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SCP-2157 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2157
Expected annual
$4.4M
One-time setup
$8.4M
Annual recurring
$4.3M
Personnel
30
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $8.43M driven primarily by land acquisition, specialty construction and structural adaptations (including retractable roof and seismic work) plus contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are approximately $4.35M driven mainly by staff wages, research operations, security and capital replacement/amortization.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.4M
Facilities $6.0M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5] Land acquisition/lease, site construction (circular one-story facility), central chamber structural adaptation/retractable roof, seismic/soil-stability engineering, perimeter security infrastructure.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $930K
[#7, #29] Laboratory fit-out (wet labs, BSL-1/2 equipment, microscopes, centrifuges, PCR/sequencing instruments, autoclave, etc.) and initial sample-archiving / cold-storage purchase (-80°C freezers and redundancy).
Equipment $743K
[#6, #8, #9, #10, #11] Electronic surveillance installation, medical/pathology equipment, communications & secure IT hardware, backup generator/UPS installation, vehicles acquisition (including at least one light-armored response vehicle).
Contingency Reserve $625K
[#23] One-time contingency/emergency response reserve fund for rapid mobilization, MTF-equivalent response, helicopter/airlift access and major one-off containment expenses.
Initial Amnestics And Cover Administration $65K
[#12] Initial amnestic administrations and cover-up logistics for discovery events (initial stock and administration costs).
Initial Vetting $50K
[#25] Initial staff vetting and security clearance (background checks, psychological screening) at site stand-up.
Protocol Development $8K
[#30] One-time development of mortuary/fatality protocols, autopsy/disposal procedures and associated documentation (~$5k–$10k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.3M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #16] Combined annual salaries for core scientific staff, security/response personnel, support staff, and medical/psychological staff.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#24, #28, #27] Legal/permitting and covert cover maintenance (agriculture outpost identity), public relations/disinformation, and insurance/risk-management reserves/cover costs.
Supplies And Consumables $425K/yr
[#18, #19, #22, #20] Laboratory consumables and reagents, security consumables and weapons maintenance, biohazard waste handling/disposal, and ongoing amnestic stockpile/resupply.
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#21] Ongoing research budget (assays, sequencing, longitudinal studies, external lab fees, sample shipping, publication suppression costs).
Capital Replacement Amortization $350K/yr
[#31] Annual capital replacement/amortization fund for roof mechanism, freezers, vehicles, generator and other major assets.
Facilities Maintenance $170K/yr
[#17, #6, #29] Utilities and routine site maintenance (electricity for servers/freezers/HVAC, water/sewage, grounds/snow removal), electronic surveillance maintenance and cold-storage maintenance/power.
Mortuary Contingency $125K/yr
[#30] Recurring set-aside for mortuary/fatality responses per-year (autopsy, discreet disposal, sanitization, soil testing, and associated amnestics for witnesses).
Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment for contingency/emergency response fund and per-event mobilization readiness.
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#26] Travel, supply runs, sample shipping, offsite consultant travel and emergency evacuation logistics.
Staff Training And Vetting Recurrent $25K/yr
[#25] Ongoing staff training, recurrent psychological screening, security drills and refreshers.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.3M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine research, staffing, maintenance and occasional small consumable expenditures.
routine_operations no_breach regular_staffing_and_research
🚨 Minor Incident $4.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
Small containment incident or local discovery requiring MTF/response mobilization, additional amnestic administrations, limited repairs and PR/legal activity.
small_breach_or_exposure civilian_encounter limited_repair_and_amnestics
🚨 Major Breach $5.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or natural disaster (e.g., earthquake/landslide damaging central chamber or infrastructure) requiring large-scale repair, major mobilization, possible public exposure remediation and sample/infrastructure replacement.
major_natural_disaster large_scale_breach replacement_of_major_assets
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#13] Senior site leadership (full-time).
Research Scientist (Senior) 1 [#13] Senior medical/research lead.
Research Scientist (Molecular/Genetics) 5 [#13, #21] Molecular/genetics researchers involved in ongoing assays and sequencing.
Lab Technician 4 [#13, #18] Lab techs supporting wet-lab work, sample processing and routine assays.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#14, #19] 24/7 security coverage (exterior patrols, armed response, supervisors).
Facilities / Maintenance 3 [#17, #31] Facilities manager and maintenance staff for site upkeep and capital maintenance.
Administrative Staff 2 [#12, #24] Admin clerks, HR/cover personnel, and cover-story administration support.
Medical Officer / Nurse 1 [#16, #8] On-site medical support (part-time or on-call physician/nurse).
Psychologist / Occupational Health 1 [#16] Staff psychological monitoring and occupational health oversight.
Custodial / Catering 2 [#15] Janitorial and catering support included in support staffing.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst notes and typical Foundation procurement; site-specific factors (exact land cost, local construction, seismic requirements) and the unpredictable nature of anomalous incidents reduce confidence to medium.
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