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SCP-2309 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2309
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$7.6M
Annual recurring
$6.0M
Personnel
19
One-time capital expenditures are dominated by construction, redundant sensors, and specialized countermeasures (~$7.6M). Annual operating costs are driven by a regional rapid-reaction force posture, onsite staffing, and OPSEC/cover operations (~$6.04M/year baseline).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.6M
Equipment $3.2M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #16] On-site surveillance (PTZ/IR/LIDAR/strain gauges/dataloggers), communications (microwave/satellite uplink, encrypted comms), power generation (solar, batteries, diesel gen), site IT/secure storage, and initial specialized countermeasure procurement/munitions reserve.
Facilities $2.8M
[#1, #17] Site construction in a mountain pass including fence, watchtower, barracks/office, helipad prep, signage, environmental mitigation, and a redundant downstream physical barrier.
Decommissioning Fund $850K
[#26] Long-term replacement and decommissioning reserve for major capital refreshes and end-of-service demolition/clean-up.
Incident Reserve And Escrow $550K
[#25] One-time establishment of an incident reserve / liability escrow for immediate payouts, environmental cleanup and hush funds.
Initial Cover Setup $112K
[#20] Upfront cover negotiations, bribes, legal fees, creation of false documentation and archive modification to establish 'proving ground' cover.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $95K
[#6] Portable XRF, metallography tools, sample shipping and secure lab setup for initial material analyses.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.0M/yr
Regional Rapid Reaction Force Posture $3.5M/yr
[#14] Cost to maintain a deployable regional Foundation military posture (company-size QRF, helicopters, housing, equipment, training and readiness).
Staff Wages $850K/yr
[#7] Loaded payroll for 24/7 observers (3 shifts of 2), on-site supervisor, and rotating specialist scientists; includes hazard pay, benefits, lodging and per-diems.
Research And Monitoring $360K/yr
[#18] Ongoing research program, modelling, laboratory testing, sample analysis, and publication suppression operational costs (includes dedicated research scientist salaries partially).
Armed Security Contingent $300K/yr
[#9] Covert on-site armed guards and local security contractors to prevent unauthorized access; excludes regional rapid-reaction force posture.
Support Staff Payroll $210K/yr
[#8] Payroll for maintenance technician, vehicle driver, cook/housekeeping and site manager/admin.
Cover Story And Legal $180K/yr
[#19] Ongoing historical/archival cover-up, public affairs, payments to local authorities, legal counsel and media management (recurring).
Legal Liaison Office In Country $150K/yr
[#22] In-country legal/liaison overhead, permits, diplomatic payments, contractor management and occasional legal expenses.
Opsec And Counterintelligence $110K/yr
[#21] OPSEC, counterintelligence, internet monitoring and takedown operations to detect/remove leaks and monitor local media and social channels.
Training Exercises And Drills $88K/yr
[#23] Personnel training, tabletop and field exercises for site staff and regional force coordination.
Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr
[#12] Road/helipad/physical site maintenance including snow clearing, rockfall mitigation, vegetation control and emergency repairs.
Surveillance Maintenance And Software $50K/yr
[#10] Maintenance, spare parts, software licenses and periodic calibration for cameras, LIDAR and strain gauges.
Medical Readiness And Medevac $50K/yr
[#13] Med supplies, trauma kits, local evacuation contracts and medevac readiness (contracted air asset).
Psychological Care And Debriefing $48K/yr
[#24] Counseling, cognitive testing and long-term monitoring for observers exposed to anomalous perceptual effects.
Data Analysis And Archival Suppression $38K/yr
[#27] Secure archival storage, redaction audits, dataset curation and forbidden-publication handling.
Supplies And Consumables $32K/yr
[#11] Fuel, diesel for generator, vehicle fuel, batteries and routine consumables.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[#15] Per-deployment activation costs are event-driven (estimated $150k–$2.5M per activation) and are not included in baseline recurring costs; tracked as per-event contingency.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.0M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, no activations or breaches.
no_breach routine_operations periodic_research
🚨 Minor Incident $6.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Localized breach or suspected breach requiring a short activation of regional assets and limited repairs/medical response.
small_breach short_deployment localized_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $11.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.3M vs baseline
Significant breach causing protracted military response, environmental/liaison payouts, major repairs and large-scale replenishment of countermeasures.
large_scale_breach prolonged_deployment environmental_cleanup
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Observer / Research Staff 9 [#7] 3 shifts of 2 observers (6), 1 on-site supervisor, plus average 2 rotating specialist scientists on multi-week rotations (avg).
Support Staff 4 [#8] Maintenance technician, vehicle driver, cook/housekeeping, site manager/admin.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] On-site covert guards to prevent unauthorized access (separate from regional QRF).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling midpoint-based estimates. Major remaining uncertainties are the chosen regional force posture (item #14), per-activation frequency and magnitude (#15), and local contracting costs, producing moderate uncertainty.
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