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SCP-145 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-145
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$738K
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
18
First-year one-time setup costs are modest (~$738.5k) for a soundproof containment room, specialized equipment and initial R&D/administration; ongoing annual costs are dominated by staffing, Class-D program costs, legal/cover-up, and facility overhead (~$1.797M/yr). Major cost drivers are staff wages, Class-D replacement program, legal/cover-up, and ongoing R&D/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $738K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $595K
[#12, #13, #20] Initial R&D program startup, initial forensic/telecom investigative expenses, and SOP/training development.
Equipment $84K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #14, #16, #21] Custom plexiglass containment cube, electronic access/tamper sensors, CCTV and redundant recording hardware, audio capture hardware, backup power/UPS hardware, sensor purchase for communications isolation, and secure transport case.
Facilities $40K
[#1] Construction/conversion of a soundproof, reinforced containment room including labor, materials and HVAC modifications.
Decommissioning Retainer $20K
[#23] Decommissioning/disposal plan retainer and safe-storage contingency plan.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $470K/yr
[#7, #8, #11] Salaries for one audio technician (Class 2/145), multi-shift security staffing (4 guards), and incident response/rapid-recovery team salaries and training.
Class D Program $400K/yr
[#9] Procurement, housing, oversight, medical checks and replacement costs for Class-D personnel (example pool ~10 D-class).
Research And Monitoring $280K/yr
[#5, #6, #12, #16, #18, #19] Secure redundant data storage and archiving, audio software/licenses/maintenance, ongoing R&D, continuous EM/phone monitoring, external specialist consultations, and medical/forensic contingency budgets.
Cover Story And Legal $275K/yr
[#13, #17] Forensic telecom/legal cooperation, subpoenas, investigative expenses and ongoing legal/cover-up and missing-persons overhead.
Facility Overhead $200K/yr
[#22] Allocated site overhead: rent/utilities/admin/site security/insurance share.
Miscellaneous Contingency $100K/yr
[#24] Contingency fund for unforeseen expenses, anomalous escalation, legal surprises and additional temporary hires.
Psychiatric Care $50K/yr
[#10] Psychiatric care and mandated counseling for exposed personnel.
Training And Certification $10K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training, recertification, tabletop exercises and SOP maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#15] Gloves, batteries, seals, cleaning, replacement foam/plexiglass components and disposables.
Logistics And Transport $4K/yr
[#21] Per-move escorted transfer costs (assumes ~2 transfers/year at $2,000 each).
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#14] UPS, generator maintenance and HVAC/soundroom upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; standard staffing, monitoring, legal upkeep and routine research.
no breaches routine testing only
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident such as a D-class disappearance during testing triggering additional investigations, overtime, temporary surge in psychiatric care and legal forensics.
D-class disappearance extra forensic/legal work temporary security/medical surge
🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant breach or public exposure event requiring large-scale legal response, expanded R&D, emergency relocation and major increases in security and replacement personnel.
public exposure multiple personnel lost/compromised large legal/political response
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Audio Technician 1 [#7] One dedicated Class 2/145 audio technician (salary included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#8] Multi-shift security coverage (4 guards to cover shifts and leave; salaries included in staff_wages).
Incident Response Team Member 3 [#11] Rapid-recovery / incident response team members (salaries/training included in staff_wages).
Class-D Personnel 10 [#9] Rotation pool of D-class subjects used for testing; program costs included in class_d_program.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most categories (one-time and recurring), but several recurring frequencies (e.g., transport moves, incident rates) and R&D scope are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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