← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-2500 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2500
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$30.1M
Annual recurring
$5.8M
Personnel
30
Initial one-time setup is dominated by facility upgrades and a large incident-response reserve (~$30M total); recurring annual operations are driven by staff wages, research/monitoring, mobile response and contingency/legal activities (~$5.85M/yr). R&D and incident reserves are the largest single uncertainties.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.1M
Incident Response Reserve $20.0M
[#22] Large incident-response contingency reserve held for major containment breach/mass exposure scenarios.
Facilities $4.0M
[#1] Centralized facility build/upgrade: secure containment facility, hardened utilities, perimeter security and site retrofits.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M
[#7, #8, #12] Observatory/sensor network deployment, specialized detection instruments (hyperspectral, photometers, spectrometers), and secure servers/storage initial hardware.
R And D Prototyping $1.0M
[#13] One-time prototyping and engineering for active containment tech (light traps, field generators, testbeds).
Coverup One Time Reserve $1.0M
[#18] One-time contingency reserve for litigation/major cover-up operations, baseline seed fund.
Decommissioning And Longterm Archiving $1.0M
[#23] Long-term archiving and secure decommissioning budget when needed.
Equipment $456K
[#2, #3] Standard humanoid containment units (multiple units) and continuous observation hardware (cameras, NVRs, redundant comms) one-time purchase.
Mobile Response Teams $400K
[#9] Vehicles & mobile field kits for rapid-deploy Response Teams (armored vans, UAVs, tents, portable power).
Secure Transport Vehicle $120K
[#10] Purchase of secure transport vehicle(s) for moving living/deceased SCP-2500-B under concealment.
Communications Hardware $100K
[#15] Encrypted network hardware, satellite uplink hardware and hardened comms equipment one-time purchase.
Energy And Backup Power $100K
[#16] Generators, UPS and fuel-storage hardware one-time purchase for redundant power.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.9M/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #9, #17] On-site security staff, remote monitor operators/analysts, research team salaries, mobile-response team salaries, and surveillance analysts (salaries + benefits).
Research And Monitoring $790K/yr
[#7, #8, #12, #13] Observatory and sensor network operations/subscriptions, specialized equipment maintenance/calibration, secure data archival/cloud fees, and ongoing R&D program funding.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#18] Annual budget for cover-up operations, PR, legal counsel, witness management and small amnestic/hush operations.
Logistics And Transport $440K/yr
[#9, #10] Mobile-team vehicle operations, maintenance, fuel, and secure transport maintenance and per-mission operating costs.
Insurance And Reserves $300K/yr
[#21] Internal insurance-like reserves and liability budgeting for accidents or claims.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#1, #16] Ongoing site and infrastructure maintenance, generator maintenance and fuel storage upkeep.
Medical And Mortuary Services $150K/yr
[#11] Annual budget for autopsies, secure mortuary services, forensic analysis and medical isolation support.
Per Instance Housing Per Individual $150K/yr
[#25] Per-individual annual housing + monitoring + guard + medical overhead (used as a per-instance budgeting figure).
Training And Psych Screening $100K/yr
[#19] Regular training, drills, psychological screening and counseling for staff.
Misc Field Allowances $100K/yr
[#24] Per-mission incidentals: permits, per diem, temporary site rentals, witness expenses.
Supplies And Consumables $90K/yr
[#3, #14] Camera/storage licensing growth and maintenance, PPE, batteries, sedatives, light-control fabrics and consumable lab supplies.
Covert Procurement Overhead $80K/yr
[#20] Covert procurement, shell contracts, and overhead to legally conceal purchases.
Communications And Sat Fees $70K/yr
[#15] Recurring satellite/mesh network fees, remote-team comms subscriptions and maintenance.
Surveillance Software Licenses $40K/yr
[#17] Social-media scraping tools, automated tip intake licenses and software maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, regular research activity, and no major incidents.
routine monitoring scheduled research no breach or public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $6.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized Visitation Event requiring extra field response, limited PR/legal engagement, and extra medical/forensics.
single-site breach small cluster of SCP-2500-B cases localized media attention
🚨 Major Breach $10.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or wider exposure requiring national-level response, large-scale amnestic operations and major PR/legal actions.
multi-site exposure major media/legal escalation mass witness management
🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $55.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Widespread public exposure or national crisis forcing full deployment of incident response reserve, mass amnestics and prolonged operations.
nationwide media exposure mass casualties or visible phenomena legal/political intervention
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#4] On-site security staff for 24/7 coverage (multiple shifts).
Remote Monitor Operator / Analyst 6 [#5] Continuous observation staff monitoring feeds and flagging events.
Research Scientist / Tech 6 [#6] Optical/astrophysics, photonics, linguistics and anomalous studies team (PI, postdocs, techs).
Mobile Response Team Agent 8 [#9] Rapid-deploy field personnel (two small teams of ~4 each).
Surveillance Analyst 2 [#17] Social-media/tip triage analysts.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are well-scoped (staffing, routine operations) so baseline recurring costs are reasonably constrained; however large uncertainties remain around R&D scale, frequency of Visitation Events, and the size/usage of contingency reserves, which reduces overall confidence.
← SCP-2499 ↑ All SCPs SCP-2501 →