termination costs). Core containment staffing and basic facility costs are well-described (higher confidence), while incident/driven and strategic R&D/insurance numbers are more uncertain.
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