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SCP-173 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-173
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$2.6M
Annual recurring
$3.2M
Personnel
31
One-time setup costs are approximately $2,573,000 driven by containment chamber construction, specialized equipment, and an emergency reserve; annual recurring costs are approximately $3,210,800 driven primarily by continuous security/watch staffing and related personnel overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M
Containment Breach Reserve $1.2M
[#18] Dedicated contingency/reserve fund for large-scale breach response, recovery, evacuation, and emergency operations.
Facilities $650K
[#5] Reinforced containment cell construction including structural engineering, vestibule, sight ports and blast/force hardening.
Equipment $548K
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #15, #20, #22, #23] Secure access hardware and interlocks, CCTV/recording systems, UPS/generator procurement and installation, HVAC/filtration install, transport crate/vehicle retrofit capital, IT/hardened server setup, specialized experiment hardware, and archive vault setup initial costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#14] Lab buildout and instrumentation for cautious, small-scale research and material analysis.
Background Checks One Time $25K
[#17] Initial deep vetting and security clearance fees for ~20 personnel.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#1, #2] Continuous security/watch staffing (12–16 FTE equivalent) and entry/response team salaries and benefits.
Administrative Overhead $419K/yr
[#24] Site-19 pro-rated overhead (estimated ~15% applied to direct recurring costs).
Insurance Liability $300K/yr
[#19] Annual provision for potential compensation, litigation or hush payments.
Medical Coverage $225K/yr
[#3] On-call trauma response, paramedic/nurse staffing, medevac readiness and emergency medical consumables.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#16] Legal counsel, records redaction, cover/OPSEC operations, NDAs and related administrative secrecy costs.
Contingency Reserve Annual Allocation $100K/yr
[#18] Annual budget allocation to maintain/refresh the contingency reserve fund.
Research And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#14] Ongoing controlled research budget, instrumentation consumables, and experiment contingency.
Psychological Support $50K/yr
[#4] Counseling, employee assistance programs, and periodic psychological fitness testing for exposed staff.
Regular Cleaning And Biohazard $30K/yr
[#10] Bi-weekly hazmat cleaning, disinfectants, certified biohazard disposal/incineration, and labor allocation.
Maintenance Repairs $30K/yr
[#12] Wear-and-tear repairs: doors, sight ports, seals, sensors and structural patching.
It Security Operations $25K/yr
[#20] Ongoing secure server operations, audits, and hardened network maintenance.
Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#13] Annual refresher training, procedural drills, and simulated breach exercises.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#15] Per-transport operational costs and maintenance for transport readiness (assumes infrequent transport operations).
Hvac Maintenance $12K/yr
[#9] Filter replacement (HEPA/chemical), servicing and energy costs for isolated air handling.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#11] PPE, disinfectants, decontamination consumables and spill kits.
Monitoring Maintenance $10K/yr
[#7] Maintenance, storage, and secure archival costs for CCTV/audio recording systems.
Specialized Equipment Maintenance $10K/yr
[#22] Consumables and maintenance for specialized sensors, remote manipulators and experiment fixtures.
Archive And Evidence Preservation $10K/yr
[#23] Climate-controlled storage operations, chain-of-custody administration and evidence preservation.
Secure Access Maintenance $6K/yr
[#6] Annual maintenance, inspection and minor repairs for door interlocks and access control hardware.
Backup Power Maintenance $6K/yr
[#8] Fuel, servicing and tested run-hours for UPS/generator systems.
Background Check Renewal $5K/yr
[#17] Periodic renewal screening costs for cleared personnel.
Utilities $3K/yr
[#21] Electricity, water and basic utility allocations for continuous operation.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Transport Operation Costs $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.2M/yr
88.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; containment protocols maintained and only scheduled operations occur.
routine_operations scheduled_cleaning periodic_research
🚨 Minor Incident $3.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
A limited protocol lapse or single-person entry error resulting in minor injuries, overtime, and incident response.
protocol_lapse partial_break_in_line_of_sight minor_injury
🚨 Major Breach $4.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Containment failure causing multiple casualties, significant facility damage, large-scale emergency response and recovery.
complete_line_of_sight_loss multiple_fatalities containment_failure
🚨 Political Exposure $4.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Public exposure or leak leading to major legal action, settlements, and heavy OPSEC/cover-up expenditures.
media_leak civilian_witness unauthorized_disclosure
👥 Personnel 31 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Watch 14 [#1] Continuous two-person watch shifts; 12–16 FTE recommended (midpoint used).
Response Team / Handlers 6 [#2] On-call entry/response pool for scheduled entries and emergency breaches (4–8 recommended).
Research Scientist 2 [#14] Small research team for controlled experiments and sample analysis.
Medical Officer 2 [#3] Paramedic/nurse coverage and on-call trauma surgeon arrangements.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#8, #9, #12] Facilities and systems maintenance for power, HVAC, and containment upkeep.
IT / Systems Administrator 1 [#7, #20] Maintain secure recordings, hardened servers and network audits.
Hazmat Cleaning Technician 2 [#10, #11] Bi-weekly decontamination and biohazard disposal operations.
Administrative Staff 2 [#16, #17, #23] Records control, legal admin, background-check coordination and evidence chain-of-custody.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are driven by concrete staffing rules in containment procedures (so personnel costs are well-founded) but many line items have wide vendor/region variability and incident-driven uncertainties, producing medium confidence.
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