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SCP-2436 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2436
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$2.2M
Annual recurring
$3.7M
Personnel
28
[#26] One-time setup costs are estimated at $2,215,000 driven primarily by property acquisition, perimeter fencing and site refurbishment; ongoing annual costs are estimated at $3,664,000 driven primarily by staff wages and payroll overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M
Facilities $850K
[#2, #15] Includes perimeter fencing and controlled-access installation for four sq km (~$700,000) and housing/site living-quarters refurbishment (~$150,000).
Equipment $530K
[#9, #11, #13] Vehicles and specialist transport purchase (~$200,000), surveillance/sensors/communications installation (~$250,000), and archive-safe storage & security locker (~$80,000).
Property Acquisition $450K
[#1] Purchase of farmland/title and legal transfer/closing fees (estimate: $400k purchase + $50k legal/closing).
Training Initial $175K
[#18] Initial recruitment and specialized training costs (Icelandic language, livestock & rare-book handling) (~$175,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#19] One-time research instrumentation, non-invasive monitoring equipment, digitization hardware and lab setup (~$150,000).
Misc Capital One Time $40K
[#25] Miscellaneous small capital purchases (spare parts, archival digitization backup, lockers, records management) (~$40,000).
Amnestic Stock One Time $10K
[#20] Initial amnestic stock and controlled-substance handling setup (~$10,000).
Permits One Time $10K
[#23] One-time permitting/environmental assessment and related one-off fees (~$10,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.7M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7] Salaries for continuous on-site staffing: researchers (12 FTEs ≈ $1,080,000), security guards (~6 ≈ $300,000), site director/security supervisor/admin (~3 combined ≈ $290,000), and support staff (maintenance/medic/archivist/farmhands ≈ $650,000).
Payroll Overhead And Benefits $700K/yr
[#8] Employer taxes, healthcare, pensions and benefits applied to total payroll (~25–35%; used $700k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#12, #19] Surveillance monitoring, secure communications and data service upkeep (~$50k/yr) plus recurring research consumables and small experiments (~$100k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $135K/yr
[#14, #20, #24] Archive conservation & handling consumables (~$10k/yr), recurring amnestic administration & follow-up (~$25k/yr), and general consumables (food/accommodation/PPE/medical supplies) (~$100k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#22] Ongoing legal compliance, local liaison, PR and cover-story maintenance (~$75k/yr).
Farm Operations And Stipend $70K/yr
[#17] Ordinary farm operating costs plus stipend to heirs (ops ~$40k + stipend ~$30k = ~$70k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#10] Vehicle fuel, insurance and maintenance for patrols and supply runs (~$60k/yr).
Emergency Repair Fund $50K/yr
[#21] Contingency / emergency repair fund for historically accurate, rapid repairs due to 'no significant alteration' constraint (~$50k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#3] Perimeter fencing and site repairs/maintenance (~3–7% of install; used $35,000/yr).
Utilities $24K/yr
[#16] Electricity, heating, water and site utilities (~$24k/yr).
Training Refreshers And Recruitment $20K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training and recruitment buffer (~$20k/yr).
Misc Recurring $15K/yr
[#25] Recurring small capital replacement and backup (digital storage, minor locker/security parts) (~$15k/yr).
Insurance And Environmental Compliance $10K/yr
[#23] Recurring property insurance, permits renewal and environmental compliance (~$10k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.7M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard operations, no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized personnel susceptibility event or small sabotage requiring targeted amnestics, repairs and legal/liaison response.
unauthorized_tunnel_entry localized_susceptibility_event minor_sabotage
🚨 Major Breach $5.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant sabotage/exposure event (multiple SCP-2436-3 actors or public exposure) requiring mass amnestic deployment, major repairs/replacement, prolonged operations and high-level legal/cover actions.
mass_influence_event coordinated_sabotage public_exposure
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 12 [#4] Twelve researchers to ensure minimum three on-site at all times accounting for shifts, leave and Icelandic fluency/rare-book expertise.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Approximately six guards employed to maintain two on-site at all times with rotation and higher Iceland wages.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#6] One on-site director included in combined site leadership salaries.
Security Supervisor 1 [#6] One security supervisor included in combined site leadership salaries.
Administrative Staff 1 [#6] One admin/logistics lead to liaise with regional director and authorities.
Support Staff (maintenance, medic/psych, archivist, farmhands) 7 [#7] Combined support staff (6–8 estimated; used 7) for tech, medic/psych, archivist/conservator and farm operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are grounded in the analyst's itemized estimates and match the article's containment requirements, but property purchase price, staffing sourcing (local vs expatriate), farm profitability and the low-frequency/high-impact anomalous risks introduce material uncertainty.
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