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SCP-1353 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1353
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$4.1M
Annual recurring
$2.7M
Personnel
15
Initial one-time setup is dominated by containment retrofit, specialized equipment (surgical/cremation/IT/monitoring) and a scalability reserve, totaling several million dollars; recurring costs are driven by staff wages, medical/psychiatric care, legal/cover-story costs and contingency reserves, resulting in multi-million-dollar annual operating costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1M
Facilities $1.5M
[#1] Dedicated containment wing retrofit with 5 humanoid cells, specimen room, antechamber/decon and secure records/locker room.
Contingency Reserve Scalability $1.2M
[#24] One-time reserve fund for rapid expansion if containment population scales (extra cells, equipment, urgent hiring).
Equipment $1.0M
[#2, #3, #7, #9, #11, #14, #17, #18, #19] Sealed tubs/shelving, reusable PPE stock, surgical suite outfitting (if on-site), secure server, monitoring devices, cremator/incinerator options, autoclave, and IT/surveillance install.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#12] Research instrumentation for anomalous/spatial study (microscopes, imaging, spectrometers, micro-CT, EM, rigs).
Training Initial $15K
[#22] Initial training and certification courses for staff (PPE, emergency response, ethics).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#4, #23] Salaries/benefits for containment/security team (1x L4 supervisor, 2x L3 researchers/techs, 4x L2 techs) plus dedicated research personnel (1–2 researchers/postdoc/technician support).
Contingency Scalability Reserve $600K/yr
[#24] Ongoing reserve funding in years where containment population increases or expanded operations are required.
Legal Contingency $275K/yr
[#27] Contingency fund for litigation, tribunals, oversight inquiries and legal defense.
Research And Monitoring $141K/yr
[#9, #11, #12] Weekly document aggregation/admin and storage, monitoring device maintenance/data logging, ongoing experimental consumables and staff for research.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#15, #25] Legal/ethical oversight, cover-story management, PR/mitigation budgets and liaison for exposed incidents.
Amnestics And Memory Management $100K/yr
[#16] Contingency budgeting for amnestic administration, aftercare, and associated staffing if civilian memory modification is used.
Facilities Maintenance $72K/yr
[#26] Utilities, climate control, laundry for suits, meals for hosts, general facility upkeep.
Insurance And Liability $55K/yr
[#21] Facility insurance, clinical liability and regulatory compliance costs.
Emergency Response $50K/yr
[#13] Drills, training exercises, emergency PPE stockpile, sedation/clinical contingency and vehicle lease if dedicated for response.
Supplies And Consumables $32K/yr
[#3, #10, #17] PPE consumables and replacement filters, controlled recreation replacement (<12 months), decon/disinfectants and disposable consumables.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#20] Secure transfers, armored courier/vehicle leases, staff escorts and secure transport containers for specimens/hosts.
Medical Monitoring $30K/yr
[#6] Routine physicals, bloodwork, psychiatric check-ins, imaging contingency and emergency medical care for SCP-1353-A hosts.
It And Surveillance $20K/yr
[#19] CCTV storage, access log maintenance, intrusion detection upkeep and secure backup services.
Psychiatric Care $16K/yr
[#8] Psychiatric medications and counseling for hosts (meds + therapy for ~5 hosts).
Shift Scheduling And Enforcement $12K/yr
[#5] Rostering software, admin time and overtime contingency to enforce single-handler policies and scheduling constraints.
Surgical Services Per Surgery $10K/yr
[#7] Off-site surgery costs contingency if not outfitting on-site OR per-surgery recurring costs.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $10K/yr
[#17, #18] Contractor hazardous waste disposal and secure incineration contracts for contaminated materials and removed specimens.
Training Recurring $6K/yr
[#22] Annual refresher/upskilling courses and certification renewals.
Cremation Maintenance And Per Cull $5K/yr
[#14] Maintenance and per-cull costs (if on-site cremator used or contract cremation fees per event).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr
81.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard containment operations and no major incidents.
no major breaches population ≤ 5 routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized host unrest or a single extraction event requiring emergency medical/surgical response and additional overtime.
host violent episode one-off emergency surgery increased overtime
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, legal action, amnestics and PR.
containment breach civilian exposure large legal/PR response
🚨 Outbreak Scaling $3.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
SCP begins breeding or population control fails, necessitating rapid expansion of containment capacity, staff and recurring services.
population > 5 rapid new host appearances need for new containment wing
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Level-4 Supervisor 1 [#4] Senior oversight and authorization for skin-contact/operations.
Research Scientist / Level-3 (containment) 2 [#4, #23] Containment researchers/technicians supervising experiments and handling protocols.
Technician / Level-2 4 [#4] Technical support for containment chambers, monitoring and routine handling.
Security Officer / Guard 6 [#4] 24/7 security coverage and rotations for site safety and access control.
Research Scientist (anomalous biologist/parasitologist) 2 [#23] Dedicated research personnel for experiments, analysis and sample processing.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst provided line-item ranges and operational requirements enabling mid-range estimates, but several items (on-site vs off-site surgery, cremator vs contractor incineration, outbreak scaling) are conditional and introduce uncertainty; numeric choices are midpoint-based where ranges existed.
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