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SCP-2518 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2518
Expected annual
$8.6M
One-time setup
$18.0M
Annual recurring
$8.0M
Personnel
28
Initial one-time setup is approximately $18.0M driven by compound construction, medical/BLS facilities and heavy defensive stockpiles; steady-state annual operations are roughly $8.0M/yr driven by staff wages, MTF readiness and ongoing diplomatic/research operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $18.0M
Equipment $6.7M
[#4, #5, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16, #20] Security equipment and personal gear, vehicles and tactical transport, heavy-incident defensive stockpile procurement, large-specimen handling gear, monitoring sensor deployment, communications hardware, energy generation hardware, and excavation starter kit.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.4M
[#12, #18, #29] Medical and biosecurity (BSL-3/4) facility and heavy-spec pathology equipment, cultural/linguistic research equipment, and initial thaumaturgy/occult research kit.
Facilities $4.3M
[#1, #2, #6, #17, #19] Land acquisition/lease and goodwill payments, perimeter fence & guard towers, Paropamisus compound buildout, initial road/landing prep, and artifact vault build/equipment.
Emergency Reserve Seed $2.0M
[#25] Seed contingency/reserve fund for large unanticipated events, evacuation, or legal crises.
Cover Story Setup $250K
[#21] One-time legal/PR cover story establishment, front organization registration and initial hush fund.
Diplomatic Setup $150K
[#9] Initial setup of meeting/embassy area and culturally-appropriate diplomatic presentation materials.
Training Program Setup $100K
[#22] Initial specialized training program (cultural sensitivity, medical/evacuation, non-lethal engagement).
Environmental Assessment $75K
[#26] Initial environmental impact assessment and mitigation planning.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.0M/yr
Staff Wages $2.9M/yr
[#3, #8, #12] On-site security squad wages and benefits (~12 guards), Paropamisus research staff salaries (~12 specialists), and routine medical/staffing costs for biosecurity operations.
Mtf Readiness $2.0M/yr
[#10] MTF-Zeta-9 readiness, training cycles, specialized equipment retention, and rapid-deployment readiness costs.
Facilities Maintenance $1.1M/yr
[#1, #2, #7, #11, #15, #16, #19, #26] Permit/lease/compensation payments, fence maintenance, compound utilities and local support, defensive stockpile maintenance/rotation, communications/bandwidth upkeep, energy fuel/maintenance, artifact vault operations, and environmental remediation monitoring.
Research And Monitoring $760K/yr
[#14, #18, #20, #24, #28, #29] Monitoring sensor network maintenance/data, cultural/linguistic research staffing/travel, archaeological project costs, long-term field mission budgets, documentation/archival, and ongoing thaumaturgic monitoring/R&D.
Logistics And Transport $640K/yr
[#5, #17, #23] Vehicle fuel/maintenance, regular logistics/transport and road maintenance, and contracted medevac/helicopter standby costs.
Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr
[#4, #13, #27] Replacement/consumables/ammunition for security gear, large-specimen storage consumables, and general consumables (food, PPE, lab consumables).
Diplomatic Relations $200K/yr
[#9] Ongoing gifts, trade goods, culturally appropriate offerings and translator/advisor support to maintain relations with SCP-2518-C.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#21] Ongoing legal counsel, PR responses, NGO/front organization maintenance, and annual hush-money pool.
Training Program Refreshers $50K/yr
[#22] Recurring refresher courses for cultural sensitivity, medical evacuation, and non-lethal engagement.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.0M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, research, diplomacy, and readiness retained.
routine_operations scheduled_research_and_visits
🚨 Minor Incident $10.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized breach or diplomatic incident requiring limited MTF mobilization, repair, and increased diplomatic spending.
small_breach injuries_or_property_damage limited_deployment
🚨 Major Breach $33.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Diplomatic failure or invasion by SCP-2518-C requiring large-scale military response, asset replacement, and major humanitarian/evacuation costs.
invasion_by_SCP-2518-C diplomacy_failure large_scale_military_response
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#3] Approximate active on-site squad with rotation pool (12 active; fully loaded costs accounted under staff_wages).
Research Scientist 12 [#8] Paropamisus research team including linguists, anthropologists, archaeologists, cultural liaisons and project leads (12 specialists).
Medical Officer 4 [#12] Routine medical and biosecurity staff estimated from recurring medical operations budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are enumerated with explicit cost estimates, enabling a reasonable aggregation; however several items (MTF deployments, heavy military escalation, and long-term diplomatic/legal exposure) are highly variable and could materially change totals, hence medium confidence.
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