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SCP-1993 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1993
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$1.7M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
7
Initial one-time capital and containment setup is dominated by facility buildout and a large long-term upgrade contingency; annual operating costs are driven by staff wages, medical/on-call retainer, incident response readiness, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M
Proliferation Upgrade Contingency $1.1M
[#29] Contingency capital for large-scale containment upgrades if proliferation risk escalates.
Facilities $250K
[#1] Build/retrofit 5m x 5m x 3m sealed chamber, lightproofing, negative-pressure HEPA, tamper sensors, audio passthrough.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $140K
[#6, #19] Surgical table, instrument trays, autoclave and initial research equipment/instruments.
Equipment $112K
[#2, #4, #5, #8, #16, #22] Custom safe, audio comms, visual-detectors, refrigeration, cybersecurity setup, secure transit container.
Additional Safes Contingency $45K
[#23] Contingency budget for additional small safes/secure containers to store proliferated instances (3-5 units).
Training Sop Development $35K
[#20] One-time SOP development and initial comprehensive training curriculum.
Power Backup $12K
[#3] UPS/generator to keep locks, HVAC, audio and sensors active (one-time hardware).
Ppe Initial Stock $10K
[#9] Initial stocking of gowns, gloves, masks, bloodborne-pathogen kits, sutures, adhesives.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $505K/yr
[#10, #11] Security guard coverage (shift/overtime) and scientific staff + containment systems technician salaries.
Cover Story And Legal $310K/yr
[#15, #17, #27, #25] Evidence/media purge team retainer, legal/compliance budgets, ethical/PR mitigation, internal monitoring.
Research And Monitoring $302K/yr
[#7, #19, #28, #20] Recurring decontamination events, research consumables/sequencing, per-test marginal costs, ongoing training/drills.
Incident Response Personnel $150K/yr
[#18] Salary/standby costs for rapid-response security/medical/forensics personnel.
Medical Contingency $100K/yr
[#12, #24] Annual contingency for per-survivor emergency care, indemnities and rehabilitation reserve.
Incident Response Contingency Fund $100K/yr
[#18] Annual reserve to fund rapid containment actions, retrieval, short-term quarantines.
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#26] Utilities allocation, HR, payroll processing, facility administrative costs.
Medical Oncall Retainer $70K/yr
[#12] On-call trauma/surgical retainer for emergency response.
D Class Costs $36K/yr
[#13] Recruiting, housing, processing and per-test D-class costs (assumes ~12 tests/yr or maintained pool).
Supplies And Consumables $24K/yr
[#9, #6, #14] PPE recurring replenishment, sterilization consumables, medical waste disposal contracts.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#22] Annual budget for secure transfers and per-transfer security costs.
Cybersecurity Maintenance $20K/yr
[#16] Maintenance of secure logging, audit systems and intrusion detection.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#1, #3, #8] Ongoing HVAC/filtration maintenance, chamber upkeep, minor facility repairs.
Behavioral Counseling $10K/yr
[#21] Staff psychological screening and counseling services.
Visual Device Enforcement $5K/yr
[#5] Staffing/enforcement and detector operations to prevent unauthorized visual recording.
Audio System Support $3K/yr
[#4] Support, updates and anti-spoof testing for hardened audio intercom.
Power Backup Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3] UPS/generator maintenance and fuel.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
76.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine testing cadence and no major incidents.
routine_tests no public exposure no major medical emergencies
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Single-site incident: D-class survives or requires major emergency care; limited takedown and media response required.
surviving subject emergency care small media leak local takedown operation
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Containment breach resulting in multiple new instances or offsite transfers requiring additional safes, retrieval and substantial incident response.
multiple new instances on-site breach expanded short-term storage needs
🚨 Proliferation Event $3.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Public proliferation or sustained offsite spread requiring major capital upgrades and extensive public/legal mitigation.
public incidents multiple offsite transfers requirement for large-scale containment expansion
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#10] Number on duty at any given time to maintain 2-3 guards per shift and rapid response coverage.
Research Scientist 2 [#11] Dedicated researchers trained on SCP-1993 behavior and authorized testing procedures.
Containment Systems Technician 1 [#11] Maintenance of chamber, HVAC, filtration, and tamper systems.
Administrative Staff 1 [#26] Local admin/records and liaison for legal/cover operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Primary equipment and staffing costs are well-specified in analyst notes; however per-incident probabilities, long-term proliferation escalation costs, and choices about retained contingency vs. paid upgrades are uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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