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SCP-203 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-203
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$8.8M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
14
One-time capital of approximately $8.8M driven by containment construction, anechoic chamber installation, advanced imaging capital, and a multi-million-dollar contingency reserve; recurring annual costs approximately $3.09M driven by specialized staffing, imaging program operations, medical contingencies, and legal/cover expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.8M
Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#25] Catastrophic breach / site rebuild & public mitigation reserve (recommended $1M–$10M; midpoint used).
Capital Summary Estimate $2.0M
[#27] Analyst capital-summary line (one-time capital summary estimate of ~$800k–$6M+); included as a budgeting summary item.
Facilities $1.8M
[#1, #2] Reinforce/expand Storage Bunker 3-A and build inner anechoic/absorptive chamber sized for a 2.5 m subject; includes reinforced concrete, airlock, specialized anechoic materials, observation ports and grounding/service ports.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M
[#12, #26] Capital for advanced non-invasive imaging R&D (prototype instruments, lab space) and initial materials analysis study.
Equipment $420K
[#3, #4, #9, #18, #19, #24] Remote robotic manipulators and integration, high-fidelity acoustic monitoring hardware, initial fleet of custom PPE, one-time security hardware upgrades (armored doors/CCTV locks), portable acoustic suppression kits, and transport crate/vehicle mods.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Annual Summary $1.0M/yr
[#27] Analyst-provided conservative baseline recurring budget summary (~$600k–$1.5M+); included as an overall annual support allocation.
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#13] Advanced imaging program operational costs: physicists, engineers, technicians, calibration and test runs (multi-year program).
Staff Wages $475K/yr
[#6] Core 24/7 security coverage (4 guards), 1 containment technician, 1 supervisor; includes benefits and overtime availability.
Emergency Medical Contingency $300K/yr
[#11] Reserve for acute treatments, hospitalization, rehabilitation and liability costs for major exposure incidents (recommended $200k–$1M+).
Medical And Consultants $275K/yr
[#10] On-call medical staff, specialty consultant retainers (neurology/ENT/audiology) and on-site medic.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#23] Legal retainers, cover stories, record redaction, and external inquiry management.
D Class Custody Costs $80K/yr
[#8] Secure housing, feeding, monitoring, transport and administrative overhead for two assigned D-Class personnel.
Testing And Experimentation $75K/yr
[#14] Budgeted annual average for test series (staffing, consumables, analysis, escorts, repairs) averaged across expected test cadence.
Facilities Maintenance $66K/yr
[#5, #15, #18, #20] Ongoing maintenance for continuous monitoring hardware and storage, HVAC/environmental control and specimen preservation, security hardware maintenance, and routine spare parts/recalibration.
Supplies And Consumables $51K/yr
[#9, #16, #21, #22, #26] Annual PPE replacement/consumables, pharmaceuticals/controlled-substance handling costs, hazardous-disposal and sterilization, personnel health surveillance & training, and ongoing materials-science consumables.
Surveillance And Data Management $40K/yr
[#17] Air-gapped storage, encrypted backups, hardened servers, periodic audits and secure records management.
Logistics And Transport $24K/yr
[#7] Expected annual cost of armed escorts / mobilizations averaged over year (per-event $2k–$10k; assumed multiple mobilizations annually).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled testing, routine maintenance, staffing and ongoing imaging program operations.
no breach routine testing only regular maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Localized accidental activation or personnel exposure requiring medical treatment, repairs and additional security/legal response.
accidental activation single-staff exposure localized equipment damage
🚨 Major Breach $6.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Containment breach with casualties, public exposure, and major site damage requiring use of contingency reserve and large-scale mitigation.
full containment breach mass casualties public exposure
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $5.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Successful imaging breakthrough necessitating rapid capital investment to scale instrumentation and testing capabilities.
imaging breakthrough rapid capital scale-up expanded research operations
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Four full-time armed security guards for 24/7 coverage.
Containment Technician 1 [#6] On-site containment technician for daily operations and monitoring.
Containment Supervisor 1 [#6] Supervisor overseeing containment and test operations.
On-site Medical / Medic 1 [#10] On-site medic for immediate response; specialty consultants retained separately.
Research Scientist / Physicist / Engineer 4 [#13] Imaging program staff (physicist, engineer, and technicians) required for advanced non-invasive imaging R&D and operations.
Administrative Staff / Legal Liaison 1 [#23] Administrative/legal support for cover stories, audits, and external inquiries.
Class-D Personnel 2 [#8] Two D-Class assigned as guards/assistants during powered-down periods per containment procedures.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasonable mid-range estimate, but large uncertainties remain around imaging program scope, frequency of tests/escorts, and breach probabilities; therefore confidence is medium.
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