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SCP-1098 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1098
Expected annual
$9.5M
One-time setup
$828K
Annual recurring
$9.4M
Personnel
24
Initial one-time setup (~$0.83M) is driven by facility conversion, acoustic treatment and specialized equipment; recurring annual costs (~$9.42M) are dominated by an emergency contingency reserve, wages for security and research staff, and rapid-response/remediation capabilities.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $828K
Facilities $442K
[#1, #3, #4, #14] Secure analogue evidence vault construction and climate control (#1), conversion of class-D barracks to containment wing (#3), STC-60+ acoustic treatment (#4), and installation of confiscation/storage lockers (#14).
Equipment $258K
[#2, #6, #7, #11, #13, #15, #19] Non-digital cassette playback/booth and forensic deck (#2), speech-scrambling headphones purchase (#6), non-audio CCTV installation (#7), incineration/obliteration equipment (#11), evidence collection kit (#13), initial non-writing entertainment/furnishings (#15), and IT/records locking systems (#19).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $95K
[#10] Controlled-exposure lab buildout and engineering (soundproof cabinets, interlocks, experimental fixtures) for human-subject research.
Training Program Development $20K
[#17] Initial development of personnel training, SOPs, and program materials.
Ppe Initial $12K
[#20] Initial PPE and decontamination equipment purchases for handlers and incinerator crews.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.4M/yr
Emergency Contingency Reserve $5.0M/yr
[#26] Large rapid-response / containment-failure reserve (minimum recommended reserve to respond to significant public spread).
Administrative Overhead $1.1M/yr
[#25] Administrative/site apportioned overhead allocated at 15% of base recurring operating costs.
Staff Wages $898K/yr
[#5, #9, #7, #13, #14, #17] Two-guard posted requirement / 24/7 guard staffing (#5), research staff salaries (#9), monitoring/CCTV operator staffing (#7), chain-of-custody staff time (#13), screening staff for lockers/searches (#14), and recurring training refreshers (#17).
Misc Contingency $753K/yr
[#28] Miscellaneous/unforeseen costs (estimated at 10% of base recurring operating costs).
Logistics And Transport $520K/yr
[#12, #13] Rapid-response remediation teams (vehicles, callout pay, crew) and on-call operations (#12), plus transport and evidence-handling recurring costs (#13).
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#18] Legal counsel, cover-story creation, settlements and public-coordination budgets.
Research And Monitoring $355K/yr
[#8, #10, #27] Medical and epidemiological monitoring (#8), recurring protocol administration and consumables for controlled exposure research (#10), and long-term linguistic/media monitoring and analyst subscriptions (#27).
Supplies And Consumables $149K/yr
[#11, #15, #16, #20, #21] Incineration consumables and fuel (#11), replacement non-writing entertainment and consumables (#15), food service for SCP-1098-1 population (#16), PPE replacements (#20), and ash / hazardous waste disposal costs (#21).
Facilities Maintenance $95K/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #14, #24] Maintenance and power for analogue vault (#1), general wing maintenance/security allocation (#3), HVAC/sound-seal maintenance for STC-60 rooms (#4), locker maintenance/screening supplies (#14), and enhanced utilities for soundproofed spaces (#24).
Psych And Insurance $55K/yr
[#22] Psychological care and liability insurance premiums for staff and SCP-1098-1.
Backup Redundancy Fund $30K/yr
[#23] Reserved contingency for cassette loss/degradation and climate-control redundancy planning.
It And Records Compliance $25K/yr
[#19] Recurring audits, compliance staff time and non-digitization enforcement for IT/records controls.
Equipment Maintenance $7K/yr
[#2, #6] Calibration and maintenance for non-digital playback systems (#2) and repairs/software maintenance for speech-scrambling headphones (#6).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.4M/yr
92.9% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring, and reserve funding maintained.
routine_operations no_breach scheduled_maintenance_and_training
🚨 Minor Incident $9.7M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Isolated breach or discovery of a small number of public written instances requiring targeted remediation, overtime, and limited legal action.
isolated_public_writing localized_contamination single-area_remediation
🚨 Major Breach $14.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach with dozens to hundreds of public instances requiring large-scale rapid-response, public messaging, and major legal/compensation expenses.
coordinated_leak unauthorized_digitization_or_spread widespread_local_contamination
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $59.4M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Widespread public dissemination (internet or mass media) requiring national-scale remediation and extraordinary expenditure.
internet_mass_spread national_exposure failure_of_non-digitization_controls
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5] Two guards posted at all times requiring 6–8 full-time equivalents for 24/7 coverage; 8 used for conservative staffing.
Research Scientist 3 [#9, #10, #27] Linguists, memetics and psychology specialists to study infection mechanics and long-term monitoring (2–4 recommended).
Medical Officer 2 [#8] Small medical/epidemiological monitoring team for health checks and isolation.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#4, #24] HVAC and soundproofing maintenance, HVAC sound traps and utility management.
Rapid Response Technician / Remediation Crew Member 6 [#11, #12, #21] Two small on-call remediation teams (approx. 3 members each) for removal/obliteration operations.
Administrative Staff 2 [#13, #17, #25] Chain-of-custody admin, compliance, and program administration tasks.
Monitoring / CCTV Operator 2 [#7] Non-audio surveillance monitoring and recording staff to oversee the wing and evidence vault.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, but many estimates are wide and emergency/contingency items are highly uncertain; mid-range selections were used where ranges existed.
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