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SCP-147 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-147
Expected annual
$768K
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$763K
Personnel
10
Initial one-time containment and procurement are estimated at $1,325,000, driven by construction, authentic prop acquisition, contingencies, and insurance reserves; annual recurring costs are about $763,250/yr driven primarily by staff wages, administrative overhead, and ongoing conservation/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Facilities $325K
[#1] Secure containment room construction (structural build and partitioning).
Decommissioning Contingency $275K
[#21] Decommissioning/disposal/long-term contingency fund for safe disposal or destruction and cover-up actions if required.
Insurance Reserve $175K
[#16] One-time insurance, incident response fund and risk reserve for emergency contractor callouts or expensive conservation needs.
Equipment $130K
[#5, #6, #12, #13, #14] Monitoring & observation equipment, specialized fixtures, HVAC install (room-level), backup power/UPS equipment, security hardware/access control (one-time installs).
Legal Cover Initial $112K
[#15] Initial legal/cover-story/front-company setup, initial counsel and any acquisition-related payouts for plausible deniability.
Props Acquisition $85K
[#2] Period-accurate authentic props acquisition (antique purchase, provenance paperwork).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $80K
[#3, #17] Initial authentication/provenance verification batch costs and initial experimental/research materials procurement for controlled testing.
Procurement Contingency $75K
[#10] Contingency/premium fund for sourcing pre-1965 items (brokerage, auction premiums, travel, shipping).
Transportation And Secure Moving $20K
[#11] Initial secure, climate-controlled transport and specialized packing/crates/insurance for recovery and moves.
Conservation And Restoration $18K
[#4] One-time conservation/restoration work to stabilize period pieces and the television exterior.
Contamination Control Systems One Time $18K
[#9] One-time SOP development, quarantine/check-in systems and initial tagging/labeling systems for contamination control.
Records And Archival Setup $12K
[#18] Physical/digital records setup, secure database initialization, backups and encryption for provenance and CCTV logs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $763K/yr
Staff Wages $488K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Security personnel (armed guards / facility security), research staff and specialists (researchers, conservator/curator, archivist), and contamination-control staffing (screening and check-in/out).
Administrative Overhead $125K/yr
[#22] Pro-rated facility utilities, management, HR, procurement, and security command overhead apportioned to the containment project.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#3, #5, #17, #18] Ongoing authentication/re-checks, data storage & monitoring maintenance, ongoing experimental materials budget, records/IT storage & audits.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#15] Ongoing legal, PR, front-company maintenance and government liaison costs.
Insurance And Risk Replenishment $30K/yr
[#16] Annual insurance premiums and replenishment of incident response/reserve funds.
Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #4] HVAC energy & maintenance, backup power fuel/maintenance, security hardware maintenance/licenses, ongoing conservation maintenance.
Training And Psych Screening $15K/yr
[#20] Training on handling antiques, contamination checks, emergency procedures, psychological screening and rotation costs.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#19] Archival boxes, gloves, cleaning materials, labels, PPE and routine supplies.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $763K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, conservation, monitoring, and staffing costs only.
standard_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $813K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Minor damage or conservation emergency requiring contractor call-outs, short-term overtime, and emergency procurement of replacement period items.
minor_physical_damage conservation_emergency localized_equipment_failure
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or hostile broadcast event requiring full incident response, large repairs, decontamination, legal/cover-up actions and possible large-scale replacement of props.
containment_breach hostile_broadcast_event public_exposure
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#7] 24/7 site security staffing across shifts (covers access control and escort duties).
Research Scientist 2 [#8] Full-time researchers to run experiments and observations.
Conservator / Curator 1 [#4, #8] Manages conservation, restoration and safe handling of period items (part-time role but counted as staffed position).
Archivist / Cataloger 1 [#3, #18] Maintains provenance records and cataloging for authenticated items.
Contamination Control Technician 1 [#9] Staff responsible for item screening, quarantine and date verification procedures.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are drawn directly from analyst notes and typical mid-range assumptions; uncertainty remains due to variability in antique sourcing costs, unknown frequency/severity of anomalous incidents, and facility-integration complexity.
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