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SCP-130 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-130
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$2.6M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
17
Total one-time setup costs are roughly $2.6M driven by legal/exposure reserves, vehicles, screening hardware and emergency kits; annual recurring costs are about $2.8M/yr dominated by security wages, D‑Class upkeep, MTF deployments, item processing, and legal/cover expenditures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M
Exposure Liability Reserve $1.0M
[#18] Large contingency reserve recommended for major exposure/litigation events (item #18).
Equipment $715K
[#4, #8, #10, #12, #13, #15, #16, #23] Hardware and kit purchases: security gear (item #4), vehicle purchase (item #8), mail-screening suite (item #10), CCTV/server (item #12), chain-of-custody IT (item #13), decon equipment (item #15), backup power (item #16), emergency response/mobile kits (item #23).
Misc Contingency Reserve $250K
[#27] Miscellaneous one-time contingency reserve for unusual anomalies or emergency procurements (item #27).
Facilities $165K
[#2, #9, #25] Site/building physical work: minor modifications/secure storage installation (item #2), modular vaults/lockers (item #9), archive storage expansion (item #25).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#11] Secure prep area and basic detection instrumentation for bio/chemical analysis (item #11).
Site Acquisition And Legal Agreement $150K
[#1] One-time negotiation, legal fees, easement and initial payments to establish Foundation control under Historic Site agreement (item #1).
Legal Ethical Mitigation $150K
[#18] One-time legal structuring, contingency planning and cover-story setup to mitigate discriminatory staffing clause and related risks (item #18).
Training And Background Checks $15K
[#17] Background checks one-time cost for initial staff vetting (item #17).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#3, #6, #12, #20] Salaries/benefits for on-site personnel: security FTEs (~14 @ ~$60k each = $840k), one Level-3 researcher ($160k), surveillance/monitoring staff (~0.5–1 FTE included here, $35k), administrative/review staff (~0.5–1 FTE, $50k).
Mtf Deployments $400K/yr
[#7] Standing MTF Alpha-4 intercept deployments (~200 incidents/yr @ ~$2k each) for civilian intercepts and interrogations (item #7).
Research And Monitoring $364K/yr
[#21] Processing, analysis and long-term research storage costs for anomalous contents (item #21).
D Class Upkeep $250K/yr
[#5] Baseline D‑Class procurement, housing and upkeep for rotation of 12 D-Class (item #5 baseline).
Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr
[#18] Annual PR, legal retainer, hush/compensation reserves and cover-story maintenance to mitigate ethical/legal risk stemming from the discriminatory staffing clause (item #18).
Logistics And Transport $95K/yr
[#8, #22] Local secure transport (drivers, fuel, maintenance) recurring costs (~$75k, item #8) plus long-distance/air forwarding budget (~$20k, item #22).
Facilities Maintenance $66K/yr
[#2, #9, #16, #25] Routine facility upkeep: site maintenance and custodial (item #2), locker/vault maintenance (item #9), generator/UPS fuel & maintenance (item #16), archive climate/control (item #25).
Bio Chem Consumables $60K/yr
[#11] Reagents, PPE, disposables, waste disposal and sample handling for bio/chemical screening (item #11).
Civilian Interaction Costs $60K/yr
[#19] Costs to process/interview/detain and cover-up interactions with civilians intercepted using outgoing slot (~200 interactions/yr at ~$300 each) (item #19).
D Class Replacement Reserve $50K/yr
[#5] Additional replacement reserve for high attrition among D-Class (item #5 reserve).
Mail Screening Maintenance $40K/yr
[#10] Calibration, consumables and service contracts for package screening equipment (item #10).
Medical Support $40K/yr
[#24] On-call physician and medical contract costs for staff/D-Class health and quarantine support (item #24).
Cultural Liaison $30K/yr
[#26] Ongoing liaison with local government and cultural/tourism handling to maintain the Historic Site façade (item #26).
Site Agreement Compliance $25K/yr
[#1] Annual compliance payments, permit renewals and preservation grants per the Historic Site agreement (item #1).
Decontamination And Hazard Waste $25K/yr
[#15] Recurring hazardous-waste removal contracts and decontamination consumables (item #15).
Training And Refreshers $25K/yr
[#17] Annual training refreshers and vetting-related recurrent expenses (item #17).
Emergency Drills And Maintenance $25K/yr
[#23] Recurring drills, kit maintenance and consumables for emergency response and breach contingency gear (item #23).
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#14] Mail-handling consumables: mailbags, tamper seals, PPE, labels, cleaning supplies (item #14).
Security Equipment Replacements $12K/yr
[#4] Recurring replacements and consumables for security gear and uniforms (item #4).
It System Maintenance $10K/yr
[#13] Maintenance and secure hosting for chain-of-custody database and software (item #13).
Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#27] Annual replenishment of one-time contingency reserve is event-driven; no fixed recurring budget specified (item #27).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
67.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, scheduled transports, regular processing, and no major incidents.
routine_inflow no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
A year with several increased-intercept incidents or a small hazardous package requiring extra MTF activity and overtime.
increased_public_traffic small_hazardous_find extra_mtf_deployments
🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or large-scale exposure requiring major emergency response, litigation and long-term remediation.
large_scale_exposure facility_breach extended_legal_action
🚨 Political Exposure $4.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Local or international discovery of discriminatory staffing or Foundation actions leading to political/diplomatic fallout, major litigation and PR costs.
public_exposure government_investigation major_litigation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Anomalous mail contents trigger expanded research operations, requiring temporary staff hires, additional analysis and transfers to Site-██.
high_value_temporal_material O5_scaleup_authorization
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 14 FTEs to meet two-shift staffing and rotation (item #3).
Research Scientist 1 One Level-3/130 researcher assigned full-time (item #6).
Surveillance / Monitoring Staff 1 0.5–1 FTE monitoring and footage review; counted as 1 FTE here and included in staff_wages (item #12).
Administrative Staff 1 Administrative/review workload and incident auditing (0.5–1 FTE accounted as 1 FTE; item #20).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized estimates for most categories and explicit staffing counts, but many figures are ranges or policy-contingent (legal/exposure reserves, incident frequency, per-item analysis variability), so overall confidence is moderate.
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