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SCP-2116 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2116
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$1.7M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
14
Estimated one-time setup costs total $1,727,500 driven by containment suite, vehicles, liability reserves and redundancy; recurring annual operations are roughly $2,447,400/yr driven primarily by 24/7 security/handler staffing, legal/cover costs, and ongoing research/contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M
Liability And Settlement Reserve $625K
[#26] One-time seed reserve for liability, bribes, and external settlements contingency.
Cover Seed Reserve $250K
[#11] One-time contingency/seed reserve for covert cover and PR rapid-response.
Facilities $225K
[#1] Secure containment suite build-out (renovated lockable suite, soundproofing, CCTV, tamper-proof doors, small lab/interview room).
Rapid Extraction Team Setup $160K
[#13] Rapid extraction team training and vehicle procurement (armored/secured vehicle) one-time setup.
Equipment $130K
[#2, #3, #16, #24] Proximity/tracking purchase/installation, archival/display case, evidence vault hardware, hardened server/storage purchase.
Transport Vehicle And Cases $95K
[#12] Secure transport case(s) and purchase of a small secured vehicle for transfers.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $92K
[#9, #15] Initial licensing/training for psychological assessment tools and on-site lab equipment/setup.
Replacement Redundancy Spares $50K
[#27] Initial spare proximity tags, transport cases, and redundancy equipment budget.
Background Checks Initial $45K
[#18] Initial deep background checks and clearances for ~20 staff.
Legal Initial Documents $35K
[#10] Initial drafting of legal/employment/consent/NDAs and Institutional Review documents.
Handler Initial Training $10K
[#5] Initial training for male handlers required for handovers.
Sop Development $10K
[#17] Initial SOP and protocol documentation development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $860K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #13] 24/7 security (6 guards @ $60k), 3 male handlers (@ $80k), clinical psychologist + nurse (combined ~$200k), rapid-extraction team operating salaries (~$60k).
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#10, #11] Legal retainer and cover-story/PR ongoing budget (legal counsel, NDAs, cover maintenance, leak response, retainer and PR operations).
Administrative Overhead $408K/yr
[#25] Administrative, accounting, HR and site management overhead calculated as 20% of direct recurring operational costs.
Research And Monitoring $172K/yr
[#9, #15, #23, #24] Ongoing psych testing renewals and scoring ($5k/yr), lab consumables and routine analyses (~$50k/yr), research program/grants (~$100k/yr), secure data backups/cybersecurity maintenance (~$17.5k/yr).
Ethical Audits And Special Counsel $138K/yr
[#28] Ongoing external audits, special counsel, and oversight to mitigate ethical/legal risks around subject selection and retention.
Incident Response Reserve $100K/yr
[#22] Annual reserve budget for incident response, decontamination, quarantine and temporary site lockout.
Subject Compensation And Housing $60K/yr
[#7] Stipend, secure housing, living support, confidentiality incentives and relocation support for SCP-2116-1.
Benefits Admin Overhead $50K/yr
[#19] Additional administrative overhead for benefits, insurance administration not captured in fully burdened salaries.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#13, #14, #12] Helicopter/airlift contingency retainer (~$35k/yr), rapid extraction fuel and small vehicle logistics (~$5k/yr).
Replacement Candidate Pool $40K/yr
[#8] Continuous screening pool maintenance for ~20 pre-screened candidates (psych testing, background checks, medical/vetting).
Evidence Storage And Handling $20K/yr
[#16] Storage, cataloging, preservation and handling costs for items removed from altered zone.
Training And Drills $18K/yr
[#17] Annual staff training, SOP refresh, and emergency drills.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#21] Consumables and food for SCP-2116-1 and small staff, PPE, medical consumables.
Background Rechecks $10K/yr
[#18] Ongoing rechecks and periodic clearances for staff.
Spares Refresh $10K/yr
[#27] Annual refresh budget for spare tags, cases, and small equipment.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#20] Utilities and facility operating costs (electricity, HVAC for climate control, water, waste).
Proximity Maintenance $5K/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance and service for redundant active RFID/Bluetooth/UWB tags and alarm integration (~$5k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; ongoing staff, legal, research, and reserve spending only.
stable containment no separations >5 minutes no public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$280K vs baseline
Single, contained separation or small public exposure requiring targeted response, PR, and legal actions.
temporary separation >5 minutes localized public exposure small legal/PR response required
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or wider public exposure requiring large legal settlements, multi-day recovery, and elevated PR/legal operations.
mass public exposure multi-location contamination large legal/settlement costs
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $5.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Wide-scale exposure or prolonged failure leading to multi-million-dollar settlements, facility rebuild, and long-term program scaling.
prolonged uncontrolled separation multiple affected civilians major litigation/regulatory action
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] 24/7 on-site security: 2guards per shift (3 shifts) = 6 FTE.
Research Scientist / Handler 3 [#5] 24/7 male handler/researcher coverage: 3trained male handlers (one per shift).
Clinical Psychologist / Psychiatrist 1 [#6] Dedicated clinical psychologist/psychiatrist on-site or on-call (1 FTE).
Nurse / Medical Officer 1 [#6] Nurse coverage (0.5–1 FTE rounded to 1 FTE for staffing).
Rapid Extraction Team Member 3 [#13] Driver + two trained operatives on-call as rapid extraction team.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide line-item ranges and staffing numbers; many costs are well-described (salaries, vehicle, legal) but contingency, liability and incident probabilities are uncertain due to human-factor risk and ethical/legal variability, hence medium confidence.
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