SCP-2330 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2330
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$26.7M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
21
One-time capital costs are dominated by specialized containment, R&D, and a contingency reserve; recurring costs are dominated by personnel (security, medical, research) and a standing emergency retainer. Total one-time capital is large due to a contingency allocation for Protocol Eta-2, while steady-state operations run multiple millions per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $26.7M
Contingency Reserve Eta2 $25.0M
[#25] Dedicated contingency allocation for Protocol Eta-2 / catastrophic site response. High-uncertainty, single-event reserve (order-of-magnitude allocation chosen from analyst range).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $625K
[#4, #13] R&D/certification for visual-loop headsets and initial research lab outfitting/equipment purchases. These figures cover certification/R&D and laboratory instrument purchases.
Equipment $543K
[#3, #4, #5, #7, #14, #18, #19, #21, #24] CCTV hardware and housings, visual-loop headset procurement (procurement portion), initial sound-muffling headwear inventory, on-site incinerator purchase/installation, audio-filtering/hardware integration (development portion allocated here), initial PPE stock, tamper‑evident evidence storage, specialized transport container, and initial hardened IT hardware. Values are mid-range selections from the provided estimates.
Facilities $522K
[#1, #2, #6, #23] Containment-cell construction, sealed soundproof security office, ceiling-mounted sprinkler installation, and site power redundancy (UPS/generator) as structural/infrastructure work. Estimates chosen near midpoints of provided ranges.
Initial Training $35K
[#9] Development and first-year delivery of intensive staff training program (initial component).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#8, #10, #13] Ongoing personnel compensation: dedicated security team (rotating 24/7 coverage and supervisor), medical staff (nurse + part-time physician/consultant), and research personnel (3–5 researchers + techs). Sum uses mid-range salary totals from notes.
Emergency Retainer $300K/yr
[#15] Retainer or recurring standby budget for specialized MTF/rapid response trained in cognitohazards.
Turnover And Recruitment $125K/yr
[#26] Annualized recruitment, temp coverage, and lost-productivity budget due to turnover, sick leave, and quarantine-related absences.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#22] Legal counsel, front-company maintenance, PR/cover-story funds, and incident public-management budget (annualized).
Per Experiment Overhead $100K/yr
[#20] Annualized budget covering approvals, staff-hours, safety officers, standby med staff, consumables, and post-test amnestic administration across expected test cadence.
Psych Followup $100K/yr
[#12] Ongoing psychological follow-up program costs for SCP-2330-1 instances (session costs, clinician time, testing), annualized for expected caseload.
Research And Monitoring $75K/yr
[#13] Recurring non-personnel research operating costs (contract EEG/fMRI time, secure computing, test apparatus servicing) distinct from research staff wages.
Class A Amnestics $60K/yr
[#11] Procurement, secure storage, controlled inventory, and per-administration medical logistics for Class-A amnestics (annual budget).
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#16] Regular maintenance and calibration of containment doors/interlocks, HVAC isolation, and other structural containment systems (estimated ~5–10% of capital containment costs).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#21] Annual budget for per-transfer logistics and occasional secure transfers (convoy/air transport). Includes expected low-frequency movement costs averaged annually.
Audio Filtering Support $30K/yr
[#14] Ongoing software/hardware support, updates, and integrations for audio-filtering and secure-comm systems.
Insurance And Permits $30K/yr
[#27] Insurance premiums, environmental and safety permitting, and regulatory compliance fees.
Security Training Refreshers $18K/yr
[#9] Quarterly refresher training and incident simulation costs (annual recurring component separate from initial training).
It Hosting And Backups $12K/yr
[#24] Hosting, encrypted backups, archival costs, and forensic audit services for secure logs and archives.
Incinerator Operational Costs $12K/yr
[#7] Fuel, emissions control maintenance, permits and operational costs for on-site incinerator; alternately, covers contract disposal averaged annually.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#17, #18] Consumables include controlled single-use writing utensils, cleaning supplies, disposables, and recurring PPE consumables/replacements.
Video Storage Retention $6K/yr
[#3] Secure, write-once video storage and retention systems recurring costs (annual storage/retention and integrity checks).
Evidence Storage Upkeep $3K/yr
[#19] Audits, access-logging, and upkeep for tamper-evident evidence/sample storage.
Headwear Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5] Replacement and maintenance budget for sound-muffling headwear and integrated comms.
Sprinkler Maintenance $2K/yr
[#6] Annual testing/maintenance of dedicated ceiling-mounted sprinkler/fail-safe systems for the inner chamber.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major containment incidents; steady-state operations and scheduled maintenance/training only.
no incidents scheduled testing only normal staff turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized inadvertent infection event requiring targeted amnestic administrations, overtime, additional incineration/cleanup, and extra psych follow-up for a small number of people.
small-scale exposure additional amnestic administrations localized incineration/cleanup
🚨 Major Breach $7.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant breach with multiple SCP-2330-1 instances requiring large-scale response, extended MTF operations, widespread amnestic application, and infrastructure remediation.
security failure widespread internal transmission major site response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $27.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Full site-wide infection triggering Protocol Eta-2 or equivalent catastrophic response (mass amnestic deployment/incineration, site purge and long-term remediation).
uncontained site-wide infection activation of Protocol Eta-2 multi-site emergency response
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8] Rotating guards to provide 24/7 coverage (trained on memetic containment).
Security Supervisor 1 [#8] Supervisor/shift lead for dedicated security team.
Research Scientist 4 [#13] Core memetics/cognitive science researchers (3–5 recommended).
Research Technician 2 [#13] Technical support for experiments, instrumentation, and secure computing.
Nurse / Medical Officer 1 [#10] Full-time nurse to administer/monitor amnestic administrations.
Physician / Consultant 1 [#10] Part-time anesthesiologist/physician consultant for complex medical procedures and oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing medium confidence in routine and capital cost estimates; high uncertainty remains for contingency (Protocol Eta-2) magnitude and scenario probabilities associated with memetic spread, so catastrophic-event costs and probabilities are low-confidence estimates.
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