SCP-1875 — SCP-1875 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1875 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1875

Expected annual

$1.4M

One-time setup

$1.4M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

One-time capital expenses are approximately $1.42M driven by lab upgrades, conservation/restoration, a Faraday-caged containment room, and a contingency reserve; annual operations run ~ $1.35M/year driven by specialist staff wages, research program costs, and ongoing maintenance/consumables.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M

Contingency Reserve One Time $500K

[#32] Recommended contingency/reserve fund (one year's operating budget held in reserve) per item #32.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K

[#19] Forensic neuropathology/bioanalysis lab upgrade (BSL-2-capable upgrade, histology/sequencing equipment) per item #19.

Equipment $192K

[#14, #15, #16, #17, #21, #23, #24] Device-free infrastructure (lockers/secure lockers), screening equipment purchase (metal detectors/wands), dedicated air-gapped printer setup, industrial scrap-metal shredder (or equivalent purchase option), appraisal/valuation fees, wired CCTV install, and machine-shop access/machining setup (see items #14, #15, #16, #17, #21, #23, #24).

Facilities $146K

[#1, #2, #3, #20, #22, #28] Faraday-caged containment room, mechanical vault/door install, climate/HVAC collar integration, storage cabinetry for human remains, viewing/shield installation, and hardened paper archive vault (see items #1, #2, #3, #20, #22, #28).

Conservation Restoration $125K

[#5] Specialty conservation/restoration of the steam engine and chess mechanism (skilled machinist/conservator work) per item #5.

Remains Handling Legal One Time $75K

[#20] One-time legal/ethical compliance fees, permits, and potential next-of-kin/legal groundwork for handling human remains per item #20.

Cover Story Setup $55K

[#27] One-time setup of cover-story/public-relations/legal readiness and document-control for containment operations per item #27.

Background Checks Initial $35K

[#13] Initial deep background checks and clearances for relevant staff (10–20 persons initial budget) per item #13.

Boiler Certification Setup $12K

[#6] Boiler and pressure-system certification/setup (initial code compliance, pressure testing setup) per item #6.

Appraisal One Time $6K

[#21] Specialist artifact appraisal/valuation (one-time) per item #21.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $840K/yr

[#8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #15, #19] Salaries and benefits: steam/boiler engineer (#8), two network security experts (#9), armed security guard (#10), child psychology specialist (#11), pro-rated Level-4 supervisor availability (#12), screening staff (#15), and neuropathologist/technician combined (#19).

Research And Monitoring $286K/yr

[#19, #22, #25] Ongoing specialist salaries/consumables for neuropathology and bioanalysis (#19), psychological monitoring/counseling and mitigation for armor exposure (#22), and broader research program operating budget for behavioral/mechanical/sentience studies (#25).

Emergency Response $75K/yr

[#26] Annual training, drills, emergency staffing/MTF standby readiness and equipment for containment-breach preparedness per item #26.

Cover Story And Legal $55K/yr

[#20, #21, #27] Recurring legal/compliance fees for human remains handling and ethics (#20), insurance premiums and specialist coverage (#21), and ongoing cover-story/public-relations costs (#27).

Facilities Maintenance $53K/yr

[#4, #6, #14, #23, #24, #28, #29] Climate-control operations/maintenance (#4), ongoing boiler inspections/maintenance (#6), device-free infrastructure maintenance (#14), wired CCTV maintenance and archival media (#23), spare parts/machine-shop access recurring (#24), archive/offsite duplication maintenance (#28), and increased utilities for containment (power/water) (#29).

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#7, #16, #17, #18, #30] Fuel/water treatment/lubricants for steam operation (#7), paper & printing consumables (#16), shredding/hazardous-waste per-event and small recurring shredder costs (#17), designated single-use laptop procurement & per-exercise logistics (annualized) (#18), and hazardous-waste disposal contracts (#30).

Logistics And Transport $17K/yr

[#16, #18, #31] Transport, staging, courier costs for paper reports and per-exercise logistics, and other miscellaneous administrative shipping/travel (#16, #18, #31).

Background Checks Recurring $6K/yr

[#13] Periodic re-vetting and renewal checks for staff with device bans and clearance maintenance per item #13.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled research, and regular maintenance only.

routine_operations scheduled_research_and_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized mechanical failure or single exposure event requiring additional repairs, targeted forensics, counseling, and legal action.

small_mechanical_failure single_exposure_event localized_biological_contamination

🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or severe anomalous event requiring major repairs, relocation, extended forensic/sentience analysis, MTF intervention, and large legal/PR expenditures.

full_containment_breach widespread_exposure extended_recovery_and_relocation

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Steam Engineer / Operator	1	[#8] Trained steam/boiler operator required to run and maintain SCP-1875-3.
Network Security Expert	2	[#9] Two full-time experts to enforce device bans and perform RF surveys/air-gap design.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#10] On-site armed physical security per containment procedures.
Child Psychology Specialist	1	[#11] Specialist to advise on subject interactions and assess exposures.
Research Scientist / Neuropathologist	1	[#19] Neuropathologist leading bioanalysis and tissue study (part of specialist salaries).
Technician / Lab Assistant	1	[#19] Lab technician supporting neuropathology and histology workflows.
Screening / Entry Staff	1	[#15] Trained screener(s) operating metal detectors and ingress checks.
Site Level-4 Supervisor / Executive Staff (pro-rated)	1	[#12] Level-4 oversight availability (pro-rated allocation to SCP costs).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all costs; however uncertainty remains in event frequency (Exercise-November-77 activations), local labor/contractor pricing, and whether shredding will be done in-house or contracted, so overall confidence is medium.

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