SCP-2012 — SCP-2012 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2012 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2012

Expected annual

$1.9M

One-time setup

$2.8M

Annual recurring

$1.9M

Personnel

One-time upfront capital of approximately $2.78M for artisanal fabrication, MTF equipment, horse procurement, and a contingency reserve; recurring annual costs ~ $1.87M driven by specialized personnel salaries, MTF readiness, facilities/operations, and multiple replacement/incident reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.8M

Contingency Reserve Escalation $1.2M

[#26] Recommended one-time contingency reserve for escalation / catastrophic response.

Equipment $621K

[#3, #4, #5, #10, #14, #24] Initial purchase/commissioning of period-accurate lorica (suits and spares), weapons/auxilia kits, aquila replicas, surveillance hardware (camera towers/thermal/etc.), initial containment/medical kits, and initial data/IT hardware.

Mtf Equipment $350K

[#13] One-time MTF equipment buyout: vehicles, trailers, communications, portable corrals, and field gear.

Facilities $215K

[#8, #20] One-time fit-out of 3 safehouse sites (secure storage, small stables/tack rooms) and climate-controlled vault construction/fit-out for recovered artifacts.

Initial Alpha Training $135K

[#2] Initial intensive specialist training (Vulgar Latin, Roman tactics, horsemanship) for three Alpha personnel (one-time cohort setup costs).

Horse Procurement And Training $132K

[#6] Purchase and initial training/quarantine/transport for 6 horses (3 active + spares).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $78K

[#15, #23] Initial research project setup and acquisition of cultural/language reference materials, props, and reference library.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr

Staff Wages $390K/yr

[#1] Salaries for 3 dedicated Alpha specialists (mid-range estimate: ~$130k each, specialists with linguistics, history, equestrian skills).

Mtf Readiness $225K/yr

[#13] Annual MTF readiness, training, and standby budget (personnel training, joint exercises, non-lethal options).

Research And Monitoring $222K/yr

[#10, #11, #15] Ongoing surveillance maintenance/data costs, aerial/satellite/drone tasking campaigns, and annual research/analysis budget.

Facilities Maintenance $198K/yr

[#8, #20] Annual rents/ops for 3 safehouses (~$2k–8k/month per site) plus vault storage, insurance, utilities and basic maintenance.

Cover Story And Legal $180K/yr

[#9, #18] Annual costs for Loch Lomond closure logistics/cover operations and ongoing diplomatic/legal/cover-story operations with local authorities.

Logistics And Transport $150K/yr

[#12, #17] Local contractor/liaison contracts (Israel & Armenia) and annual travel/transport budget for deployments, horse transit, and shipping gear.

Insurance And Worker Safety $125K/yr

[#21] Insurance, workers' comp, vaccinations, psychological care, and safety training for exposed staff and equine insurance.

Media Suppression Reserve $75K/yr

[#19] Annual contingency reserve for media suppression, witness payments, legal take-downs, and cyber incident management.

Training Exercises $50K/yr

[#25] Annual multi-actor drills, travel/per-diem, scenario props, and evaluation costs.

Horse Upkeep And Stabling $48K/yr

[#7] Feed, vet care, farrier, stabling, transport allowances and insurance for ~6 horses.

Replica Replacement Reserve $35K/yr

[#16] General annual reserve for replacing items taken when SCP disappears (additional to itemized replacement budgets).

Armor Replacement $30K/yr

[#3] Annual replacement budget for lorica segmentata attrition/loss when SCP disappears.

Alpha Training Refreshers $30K/yr

[#2] Yearly refreshers / contracted specialist trainers for Vulgar Latin, tactics, and horsemanship.

Medical And Psych Care $30K/yr

[#22] Ongoing medical checks, PTSD counseling, and post-engagement care for core personnel.

Administrative And Audit $30K/yr

[#27] Annual audit, compliance, SOP revision, and external consultant costs.

Aquila Replacement $17K/yr

[#5] Annual replacement budget for aquila/legion emblems and replicas.

Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr

[#14, #23] Consumables and replacement small items for containment/medical kits and yearly updates to cultural/language materials.

Data It $10K/yr

[#24] Ongoing secure comms, data storage, backups, and field comms hardware replacement/hosting.

Weapons Replacement $6K/yr

[#4] Annual replacement budget for period-accurate weapons and auxilia kit.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with annual containment operations, routine replacements, training, and monitoring only.

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🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$130K vs baseline

Limited equipment losses or small containment failures requiring an MTF activation, item replacements, and localized PR/participant payments.

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🚨 Major Breach $2.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Alpha containment fails; requires prolonged MTF deployment, heavy asset replacement, large-scale PR/legal response, and draw on escalation contingency.

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👥 Personnel 3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Alpha Specialist (linguist/historian/equestrian)	3	[#1] Three full-time Alpha personnel (Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Alpha-3) required by containment procedures; salaries included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are mid-range aggregations from wide analyst-provided ranges; many items (artisanal fabrication, ISR tasking, diplomatic costs, attrition rates) have high variance and site-dependent pricing, so medium confidence until procurement quotes are obtained.

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