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SCP-1803 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1803
Expected annual
$6.0M
One-time setup
$12.5M
Annual recurring
$5.8M
Personnel
23
One-time capital and structural engineering (containment room, overhead support, rigging and contingencies) dominate initial costs; recurring costs are driven by specialized security/research staffing, field operations, monitoring/IT, and expendable experimental consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.5M
Scale Up Contingency $5.0M
[#30] Contingency reserve for major scale-up, relocation, or substantial reinforcements if object mass/behavior exceeds initial design assumptions.
Facilities $3.6M
[#1, #2, #14] Construction of the secure 10x25x15m containment room including reinforced structure, HVAC/isolation integration, and overhead support grid engineering/installation; includes initial SCIF-equivalent vault construction for evidence storage.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#6, #10, #11] Development/deployment of automated change-detection software and on-site/off-site storage, laboratory instrumentation (X-ray/CT, mass spec, FTIR, microscopy, remote sample handling), and initial remote robotic manipulators/sacrificial test fixtures.
Equipment $1.4M
[#3, #4, #5, #17, #18, #19, #20] Primary suspension hardware and certified rigging installation, heavy-lift crane purchase option, CCTV/optical monitoring hardware, comms/OPSEC hardware, initial emergency/rapid-response gear, power/UPS/generator equipment, and environmental sensors.
Insurance Reserve $1.0M
[#21] Specialized insurance/exposure reserve and indemnity fund (internal contingency for third-party claims and catastrophic loss mitigation).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#7, #8, #9] 24/7 specialized Level-4 security staffing (multi-shift), on-site containment/maintenance technicians, and dedicated research team salaries and benefits.
Logistics And Transport $875K/yr
[#16, #26] Field operations and local monitoring teams (vehicles, covert recovery ops) and secure transport/armored transfers for high-risk recovered materials.
Cover Story And Legal $575K/yr
[#15, #25] Legal/diplomatic/cover-up expenditures, false demolition/cleanup stories, PR and municipal false-flag expenditures to maintain cover narratives.
Research And Monitoring $540K/yr
[#5, #6, #23, #24, #11] Continuous CCTV/optical monitoring operations, automated change-detection storage/compute/software maintenance, archival/cataloging operations, annual experiment budgets/approvals overhead, and related analysis support; includes some recurring robot experiment costs.
Supplies And Consumables $525K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #27] Lab consumables and calibration, robotic replacements and expendable test fixtures, sacrificial test objects budget, and routine facility consumables (PPE, cleaning, basic supplies).
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#1, #2, #19, #20, #28] Ongoing structural and HVAC maintenance, generator/fuel and energy costs, environmental sensor maintenance/calibration, and periodic structural inspections/compliance audits.
Decommissioning Prohibition Management $200K/yr
[#29] Administrative monitoring and coordination costs to enforce the prohibition on decommissioning within 10 km, including liaison and mitigation payments to delay or alter civilian projects.
Hazardous Materials Handling $175K/yr
[#13] Hazmat handling, decontamination, approved disposal, incineration/secure destruction and associated permits and team costs.
Personnel Support And Training $100K/yr
[#22] Personnel vetting, psychological services, EO/IC training and periodic background reinvestigations for staff exposed to disturbing/classified materials.
Emergency Response Readiness $100K/yr
[#18] On-call emergency team readiness, rapid descent/re-suspension gear maintenance, firefighting and hazmat readiness training and drills.
Secure Evidence Handling $100K/yr
[#14] Recurring costs for chain-of-custody, redaction, secure storage, and SCIF-equivalent vault operations for salvaged/removed items.
Communications Security Operations $75K/yr
[#17] Recurring operations for secure communications, air-gapped analysis environments, periodic audits, and encryption/key management for classified materials handling.
Heavy Lift Crane Rental And Service $30K/yr
[#4] Ongoing rental, certification, and service if crane is not purchased or for periodic heavy-lift needs during maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr
88.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine monitoring scheduled maintenance regular experiments
🚨 Minor Incident $6.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized incorporation event requiring remote removal, overtime, and additional analysis.
incorporation of contaminated item drone/robotic retrieval and destruction short-term full alert
🚨 Major Breach $11.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or incorporation of hazardous/Keter-class material requiring full emergency response and major repairs.
suspension failure incorporation of high-risk anomalous component structural damage
🚨 Political Exposure $7.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Accelerated incorporation of classified materials triggers diplomatic/legal actions and costly cover-up/settlements.
disclosure of classified documents government/diplomatic inquiries media leaks
🚨 Scale Up Trigger $15.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Object mass/behavior exceeds initial design and a major scale-up, relocation, or rebuild is required.
unexpected ton-scale loads repeated suspension/structural underperformance decision to relocate or rebuild containment
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 24/7 Level-4 security staffing across shifts (monitoring, rapid response, relief). [#7]
Engineer / Maintenance 4 On-site containment technicians for rigging inspections, HVAC/electrical maintenance, and mechanical repairs. [#8]
Research Scientist 5 Dedicated research team (intelligence liaisons, artifact analysts, conservators, materials scientists) for continuous assessment. [#9]
Administrative Staff / Site Supervisor 2 Supervisory and administrative personnel to manage schedules, approvals, and liaison tasks referenced in staffing budget. [#7, #9]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasoned estimate; however substantial uncertainty remains around SCP-1803's actual mass/dynamic loading and the frequency/severity of incorporation events, so cost ranges (especially for structural and contingent items) retain moderate uncertainty.
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