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SCP-1039 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1039
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
18
Initial capital outlay is approximately $2.27M driven by containment construction, equipment/hardening, lab fit-out, and an insurance reserve. Annual operating costs are about $2.51M/yr, driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research/experimentation, replacement/contingency funds, and consumables/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Equipment $745K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #9, #10, #15, #21, #22, #25, #29] EMI/Faraday shielding, initial multi-modal sensors, recording servers, secure deposit lockers, robotic manipulators, gloveboxes/PPE equipment, inventory hardening hardware, UPS/generator hardware, contingency restraint hardware, hardened comms equipment.
Facilities $500K
[#1] Construction of sealed 10m×10m containment cell, airlocks, HVAC, exclusion-zone interfaces and structural work.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#11, #13, #14] Autopsy bay / pathology fit-out, chemical/forensic instrumentation (GC-MS/VOC/etc), materials testing rigs and high-speed capture equipment.
Insurance Reserve $500K
[#28] One-time establishment of an insurance/reserve fund to cover catastrophic incidents or initial capitalization of a liability pool.
Training And Sop Development $25K
[#24] One-time development of SOPs, initial staff training, and program documentation for 40 m rule, evidence procedures and emergency drills.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #11, #16, #27] Salaries for security staff and supervisors, surveillance technicians, assigned research staff, pathology staffing, on-call medical capacity and records/investigation personnel.
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#8, #20, #26] Ongoing research program funding, experimentation budget (materials, test operations, expendables), and specialized materials/repair research projects.
Supplies And Consumables $206K/yr
[#4, #5, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #21, #30] Off-site storage and archival costs, deposit seals and lock replacements, glovebox consumables and filters, pathology consumables, contracted hazardous waste disposal, chemical analysis consumables, materials-testing consumables, PPE replacement, inventory operations, and general site consumables/laundry.
Replacement Contingency $200K/yr
[#19] Annual contingency fund for replacing components stolen/absorbed by SCP-1039 or damaged during experiments.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#18] Legal retainers, PR/cover-story budget and initial funds for record suppression or legal advice.
Facilities Maintenance $72K/yr
[#3, #22] Ongoing maintenance for sensors/HVAC/generator/physical containment maintenance and periodic servicing of EMI/structural components.
Robotic Spare Parts $50K/yr
[#9] Consumable spares, replacement parts and recurring procurement for expendable robotic platforms and remote manipulators.
Insurance Topup $50K/yr
[#28] Annual top-ups / reserve replenishment for insurance/risk pool.
Psychological Support $40K/yr
[#17] Ongoing counseling, rotation program costs, and staff mental-health support.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#16, #25] Medevac/rapid-response contingency, transport/rental for heavy containment or movement during incidents.
Energy Cost $20K/yr
[#23] Electricity and fuel costs for continuous HVAC, monitoring systems, UPS and generator fuel.
Contingency Hardware Rental $10K/yr
[#25] Per-use rental and operation costs for cranes, nets, tarps, and heavy-duty containment equipment during expansion events.
Communications Maintenance $10K/yr
[#29] Maintenance and service for hardened secure communications, clearance verification systems and comms upkeep.
Training And Sops $10K/yr
[#24] Annual refresher training, drills, and SOP updates for personnel working with SCP-1039.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, research, maintenance, and occasional small replacements only.
uneventful_operations planned_research routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized equipment loss or a single personnel-related event (e.g., item absorption causing equipment replacement, small injury requiring medevac), limited legal/cover response.
item_absorption minor_equipment_loss localized_injury
🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Fatality or multiple-system losses, significant equipment theft/absorption beyond 40 m, public exposure or large legal action requiring major replacements, investigations, and insurance drawdown.
fatal_injury multiple_equipment_loss public_exposure
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Six guards to cover three shifts (two per shift) providing 24/7 perimeter and cell security.
Security Supervisor 2 [#6] One-to-two senior supervisors (coverage/oversight and incident authority).
Surveillance Technician / Analyst 3 [#7] Continuous monitoring staff to monitor multi-modal feeds, review footage and escalate anomalies.
Research Scientist / Technician 3 [#8] Assigned researchers/technicians for observation, experiments and materials/biological testing.
Pathologist / Medical Officer 1 [#11] On-site pathology/autopsy capability for tissue analysis and autopsy work.
On-call Medical Staff / Paramedic 1 [#16] Medevac/on-call medical capacity and emergency response staffing.
Incident Investigator / Internal Auditor 2 [#27] Staff for chain-of-custody audits, incident investigations and forensics follow-up.
Administrative / Program Oversight 0 []
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit line-item ranges and a clear containment profile (Euclid), allowing medium-confidence point estimates. Uncertainty remains around frequency/severity of absorption events, long-term research program scale, and whether capital purchases (e.g., incinerator) are chosen, so confidence is not high.
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