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SCP-2455 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2455
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$620K
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
8
One-time startup costs are approximately $620,500 driven by containment fit-out, bespoke image-analysis development, and hardware; recurring costs are approximately $1,222,750/year driven primarily by continuous security and monitoring staff plus an active research/monitoring program.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $620K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $235K
[#3] Image-analysis software development, data labeling, model training, QA and integration costs.
Equipment $158K
[#2, #4, #13, #15, #18] High-resolution CCTV and mounts (#2), on-site server/GPU hardware (#4), UPS/generator hardware (#13), specialized containment/transport cases (#15), authentication hardware/upgrades (#18).
Facilities $150K
[#1] Reinforced humanoid containment cell construction and installation to Foundation specification.
Rapid Response Kit $28K
[#7] Initial mobilization kit purchase for rapid-response containment team (PPE, comms, toolkits).
Amnestic Stockpile $25K
[#9] Initial purchase/stockpile of low-grade amnestics (20–100 dose stockpile assumed).
It Integration And Recordkeeping $25K
[#12] One-time integration and setup costs for encrypted logs, restricted-access systems and audit trail integration.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $505K/yr
[#5, #6, #10] Monitoring/operator staff (1 FTE) (#5), on-site security staff (6 guards) (#6), part-time/shared medical coverage allocation (#10).
Research And Monitoring $403K/yr
[#17, #4, #12] Ongoing research & testing program (#17), server/compute operational costs (power/maintenance) (#4), secure hosting and IT security audits (#12).
Internal Affairs $100K/yr
[#11] Internal Affairs overhead and investigative budget (investigator time, per-investigation expenses averaged into annual overhead).
Contingency Reserve $75K/yr
[#20] Reserve fund (~10–30% of program budget) to cover unexpected escalation, equipment replacement, or spikes in procurement.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#16] Annual reserve for legal/PR/cover-up contingency and small exposures.
Rapid Response Training $20K/yr
[#7] Annual training and drills costs for rapid-response containment team readiness.
Staff Training $20K/yr
[#19] Annual training for all affected staff (security, med, researchers, site staff) on SCP-2455-specific protocols.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#14, #10] Decontamination consumables baseline and ongoing medical/therapy care (therapy/ongoing care) costs.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#1] Annual maintenance, HVAC and minor repairs for the containment cell and related infrastructure.
Authentication Maintenance $8K/yr
[#18] Ongoing maintenance and subscription costs for MFA/biometric personnel verification systems.
Incident Mobilization $7K/yr
[#8] Annual expected cost for mobilizing containment teams (overtime, vehicles, disposables) assuming ~2 typical incidents/year at mid-range per-incident cost.
Amnestic Administration And Restock $5K/yr
[#9] Annual administration costs, occasional restock and handling for amnestics (assumes low-frequency administrations/restocking).
Backup Power Maintenance $3K/yr
[#13] Annual maintenance, fuel and testing costs for backup generator and UPS systems.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
76.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with typical monitoring, maintenance, scheduled training, and occasional minor mobilizations.
routine_monitoring occasional_manifestation no cross-object incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$52K vs baseline
One or two incidents involving SCP-2455-1 requiring containment mobilization, small IA investigation and limited legal/amnestic actions.
manifestation_requires_mobilization amnestic_administrations small IA investigation
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Manifestation leads to interaction with another hazardous SCP or larger containment event requiring extensive mobilization and legal response.
cross-object_interaction large_containment_operation major_equipment_replacement
🚨 Political Exposure $1.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Civilian or political exposure requiring major PR, legal defense, covert operations, and potential compensation.
public_exposure data_leak civilian_contact
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Research uncovers actionable or high-value properties requiring rapid scale-up of experiments, staffing and secure infrastructure.
significant_research_result need_for_expanded_testing additional_secure_infrastructure
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Six guards to cover 24/7 shifts (minimum two per shift).
Monitoring Operator 1 [#5] One nominal full-time operator (rotating shifts) for human oversight of the automated image-analysis system.
Medical Officer 1 [#10] Part-time/shared medical coverage allocation for on-call administration and follow-up care.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost ranges were provided; one-time estimates use midpoints where ranges existed and recurring costs require assumptions about incident frequency and staffing allocations, so uncertainty remains in incident rates and research intensity.
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