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SCP-1309 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1309
Expected annual
$14.6M
One-time setup
$54.9M
Annual recurring
$14.3M
Personnel
59
One-time setup for Site 24 and specialty equipment is approximately $55M driven by construction, contingency fund, and lab/server/equipment purchases; annual recurring costs are roughly $14.3M/yr driven by staff wages, monitoring, logistics, and covert/contractor expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $54.9M
Facilities $24.3M
[#1, #3, #5] Site 24 construction (secure admin/lab/guard barracks/detention, roads, fencing, small airstrip) and initial perimeter installations and detention fit-out; remote-construction premium included.
Contingency Escalation Fund $20.0M
[#23] Standby contingency for relocation/mass amnestic/deployment or large-scale emergency sealing (planning-level reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.1M
[#9, #20, #22, #6, #26] Core laboratory instruments (chronometry, EM/RF analyzers, histology/genetics), forensics/archival setup, test-lab fixtures, Class-B QA/setup, and initial training/curriculum build.
Equipment $3.6M
[#10, #11, #14, #13, #12] Fixed town monitoring hardware, drone fleet purchase, vehicle fleet purchase, communications/hardened links hardware, initial servers/storage for data ingestion.
Land Acquisition $2.8M
[#2] Purchase/covert control of buffer land and easements between Site 24 and the town; legal/surveying costs to conceal purpose.
Cover Story Setup $188K
[#18] One-time legal/setup for shell NGOs, initial PR and legal structuring to obscure operations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.3M/yr
Staff Wages $6.3M/yr
[#4, #7, #8] Salaries and benefits for security force (~40 personnel), research staff (≈15 researchers), and on-site medical staff (≈3–5); includes overtime/benefits as noted.
Logistics And Transport $1.6M/yr
[#7, #11, #14, #15] Med-evac/ambulance contracts, aerial/drone operations, vehicle fleet fuel & maintenance, and general site supply/transport costs (food, housing logistics).
Administrative Overhead $1.2M/yr
[#25] Finance/HR/procurement/admin, insurance contingencies and an overhead multiplier for unforeseen recurring costs.
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#9, #10, #12, #20, #22] Lab maintenance/consumables, monitoring-hardware operations, data storage/admin/archival costs, forensics upkeep, and annual containment/testing program budgets.
Misc Contractors $1.1M/yr
[#27] Off-books contractors, covert surveillance tech procurement, discrete charters, and ad-hoc secret purchases.
Personnel Rotation Overhead $650K/yr
[#16] Increased staffing/shift differentials, additional headcount and travel costs due to rotation restrictions (12-hour cap inside SCP-1309).
Cover Story And Legal $638K/yr
[#18, #19] Recurring cover payments, local liaison, legal retainers, PR management, and community outreach/incentive programs.
Supplies And Consumables $560K/yr
[#5, #6, #24] Detainment/medical consumables, Class-B amnestic procurement & per-dose logistics, and hazardous/medical waste disposal.
Special Investigations $350K/yr
[#21] Covert investigations, tailing/interception ops, driver monitoring, and intelligence operations related to the truck-delivery phenomenon.
Communications Operations $250K/yr
[#13] Encrypted/hardened communications upkeep, satellite uplink, and cybersecurity operations staffing.
Psychological Services $188K/yr
[#17] Counseling, periodic psychological evaluations, and occupational health programs for exposed staff.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#3] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter checkpoints, fencing, signage and small-site structural maintenance.
Property Taxes And Land Maintenance $50K/yr
[#2] Annual property taxes and buffer-land maintenance for the acquired easement area.
Training And Protocols $50K/yr
[#26] Recurring refresher courses, simulation exercises, and protocol updates for temporal-anomaly procedures.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.3M/yr
74.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, research, and operations; no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_breach_events
🚨 Minor Incident $14.5M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring extra investigation, targeted repairs, and limited amnestic application.
localized_property_damage sensor_alerts small_scale_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $19.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or wider exposure requiring mass amnestic deployment, expanded ops, and legal action.
mass_exposure widespread_media_interest large_scale_intervention
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $64.3M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Severe scenario requiring full-scale relocation/sealing and major contingency fund use.
systemic_spread nationwide_exposure forced_relocation
👥 Personnel 59 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 40 [#4] 24/7 perimeter patrols and quick reaction teams; shift coverage and leave accounted for in headcount.
Research Scientist 15 [#8] Multidisciplinary research team (temporal physics, anthropology, linguistics, epidemiology, sociology) for observation and testing.
Medical Officer 4 [#7, #5] On-site medics/EMT/doctor coverage for amnestic administration, monitoring, and routine medical needs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges and well-mapped operational line items but contain wide ranges for contingency, covert contracting, and anomalous-case costs; staffing and remote-premium assumptions introduce uncertainty.
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