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SCP-1189 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1189
Expected annual
$2.6M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
15
Initial one-time setup is approximately $1.09M driven by specialized containment, R&D and legal setup; recurring annual costs are about $2.53M driven primarily by personnel (security + research) and contingency/reserve spending.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Redundant Containment R&D $300K
[#27] Initial investment into redundant containment strategy and R&D program for suppression/cure and long-term countermeasures.
Facilities $250K
[#1] Soundproof testing/containment room construction/modification (STC ≥ 60, anechoic liners, mechanical isolation, HVAC and lockable access).
Equipment $243K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #20, #21] Primary 1m steel containment box, backup/transport boxes and transit cradle, (optional) armored vehicle purchase, initial guard equipment, generator/UPS (hardware) and surveillance hardware one-time costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#10, #11, #12, #23] Acoustic instrumentation and analysis hardware, secure air-gapped data storage and controlled playback systems, initial PPE provision for staff, and specialized research equipment/software one-time purchases.
Legal Pr Setup $120K
[#16] Initial legal/PR/cover-story setup, retainers and development of plausible deniability materials.
Initial Cleanup $30K
[#17] Initial discovery site cleanup, body disposal and hazardous-material remediation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#5, #7, #8, #9] Continuous armed guard coverage (multiple shifts), security supervision/shift leadership, dedicated research staff (acoustic specialists, linguists, cognitohazard-trained researchers), and technical/containment engineers.
Civilian Casualty Reserve $250K/yr
[#28] Reserve fund for emergency response, reparations, litigation or extraordinary interventions following public incidents.
Research And Monitoring $196K/yr
[#10, #11, #13, #22, #23, #25] Instrument calibration/maintenance, secure storage maintenance, periodic anechoic/test booth certification and consultancy, experimental run costs (staffing & consumables), specialized software/license/compute renewals, and incident investigation/after-action reporting.
Site Property And Perimeter Security $175K/yr
[#26] Lease or specialty facility costs, perimeter fencing, CCTV and site guards not directly assigned to object.
Redundant R&D Program $150K/yr
[#27] Ongoing program funding to continue R&D for suppression/safe handling and long-term countermeasures.
Turnover And Recruitment $125K/yr
[#24] Recruitment, clearances, background checks and training costs as a contingency for replacement hires due to turnover or incident casualties.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal/cover-up/public-incident management and PR liaison budgets.
Emergency Medical And Psychiatric $40K/yr
[#14] On-call medics, psychiatric treatment retainer and baseline trauma/medical care budgets.
Drills And Training $40K/yr
[#15] Containment breach drills, overtime, specialized team training and consumable expenditures for exercises.
Audit And Insurance $30K/yr
[#29] Annual audit, compliance reviews and insurance-like internal risk mitigation costs.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#6, #12, #19] Guard consumables (ammo/maintenance), PPE replacements/rotation, and containment consumables (seals, acoustic foam, adhesives).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#4] Armored transport rental/guarded transit costs for moving containment boxes (rental-based transport frequency assumptions).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#1] Ongoing maintenance of the soundproof testing room and structural upkeep.
Biohazard Remediation $10K/yr
[#17] Annual budget for on-site hazardous-material remediation and small-scale decontamination after incidents.
Power And Backup Maintenance $6K/yr
[#20] Fuel, maintenance, and periodic testing for generators and UPS systems.
Surveillance And Monitoring Maintenance $6K/yr
[#21] Camera, sensor, automated door control and tamper-alarm monitoring/maintenance costs.
Secure Destruction $3K/yr
[#18] Secure destruction/wiping/incineration of contaminated analog/digital materials per small-scale incidents.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Typical year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, scheduled tests, and normal maintenance.
no major incidents scheduled testing only normal staffing and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized exposure or single-staff incident requiring medical care, secure destruction of contaminated materials and investigation.
single personnel exposure small-scale contamination limited medical/hospitalization and investigation
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Containment breach that causes facility-wide exposure (e.g., internal broadcast or spread within site), requiring emergency response, broader medical care, and temporary lockdown/repair.
internal systems compromise floor-wide broadcast multi-personnel exposure and facility lockdown
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $5.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Public or multi-site exposure causing civilian casualties, major legal/PR fallout, large-scale emergency operations and possible replacement of facilities.
public dissemination of recording large-scale violent propagation external law enforcement involvement
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#5] Continuous 24/7 armed guard coverage with multiple shifts and redundancy.
Security Supervisor / Containment shift leadership 1 [#7] Senior security on-site to manage shifts, incidents, and liaison with research staff.
Research Scientist 4 [#8] Acoustic specialists, linguists and cognitohazard-trained researchers dedicated to SCP-1189 analysis and testing.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#9] Technical staff responsible for containment box seals, HVAC, sensors and emergency repairs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories, allowing order-of-magnitude estimates; significant uncertainty remains due to ranges, unknown site-specific costs, transport frequency and the unpredictable nature of containment incidents.
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