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SCP-2437 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2437
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
18
One-time capital costs are dominated by vault construction and redundancy with up-front capital of roughly $2.0M; annual operating costs (~$1.87M/year) are dominated by 24/7 staffing, research staffing, and redundant monitoring/storage.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #23] Vault retrofit (Tophat-3 upgrades) $800,000 and backup containment cell $350,000; structural work and secure access control.
Equipment $445K
[#2, #7, #9, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16] Hardened camera system $50,000; robotic inspection/manipulation systems $150,000; environmental sensors $30,000; data recording/NAS hardware $50,000; generator/UPS install $50,000; HVAC upgrade hardware $100,000; fire suppression install $10,000; initial PPE kit $5,000.
Contingency Fund $250K
[#22] Contingency/emergency response reserve set aside ($250,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#18] Initial laboratory instrumentation/capital for analysis $100,000.
Secure Transport Initial $10K
[#19] Initial secure transport/crane/truck mobilization and technicians for recovery (~$10,000).
Initial Archive Software $10K
[#21] Initial archive/documentation software/licenses $10,000.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #17, #21] 24/7 monitoring technicians (6 × $60k = $360k), security guards (6 × $50k = $300k), containment technicians (2 × $65k = $130k), research staff (3 × $120k = $360k), archive/documentation personnel ~$30k.
Administrative Overhead $312K/yr
[#26] Administrative overhead allocation (20% of recurring subtotal before overhead).
Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr
[#20] Legal, public relations, and cover-story maintenance ~$120,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $95K/yr
[#16, #18, #25] Recurring PPE replacement/training $5,000/yr; lab consumables/outsourced analysis $60,000/yr; waste disposal and biohazard processing $30,000/yr.
Training And Psychological Support $40K/yr
[#24] Annual training, drills $30,000/yr and psychological support $10,000/yr.
Archival Retention $40K/yr
[#27] Incremental long-term archival retention costs (colder media, climate control) ~$40,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $26K/yr
[#13, #14, #15] Generator fuel & maintenance $12,000/yr; HVAC energy & maintenance $12,000/yr; fire inspection & maintenance $1,500/yr.
Robotic Maintenance $20K/yr
[#8] Robotic inspection/manipulator repair and consumables ~$20,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $15K/yr
[#11, #12] Ongoing on-site data/video storage, backups and off-site replication $15,000/yr.
Camera System Maintenance $10K/yr
[#3] Annual camera/system maintenance, firmware updates, replacements ~$10,000/yr.
Sensor Maintenance $8K/yr
[#10] Environmental sensor calibration, replacements, batteries ~$8,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#19] Occasional secure transport/crane mobilization as-needed estimated ~$5,000/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance normal_staffing_levels
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure, minor tampering, or small containment disruption requiring temporary overtime, limited repairs, and use of contingency.
equipment_failure localized_breach temporary_relocation_to_backup_vault
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline
Significant containment compromise or damage to primary vault requiring major repairs, equipment replacement, large legal/forensic response and heavy use of contingency/reserve.
major_containment_failure physical_attack_or_severe_equipment_loss protracted_emergency_response
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Monitoring Technician 6 [#4] 2 per shift × 3 shifts for continuous video/sensor monitoring (6 FTE).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] 2 guards per shift × 3 shifts including supervisors (6 FTE).
Engineer / Maintenance / Containment Technician 2 [#6] Technicians for routine checks, HVAC/door maintenance, sensor calibration (2 FTE).
Research Scientist 3 [#17] Small research team (2–3 researchers + PI) budgeted as 3 FTE.
Archive / Documentation Staff 1 [#21] Archive, redaction and documentation personnel/tools (~$30k/yr assumed = 1 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are based on analyst OOM figures and explicit staffing counts, so capital and operating categories are reasonably well-defined; however incident probabilities, contingency sizing and some recurring allocations (transport frequency, long-term archival rate) are approximate, so confidence is medium.
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