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SCP-1638 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1638
Expected annual
$5.8M
One-time setup
$71.9M
Annual recurring
$5.7M
Personnel
23
Initial capital costs are dominated by land acquisition, site construction and a large decommissioning reserve, yielding roughly $72M one-time. Annual operations are dominated by staff wages, land stewardship/lease and contingency reserves, approximately $5.7M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $71.9M
Facilities $38.6M
[#1, #2, #3, #26] Land purchase (purchase option midpoint), site construction (Site-107 core facilities), perimeter fence one-time installation, and one-time utility hookup/installation costs included.
Decommissioning Reserve $27.5M
[#27] Contingent one-time reserve for potential decommissioning/escalation (midpoint of $5M–$50M planning range).
Equipment $2.6M
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #13] Surveillance towers/cameras, acoustic network nodes, communications backbone hardware, power hardware (generators/solar/batteries), quiet vehicle fleet, and initial quiet UAV/drone fleet.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#10, #11, #12, #14, #22] One-time hiring/onboarding, controlled-sound testing equipment, on-site/near-site anechoic/semi-anechoic chamber construction, research instrumentation (ADCs/DSPs/servers), and initial secure data-storage servers.
Legal And Cover Setup $625K
[#20] One-time legal/cover-story setup (shell entities, studies, large legal retainers and setup costs).
Incident Response Setup $400K
[#21] Initial equipment and training for rapid-deployment containment teams and specialized low-noise gear.
Quiet R And D $300K
[#24] One-time R&D and prototype work for quiet-compatible/custom engineering (tethered UAVs, low-noise tools).
Medical Clinic Setup $225K
[#15] On-site clinic setup cost (small medical suite specialized for sensory-deprivation incidents).
Training Program Setup $100K
[#17] One-time setup for training programs and simulation infrastructure.
Habitat Improvements $30K
[#19] Initial monarch habitat improvements, planting milkweed, permitting start-up surveys.
Personal Audio Devices $12K
[#18] Bulk purchase of staff audio devices for compliance/logging (one-time provisioning).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.7M/yr
Staff Wages $2.1M/yr
[#9, #10] Security/ranger staffing (12–18 staff) and scientific/research staff (6–10) salaries and benefits (midpoint estimate).
Contingency Reserve $747K/yr
[#25] Annual contingency reserve (15% of baseline operating budget per note: typical 10%–20%).
Logistics And Transport $615K/yr
[#8, #16, #21] Vehicle operating costs and maintenance, D-class procurement/management contracts if used, and sustainment for rapid-response teams (housing, transport, special equipment upkeep).
Land Lease Or Stewardship $600K/yr
[#1] Recurring lease/stewardship/rent option if land is leased rather than purchased (midpoint of $200k–$1M).
Research And Monitoring $450K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #12, #13, #14, #19, #22] Ongoing surveillance/sensor maintenance and data storage, acoustic sensor maintenance, comms service, anechoic chamber upkeep, contracted LiDAR/quiet-mapping flights, compute/storage, environmental monitoring and secure hosting/cybersecurity.
Medical And Medevac $375K/yr
[#15] Ongoing medical/psychological staffing and services plus medevac/insurance costs (midpoint estimates).
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#20] Ongoing PR, permits, legal retainers and an averaged witness-mitigation contingency reserve (retainer + small yearly average for incidents).
Facilities Maintenance $245K/yr
[#3, #7, #23, #26] Fence and access-control maintenance, generator/fuel/battery maintenance, road/trail maintenance and utilities (electric/water/septic) operations.
Supplies And Consumables $86K/yr
[#11, #18, #24] Consumables and maintenance for containment testing, PPE/hearing protection and small ongoing custom-equipment consumables.
Quiet Equipment Maintenance $60K/yr
[#24] Ongoing maintenance and iteration costs for quiet-compatible equipment and prototypes.
Training And Simulations $40K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training, simulation exercises and policy enforcement training.
Device Replacement And It $6K/yr
[#18] Replacement and IT support for staff audio devices and asset tracking.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.7M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard operations, monitoring and maintenance.
routine operations regular maintenance no major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $6.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Localized Harpo event or equipment failure requiring targeted response, medical care and limited replacement/repair.
small Harpo event single equipment failure minor public contact
🚨 Major Breach $7.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Large-scale or repeated Harpo events causing equipment loss, personnel injury and significant public exposure requiring heavy remediation.
widespread triggering event multiple Harpo events significant infrastructure damage
🚨 Political Exposure $6.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Discovery or media/political exposure of the site forcing major legal/PR costs, buyouts or operational shutdown actions.
civilian discovery media leak local government intervention
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Park Ranger cover) 15 [#9] 24/7 perimeter and visitor control; count based on midpoint of 12–18 staff estimate.
Research Scientist 4 [#10] Acoustic researchers/ecologists (portion of 6–10 research staff).
Technician (Field/Acoustic) 2 [#10] Instrument maintenance and field techs (part of research staffing).
Data Analyst 2 [#10] Data processing and analysis staff (part of research staffing).
📋 Confidence Notes
Ranges driven by large uncertainty in land acquisition strategy (purchase vs lease), county land values and the contingent decommissioning reserve; many line items use midpoint estimates. Operational costs are better defined (staffing, maintenance) but still have moderate uncertainty.
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