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SCP-1985 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-1985
Expected annual
$18.1M
One-time setup
$87.3M
Annual recurring
$17.4M
Personnel
17
Estimated one-time capital requirements are approximately $87,087,500 driven primarily by a large contingency reserve, facility buildout, and initial research/lab setup. Recurring operating costs are approximately $17,400,000/year driven by MTF readiness, dedicated research staff, security wages, insurance/cover operations, and ongoing facility/research maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $87.3M
Contingency Reserve $52.5M
[#25] One-time contingency/reserve allocation for catastrophic escalation, large-scale containment or emergency asset purchases.
Facilities $12.4M
[#1, #2, #11, #12, #20] Purpose-built containment suite, site security install, vault construction, decontamination/BSL‑4 facility outfitting, and initial radiation/exotic shielding.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10.2M
[#9, #13, #27] Research infrastructure and high-end instruments (#9), biohazard analysis/lab capability (#13), and specialized analytical software/HPC/setup (#27).
Mass Amnestic Stockpile $7.0M
[#15] Initial purchase/production and training for a mass amnestic stockpile.
Mtf Vehicle Procurement $3.0M
[#4] Initial procurement/amortized capital for specialized vehicles/aircraft for MTF readiness.
Equipment $1.7M
[#5, #10, #16, #19] Tracking hardware/install (#5), secure computing setup (#10), secure communications/hardened hardware (#16), and initial data archival hardware (#19).
Cover Story Setup $275K
[#21] One-time setup costs for front companies / legal cover per front.
Tracker Installation $188K
[#5] One-time cost for implanted tracker procurement and install infrastructure (satellite links/receivers).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.4M/yr
Mtf Preparedness $4.0M/yr
[#4] Recurring MTF preparedness, training, consumables, PPE rotation, and readiness operations.
Research And Monitoring $3.5M/yr
[#8, #9, #19, #27] Dedicated scientific research team payroll and operations, research-infrastructure maintenance, archival operations and simulation/software maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $1.6M/yr
[#7, #14, #15, #17, #28] Implant diagnostics/parts amortization, PPE/HEPA/filter replacements, amnestic stock maintenance, excursion kit replacements, and hazardous waste disposal contracts.
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#3] 24/7 on-site security staffing (approx. 15 full-time guards + 2 supervisors) including overtime.
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#21] Ongoing legal/cover-up budget and front-company operations, liaison and plausible deniability operations.
Insurance Reserve $1.1M/yr
[#26] Internal reserve for staff injuries, long-term care and indemnification-equivalent costs.
Logistics And Transport $925K/yr
[#18] Retrieval mission costs (airlift/HEMS, armored transport) amortized across 2–6 missions/year.
Medical Services $900K/yr
[#6] Ongoing medical staffing (physicians, neurosurgery on-call, ICU/anesthesia) and routine healthcare for SCP-1985. (Single complex surgery costs noted in #6 are event-driven and not separately annualized here.)
Recruitment And Retention $850K/yr
[#29] Recruitment, retention bonuses, relocation and specialized contractor fees for rare expertise.
Facilities Maintenance $550K/yr
[#11, #12, #20] Vault operations/monitoring, decontamination consumables and facility upkeep, and shielding/disposal monitoring.
Intel Coordination $475K/yr
[#30] Ongoing surveillance of cross-reality risks and inter-agency coordination costs.
It Operations $400K/yr
[#10, #16] IT staff, monitoring, forensic analysis for secure computing and maintenance of secure communications/Protocol dissemination systems.
Personnel Vetting $250K/yr
[#23] Ongoing vetting, clearances, polygraphs and insider-threat monitoring for staff with access.
Training Drills $175K/yr
[#24] Regular MTF/site drills for retrieval, Protocol 1985-Adahn and breach response rehearsals.
Psychological Care $125K/yr
[#22] Counseling, recreational allowances and consent-related care for SCP-1985.
Contingency Reserve Planning $100K/yr
[#25] Annual planning and maintenance costs associated with contingency/reserve readiness.
Tracking Service $70K/yr
[#5] Recurring telemetry service, satellite/data fees and monitoring for implanted tracker redundancy.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.4M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine excursions and maintenance only.
no major breaches routine retrievals and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $18.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized containment/medical incident requiring additional retrieval support, emergency surgery, limited amnestic deployment and legal/cover actions.
injury requiring complex implant surgery single problematic retrieval with public exposure limited contamination requiring targeted decon
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $67.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure or cross-reality contamination event invoking large-scale emergency response, mass amnestics, broad MTF/airlift operations and use of contingency reserve.
K-Class spillover risk or wide public exposure device error causing mass contamination multi-site coordinated response
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 Full-time guards covering 3 shifts as specified in #3; wages included in staff_wages.
Site Security Supervisor 2 Supervisory staff included in #3 wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges with wide variability and extreme tail risks (K-Class outcomes); many costs (frequency of surgeries, number of retrievals, size of contingency) are highly uncertain, so confidence is low.
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