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SCP-116 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-116
Expected annual
$8.4M
One-time setup
$7.5M
Annual recurring
$8.3M
Personnel
41
One-time setup and reserve costs are approximately $7.47M driven by construction, specialized research/lab setup, and contingency reserves; annual recurring operations are approximately $8.33M/yr driven primarily by security staffing, medical/psych care, research operations, and disability/reserve provisioning.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.5M
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#22] Insurance-type black-budget contingency reserve for catastrophic events, relocations, or extended treatment (recommended minimum reserve).
Long Term Care Reserve $1.8M
[#16] Reserve fund to cover long-term care, cognitive rehabilitation, disability and lifetime treatment for affected staff (one-time reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#10, #14, #15, #17, #27] Initial training/curriculum rollout, secure research lab buildout, safe non-invasive monitoring equipment purchase for research, baseline data/compute hardware, and initial psychological risk-mitigation setup.
Facilities $888K
[#1, #2] Construction of the 16×16 Kevlar/padded containment cell and installation of HVAC/soundproofing (includes engineering and structural work).
Equipment $679K
[#3, #4, #5, #11, #12, #13] UPS/generator, concealed corner cameras, initial secure recording/server hardware, Achilles rapid-response equipment, initial PPE, and custom non-invasive medical/restraint hardware.
Liability Reserve $500K
[#24] Initial reserve to cover anticipated elevated liability/worker-comp exposures at project start.
Transport Vehicle And Container $275K
[#20] Specialized soft-cushioned transport container and secure vehicle for transfers.
Cybersecurity Setup $125K
[#23] Initial secure IT/cybersecurity setup, access-control hardware, and vetting system implementation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.3M/yr
Staff Wages $4.5M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9] 30 containment/security agents (rotational hires) plus supervisory/support staff, on-site medical personnel, and recurring psychiatric/testing costs for monitoring staff.
Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr
[#5, #14, #15, #17, #27] Ongoing secure data storage/maintenance, funded research program (linguistics/neuroscience), operations for non-invasive monitoring equipment, compute/ML pipelines, and psychological risk-mitigation operations.
Long Term Care And Disability $600K/yr
[#16] Annual budget for ongoing treatment, rehabilitation, disability payments and follow-up care for exposed staff.
Liability And Workers Comp $600K/yr
[#24] Elevated recurring worker's compensation and liability provisioning given documented cognitive/medical risks.
Achilles Team Standby $425K/yr
[#11] Standby pay, maintenance, and readiness for the specialized Achilles procedure Δ response team and rapid-deploy caches.
Cover Story And Legal $375K/yr
[#21] Legal counsel, redaction/cover-story maintenance, front company costs, FOIA/PR handling, and secrecy operations.
Cybersecurity And Vetting $150K/yr
[#23] Ongoing cybersecurity operations, continuous personnel vetting, background checks, and insider-threat monitoring.
Training And Drills $138K/yr
[#10] Recurring training, threat-reduction briefings, recertification, and simulation drills.
Facilities Maintenance $92K/yr
[#2, #3, #18, #19] HVAC/filtration maintenance & energy, generator fuel & maintenance, sanitation services compatible with padded surfaces, and padding/lining inspection & periodic replacement.
Supplies And Consumables $78K/yr
[#12, #13, #25] Consumable PPE replacements, maintenance/sterilization for custom restraint gear, and miscellaneous operational consumables (batteries, lenses, small tools).
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#20] Vehicle/container maintenance, readiness, and transfer logistics costs.
Containment Audits $60K/yr
[#26] Third-party safety audits, ethics reviews, and frequent compliance inspections due to psychoactive risk.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.3M/yr
90.8% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; containment and research operate at planned levels.
standard_operations scheduled_research normal_staff_rotation
🚨 Minor Incident $8.5M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Minor internal incident (localized padding damage, staff exposure requiring additional short-term treatment, limited equipment replacement).
internal_injury padding_repair increased_psych_care
🚨 Major Breach $9.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring extended lockdown, major repairs/replacement of containment cell, expanded medical treatment, and temporary research halt.
partial_containment_failure multiple_injuries extended_shutdown
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $16.3M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Full-scale failure with public exposure, large-scale medical/disability claims, legal action, site relocation and heavy use of contingency reserves.
complete_breach public_exposure mass_treatment_and_litigation
👥 Personnel 41 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#6] 6 agents per shift pattern (4 corners + 2 with SCP) with rotations; rostered to 30 personnel for 24/7 coverage (includes spares).
Supervisory Staff / Site Security Manager / Administrative 5 [#7] Shift leads, scheduling, HR and logistics (midpoint of 4–6 staff).
Medical Officer 3 [#8] On-call physician and nursing staff for on-site emergency care and minor procedures.
Psychologist / Counselor 3 [#9] Mental-health professionals providing weekly psychiatric monitoring and testing for monitoring agents (costs included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items for most cost centers (staffing, construction, research) allowing a medium-confidence estimate; several items (severity/frequency of medical disability, R&D success/failures, and contingency sizing) remain uncertain, requiring assumptions and mid-point choices.
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