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SCP-2373 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2373
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
15
Initial capital expenditures are approximately $1.6M driven by containment chamber construction, high-speed observation equipment, secure storage and specialized robotics; recurring annual costs are about $1.59M driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research, storage growth and operational maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Equipment $810K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #17, #18] Airlock/interlock systems, HVAC/install, multispectral camera suite, video servers/GPU, initial storage hardware, UPS/generator, remote robots, portable barriers, secure IT hardware, sensor spare kit.
Facilities $465K
[#1, #23, #30] Class-A chamber construction/upgrade, permitting/inspection costs, and one-time decommissioning/storage reserve.
Incident Response Reserve $200K
[#15] One-time contingency/reserve for outside contractor access, emergency lockdown tooling and rapid repair fund.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#16] Forensics and anomalous-research bench instruments, sample processing and initial consumables for research.
Training Initial $25K
[#14] Initial SOP development and personnel training materials to enforce two-person rule and emergency response.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $900K/yr
[#10, #11, #19] Security staffing (two-person enforcement), containment technicians, research staff and video/data analysts.
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#27] Long-term research fund and program-level grants for study of entity mechanics.
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#13] D-Class handling, rotation, housing, transport and per-test operational costs.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#22] Legal counsel, public affairs, FOIA response and cover-story maintenance.
Administrative Overhead $75K/yr
[#28] Pro-rated site administrative and HR/finance overhead allocated to the program.
Facilities Maintenance $62K/yr
[#3, #7, #20] HVAC/filter servicing, power backup fuel & maintenance and routine preventative maintenance (doors, seals, cameras, airlocks).
Medical And Psych Care $50K/yr
[#12] Routine medical checks, psychological monitoring and post-exposure care for staff and D-Class.
Insurance Reserve $50K/yr
[#29] Annual reserve for indemnity, legal contingency and accidental exposure liabilities.
Storage Archival Growth $30K/yr
[#6] Annual growth, archival and backup costs for high-fps footage and classification storage.
Video System Support $25K/yr
[#5] VMS/software support, GPU/hardware refresh funds and license renewals for real-time capture and AI motion analysis.
Incident Response Retainer $25K/yr
[#15] Retained contractor access/rapid-response fee and emergency overtime reserve.
Forensics Consumables $25K/yr
[#16] Consumables, sample storage, reagents and short-term experiment supplies for forensic/anomalous research.
Secure It Ops $20K/yr
[#17] Encrypted server ops, access control, logging and classified IT operational costs.
Utilities $20K/yr
[#21] Incremental electrical and cooling costs for cameras, servers, HVAC and electronics.
Robot Maintenance $12K/yr
[#8] Maintenance, spare parts and service contracts for remote observation platforms.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#25] PPE, cleaning supplies, batteries and single-use sampling kits.
Training Recurring $10K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher training and drills for two-person rule, emergency response and equipment operation.
Biohazard Disposal $10K/yr
[#26] Contracted biohazard disposal, contaminated consumables and periodic deep cleaning.
Airlock Interlock Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance and testing for door-interlock control system and overrides.
Spare Parts Replenishment $5K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment of camera/sensor spares, housings and connectors.
Barrier Maintenance $1K/yr
[#9] Maintenance/ replacement of portable opaque barriers and quick-deploy partitions.
Animal Observer Program $0/yr
[#24] Optional animal-observer program budget; set to $0 here because remote robotic observation is assumed to be used instead.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance and ongoing research; no major incidents or breaches.
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🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$198K vs baseline
Single-person exposure or modest equipment failure requiring overtime, repairs, incident investigation and legal/PR work.
single-person_exposure equipment_failure false_negative_detection
🚨 Research Scaleup $2.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$498K vs baseline
Significant research breakthrough or new experimental campaign requiring rapid scale-up of equipment, staff and storage.
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🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$998K vs baseline
Containment breach or major equipment failure leading to extended recovery, structural repairs, legal exposure and large-scale incident response.
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👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] Six full-time security personnel to enforce two-person rule and provide 24/7 coverage (estimated at ~$40–60k each incl. benefits).
Containment Technician 4 [#11] Four containment technicians for day-to-day maintenance, entries and equipment checks.
Research Scientist 2 [#11, #27] Two research scientists supervising experiments and long-term study programs.
Site Supervisor / Lead Researcher 1 [#11] One site-level supervisor / lead overseeing containment and research activities.
Data Analyst / Video Reviewer 2 [#19, #5, #6] Two analysts (video review and AI tuning) responsible for footage review and model maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Most line items are well-scoped with ranges; staffing and programmatic choices drive largest uncertainty. Equipment lifespans, archival growth rates and incident probabilities are estimated from analyst ranges, so residual variance is moderate.
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