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SCP-1688 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-1688
Expected annual
$40.1M
One-time setup
$11.4M
Annual recurring
$37.9M
Personnel
22
One-time capital to establish hardened monitoring, storage, lab and site infrastructure is approximately $11.45M. Recurring costs are roughly $37.86M/year, driven primarily by staff wages, a large containment reserve, emergency/evacuation logistics and recurring research/monitoring operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.4M
Facilities $8.3M
[#6, #8, #14, #15, #22, #30] One-time site hardening and construction: monitoring shelters/nodes (#6), operations center buildout (#8), surge protection/grounding (#14), backup power installation (#15), secure storage vault buildout (#22), and community compensation/relocation contingency planning fund (#30).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#23, #25, #19] Research lab buildout and initial instrumentation/stock: dedicated lab buildout (machine shop, HV test equipment) (#23), high-speed imaging/EM analysis equipment and initial archival hardware (#25), and initial amnestic stockpile for clinical administration (#19).
Equipment $915K
[#4, #10, #11, #12] One-time equipment purchases: patrol vehicles/ATVs/gates/signage (#4), drones and ground stations (#10), hardened/EMP-resistant communications equipment (#11), insulated/full-body entry suits and grounding gear (#12).
Legal And Land Designation $625K
[#1] One-time legal fees, land designation and PR to declare Site 1688 a permanent wildlife reserve and close public access.
Legal Retainer $100K
[#28] Initial retainer for legal/liaison team.
Personnel Clearance Initial Processing $35K
[#33] Initial personnel security/clearance processing and vetting (one-time component).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $37.9M/yr
Containment Breach Reserve $25.0M/yr
[#29] Dedicated annual reserve to mobilize large-scale breach response, mass evacuations, major amnestic operations and national asset mobilization (maintain/replenish reserve).
Contingency Scientific Surprise Fund $5.0M/yr
[#35] Recurring contingency fund for unforeseen anomalous behavior and rapid R&D/asset procurement for scientific surprises.
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#3, #9, #24, #19] Ongoing salaries and benefits: perimeter/security patrol staffing (#3), meteorology/data scientists (#9), multidisciplinary research team (electrical engineers, neuroscientists, anthropologists; #24), and clinical/amnestic administration staff (#19).
Logistics And Transport $1.9M/yr
[#16, #17, #21, #31] Evacuation and logistics reserves: budgeted evacuation logistics per-event/reserve (#16), emergency-response and medevac standing contracts (#17), seizure/transport/storage operations (#21), and incident cleanup/repair/responses (#31).
Medical Treatment And Rehab $1.0M/yr
[#18] Recurring budget for medical treatment, hospitalization and long-term rehab costs for survivors and staff exposures.
Research And Monitoring $860K/yr
[#7, #10, #25, #23, #34] Monitoring and research operations: monitoring station operations and subscriptions (#7), UAV operations & maintenance (#10), recurring data storage/processing (#25), research lab consumables/tech support (#23), and archival/cataloguing (#34).
Cover Story And Legal $750K/yr
[#27, #28] Ongoing public cover-story/media coordination and legal/liaison team salaries/operations: media coordination, covert payments and legal liaison (#27) plus annual legal/liaison staffing (#28).
Facilities Maintenance $505K/yr
[#2, #5, #11, #14, #15, #22] Site-management payments and upkeep: ongoing cooperative payments to authorities (#2), vehicle fuel/maintenance (#5), comms airtime/maintenance (#11), surge protection/grounding maintenance (#14), backup power fuel & maintenance (#15), and secure-storage operations (#22).
Debriefing And Social Services $250K/yr
[#20] Recurring counseling, debriefing, social services and case management for affected persons to prevent leaks and relapse into creating SCP-1688-1.
Supplies And Consumables $138K/yr
[#13, #26, #32] Consumables and small recurring costs: suit maintenance/certification/training (#13), evidence-processing and hazardous disposal (#26), and regular training/drills supplies (#32).
Personnel Security Clearance $50K/yr
[#33] Ongoing personnel security, clearance renewals and HR overhead.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $37.9M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with regular monitoring, staffing, maintenance, and reserve funding without major incidents.
no major storm migration into populated areas routine operations and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $39.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized migration into a small town requiring limited evacuations, targeted medical response, seizures and cleanup.
SCP-1688 moves into a small populated area single evacuation event and limited seizures/cleanup
🚨 Major Urban Incursion $137.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
SCP-1688 migrates into/near a large metropolitan area causing mass evacuations, infrastructure damage, large-scale seizures and major amnestic operations.
storm moves into a major metro area large-scale evacuations and replenishment of containment reserves
👥 Personnel 22 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#3] Perimeter patrol staff (Foundation + cooperating rangers), 24/7 coverage (8 FTE assumed).
Research Scientist / Technical Staff 8 [#24] Multidisciplinary research team (electrical engineers, neuroscientists, anthropologists, technicians) to analyze SCP-1688 and SCP-1688-1.
Meteorologist / Data Scientist 3 [#9] Meteorology and real-time forecasting staff (2–4 FTE; 3 assumed).
Medical Officer / Clinical Staff 3 [#19] Clinical staff for amnestic administration, medical triage and rehabilitation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Wide parameter ranges, event-driven costs, and uncertainty about frequency/severity of storm migrations and anomaly-specific behaviors reduce confidence. Many large contingency/reserve items are judgment-based rather than empirically constrained.
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