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SCP-2481 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2481
Expected annual
$8.7M
One-time setup
$73.2M
Annual recurring
$8.6M
Personnel
46
Initial capital/setup is approximately $73.2M, driven primarily by underground containment construction, contingency reserves, and specialized equipment; annual operating costs are approximately $8.6M, driven by staff wages, emergency response/retainers, and cover-story/legal operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $73.2M
Facilities $41.2M
[#1, #2] Excavation and Site-143 build-out around the 50 m sphere including perimeter sealing, structural shoring, controlled access corridors, and precision sealing/airlock installation (includes midpoint estimates of construction and sealing work).
Long Term Contingency Reserve $12.5M
[#30] Large escalation/unknown-anomalous-effects reserve to fund emergency engineering, staff relocation, crisis-level concealment and other large-scale responses.
Equipment $8.3M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9, #19, #20] One-time purchases/installs: HVAC/hot-zone equipment, diesel generators & UPS, in-situ robotics/remote manipulators, portable imaging/NDT gear, secure climate-controlled vaults, beryllium-mitigation hardware (wet-cut stations/HEPA), secure servers/backups, and hardened monitoring sensors.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.5M
[#7, #18, #25, #26] Laboratory buildout and high-end scientific instruments (SEM/TEM/mass spec/metallurgy bench), forensic/reverse-engineering prototyping facilities, glovebox/cleanroom for small-parts handling, and digital-preservation / corpus-building initial costs.
Incident Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#21] Dedicated contingency reserve for a single major incident (equipment/engineering/contractors/large-scale emergency response).
Legal And Cover Setup $1.8M
[#22] Initial legal/diplomatic/cover-story setup: front organizations, local agreements/payouts, archaeological front establishment and initial deniability expenditures.
Medical Facility Setup $600K
[#10] One-time setup for on-site trauma/ICU capability, specialized surgical equipment and training tailored to SCP-2481-3 care.
Recruitment And Vetting Setup $300K
[#15] One-time recruiting, vetting, travel and relocation setup costs specific to Han-only entry policy and cultural/liaison preparation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.8M/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #14] Salaries/benefits for core research team, 24/7 security/containment staff, medical & psychological staff, and Han-literate translators/liaisons (see personnel breakdown).
Administrative Overhead $1.4M/yr
[#29] Applied 20% administrative overhead to recurring program costs (procurement, finance, HR and site administration) per analyst recommendation.
Emergency Response $750K/yr
[#21] Rapid-response team retainers, hazmat readiness, drills, special-contractor retainers and yearly training costs.
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#22, #28] Ongoing PR/cover operations, liaison payments, local legal counsel, and grants/donations to archaeology community to maintain cover.
Supplies And Consumables $250K/yr
[#6, #17, #25] Consumables, calibration, sample-prep materials, beryllium-safe disposables, and cleanroom/glovebox consumables.
Relocation Allowances $250K/yr
[#15] Recurring allowances, housing, travel and cultural accommodation costs for vetted personnel required to enter SCP-2481.
Accompaniment Hazard Pay $250K/yr
[#16] Hazard pay/overtime for continuous two-person accompaniment and associated scheduling penalties.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#6, #8, #20, #26] Ongoing research operational costs, vault ops, sensor maintenance/data processing, and support for digital corpora maintenance tasks (excludes personnel wages).
Power And Fuel $200K/yr
[#4] Fuel, generator maintenance, and UPS upkeep costs.
Training And Vetting $188K/yr
[#24] Ongoing psychological screening, specialized training and scenario vetting to reduce triggering of SCP-2481-3.
Hvac And Decon $125K/yr
[#3] Ongoing HVAC power, filter replacements, decontamination airlock operations and maintenance specific to beryllium particulate controls.
Medical Care $125K/yr
[#10] Ongoing wound care, medications, diagnostics, and medical supplies for SCP-2481-3 and related clinical support.
Cultural Ethics And Protocols $125K/yr
[#23] Continued development of culturally appropriate protocols, redaction workflows and translator support to avoid cultural triggers.
Robotics Maintenance $100K/yr
[#5] Maintenance, parts and vendor support contracts for in-situ robotics and remote manipulators.
Data And Comms Operations $100K/yr
[#19] Secure servers' operations, encrypted communications, backups and offsite redundancy costs.
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#27] Secure transport, specialized rigging retainers and armored/escorted movement of small fragments and equipment.
Beryllium Hazard Program $60K/yr
[#9] Medical surveillance, exposure monitoring, specialized respirator replacement and HEPA servicing tied to beryllium controls.
Digital Preservation Operations $50K/yr
[#26] Ongoing costs to maintain secure searchable corpora, automated translation models and encrypted backups.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.6M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal operating year with no major incidents; routine research, containment and cover operations.
routine_operations scheduled_research standard_containment_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $8.9M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small destabilization or localized equipment failure requiring emergency response and limited repairs.
localized_destabilization equipment_failure limited_medical_response
🚨 Major Breach $14.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.5M vs baseline
Significant destabilization or partial breach requiring full emergency mobilization, large contractor engagement and major contingency spending.
structural_destabilization large_scale_medical_evacuations major_reconstruction_and_containment
🚨 Political Exposure $10.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Discovery or credible suspicion by local authorities/public requiring substantial diplomatic, legal and cover-up expenditures.
local_authority_inquiry public_exposure diplomatic_pressure
👥 Personnel 46 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Specialist 12 [#11] Archaeologists, sinologists/linguists, metallurgists, engineers and computational specialists responsible for ongoing analysis and experiments.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#12] Multi-shift on-site security and containment personnel providing 24/7 coverage and specialized anomalous-incident response.
Medical Officer 2 [#13, #10] Trauma/ICU-capable physicians and medics to provide clinical care for SCP-2481-3 and emergency medical response.
Psychologist 2 [#13, #24] Psychologists specialized in anomalous entity mental-state management and staff psychological screening.
Linguist / Translator / Cultural Liaison 6 [#14, #26] Han-literate translators and cultural liaisons to satisfy the two-person accompaniment and translation requirements.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many items have wide ranges (construction, contingency, staffing levels) and include significant uncertainty from political/legal context and anomalous behavior; mid-point estimates were used where ranges existed.
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