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SCP-1334 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1334
Expected annual
$688K
One-time setup
$819K
Annual recurring
$661K
Personnel
17
Initial setup is dominated by facility acquisition, instrumentation, and contingency reserves (total one-time ≈ $819,000). Recurring costs are driven by research staff, security staffing, and program overhead (≈ $661,000/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $819K
Scaleup Contingency Reserve $300K
[#24] One-time reserved contingency for large-scale evacuation, medical responses, or reclassification/scale-up operations.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $179K
[#7, #9, #14] Instrumentation and lab buildout for non-thermal sensors (LIDAR, magnetometers, high-speed cameras), purchase of point-of-care hematology analyzer(s), and lab instruments for residue/sample analysis.
Facilities $159K
[#1, #5] Purchase/lease and physical perimeter/fencing installation costs including cover-story materials and initial structural/site work (facility acquisition and fence/scaffolding/props).
Legal Contingency Reserve $60K
[#22] One-time legal/insurance reserve to cover unexpected fines, settlements, or buyouts.
Tenant Relocation And Compensation $50K
[#17] One-time costs for relocating/compensating remaining tenants, temporary rehousing, and property storage to establish cover.
Equipment $48K
[#4, #6, #11, #15, #18] CCTV cameras/NVR/hardware, access-control hardware and installation, initial authorized-attire kit stock, IT/server setup hardware, and UPS/generator purchase.
Training Development $15K
[#12] One-time development of training materials, SOP creation, and initial simulated drills.
Props Stocking $6K
[#13] Initial stocking of controlled props and replacement items used for staging and controlled experiments.
Decon Kit $3K
[#20] Initial purchase of decontamination kits and consumables for residue/biological handling.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $661K/yr
Staff Wages $490K/yr
[#2, #3, #8, #19] Daytime contractor-guard staffing, remote/night monitoring analysts, research scientists and technicians, and allocated rapid-response readiness staffing/equipment amortization.
Program Overhead $50K/yr
[#23] Long-term administrative overhead: finance, HR, auditing, secure procurement, and program management allocations.
Cover Story And Legal $35K/yr
[#16, #21] Local liaison/translation/cultural advisors, legal retainer, and ongoing media management/rumor control budget.
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#7, #14] Calibration, consumables, and routine analysis costs for instrumentation and sample testing.
Emergency Medical Readiness $25K/yr
[#10] On-call medical coverage, IV fluids, blood unit replenishment budget, and basic trauma readiness.
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#9, #11, #13, #20] Recurring costs for hematology tests, laundering and attire turnover, replacement props/consumables, and waste disposal/decontamination consumables.
Training And Drills $8K/yr
[#12] Annual refresher training, instructor time, and simulated drills for safe entry/exit and anomaly handling.
Cctv Storage And Bandwidth $6K/yr
[#4] Recurring cloud/offsite redundancy, bandwidth, and storage costs for high-resolution CCTV retention and encrypted transmission.
Data Storage And It $5K/yr
[#15] Ongoing IT support, server maintenance, encrypted backups, and transcription/annotation services.
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#5, #6, #18] Ongoing maintenance for perimeter fencing/props, access-control/upkeep, and generator/UPS fuel & maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $661K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, research, and maintenance.
routine operations scheduled experiments no medical emergencies
🚨 Minor Incident $736K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Single-site incident requiring medical response, limited deployment, equipment replacement, and PR activity.
isolated medical emergency unexpected destructive object behavior small containment repair/deployment
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring evacuation, large-scale medical response, buyouts, and major legal action.
mass health effects/multiple casualties public exposure evacuation of surrounding area
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 Daytime contractor-guards rotating to maintain two on duty as described [#2].
Remote Monitoring Analyst 2 Night/remote surveillance monitoring and alarm response [#3].
Research Scientist 3 Anomalous properties research and experiment leads [#8].
Research Technician 2 Lab support, instrumentation operation, and sample handling [#7, #14].
Medical Officer 1 On-call medical monitoring and phlebotomy/CBCs coordination [#9, #10].
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Generator/HVAC and access-control maintenance [#6, #18].
Security / Rapid Response 2 On-call rapid containment/response allocation reflected in readiness costs [#19].
Administrative Staff 1 Program admin, procurement and liaison support included in overhead [#23, #16].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are assembled from analyst-provided ranges and typical Foundation cost assumptions; many line items (property acquisition, contingency, staff models) have wide ranges so totals are mid-range estimates rather than precise quotes.
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