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SCP-2355 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2355
Expected annual
$12.5M
One-time setup
$10.7M
Annual recurring
$11.7M
Personnel
50
First-year one-time setup and campaign choices drive capital costs (~$10.7M here); annual recurring operations are substantial (~$11.7M/year) driven by specialized staffing, research, subject care, and retrieval/monitoring. Large-scale retrieval or public exposure events can add single-year spikes in the low- to mid-tens of millions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.7M
Facilities $2.2M
[#1, #2] Climate-controlled containment space, retrofit/new construction and a secure containment suite for SCP-2355-1 (cells, observation rooms, medical bay access, sanitary facilities). Estimate represents mid-range combined buildout for storage and 10–50 subject-capable cells.
Corporate Buyout Operations $2.0M
[#14] One-time option for aggressive corporate infiltration, buyout or takeover costs if required to stop manufacture/distribution (mid-range contingency).
Exposure Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#22] One-time reserve to be available in the event of a high-profile exposure or large litigation/crisis response.
Buyback Program $1.1M
[#13] One-time buyback/campaign payments and shipping for voluntary surrender of ~1,050 Babywell units (mid-range per-unit buyback estimate).
Decommission Destruction $1.0M
[#25] One-time safe destruction/disposal costs for catalogued units if chosen instead of long-term storage (mid-range for 1,050 units).
Equipment $600K
[#1, #2, #5, #12, #19] CCTV, vault/door hardware, intrusion detection, evidence racks/locks, electronics/memory-sanitization devices, secure transport cases and selected forensic instruments (initial hardware purchases).
Personnel Clearance Initial $600K
[#24] Initial background checks and deep vetting for personnel (partial estimate for ~200 staff; mid-range).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#10] Laboratory buildout, sequencing prep, sample storage and initial research instrument purchases (mid-range of setup estimates).
Retrieval Vehicles And Tactical Gear $300K
[#5] Initial purchase/outfitting of retrieval vehicles, tactical/rescue gear, portable evidence containment crates and comms for field teams.
It And Security Setup $250K
[#19] Initial secure IT/database setup, hardened case management systems and audit tools.
Training Setup $150K
[#18] Initial SOP development, specialized infant-handling training and choreography setup for field and containment staff.
Emergency Medical Stockpile $30K
[#17] Initial stockpile of emergency meds and materials for amnestic adverse events.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.7M/yr
Staff Wages $5.2M/yr
[#4, #6, #11, #21, #24, #20] Salaries + benefits for security guards, research staff, analysts, field agents, medical staff, engineers, admin and site director. Includes a payroll premium (~10% of base) to offset hiring restrictions and increased overtime/retention costs described in note #20.
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#10, #11] Ongoing genetic sequencing, longitudinal studies, neuroimaging (fMRI/EEG) time and specialist researcher programs (mid-range annual operations).
Subject Housing And Care $1.0M/yr
[#21] Secure transport and long-term custodial housing, security, medical care and engagement/education costs for SCP-2355-1 subjects (estimate for a modest cohort).
Logistics And Transport $750K/yr
[#5] Annual retrieval operations budget (deployments, vehicle operation/maintenance, travel, secure transport) — plan-level recurring estimate.
Amnestic Production And Administration $500K/yr
[#7] Ongoing cost of Class-B amnestic doses production, medical administration and record cleanup for a modest annual caseload (per-contact costs scaled to expected throughput).
Replacement Infant Provision $500K/yr
[#8] Ongoing provisioning of replacement infants (props/animatronics/legal cover or other options) averaged across expected annual operations.
Psychological Medical Followup $500K/yr
[#9] Counseling, medical exams and follow-up care for parents and contacts after amnestics/replacement handoffs (program-level annual estimate).
Staffing Vetting Recurring $500K/yr
[#24] Recurring re-vetting, polygraphs and ongoing background investigations for staff allowed near infants/cribs.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#15, #16] Media management/disinformation campaigns, legal counsel, records alteration budgets and small-scale bribery/fees for ongoing cover operations (sustained annual program).
Evidence Chain Of Custody $300K/yr
[#12] Packaging, labelling, photographing, secure transport cases and evidence-logging costs for seized cribs and associated materials (ongoing operations).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#3] Annual utilities, HVAC (critical for evidence preservation), maintenance, security system upkeep, insurance and building amortization (mid-range).
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#23] Gloves, sterile kits, sample vials, packaging, cleaning agents, evidence tape, biohazard disposal and general lab consumables (program-level estimate).
Surveillance And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#6] Ongoing software, data feeds, automated monitoring services and tooling for police/social-media/pawn-shop monitoring (this excludes analyst salaries, which are in staff_wages).
Amnestic Side Effect Reserve Recurring $150K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment and training for emergency medical reserve to handle adverse reactions to amnestics.
It Operations $150K/yr
[#19] Annual operations, auditing, hardening and secure storage costs for case files and planted media artifacts.
Corporate Infiltration Ops Recurring $100K/yr
[#14] Ongoing counterintelligence/infiltration costs against Babywell (smaller, sustained operations budget; major buyouts are one-time).
Training Refresher $75K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for infant handling, substitution choreography and legal/ethical guidance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.7M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady monitoring, limited new recoveries and routine operations; no major breaches, large campaigns, or public exposures.
routine monitoring occasional recoveries no major public exposure
🚨 Large Scale Retrieval $23.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$12.0M vs baseline
Coordinated campaign to recover the majority/all of ~1,050 cribs and associated contacts in a single year, requiring mass amnestics, replacements, buybacks and expanded field operations.
multiple credible leads on many cribs factory records recovered coordinated seizure operations
🚨 Major Exposure $20.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$8.5M vs baseline
High-profile media/legal exposure or large public lawsuit requiring crisis response, emergency amnestics, legal settlements, and potential corporate actions.
press leak / investigative reporting class-action litigation whistleblower or regulatory discovery
👥 Personnel 50 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 20 [#4, #20] 24/7 guarded detail; staffing restriction premium applied due to exclusion of those with newborns/expectant family members.
Research Scientist 6 [#10, #11] Geneticists, neuropsychologists and lead researchers for sequencing and memory analysis programs.
Surveillance Analyst 6 [#6] Monitoring police reports, social media and pawn shops; tooling costs captured separately in surveillance_and_monitoring.
Field Agent / Retrieval Team Member 8 [#5] Retrieval and seizure teams, including vehicles and tactical gear; deployment budget included in logistics_and_transport.
Medical Officer 4 [#7, #9, #17] Administer amnestics, follow-up care, and emergency response for adverse reactions.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#3, #19] Facilities/HVAC and IT/security maintenance support for containment and evidence storage.
Administrative Staff 3 [#15, #16, #19] Case management, records alteration support, and cover-story coordination administration.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3] Oversight and executive decision-making for containment strategy and crisis response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are mid-range selections from wide analyst ranges; many costs depend on strategic choices (store vs destroy vs mass retrieval) and incident frequency, producing moderate confidence rather than high.
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