SCP-2096 — SCP-2096 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2096 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2096

Expected annual

$3.6M

One-time setup

$2.3M

Annual recurring

$3.6M

Personnel

One-time capital/setup costs are approximately $2.33M driven by containment buildout, robotics, comms and a catastrophic contingency reserve; recurring operations are roughly $3.59M/year driven primarily by continuous medical, research and security staffing and ongoing contingencies/maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M

Catastrophic Breach Reserve $1.0M

[#30] Worst-case scenario reserve fund (multi-year one-time reserve for catastrophic containment failure).

Facilities $400K

[#1] MSHA-1 medical containment cell buildout (hardened room, isolation HVAC, reinforced doors, airlock, systems integration).

Robotic Caregiving $200K

[#3] Telepresence robot and robotic arm(s) for remote feeding/medication/manipulation to minimize direct human exposure.

Autonomous Lockdown Control $150K

[#5] PLCs/controllers, failover software/hardware, automated lockdown triggers, watchdogs, testing/certification.

Containment Transport Vehicle $150K

[#13] Dedicated secure ambulance/transport retrofit purchase and hazmat isolation retrofit.

Backup Power Systems $100K

[#6] Generator + ATS + UPS installation sized for HVAC and control systems.

Cctv And Biometric $80K

[#4] Secure sensor, CCTV and biometric network with hardened comms and redundant paths.

Medical Equipment $75K

[#2] ICU/medical equipment package (hospital bed with restraints, monitors, infusion pumps, crash cart, ventilator backup).

Third Party Setup $50K

[#18] One-time portion for third-party testing/certification/legal review setup.

Legal Cover Setup One Time $50K

[#19] One-time establishment costs for cover-story/legal/PA setup and initial false-record templates.

Initial Vetting Cohort $40K

[#21] Initial background investigations / security clearance costs for ~20 hires.

Secure Comms Setup $25K

[#12] Encrypted lines/satellite/VPN hardware refresh initial setup.

Secure Records Setup $10K

[#20] Encrypted records storage initial setup and off-site backup provisioning.

Equipment $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.6M/yr

Staff Wages $2.3M/yr

[#8, #9, #10, #11] Continuous staffing: medical monitoring (6 FTE incl. 30% benefits), research monitoring (6 FTE incl. benefits), allocated site security share, Site-19 monitoring staff (4 FTE incl. benefits).

Research And Monitoring $250K/yr

[#17] Ongoing research program costs (imaging, assays, EEG/MRI, computational experiments).

Recontainment Contingency $200K/yr

[#14] Contingency fund allocation for overtime, emergency staffing and contractor surge for recontainment events (annual reserve allocation).

Cover Story And Legal $170K/yr

[#18, #19] Legal/cover-up retainer and operations ($150,000/year) plus third-party testing/certification/legal retainer ($20,000/year).

Administrative Overhead $120K/yr

[#29] Program management, accounting, procurement and audit allocations.

Insurance And Liability Reserve $100K/yr

[#26] Insurance, liability reserve and escrow for crisis response and potential exposures.

Maintenance And Spares $75K/yr

[#23] Maintenance/calibration contracts and spare parts inventory for robotics, sensors and medical devices.

Capital Replacement Fund $75K/yr

[#27] Depreciation / planned replacement set-aside for robots, generators, HVAC, and other capital.

Training And Psych Support $70K/yr

[#22] Regular drills, tabletop simulations and psychological support programs.

Incident Response Contractors $60K/yr

[#28] On-call neuro specialists, robotic engineers, locksmiths, and hazmat teams retainer.

Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr

[#7] Generator fuel, periodic load tests and contractor maintenance.

Utilities $30K/yr

[#24] Incremental electricity, HVAC and site overhead attributable to the containment cell.

Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr

[#15, #25] Medical consumables/pharmaceuticals ($15,000/year) and biohazard waste/disposal (estimated midpoint $7,500/year).

Amnestic And Memetic Supplies $20K/yr

[#16] Amnestic agents, memetic countermeasures baseline supply and administration costs.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#13] Containment transport vehicle recurring maintenance/insurance.

Onboarding And Recruitment $10K/yr

[#21] Ongoing new-hire vetting budget.

Secure Comms Maintenance $5K/yr

[#12] Secure communications annual maintenance, pen-testing and hardware refresh cycles.

Secure Records Maintenance $5K/yr

[#20] Off-site backups, storage and maintenance for encrypted records.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.6M/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled maintenance and contingency funding only.

routine_operations scheduled_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized containment incident or brief communications/lockdown event requiring surge staffing, overtime, contractor support and increased consumables/amnestic use.

temporary_loss_of_comms short_localized_breach surge_overtime_and_contractors

🚨 Major Breach $5.1M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Prolonged event with public exposure or large effect radius requiring large-scale remediation (amnestic campaigns, extended lockdowns, external contracting and use of catastrophic reserve).

prolonged_loss_of_containment public_exposure mass_amnestic_and_lockdown

👥 Personnel 26 total

Role	Count	Notes
Medical Staff (ICU nurse / PA)	6	[#8] 6 FTE for 24/7 medical monitoring (count matches staffing cost estimate).
Research Scientist	6	[#9] 6 FTE for 24/7 research monitoring (count matches staffing cost estimate).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	10	[#10] Pro-rata security allocation: $400,000 salaries suggests ~10 guards at ~$40k base each (allocation basis for staff_wages line).
Site-19 Monitoring Staff	4	[#11] 4 FTE dedicated to message-check and confirmation duties with Site-19.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most capital and recurring items, but many values are order-of-magnitude and site-dependent (existing infrastructure, allocation assumptions and unpredictability of anomalous events). This yields moderate confidence.

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