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SCP-1708 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1708
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$2.5M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
16
Initial capital costs are approximately $2.5M driven by containment construction, specialized imaging/lab buildout and redundancy systems; ongoing annual operations are roughly $1.86M/year dominated by staff wages, research programs and site resiliency/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M
Equipment $625K
[#5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #23] High-SPL audio systems, restraint hardware, redundant HD/IR/thermal cameras and servers, medical monitoring hardware, mobile CT purchase option and initial secure storage servers.
Facilities $500K
[#1, #2] Construction of a padded, shock-rated containment chamber sized for a 3.7 m subject including acoustic upgrades and structural/acoustic isolation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $430K
[#10, #11, #12] Pathology lab buildout, analytical chemistry/materials testing equipment (SEM/EDS, mass spectrometry, XPS) and initial acoustic research lab setup.
Decommissioning Contingency $300K
[#30] Contingency budget for major containment upgrade or safe decommissioning/disposal.
Insurance Reserve Capitalization $200K
[#27] One-time capitalization of disaster/contingency reserve.
Power Resiliency $120K
[#17] Backup generators, UPS and fuel/storage infrastructure for remote site resiliency.
Hvac Installation $100K
[#3] Dedicated, acoustically-decoupled HVAC installation (redundant systems).
Fire Suppression Installation $100K
[#4] Non-water inert-gas/CO2 local suppression installation with sensors and fail-safes.
Vehicles $70K
[#18] Site vehicle(s), transport crates and road-maintenance-capable vehicles for remote mountain access.
Transport Crate $40K
[#26] Shock- and sound-isolated emergency transport crate for rapid extraction.
Anti Reflection Measures $12K
[#6] Physical room fittings, signage, locked ingress and initial staff training to eliminate reflective surfaces and religious artifacts.
Secure Storage Initial $10K
[#19] Lockable vault/armory and inventory/tamper systems for off-site weapons/sharp instrument storage.
Ppe Initial $6K
[#20] Initial stock of specialized non-reflective clothing, hearing protection and PPE.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #16] Security personnel (round-the-clock), research scientists & technicians, on-site medic/nurse and site management/administrative salaries.
Research And Monitoring $285K/yr
[#11, #12, #28] Ongoing analytical-chemistry/materials research, acoustic/musicology experiments, and extended communication/langauge research programs.
Cover Story And Legal $110K/yr
[#24] Research permits, local government liaison, cover-story PR and legal retainers.
Supplies And Consumables $92K/yr
[#5, #9, #10, #20, #22, #29, #7] Restraint replacements/repairs, medical consumables, pathology consumables, PPE replenishment, hazardous waste disposal, general consumables and audio equipment calibration.
Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #17, #21, #23] HVAC energy/maintenance, suppression inspections, camera/storage maintenance, generator fuel/maintenance, padded-surface repairs/replacement and data-storage operational costs.
Logistics And Transport $52K/yr
[#18, #26] Vehicle fuel/maintenance, staff commuting/road ops and transport-crate readiness/crew drills.
Insurance Replenishment $30K/yr
[#27] Annual replenishment of the contingency/reserve fund and insurance premiums.
Staff Training $30K/yr
[#25] Regular training for de-escalation, acoustic hazards, reflection avoidance and psychological support programs.
Secure Storage Administration $3K/yr
[#19] Annual administration/monitoring costs for off-site secure storage and inventory audits.
Anti Reflection Admin $2K/yr
[#6] Ongoing administrative costs for inventory control and artifact prevention measures.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
86.8% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance and scheduled research activity.
normal_operations scheduled_research routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Minor self-harm or containment event causing limited room/equipment damage and medical treatment but no large breach.
self-harm_attempt limited_structural_damage minor_medical_response
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring chamber reconstruction, major equipment replacement and extended incident response.
structural_collapse equipment_destruction extended_response_operations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.9M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Large-scale containment catastrophe with environmental/hazardous contamination, relocation and major decommissioning/recovery costs.
catastrophic_structural_failure hazardous_contamination full_relocation_and_decommission
🚨 Research Scale Up $2.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Planned accelerated research year requiring additional contracted analysis, expanded lab capacity and temporary staffing.
intensive_materials_analysis extended_contract_lab_work temporary_staffing_increase
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#13] 24/7 site security staffing across shifts; specialized training for non-lethal containment and anti-reflection protocols.
Research Scientist 3 [#14, #11, #12, #28] Behavioral researchers, materials scientists and linguists conducting ongoing studies and experiments.
Technician 2 [#14, #7, #8] On-site technicians to operate acoustic/audio capture, surveillance and laboratory equipment.
Medical Officer 1 [#15, #9, #10] On-site nurse/medic for daily checks and emergency stabilization; supports medical monitoring.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#16] Supervisory leadership and level-3 approvals / oversight.
Administrative Staff 1 [#16, #24] Procurement, local liaison, permits and cover-story administration.
Consulting Physician (retainer) 0 [#15] On-call/retainer physician (not on-site full-time) covered by recurring consulting fees.
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item ranges were provided allowing a reasonable mid-range estimate, but wide uncertainty remains for imaging choices (mobile CT vs contract), breach probabilities, and anomalous-specific equipment needs, so confidence is medium.
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