← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-1743 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1743
Expected annual
$3.8M
One-time setup
$14.3M
Annual recurring
$3.7M
Personnel
21
Initial one-time costs are approximately $14.35M driven primarily by site acquisition, contingency/reserve funding, and research/lab setup; annual recurring costs are approximately $3.70M/year driven by security staffing, research/analysis operations, and cover-story/legal/PR operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $14.3M
Facilities $10.1M
[#1, #5, #14] Purchase of the Studio Center parcel (one-time purchase assumed for baseline) estimated at $10,000,000; interior perimeter (chain-link fence) and installation $8,500; secure archival vault buildout $60,000.
Contingency Reserve $2.2M
[#31] Contingency / incident escalation fund reserve allocation (kept available for major escalations) midpoint estimate $2,250,000.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#9, #15, #17, #38] Class-A amnestic R&D/setup $300,000; forensic/digitization lab and server build $325,000; initial anomalous-media R&D program $550,000; specialized sensors/audiogenic research initial equipment $275,000.
Equipment $265K
[#3, #6, #10, #11, #18, #24, #27, #28, #39] Containment hardware (deadbolts/electronic lock) $20,000; perimeter sensors hardware $35,000; amnestic administration equipment $15,000; non-lethal restraint gear $25,000; data-security/air-gapped hardware initial $90,000; emergency communications hardware $6,000; initial PPE $5,000; DVD retrieval rigs $14,000; site vehicle purchase $55,000.
Cover Story Setup $175K
[#20] Initial legal/suppression/cover-story setup (record alteration, retainer, initial payoffs/PR setup) estimated midpoint $175,000.
Archival Redundancy Setup $110K
[#35] Long-term archival redundancy (off-site mirrored vaults, physical duplication buildout) estimated $110,000.
Staff Training Initial $30K
[#22] Initial site-specific training and SOP development for containment-specific procedures estimated $30,000.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#4, #7, #8, #16, #34] Technician inspection FTE (0.25 FTE ≈ $20,000), 24/7 security staffing & supervisor ≈ $575,000, specialized incident response team ≈ $225,000, digital analysis/research staff ≈ $750,000, administrative/site management salaries ≈ $275,000.
Research And Monitoring $705K/yr
[#9, #15, #17, #29, #30, #38, #40] Ongoing Class-A amnestic production/replenishment $125,000; digital storage operations $40,000; ongoing anomalous-media R&D $200,000; psychological support for exposed personnel $60,000; records management/processing $125,000; specialized sensors research recurring operations $110,000; annual audit & review $45,000.
Cover Story And Legal $505K/yr
[#20, #21, #32, #33, #37] Ongoing cover-story operations/PR payments $85,000/year; legal retainer $60,000/year; public-relations monitoring/disinformation $85,000/year; community mitigation / hush & rehoming $275,000/year (combined into cover/legal operations).
Facilities Maintenance $257K/yr
[#2, #5, #14, #25, #26, #35] Ongoing property taxes/municipal fees and building upkeep ≈ $200,000; fence maintenance $1,250; archive utilities/maintenance $6,000; utilities for locks/archives $10,750; small stage maintenance $11,500; archival redundancy maintenance $27,500.
Cybersecurity And Incident Response $125K/yr
[#19] Cybersecurity staff/monitoring and incident response retainers estimated $125,000/year.
Medical Incident Costs $100K/yr
[#12] Medical/morgue handling, autopsy, biohazard cleanup per-incident aggregated to yearly estimate ≈ $100,000.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#13, #39] Secure transfer logistics for SCP-1743-1 DVDs (courier/escorts) estimated $30,000/year; transport vehicle fuel & maintenance $10,000/year.
Perimeter Monitoring Contract $40K/yr
[#6] Monitoring contract or dedicated monitoring staff for perimeter sensors estimated $40,000/year.
Data Security And Backups Maintenance $40K/yr
[#18] Ongoing maintenance, rotation and air-gapped backup operations for data security estimated $40,000/year.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#4, #11, #27, #36] Technician parts contingency $5,000/year; non-lethal gear replacement/maintenance $6,000/year; PPE replenishment $3,000/year; miscellaneous consumables $5,500/year.
Operational Training Refreshers $15K/yr
[#23] Annual operational training refreshers, background checks and psychological screening estimated $15,000/year.
Amnestic Training Refreshers $6K/yr
[#10] Refresher training for amnestic administration $6,000/year.
Emergency Comms Maintenance $3K/yr
[#24] Emergency communications airtime and maintenance estimated $3,000/year.
Containment Hardware Spares $2K/yr
[#3] Spare parts for deadbolts/electronic locks estimated $2,000/year.
Site Lease Or Management $0/yr
[#1] Lease option present in analyst notes ($200,000–$1,000,000/year) but baseline assumes property purchase; lease set to $0 in baseline.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.7M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with purchased site and no major incidents; regular containment, analysis, and cover-story operations only.
regular security operations routine DVD retrievals and analysis ongoing R&D and cover-story maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
One or more brief activations leading to casualty(ies)/medical responses, extra amnestic usage, increased PR/legal activity, and additional forensic processing.
unauthorized individual climbs onstage medical/biohazard cleanup required extra amnestic doses and PR/legal outreach
🚨 Major Breach $8.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Severe escalation: mass-casualty events or memetic outbreak requiring emergency relocation, large-scale medical/forensic response, and use of contingency reserve.
memetic outbreak or mass-casualty incident containment failure requiring escalation significant public exposure
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#7] 24/7 rotating guards (6–12 typical); 8-person complement used for baseline staffing estimate.
Security Supervisor 1 [#7] On-site supervisor for guard rota and rapid response coordination.
Technician / Maintenance 1 [#3, #4] Daily inspection technician (0.25 FTE equivalent; counted as 1 head for access/assignment).
Incident Response Team (Medic / Psych / Nurse) 3 [#8, #12, #29] One medic, one psychologist, and one part-time nurse to administer sedation/amnestics and provide post-incident care.
Digital Analysis Staff / Researchers 5 [#15, #16, #17] Video analysts, data scientists and anomaly researchers for DVD analysis and R&D (3–8 specialists; 5 used here).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#34] Site director / senior management overseeing operations.
Administrative Staff 2 [#34, #21] Clerical, records management support and cover-story coordination staff.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all categories enabling a reasoned estimate; uncertainty remains due to operational choice (purchase vs lease), memetic behavior unpredictability, and incident frequency, hence medium confidence.
← SCP-1742 ↑ All SCPs SCP-1744 →