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SCP-2421 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2421
Expected annual
$18.1M
One-time setup
$38.2M
Annual recurring
$17.5M
Personnel
200
Initial capital setup is estimated at approximately $38.2M, driven primarily by land acquisitions, resort construction, large surveillance/equipment purchases, and a liquid contingency reserve. Ongoing annual operations run roughly $17.5M/year, dominated by staff wages (MTF, security, and research), D-Class program costs, surveillance/data processing, and international/incident contingencies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $38.2M
Facilities $14.4M
[#1, #2, #3, #25] Land acquisition for 6 sites, construction of six 'Fundamental Springs' resorts (pools, plumbing, guest rooms, D-Class holding/back-rooms), pool/heating installation structural work, and initial public-safety closures/fencing.
Equipment $7.3M
[#5, #15, #16, #24] Surveillance and geophysical hardware (site nodes + centralized spares), vehicles/aircraft fleet purchase, communications/network setup hardware, and telemetry/implant devices & installed receivers.
Reserve Fund Liquid $7.0M
[#26] Liquid reserve for rapid site acquisition, emergency expansion of feeding-area cover assets, or sudden infrastructure replacement.
Contingency Excavation $5.0M
[#14] Capital reserved to mobilize heavy-drilling / excavation capability (rental or rapid-access campaign readiness) if direct intervention is authorized.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M
[#12] Secure BSL-capable lab buildout and scientific instrumentation for xenobiology, imaging and molecular analysis.
Decommissioning Reserve $1.0M
[#29] Estimated one-time demolition/secure disposal reserve for worst-case facility teardown per program site.
Medical And Mortuary Setup $500K
[#11] One-time buildout and equipment for on-call medics, mortuary services, autopsy labs, incineration and biohazard disposal.
Summary Ballpark $0
[#30] Narrative summary only; no separate cost allocated here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.5M/yr
Staff Wages $8.1M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #12, #11] Salaries, benefits and active-rotation costs for MTF Alpha-2, on-site cover staff (hospitality/admin), security personnel, research staff salaries (xenobiology/geology/imaging), and on-call medical personnel.
D Class Program $2.4M/yr
[#10] Procurement, housing, handling, implants, sedation and ancillary costs for D-Class personnel used as bait (assumes ~60 active D-Class across sites).
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#6, #13] Sensor maintenance/replacement, centralized data processing and storage costs, specialist contractor surveys (GPR/seismic/remote sensing) and associated non-salary monitoring expenses.
International Operations Contingency $1.5M/yr
[#27] Ongoing contingency budget to support potential overseas feed-event responses and short-term foreign operations.
Incident Response And Coverup $1.0M/yr
[#19] Annualized budget for handling civilian disappearances, payouts, PR/forensics, witness management and compensation to local businesses.
Cover Story And Legal $625K/yr
[#17, #18] Shell-company brand maintenance, web/reservations façade; baseline legal counsel, local relations and low-level compliance/permit costs.
Logistics And Transport $500K/yr
[#15] Vehicle/aircraft maintenance, fuel and spare parts for site transfers, rapid response and medevac.
R And D Bait Research $500K/yr
[#23] Ongoing R&D into non-lethal bait/replacement methods, animal/behavioral/genetic experiments and associated consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr
[#3, #4] Ongoing utilities, heating (pool temperature maintenance), generator fuel and basic facility upkeep.
Personnel Wellbeing And Counterintelligence $300K/yr
[#22] Counseling, internal security, vetting, polygraphs and leak prevention measures.
Communications And Network Ops $250K/yr
[#16] Bandwidth, redundant satellite uplinks, secure VPN/cloud ops and data-center SLA costs.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#21] Pool chemicals, filtration parts, PPE, autoclave cartridges, sensor batteries and spare housings.
Environmental Monitoring $100K/yr
[#20] Regular testing of spring chemistry, groundwater monitoring, consultants and remediation planning.
Archival Storage And Analysis $50K/yr
[#28] Long-term storage, licensing and analysis of anomalous audio/behavioral datasets and retention vault costs.
Telemetry And Implants Recurring $30K/yr
[#24] Recurring SIM/comms and telemetry servicing costs for implanted trackers and receivers.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.5M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents or authorized direct interventions; routine surveillance, feeding-area operation, and scheduled maintenance proceed as planned.
no breaches no foreign feed events no excavation campaigns
🚨 Minor Incident $17.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Small-scale civilian exposure or an isolated containment-adjacent incident requiring localized cover-up, payouts, extra legal work and short-term increased surveillance.
civilian consumed outside resort local media attention small forensic cleanup
🚨 International Deployment $20.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
A feeding event or credible threat occurs outside the primary containment zone requiring covert overseas deployment and asset purchase/rental.
feed reported abroad overseas civilian casualty rapid covert asset deployment
🚨 Excavation Campaign $37.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Authorized campaign to attempt direct intervention (drilling/TBM or sustained large-bore operations) to access SCP-2421's subsurface chambers.
policy shift to active intervention significant containment failure extended shift in feeding pattern
👥 Personnel 200 total
Role Count Notes
Mobile Task Force Agent / MTF Alpha-2 40 Primary operational team responsible for site operations, feeding-area maintenance and emergency response. (See #7)
Security Officer 48 Armed perimeter guards and response teams across sites, rotating shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. (See #9)
Research Scientist 12 Xenobiologists, geologists, imaging specialists and lab techs working on SCP-2421 analysis. (See #12)
Medical Officer 6 On-call medics, mortuary and necropsy staff for on-site response and autopsies. (See #11)
Engineer / Maintenance 8 Electrical/mechanical staff for pool heating, generators, vehicles and facility maintenance. (See #3, #15)
Administrative Staff 24 Receptionists, cleaners, hospitality cover staff and IT to maintain the resort cover story. (See #8, #17)
Class-D Personnel 60 Active D-Class stationed at feeding areas used as bait; costs booked under D-Class program. (See #10)
Site Director / Executive Staff 2 Senior managers overseeing operations and liaison with higher Foundation command.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are drawn directly from analyst ranges and the SCP text; many line items have wide ranges (local variance, covert premium, and contingency-driven capital). Personnel and recurring operating costs are better-grounded than contingency excavation or international deployment costs, hence medium confidence.
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