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SCP-2197 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2197
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
9
One-time setup is dominated by property purchase and site retrofits (~$1.50M); recurring annual costs are driven by on-site staffing, monitoring/intelligence, research, and readiness (~$1.15M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Facilities $750K
[#1, #3] Purchase of adjacent lots (~$600,000 midpoint) and renovation/retrofit of storefronts for covert containment & operations (~$150,000).
Equipment $606K
[#4, #5, #7, #8, #10, #11, #13, #15, #18, #21, #22, #23] One-time hardware and capital: security hardware installation (~$60,000), communications installation (~$45,000), vehicle purchases (~$90,000), cover-business initial inventory (~$40,000), remote surveillance kit procurement (~$25,000), secure transport containers (~$15,000), secure storage cabinets/setup (~$27,500), initial PPE (~$5,000), public-facing props/signage (~$3,500), emergency rapid-response kit & gear (~$225,000), initial training/hire costs (~$60,000), snow-removal equipment (~$10,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#12, #14] Initial research/lab-related buildout and biosafety upgrades: baseline lab instrumentation and BSL-2 readiness (~$75,000) plus BSL-related equipment/training (~$50,000 midpoint).
Legal And Closing Fees $15K
[#2] Title/legal/closing fees and initial municipal filings to conceal original lot absence (attorneys, searches, filing fees; midpoint ~$15,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $520K/yr
[#6, #16, #27] Permanent on-site contingent salaries & benefits (~$375,000) plus intelligence/analyst salaries portion (~$120,000) and IT staff portion (~$25,000) allocated to wages.
Logistics And Transport $145K/yr
[#7, #11, #9, #21] Vehicle fuel/maintenance (~$15,000/yr), per-transport chain-of-custody costs (~$20,000/yr), weekly D-class mission costs (transport/supervision/support ~$65,000/yr), and rapid-response on-call readiness (~$45,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $113K/yr
[#12, #19, #13, #14] Baseline analytical budget for anomalous objects (~$100,000/yr), data storage & retention (~$7,500/yr), secure storage power/maintenance (~$5,500/yr), and recurring biosafety waste disposal/compliance (~$10,000/yr) (some items combined here).
Supplies And Consumables $110K/yr
[#8, #15, #26] Operation of cover businesses (fuel, parts, linens, supplies) (~$95,000/yr), recurring PPE & medical checks (~$6,500/yr), and disposal/destruction budget for hazardous items (~$8,500/yr).
Contingency Reserve $65K/yr
[#20] Insurance/contingency reserve and legal risk amortization (~5–15% of ops budget; midpoint ~$65,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#16, #17, #25] Legal/cover operations portion (~$30,000/yr), community relations/discretionary payments (~$15,000/yr), and media/pr contingency allocation (~$15,000/yr).
Annual Amortized Replacement $45K/yr
[#28] Annual amortized capital replacement (cameras, comms, vehicles, PPE replacement cycles) (~$45,000/yr).
Auditing And Compliance $25K/yr
[#24] Ongoing auditing, containment compliance reviews, and Ethics Committee reporting overhead (~$25,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#23, #18] Routine property maintenance & seasonal costs (heating, snow removal contracts, groundskeeping) and public-facing storefront upkeep (~$14,000 + ~$6,000).
Communications Service $14K/yr
[#5] Recurring satellite lease/internet (~$12,500/yr) plus backup power for comms (~$2,000/yr).
It Security $12K/yr
[#27] Recurring IT systems and anti-forensics costs portion (~$12,500/yr); staff portion allocated to staff_wages.
Training Refreshers $10K/yr
[#22] Recurring training refreshers, background-check upkeep, and cultural/linguistic refresher courses (~$5,000–$15,000/yr).
Security Systems Maintenance $8K/yr
[#4] Ongoing CCTV/cloud storage & alarm system maintenance and analytics storage (~$8,000/yr).
Remote Surveillance Maintenance $4K/yr
[#10] Annual maintenance/support for remote surveillance kits and spares (~$3,000–$6,000; midpoint ~$4,500/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, weekly D-class missions, and no major incidents.
routine_operations weekly_D-class_missions
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or harmful item causes limited damage/injury requiring emergency response, replacement of equipment, and legal/PR actions.
localized_containment_breach injury_to_civilian emergency_response_deployment
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or a hazardous anomalous event requiring major remediation, large-scale response, possible site upgrades and heavy legal/media intervention.
mass_public_exposure item_causes_widespread_harm structural_damage
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Pair of guards permanently assigned as part of the on-site contingent.
Cover Business Staff (filling station attendant / mechanic / motel staff) 3 [#6, #8] Cover employees performing public-facing roles (attendant, mechanic, motel attendant) to maintain the ruse and intercept motorists.
Liaison / Observer 1 [#6] On-site liaison/observer responsible for coordination and discreet oversight of operations.
Intelligence Analyst 2 [#16] Analysts monitoring local communications and human intelligence; salaries included in recurring costs.
IT / Network Specialist 1 [#5, #27] On-call IT/network specialist for communications, satellite links, and anti-forensics; staff portion included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst notes and canonical containment procedures but rely on midpoints of wide ranges (real estate market variance, incident frequency uncertainty, and possible BSL escalation), so moderately confident.
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