SCP-2175 — SCP-2175 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2175 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2175

Expected annual

$850K

One-time setup

$533K

Annual recurring

$840K

Personnel

One-time startup costs are modest (~$533k) driven mainly by optional property purchase and initial fit-out; recurring annual costs are dominated by on-site staffing, proxy retention, and monitoring (~$840k/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $533K

Facilities $447K

[#2, #3] Includes property purchase alternative (£265k–435k) and minor renovations & hardening of the flat (£3k–12k) converted to USD.

Equipment $56K

[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #14, #15, #21] Camera/NVR system, secure filing lockers, climate/preservation equipment, workstations/UPS, secure comms hardware, vehicle purchase, scanner, and initial cybersecurity/hardening setup.

Scarborough Training Development $22K

[#11] One-time development cost for Scarborough Protocol training course creation and materials.

Background Checks Initial $8K

[#12] Initial extended background checks, cover identity creation and related legal/setup fees.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $840K/yr

Staff Wages $438K/yr

[#9] Staffing for 24/7 coverage (6 agents + supervisors/backups) including salary, employer taxes/benefits and shift premiums.

Intelligence Monitoring $62K/yr

[#24] Local HUMINT/SIGINT tasking and monitoring for Serpent's Hand activity and bridge-focused intel.

Escalation Reserve $62K/yr

[#17] Rapid-response reserve for memetic screening, temporary quarantine and transfer to higher-tier facilities.

Proxy Retainer $56K/yr

[#10] Retainer and ongoing payments for local Scarborough Protocol-trained proxies (3 proxies retainer model).

Research And Monitoring $50K/yr

[#16] Ongoing document analysis, specialist lab tests and analyst time (graphology, material/chemical analysis).

Contingency Fund $44K/yr

[#25] Standing fund for unforeseen incidents, asset replacement, expedited tests and small legal incidents.

Cover Story And Legal $41K/yr

[#12, #13, #23] Background ID upkeep, legal retainer and routine legal/cover maintenance plus insurance/admin costs.

Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr

[#1] Apartment lease, basic utilities/council tax and minimal furnishings when leased (recurring occupancy cost).

Logistics And Transport $28K/yr

[#14, #18, #19] Vehicle running costs, transfer & storage logistics, and modest transport/interview logistics for civilians.

Cybersecurity Ops $9K/yr

[#21] Ongoing IT administration, secure logging, backups and access control maintenance.

Psychological Support $7K/yr

[#20] Counseling, medical oversight and periodic mental-health screenings for agents and affected civilians.

Scarborough Training Recurring $5K/yr

[#11] Recurring refresher deliveries and training refreshers for proxies and agents.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#15] Evidence bags, tamper seals, gloves, labels, archival sleeves and small consumables.

Secure Comms Service $2K/yr

[#8] Service plans, VPN and secure communications subscriptions/updates.

Energy Utilities $2K/yr

[#22] Additional electricity and utilities overhead for continuous operation beyond domestic usage.

Surveillance Maintenance $938/yr

[#6] Camera maintenance, NVR storage costs and occasional hardware replacement.

Climate Electricity $250/yr

[#5] Electricity cost for dehumidifier/archive cabinet preservation beyond baseline.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $840K/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, analysis, proxy operations and recurring maintenance.

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🚨 Minor Incident $890K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Small unauthorized recovery or localized exposure requiring extra legal action, expedited tests and short-term surge staffing.

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🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Significant memetic/cognitohazard or Serpent's Hand escalation requiring transfer to higher-tier containment, specialist memeticist work and larger incident response.

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👥 Personnel 8 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#9] Six field agents to provide continuous 24/7 presence (rotational shifts).
Supervisor / Backup Agent	2	[#9] One to two supervisors/backups to cover leave, oversight and incident management.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges, but several inputs (incident frequency, scale of Serpent's Hand activity, choice of lease vs purchase) are uncertain, producing medium confidence in aggregated estimates.

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