SCP-2099 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-2099
Expected annual
$4.4M
One-time setup
$15.1M
Annual recurring
$4.1M
Personnel
30
Estimated one-time setup and contingency costs are approximately $15.08M driven by facility retrofitting, BSL-3 work, reverse-engineering contingency, and emergency relocation budgets; ongoing annual operating costs are about $4.35M, dominated by staff wages, specialized research/monitoring, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.1M
Contingency Relocation Or Demolition $5.2M
[#26] Catastrophic contingency budget for emergency relocation, controlled demolition, mass amnestics, secure transport of SCP-2099-A and salvage operations.
Facilities $2.9M
[#2, #5, #13, #30] Structural stabilization and remediation of the underground recovery site, electrical hardwiring/lockout redesign, BSL-3 retrofit/containment area buildout, and initial heavy-duty shelving/racking rework.
Reverse Engineering Fund $2.6M
[#25] One-time contingency fund for reverse-engineering/neutralization experiments, prototypes, and bespoke tooling if a full reverse-engineering attempt is authorized.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M
[#7, #14, #24] Laboratory fit-out for SCP-2099-A (plumbing, environmental controls), onsite analytical lab instruments (SEM/TEM/mass spec/XRD setup), and initial investigative/decoding research contracts.
Equipment $1.5M
[#3, #4, #6, #9, #10, #11, #12, #20] One-time procurement of secure two-person steel interlock door, hardened wired surveillance and recorders, redundant generators/UPS, hazardous-weapons storage and shielding, heavy-lifting equipment, robotic manipulators, radiation/hazard monitors, and spectrum/RF equipment.
Initial Escrow $550K
[#27] Initial escrow/reserve for covert procurements, legal liabilities, bribes/payouts, and off-book expenditures.
Initial Legal Pr And Amnestics $275K
[#22] Initial legal/PR/amnestic campaign and digital cover-up operations required immediately after recovery (takedowns, settlements, initial amnestic operations).
Initial Waste Disposal $55K
[#23] Initial clearing and disposal of hazardous materials, contaminated PPE and excavation spoil.
Front Company Incorporation $12K
[#1] Initial incorporation and setup costs for the Smith-Campbell Publishing LLC front (legal fees, initial filings).
Initial Wireless Sweep $10K
[#19] Initial sweep and destruction of wireless devices found on-site.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.1M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#8, #15, #16, #20, #4] Ongoing salaries and benefits: permanent security staffing (24/7 guards/response teams), medical/neurobiology staff and technicians, specialist technical staff (physics/robotics/materials/IT), and analyst/operator positions for spectrum monitoring and surveillance operations.
Research And Monitoring $888K/yr
[#4, #11, #12, #14, #17, #20, #24, #25] Ongoing monitoring/storage costs for surveillance systems, maintenance/training for robotic manipulators, radiation/contamination assay costs, outsourced analytical testing budget, training/drills, spectrum monitoring service, investigative research contracts (decoding notes), and ongoing reverse-engineering research expenditures.
Cover Story And Legal $310K/yr
[#1, #22] Ongoing costs to maintain the front company (rent/taxes/utilities and nominal payroll) and continued legal/PR/digital cover operations and takedowns.
Insurance And Escrow Reserve $200K/yr
[#27] Annual reserve for insurance-like covert financing, liabilities, and off-book contingencies.
Administrative Overhead $150K/yr
[#28] Accounting, procurement, contractor vetting, background checks, and wired secure communications for staff.
Facilities Maintenance $118K/yr
[#3, #5, #6, #9, #10, #30] Recurring maintenance for interlock doors and access controls, power system upkeep and lockable breakers, generator service and fuel testing coordination, hazardous-weapons inspections and shielding maintenance, heavy-lifting equipment maintenance, and periodic shelving/fixture repairs.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#7, #18, #19, #23] Consumables for SCP-2099-A (solutions, sterile supplies, reagents), PPE and replacement seals/filters, ongoing RF sweep consumables and device destruction, and routine hazardous waste disposal operations.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#21] Secure shipping, vetted couriers, special packaging and logistics for disguised transfers of SCP-2099-B and escorted high-risk movements.
Energy Consumption $30K/yr
[#29] Electricity and fuel costs to run HVAC, pumps for the brain-jar, manipulators, lighting, and base continuous loads.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.1M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine containment, monitoring, research, and cover operations.
no breaches routine monitoring steady staff operations
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$766K vs baseline
Localized containment issue or equipment failure requiring repairs, targeted reverse-engineering tests, limited recovery operations, and legal/PR response.
equipment failure small breach or unauthorized peripheral activation targeted recovery actions
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $13.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$9.1M vs baseline
Major containment failure requiring emergency relocation/demolition, large-scale neutralization/reverse-engineering actions, mass amnestic operations and major legal/PR response.
full containment failure site demolition/relocation large-scale neutralization/amnestic campaign
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 [#15] 24/7 security staffing including shift supervisors and quick-reaction teams to enforce two-person entry and perimeter security.
Research Scientist 5 [#16] Specialist technical staff (physics/robotics/materials) engaged in monitoring, experiments and liaison with security and medical teams.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] Neurologist/neuropathologist (part-time/consulting) responsible for SCP-2099-A care and oversight.
Lab Technician 2 [#8, #7] Technicians preparing solutions, monitoring vitals, and supporting lab operations for SCP-2099-A and sample processing.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#5, #6, #10] Electrical/mechanical staff for power architecture, generators, heavy equipment and facility maintenance.
Technical Analyst / Signal Analyst 1 [#20] Spectrum and RF monitoring analyst for detection of clandestine wireless communications and maintenance of wired-only enforcement.
Surveillance Operator / CCTV Technician 3 [#4] Operators for monitoring wired CCTV, logging, and local-only monitoring systems.
Administrative Staff 2 [#1, #28] Accounting, procurement, front-company administration and contractor vetting to support cover operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates combine many high-uncertainty anomalous items (reverse-engineering, contingency demolition, unknown anomalous power draws) and wide ranges provided in analyst notes; line-item mappings are explicit but totals have substantial variance.
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