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SCP-2167 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2167
Expected annual
$709K
One-time setup
$550K
Annual recurring
$692K
Personnel
6
Initial containment and lab buildout are moderate-to-high one-time costs (~$550k) driven by soundproofed facilities, remote handling systems, and specialized instrumentation; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff salaries, ongoing research/R&D, and insurance (~$692k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $550K
Custom Fabrication Contingency $200K
[#16] Contingency fund for potential IC emulation, FPGA replacement or custom die/fabrication if native IC cannot be used (highly variable, contingency).
Facilities $92K
[#1, #2] Soundproof containment locker and full testing-room acoustic isolation/HVAC isolation (locker + modular room conversion).
Equipment $88K
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #14, #21] UPS/battery & charger (initial), containment/testing speakers, CD player/turntable/playback chain, robotic playback/handling system (hardware portion), PPE initial purchase, initial spare-parts inventory, and transport case (initial).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $85K
[#7, #15, #17, #18] Acoustic measurement/calibration equipment (SLMs, reference mics, DAQ), initial SEM/die-analysis sessions and consumables, air-gapped/encrypted storage initial build, and forensic-quality audio reproduction chain for safe study.
Contingency Reserve Initial $50K
[#25] Initial one-time contingency/reserve fund for unexpected exposure, legal or remediation costs.
Documentation And Sop Development Initial $12K
[#28] Initial creation of SOPs, containment procedures, inspection checklists and staff training program development.
Emergency Mitigation Initial $12K
[#19] Remote mute/kill switch hardware, power isolation, lockdown triggers and initial contingency-response kit and instrumentation for drills.
Archiving Initial $6K
[#30] Secure vaulting / climate-controlled storage setup, cataloging and chain-of-custody systems (initial).
Secure Media Handling Initial $5K
[#6] Secure storage, industrial disc/vinyl destruction equipment, degaussing/hardware destruction tools, and forensic erase software (initial setup).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $692K/yr
Staff Wages $400K/yr
[#10, #11, #12] Security staffing (24/7 coverage; 4 guards aggregate), containment technician(s) and facility operator(s), and research staff (audio/electrical/materials specialists) salaries and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $180K/yr
[#15, #17, #26] Ongoing reverse-engineering and SEM/analytical sessions, secure digital/system maintenance, and R&D into mitigation (filters, DSP, prototypes).
Medical Surveillance $25K/yr
[#13] Baseline and periodic audiograms, occupational health program administration, follow-ups and potential treatments.
Insurance And Contingency Reserve $25K/yr
[#25] Annual insurance premiums / contingency fund contributions for exposure incidents and liability.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#20] Legal retainer, records management, cover-story administration and costs for records suppression/redaction.
Psychological Screening And Counseling $8K/yr
[#29] Counseling and psychological services for affected personnel (utilization-based).
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#2, #24] Testing-room and locker maintenance, HVAC servicing, and incremental facility upkeep and utility overhead related to containment (excl. utilities line-item).
Emergency Mitigation $5K/yr
[#19] Annual drills, testing of remote cutoffs/lockdown systems and maintenance of emergency kits.
Monitoring And Detection $5K/yr
[#22] Routine audio-device sweeps, administrative enforcement of exclusion zones and periodic audits.
Replacement And Calibration $3K/yr
[#27] Annual replacement/repair budget for speakers, cables, electrolytics and calibration cycles.
Documentation And Training $3K/yr
[#28] Annual updates to SOPs and refresher training budgets.
Archiving Maintenance $3K/yr
[#30] Ongoing costs to maintain secure vaulting, cataloging and climate-control for archived artifacts.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#23] Consumable media budget (replacement CDs/vinyl) and minor consumables for routine operations.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#21] Secure transport averaging (per-move costs amortized annually) and maintenance of transport procedures/cases.
Electronics Repair And Spares $2K/yr
[#14] Ongoing spare parts replacement, bench time, and electronics repair labor for capacitors, leads, and other components.
Secure Media Destruction $2K/yr
[#6] Annual recurring cost for third-party destruction services, consumables and certified disposal logs.
Battery Replacement $1K/yr
[#3] Annualized replacement/maintenance for UPS battery bank (replacement every 3–5 years).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $692K/yr
91.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine maintenance, salaries, ongoing research and audits but no containment incidents.
normal_operations scheduled_research routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $742K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Limited accidental broadcast or equipment failure causing a few personnel exposures and localized remediation.
localized_equipment_failure minor_unintended_broadcast limited_personnel_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $1.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or wide-area broadcast requiring emergency response, mass medical/legal actions, and major remediation.
large_scale_broadcast multiple_public_exposures facility_breach
🚨 Research Scale Up $942K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Planned or opportunistic ramp-up of reverse-engineering requiring expensive subcontracting, fabrication/emulation efforts and additional R&D staff/time.
active_reverse_engineering custom_fabrication_attempt intensive_SEM_and_fail_analysis
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#10] 24/7 guard coverage with rotations (minimum 4 FTE used in wage estimates).
Containment Technician / Facility Operator 1 [#11] 1 full-time containment technician for daily maintenance, inspections, and equipment operation.
Research Scientist 1 [#12, #15, #26] Aggregate research staffing (audio/electrical/materials specialists) used in ongoing research/R&D estimates.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for nearly all categories, but many estimates have wide ranges (especially custom fabrication, long-term insurance/reserve needs, and incident severity). Euclid-class containment with infohazard propagation introduces uncertainty in incident frequency and severity.
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