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SCP-2256 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2256
Expected annual
$586K
One-time setup
$2.2M
Annual recurring
$562K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $2,221,000 driven primarily by a vault retrofit and an initial mitigation R&D program; recurring operating costs are about $562,250/year driven by personnel wages, ongoing research/monitoring, facilities maintenance and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#3, #10] Initial archival materials stock (acid-free paper, pencils, inert sleeves - $6,000) and pilot mitigation/reversal R&D funding and initial lab buildout ($1,000,000 multi-year pilot).
Facilities $900K
[#1] Vault retrofit and dedicated archival compartment (construction, materials, access control upgrades; low-humidity, fireproof shelving and blast/fire suppression).
Emergency Preservation Reserve $200K
[#22] Contingency fund reserved for escalations / emergency preservation (one-time reserve allocation).
Equipment $50K
[#2, #20] Precision HVAC / environmental equipment install ($20,000) and small onsite lab & analysis equipment one-time purchases (magnifiers, nondestructive testing tools, basic instruments - $30,000).
Insurance Contingency Fund $50K
[#18] One-time contingency fund portion specified in analyst notes (reserve for replacement/escalation).
Durable Backups $15K
[#12] Durable alternative backups (engraved metal plates / stone etching; one-time production costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $562K/yr
Staff Wages $245K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Archivist (1 FTE) and dedicated vault security (2 FTE) and a part-time auditing/compliance officer (0.4–0.6 FTE) salaries + benefits (aggregated).
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#21] Proportional site overhead allocation (HR, payroll processing, site utilities) for additional staff and space (~25–35% of direct personnel costs).
Research And Monitoring $62K/yr
[#4, #9] Archival copying/recopy workflow labor (transcription/recopying QC) and ongoing research program to measure corrosion rate (lab time & supplies).
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#17, #8] Legal/classification/cover-story maintenance plus low-detail electronic record maintenance (hosting, sysadmin, patches, read-only logs).
Incident Response $25K/yr
[#16] On-call rapid response, quarantine, secure disposal/incineration of failed copies, standby costs and drills.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#2] Climate control and environmental monitoring ongoing electricity and maintenance contracts for precision HVAC and environmental controls.
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#15] Psychological support and memetic safety counseling for staff working with corrosive antimemetic information.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#11] Redundant off-site hard-copy storage transport (armored courier/escorts per transfer) plus off-site storage & oversight costs.
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#3, #13, #19, #20] Archival consumables replacement (paper, pencils) and printed ledgers/logs, tamper-evident packaging replacement, and small lab consumables.
Insurance And Liability $12K/yr
[#18] Annual insurance and liability premiums for theft/damage/loss of physical masters.
Personnel Training $10K/yr
[#14] Annual workshops and memetic protocol drills (instructor time, materials).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $562K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Routine year with scheduled monitoring, recopying, and no major incidents.
normal_degradation_monitoring scheduled_recopying routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $637K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Unexpected accelerated corrosion or localized corruption requiring emergency preservation, expedited recopying and secure transfers.
rapid_decay_spike contaminated_master_copy emergency_recopy_and_transport
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Mitigation/reversal research shows promise and requires rapid scale-up of R&D, specialized labs and personnel.
promising_mitigation_results need_for_large_scale_trials specialized_equipment_procurement
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Archivist / Curator 1 [#5, #4] 1 FTE trained archivist to manage lifecycle, schedule recopying and perform quality control (salary included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / Vault Guard 2 [#6] 2 dedicated vault guards (incremental staffing above site baseline; salaries included in staff_wages).
Auditing / Compliance Officer 1 [#7] Part-time auditing/compliance officer (0.4–0.6 FTE represented as one staff member on the roster; salary included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing a reasoned mid-range estimate, but many items (R&D outcomes, contingency utilization, incident frequency) have wide uncertainty, so confidence is medium.
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