SCP-1460 — SCP-1460 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1460 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1460

Expected annual

$2.1M

One-time setup

$1.4M

Annual recurring

$2.1M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $1,390,000 driven by cell construction, vehicles, research equipment and contingency reserves; recurring baseline operations are approximately $2,107,200/yr driven mainly by medical staff wages, security staffing, MTF operations, research, and cover/cyber operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M

Long Term Escalation Fund $500K

[#24] Conservative one-time reserve for potential escalation/extended research or specialized containment buildouts (scalable contingency).

Equipment $345K

[#2, #7, #8, #15, #17] Biomedical monitoring array one-time hardware (#2), security cameras/pass systems/restraints one-time (#7), vehicle acquisition for MTF fleet rotation/replacement (#8), covert surveillance installs (#15), controlled-substance vault/hardware (#17).

Facilities $250K

[#1] Secure humanoid containment cell construction/retrofit (reinforced cell, antechamber, decontamination, site integration).

Initial Incident Response $125K

[#23] One-time investigative & recovery operation costs for original accident/site recovery and record modification.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#14] Research equipment one-time purchases (EEG suite, data-acquisition, analysis workstations, secure research servers).

Cyber Records Initial $65K

[#11] Initial deep-cover cyber/records modification setup and forensic-level reconciliation work (one-time contract/operation).

Sedation Compliance Initial $5K

[#4] Initial secure storage/vaults and licensing setup for controlled substances; one-time compliance costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr

Staff Wages $805K/yr

[#3, #6, #15] Long-term medical staffing (nurses and physician oversight) and dedicated security salaries for cell guards plus surveillance analyst FTEs.

Administrative Overhead $351K/yr

[#22] Site allocation and administrative overhead (estimated 20% of direct recurring costs per analyst guidance).

Research And Monitoring $200K/yr

[#13] Ongoing research program costs (imaging scans, cognitive testing, experimental personnel and consumables).

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#8] MTF Gamma-5 operational budget: vehicle fuel/maintenance, deployments, per-diem and tactical equipment (baseline deployment tempo).

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#12] Site legal/cover-up, PR liaison, contingency soft costs to maintain cover stories and contractor coordination.

Amnestic Administration $100K/yr

[#9] Field amnestic administration program (drugs, qualified administrators, monitoring and follow-up).

Contingency Reserve $100K/yr

[#20] Rapid-response reserve for unexpected public incidents, emergency amnestics, and surge operations.

Witness Relocation $50K/yr

[#10] Witness relocation, short-term housing stipends and hush/compensation program.

Cyber Records Monitoring $40K/yr

[#11] Ongoing forensic-level modification and monitoring of CCTV metadata, banking/employment records and leak monitoring.

Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr

[#5, #19] Nursing/ICU consumables (IV supplies, PPE, labs) and medical waste disposal/biohazard handling.

Security Training And Equipment $21K/yr

[#6, #7] Annual security training, equipment upkeep and replacement (weapons maintenance, drills, tasers, restraints).

Research Storage Redundancy $20K/yr

[#14] Storage redundancy and secure backup costs for research data and analysis servers.

Psychological Care And Aftercare $20K/yr

[#21] Counseling and aftercare for staff and civilian contacts exposed to memetic/social stress.

Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr

[#18] Energy, HVAC, UPS/backup power and routine generator maintenance for cell and monitoring equipment.

Data Storage And Audit Logs $15K/yr

[#16, #15] Secure archival storage for medical data, surveillance footage and audit trails (also covers surveillance storage requirements).

Monitoring Maintenance $4K/yr

[#2] Annual maintenance, software updates, and redundancy testing for biomedical monitoring array and alarms.

Controlled Substance Audits $4K/yr

[#17] Periodic audits, inventory systems, inspections and compliance staffing time for controlled substances.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr

92.5% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, scheduled research, standard MTF readiness and no major public incidents.

no major public incident standard staffing and deployments routine research activity

🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr

6.0% probability / year +$182K vs baseline

Localized public disturbance or small-scale exposure requiring extra MTF deployments, additional amnestics, overtime, and short-term legal/PR work.

small public confusion cluster extra MTF deployments and overtime increased amnestic and follow-up care

🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant public exposure or containment failure causing mass confusion, broad amnestic use, extended deployments, legal action and major PR/relocation costs.

widespread media exposure mass amnestic administration extended MTF and legal response

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $2.6M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$532K vs baseline

Significant research opportunity or escalation requiring rapid expansion of research staff, specialized labs and enhanced security for human-subject projects.

decision to escalate human-subject research need for specialized lab buildout temporary hiring of additional specialists

👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Nurse (FTE)	3	[#3] 24/7 clinical coverage (3 FTE nurses as recommended for shift coverage).
Physician (on-call/oversight)	1	[#3] 0.2 FTE physician oversight approximated as one part-time/on-call physician.
Security Officer / Site Guard (armed)	6	[#6] Dedicated security team for cell: 2guards per shift × 3 shifts = 6 guards.
Surveillance Analyst	2	[#15] 1–2 FTE analysts to review covert camera feeds and intervene as needed; budgeted at 2 FTE equivalent.
Research Scientist / PI	1	[#13] Principal investigator overseeing neuroimaging and cognitive studies.
Research Postdoc	1	[#13] Postdoctoral-level researcher support for experiments and data analysis.
Research Technician	1	[#13, #14] Lab technician for imaging sessions, EEG operation and sample handling.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst ranges and Foundation operational assumptions. Many line items (drug usage rates, deployment tempo, legal/cover operations and contingency needs) have wide ranges; staff salary assumptions and overhead percentage materially affect totals.

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