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SCP-128 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-128
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$5.8M
Annual recurring
$4.7M
Personnel
25
Initial capital costs are approximately $5.83M driven by reinforced chamber construction, heavy equipment (wheel, robotics, sensors) and a recommended contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are about $4.7M driven primarily by multi-shift personnel, research/monitoring, insurance/reserves and facilities operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.8M
Facilities $2.0M
[#1, #2, #22] Armored containment chamber, secondary reinforced outer bunker/tertiary shell, and site perimeter/fencing/access control construction; includes foundation/civil work and blast-rated doors.
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#20, #30] One-time recommended contingency/catastrophic reserve for catastrophic upgrades, shielding, system redesign, or large replacement needs.
Equipment $1.0M
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #26] Central wheel assembly and drive systems, welded sensor suite, data acquisition/storage hardware, foam suppression hardware, suction/robotic removal system, remote manipulators/automated delivery, initial inventory of distractor objects, ballistic PPE suits, and initial classified communications hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#3, #18] Class 100 (ISO 5) cleanroom HVAC/filtration/environmental controls sized for the chamber and instrumentation/research lab setup (chronographs, spectrometers, calibration setup).
Spare Parts Stocking $125K
[#24] Redundancy and spare parts initial stocking (motors, bearings, cameras, PLCs, filters, armor) for rapid repair after impact damage.
Power Backup $125K
[#15] Redundant power infrastructure, UPS and emergency generator purchase and installation (one-time capital).
Training Initial $40K
[#13] Initial SOP development, training setup, and initial drills for armor use, manipulator operation, confined-space and high-velocity projectile awareness.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#12] Salaries and benefits for multi-shift staffing (security, technicians, research staff, monitoring/IT/admin) supporting 24/7 operations; loaded FTE costs included.
Insurance And Reserve $500K/yr
[#20] Annual reserved funding for insurance/liability contingencies and incremental contingency contributions for property damage and breach response.
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#5, #6, #18, #25] Ongoing calibration, high-speed data storage/IT ops, instrumentation maintenance, and external consultant/analysis fees (physicists, materials scientists) and monitoring staffing.
Facilities Maintenance $190K/yr
[#15, #22, #27] Ongoing maintenance of site security systems, UPS/generator maintenance and periodic third-party structural/safety inspections.
Cover Story And Legal $175K/yr
[#21] Legal, cover-story maintenance, government relations, permit management and public affairs budget.
Supplies And Consumables $160K/yr
[#3, #7, #10, #11, #17, #24] Cleanroom filters/replacement, foam concentrate and testing consumables, inventory resupply of distractor objects, PPE repairs/replacements, replacement protective grating/impact plates, and modest spare parts replenishment.
Medical Support $125K/yr
[#14] Medical support contracts, trauma care on-call, evacuation/airlift readiness contracts and post-incident care budgets.
Logistics And Transport $118K/yr
[#23, #28] Waste handling and debris disposal contracts plus baseline annual budgeting for containment-breach response logistics, evacuation support and transport.
Energy Costs $100K/yr
[#16] Electricity for continuous cleanroom HVAC, motors, sensors, data center and lighting.
Forensics And Cleanup $100K/yr
[#19] Budget for post-incident cleanup, foam removal, broken parts/debris disposal and hazardous fragment handling (annualized reserve for routine events).
Training And Sops $40K/yr
[#13] Recurring training, drills, SOP updates and medical readiness exercises.
Communications And It $25K/yr
[#26] Ongoing classified communications, secure networks, backups and IT operations.
Documentation And Archival $13K/yr
[#29] Administrative costs for incident logging, record archival, chain-of-custody and regulatory documentation.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful operational year with routine maintenance, personnel costs, and scheduled research activity.
no incidents scheduled maintenance routine research
🚨 Minor Incident $4.9M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
One or more small-scale incidents (localized projectile damage, foam deployment, forensic cleanup) requiring repairs and extra contractor support.
foam deployment minor equipment replacement limited medical/forensic response
🚨 Major Breach $6.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or large-scale damage requiring major repairs, replacement of instrumentation, legal/PR response and large-scale mobilization.
structural breach extensive equipment replacement large-scale cleanup
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $9.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic event requiring full rebuilding/upgrade, major shielding addition, long-term shutdown, and large contingency drawdown.
catastrophic structural failure extreme unexpected physics-driven effects major public exposure
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 Three-shift coverage for site security and on-site response per analyst note (#12).
Engineer / Maintenance (Technician) 6 Technicians for equipment, manipulators, HVAC, power systems and routine repairs (#12).
Research Scientist 4 Physicists/materials researchers to run experiments and analyze anomalous behavior (#12, #25, #18).
Monitoring / IT / Administrative Staff 3 Continuous monitoring operators, IT support, and administrative/chain-of-custody staff (#12, #6, #29).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are drawn directly from detailed analyst notes; ranges were midpointed and several contingency and incident-cost items are inherently uncertain due to anomalous physics and site-specific choices, so confidence is medium.
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