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SCP-1924 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1924
Expected annual
$4.0M
One-time setup
$7.5M
Annual recurring
$3.8M
Personnel
17
One-time setup including construction and insurance reserve totals approximately $7.5M; recurring annual operations including staffing, MTF readiness, and contingency average ~$3.81M/yr, with major cost drivers being staff wages and response readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.5M
Insurance Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#18] One-time funded reserve for property damage, relocation, legal settlements (funded reserve per analyst recommendation).
Facilities $2.8M
[#1] Purpose-built 50×50×50 m containment hall construction, foundations, blast doors, airlocks, seismic/vibration isolation.
Equipment $1.0M
[#2, #3, #4, #10, #13, #16, #17] Inner suspended 10×10×4 m cell and suspension system; UPS/generator one-time installation; HVAC hardware one-time; specialized capture hardware (drones/rigs) one-time; furnishings setup; badges/uniform production one-time; IT/endpoint security hardware one-time.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K
[#5, #6, #11] High-fidelity monitoring hardware (cameras/LIDAR/sensors); secure servers and analysis infrastructure one-time capital; high-end imaging capital (portable CT/fMRI) if required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#7, #8, #12, #14] On-duty "corporate manager" FTEs (4–6); site security personnel (6–10 guards); research staff (2–4 FTEs); work-task generation/clerical staff (0.5–1.5 FTEs).
Mtf Readiness $1.0M/yr
[#9] Mobile Task Force and specialized response team readiness: training, equipment rotation, on-call pay and periodic exercises (scope-dependent).
Containment Difficulty Contingency $635K/yr
[#25] 20% contingency applied to baseline recurring operational budget to cover unforeseen technical upgrades or increased breach frequency.
Cover Story And Legal $330K/yr
[#15, #24] Routine cover infrastructure (badges/domains/phone lines) and PR/legal crisis fund / containment-breach externalities set-aside.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#5, #6, #11, #12] Sensor calibration/replacement and consumables; IT/storage maintenance; routine medical/psychiatric testing; research consumables and experiment runs.
Facilities Maintenance $112K/yr
[#4, #20, #23] HVAC servicing/maintenance; routine maintenance, inspections, PPE and recertification; amortized long-term capital replacement schedule.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#22] Transfer logistics and specialized transport budget (1–2 transfers/yr budgeted).
Training And Drills $60K/yr
[#21] Regular breach-response drills, psychological resilience training, third-party audits and compliance testing.
Energy Consumption $55K/yr
[#19] Electricity for HVAC, lighting, servers, sensors, and imaging equipment.
Specialized Capture Maintenance $40K/yr
[#10] Maintenance, replacement parts, and consumables for drones/automated retrieval rigs and rapid-deployment barriers.
It Security And Support $40K/yr
[#17] Ongoing IT support, patching, endpoint security and deception system maintenance.
Generator Fuel And Maintenance $25K/yr
[#3] UPS/generator fuel contracts, scheduled maintenance and routine service.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#13, #16] Paper/tasks replacement and office supplies; badge/uniform replacement consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr
69.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, monitoring, and scheduled maintenance.
no breach routine maintenance regular research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Minor containment incident requiring MTF response, short repairs, and limited PR/legal action.
short breach (<30 min) localized equipment repairs limited PR/legal expenses
🚨 Major Breach $5.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach requiring extended MTF mobilization, major repairs, medical interventions, and substantial legal/PR response.
prolonged breach structural damage public exposure requiring legal action
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $11.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Severe containment failure with extensive property damage, large-scale exposure, or requirement to relocate/replace site and conduct major settlements.
site-wide failure mass exposure or legal crisis need for site relocation/rebuild
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
On-site Manager / 'Corporate Manager' 5 Continuous human presence required; 4–6 FTEs to cover 24/7 rotations and leave. [#7]
Security Officer / Guard 8 Dedicated site security for perimeter and rapid response (6–10 guards for 24/7 coverage). [#8]
Research Scientist 3 Physicists and anomalous research personnel (2–4 FTEs) to study distortions and design safe experiments. [#12]
Administrative / Documentation Staff 1 Work-task generation, clerical and cataloguing staff (0.5–1.5 FTEs) responsible for creating and rotating prewritten tasks. [#14]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide good coverage of required systems and ranges, but many line items have wide ranges (e.g., MTF readiness, insurance reserve, staffing levels) and scenario probabilities are judgment-based; contingency partially mitigates uncertainty.
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