SCP-1384 — SCP-1384 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1384 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1384

Expected annual

$2.9M

One-time setup

$6.9M

Annual recurring

$2.7M

Personnel

One-time capital and site construction (shaft, lift, compound, surveillance and lab setup) are the largest upfront costs (~$6.9M). Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, security, monitoring/data storage, cover-story/legal, and reserves (~$2.7M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.9M

Facilities $2.3M

[#2, #3, #5] Concrete sealing of original entrance, new shaft excavation and structural reinforcement, and surface compound/secure facility build-out (materials, labor, engineering, disguise).

Decommissioning Or Escalation Capital $2.0M

[#26] One-time cost to decommission, relocate, or escalate containment to a higher-security facility (transport, hardened vault construction or in-situ recontainment).

Incident Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#21] Initial reserved capital for large-scale emergency response/escalation (heavy equipment, task forces, rapid containment escalation).

Equipment $850K

[#4, #6, #7, #8, #13] Elevator/vertical-transport installation, initial generators/UPS, environmental monitoring instrumentation install, surveillance/communications backbone and cameras, initial vehicle fleet.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $555K

[#9, #15, #23] Secure servers and archives initial hardware, laboratory equipment for artifact analysis and conservation, initial artifact storage and climate-control containers.

Land Acquisition And Legal $150K

[#1] Payment to church/landowners, easement/compensation and legal fees to draft leases/NDAs; cover-story buyout.

Medical Kit $50K

[#14] Initial medical readiness kit, decontamination setup, stretcher and emergency containment materials and initial training.

Vetting And Initial Training $35K

[#17] Initial psychological screening, security-clearance processing, and intensive initial protocol training.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr

Staff Wages $1.0M/yr

[#10, #11] Salaries for researchers (2–4), data analysts, site manager, admin staff, and security personnel (8–12) and on-call analysts; primary recurring driver.

Exposure And Legal Reserve $500K/yr

[#25] Recurring reserve for public-exposure remediation, legal defense, settlements and disinformation campaigns (large unpredictable costs).

Research And Monitoring $325K/yr

[#9, #15, #16] Recurring secure data storage/processing staff costs, outsourced analyses and consumables, and formal experimental research/modeling budget.

Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr

[#4, #22] Structural maintenance, periodic inspections of shafts, stair/elevator inspections and long-term tunnel structural checks and repairs.

Red Team And Drills $120K/yr

[#18] Periodic incident drills and red-team exercises (contractors, overtime, evaluation), planned 1–4 exercises/yr.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#19] Ongoing costs to maintain public-works cover (permits, fake contractor paperwork), PR/liaison and legal counsel for inquiries/whistleblowing.

Incident Reserve Topup $100K/yr

[#21] Annual top-up to the incident contingency reserve to maintain readiness for larger escalations.

Logistics And Transport $85K/yr

[#12, #13] Weekly access logistics (travel, per diem, PPE) and vehicle operation/maintenance/insurance for secure transport.

Medical Staffing And Contract $75K/yr

[#14] On-site medic/EMT staffing or contracts with local services, resupply of medical consumables and emergency readiness staffing costs.

Community Relations And Hush Fund $60K/yr

[#20] Quiet compensation, local hiring to sustain cover story, small hush payments and community relations.

Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr

[#24] Batteries, camera replacements, PPE, spare parts, routine maintenance supplies and consumables.

Training And Clearance $50K/yr

[#17] Ongoing refresher training, security re-clearances and psychological monitoring.

Surveillance And Comms $30K/yr

[#8] Bandwidth, storage, remote taps, camera maintenance and comms redundancy upkeep.

Environmental Monitoring Maintenance $25K/yr

[#7] Annual maintenance, calibration and redundancy testing for atmospheric and geotechnical sensors.

Power Fuel And Maintenance $15K/yr

[#6] Fuel, generator maintenance and routine UPS/generator servicing for N+1 redundancy.

Artifact Storage And Management $15K/yr

[#23] Climate-controlled storage management, cataloguing labor and secure transport for off-site analysis.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with weekly interactions, routine maintenance, no major incidents.

routine operations weekly interaction and analysis

🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized incident (technical failure, minor structural damage, small unauthorized access) requiring targeted repairs, overtime and legal/PR response.

equipment failure small breach or civilian interaction

🚨 Major Breach $4.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or safety incident requiring large-scale mobilization, use of contingency reserves, temporary relocation/escalation measures.

major structural failure significant civilian casualties/exposure

🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $22.7M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline

Large-scale public exposure or legal/financial fallout (mass disclosure, deaths, or major litigation) requiring massive settlements, PR, and possibly site demolition or relocation.

mass public exposure major litigation/settlements

👥 Personnel 21 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	4	Permanent researchers conducting weekly interactions and artifact study; maps to staff_wages [#10].
Data Analyst	2	On-call analysts and log reviewers processing recordings and simulations; maps to staff_wages [#10].
Site Manager / Executive Staff	1	Site manager responsible for day-to-day operations and liaison; maps to staff_wages [#10].
Administrative Staff	1	Admin and logistics support for scheduling, permits and cover-story paperwork; maps to staff_wages [#10].
Security Officer / MTF Agent	10	24/7 perimeter security and rapid-response team (8–12 recommended); maps to staff_wages [#11].
Medical Officer	1	On-site medic or contracted EMT coverage for weekly interactions and emergencies; maps to medical_staffing_and_contract [#14].
Engineer / Maintenance	1	Maintenance for lift, generators, HVAC and site infrastructure; maps to facilities_maintenance [#4, #6].
Sysadmin / IT	1	Manages secure servers, backups and data archives; maps to secure data storage recurring costs [#9].

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for construction and operations, enabling a reasoned estimate; however high uncertainty remains around incident/exposure magnitudes and contingency sizing, so confidence is medium.

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