SCP-2302 — SCP-2302 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2302 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2302

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$792K

Annual recurring

$1.2M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$0.79M) driven by lab and containment construction and a large neutralization contingency; recurring annual costs are ~ $1.15M driven primarily by sacrificial dummies and operational downtime from weekly building evacuations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $792K

Contingency Neutralization $500K

[#24] Contingency reserve for major neutralization/scale-up program or expensive remediation (planning allowance ~$500k one-time if undertaken).

Facilities $125K

[#2, #17] Soundproof containment chamber retrofit and construction of a secure isolated lab for controlled listening experiments (chamber ~$25k baseline, secure lab ~$100k chosen midpoint).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $95K

[#5, #16] Audio redaction/memetic-sanitization tool purchase/development (~$75k) and memetics research equipment (~$20k).

Dummy R And D Tooling $40K

[#8] One-time R&D and tooling to produce cheaper disposable sacrificial mannequins (midpoint $40k).

Equipment $16K

[#1, #3, #4, #22] Containment safe purchase/modification (~$3k), microphone/audio interface and isolation hardware (~$5k), video/audio capture hardware (~$5k), and UPS/emergency power hardware (~$3.5k).

Initial Training $10K

[#20] Initial memetic-safety, evacuation, and procedure training for site staff (~$10k one-time).

Hazmat Ppe Initial $5K

[#12] Initial stock of hazmat PPE for janitorial/decon crews after interviews.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr

Operational Downtime Productivity Loss $468K/yr

[#10] Lost productivity from weekly full-building evacuations (example calculation: 50staff × $60/hr × 3 hrs/week ≈ $468k/yr baseline).

Staff Wages $170K/yr

[#11, #16, #15] 1 FTE memetics researcher and support (~$150k/yr), two Level-2 staff transfer time billed as labor (~$5.2k/yr), and ongoing psychological monitoring / part-time clinician (~$15k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $140K/yr

[#7] Sacrificial realistic dummies consumed each weekly interview (baseline ~$140k/yr at $300/dummy × 9 × 52).

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#19] OPSEC / cover-story / public-relations / legal budget to maintain secrecy (~$100k/yr suggested).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $52K/yr

[#13] Disposal of melted organic/substance material as regulated biohazardous waste (~$52k/yr planning value).

Forensic Investigative Contingency $50K/yr

[#18] Annual contingency fund for forensics, investigations and medicolegal handling (~$50k/yr).

Janitorial Hazmat Cleanup $36K/yr

[#12] Per-interview hazmat cleanup contractor (~$15–52k/yr midpoint used) plus consumables (~$2k/yr) = ~$35.5k/yr.

Research And Monitoring $35K/yr

[#14, #17] Medical screening/contingency psychiatric care baseline (~$20k/yr) and secure lab operating costs (~$15k/yr).

Evacuation Security Overtime $25K/yr

[#9] Extra security staff, overtime, and enforcement for weekly full-building evacuations (~$20–30k/yr).

Recordkeeping And Legal Overhead $22K/yr

[#21] Secure recordkeeping, classification maintenance, background checks and legal counsel time (~$15–30k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $15K/yr

[#6] Weekly D‑Class handling, transport, holding and basic needs logistics (~$10–20k/yr; midpoint used).

Audio Redaction Maintenance $15K/yr

[#5] Maintenance/contractor fees for audio redaction / memetic sanitization tools (~$15k/yr).

Recording Storage And Archival $11K/yr

[#4] Storage hardware maintenance and secure archival/access control (~$1k/yr storage maintenance + ~$10k/yr archival/access control).

Containment Audits And Compliance $10K/yr

[#23] Periodic containment protocol audits and compliance inspections (~$5–15k/yr; midpoint used).

Training And Drills $4K/yr

[#20] Annual refresher training / drills (~$2–5k/yr; midpoint used).

Audio Spare Parts And Maintenance $1K/yr

[#3] Spare parts and yearly maintenance for microphone/interface and memetic-isolation electronics (~$1k/yr).

Ups And Emergency Power Maintenance $500/yr

[#22] Yearly maintenance for UPS/emergency power for monitoring systems (~$500/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with weekly interviews and no accidental exposures or major incidents.

routine_weekly_interviews procedures_followed no accidental exposures

🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline

Small accidental exposure or procedural lapse requiring investigation, increased medical/psych care and limited PR response.

accidental_exposure unauthorized_person_in_building partial_evacuations

🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Significant containment failure or human casualty requiring large forensic, legal, PR, and potential neutralization/scale-up program.

failed_evacuations multiple_staff_exposures public_exposure

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / Memetics Researcher	1	[#16] 1 FTE memetics researcher funded in staff_wages (~$150k/yr).
Level-2 Personnel	2	[#11] Two Level-2 staff involved in moving the safe/escort duties (transfer time cost budgeted annually).
Medical Officer / Clinician (part-time)	1	[#14, #15] Part-time clinician/medical support for screening and ongoing psychological monitoring (budgeted ~$15–20k/yr).

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide many itemized estimates and clear recurring drivers (dummies, downtime) but several site-dependent assumptions (staff size, evacuation duration, whether disposable dummies R&D is implemented) leave moderate uncertainty.

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