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SCP-1936 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-1936
Expected annual
$12.2M
One-time setup
$41.8M
Annual recurring
$11.6M
Personnel
60
Estimated initial capital expenditure is approximately $41.8M driven primarily by land acquisition, construction of Area-37 and laboratory fit-out, perimeter hardening and specialized equipment; recurring annual baseline is approximately $11.6M driven by staff wages, MTF readiness/deployments, contingency reserves, and ongoing research/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $41.8M
Facilities $30.3M
[#1, #2, #8, #17, #19] Includes fence installation, patrol road/hardening, Area-37 construction, grid/generator upgrades and property acquisition costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.4M
[#9, #13, #28, #15] BSL-3 autopsy/forensics lab fit-out, specialized scientific instruments (mass spec, EM, LIDAR), bespoke anomalous-instrumentation prototypes, and initial decon/PPE kit-up.
Equipment $3.8M
[#3, #7, #10, #11, #14, #18] Camera network, armored/secure vehicles, incinerator hardware, secure vault cells/crates, drones/rovers, communications hardware.
Community Compensation $600K
[#21] One-time community impact mitigation / relocation / compensation payments.
Legal And Cover Setup $425K
[#20] One-time legal/cover-story setup, initial NDA/gag order costs and PR/legal retainers.
Structural Engineering Initial $250K
[#24] Initial topological/structural engineering and modelling studies.
Capital Summary $0
[#31] Summary guidance / non-additive capital estimate; reflected elsewhere in one-time totals.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.6M/yr
Staff Wages $4.9M/yr
[#4, #5, #12, #16] Salaries & benefits for 24/7 video monitoring staff, perimeter security guards, scientific researchers and core medical staffing.
Contingency Reserve $2.0M/yr
[#26] Contingency/reserve fund (recommended 10–20% of operational budget) for breaches, emergency contracting and legal settlements.
Mtf Readiness $1.4M/yr
[#6] MTF Zeta-29 annual readiness/training and budgeted per-deployment consumables/transport (expected 3–6 deployments/year).
Supplies And Consumables $612K/yr
[#15, #22, #9, #14] PPE replenishment, field expedition consumables, lab consumables and drone/robot consumables/repairs.
Research And Monitoring $475K/yr
[#3, #13, #24, #28] Camera/storage maintenance and analytics, scientific equipment calibration, ongoing structural/topological reassessments and R&D budgets.
Logistics And Transport $462K/yr
[#7, #23] Vehicle maintenance/fuel and long-term secure transfers/shipping escorts to other Sites.
Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr
[#25] Routine upkeep for fence, buildings, grounds, seasonal repairs, and site systems.
Cover Story And Legal $275K/yr
[#20] Ongoing legal fees, NDA enforcement, PR and government/municipal relations.
Training And Drills $275K/yr
[#29] Regular cross-disciplinary training, simulated breach exercises and biohazard drills.
Medical Medevac Contract $225K/yr
[#16] Medevac/helicopter on-call contract and emergency evacuation readiness.
Community Liaison $200K/yr
[#21] Ongoing community mitigation, liaison staff and local compensation programs.
Communications And Data $112K/yr
[#18] Bandwidth, encrypted comms, satellite backup, secure storage and off-site backups.
Incinerator Operation $100K/yr
[#10] Operating costs for on-site hazardous waste incinerator (fuel, maintenance) as chosen disposal approach.
Psychological Support $100K/yr
[#27] Counseling, monitoring and rotation policies for exposed personnel.
K9 Program $50K/yr
[#5] Recurring K-9 program operational costs.
Operational Summary $0/yr
[#30] High-level operational baseline guidance (non-additive; operational costs are summed across recurring categories).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.6M/yr
70.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with no major containment incidents; recurring operations proceed as planned.
routine_operations scheduled_research periodic_deployments
🚨 Minor Incident $12.4M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Small containment incident or series of additional MTF deployments requiring increased deployments, overtime, modest emergency contracting and repair work.
small_breach 3–6 additional_deployments equipment_repair
🚨 Major Breach $19.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or large anomalous event requiring emergency mass response, community compensation, major repairs, accelerated R&D and possible legal costs.
large_scale_breach extensive_infrastructure_damage political_exposure
👥 Personnel 60 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 20 [#5] Perimeter guards, supervisors and rapid reaction unit to cover a ~3.14 km perimeter with redundancy.
Video Monitoring Technician 12 [#4] 24/7 camera monitoring staff across three shifts (automated analytics + human review).
Research Scientist 12 [#12] Scientific staff analyzing remains, running assays and leading projects.
Lab Technician / Pathologist 6 [#9, #12] BSL-3 lab techs and pathologists supporting autopsies and sample processing.
Medical Officer 4 [#16] On-call medics and medical support staff.
Administrative Staff 3 [#8, #20] Site administration, evidence intake and cover-story/legal liaison support.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#17, #25] Facilities, generators, vehicles and equipment maintenance staff.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and many line items depend on local land prices, scope choices (on-site incinerator vs contracted disposal), and the unpredictable anomalous activity level of SCP-1936; containment of topological anomalies introduces additional uncertainty, so overall confidence is low.
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