SCP-2525 — SCP-2525 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2525 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2525

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$1.5M

Annual recurring

$1.2M

Personnel

Estimated initial (one-time) startup is approximately $1,525,000 driven by containment upgrades, secure servers, and contingency/reserve funding; baseline annual operations are approximately $1,150,500/yr driven primarily by staff wages, secure data maintenance, specialist research, and recurring contingency/response costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M

Catastrophic Response Reserve $500K

[#29] High-value catastrophic breach / response reserve and insurance: institutional reserve for large-scale response, legal/crisis retainers.

Equipment $272K

[#2, #3, #4, #9, #11, #14] Laser motion sensors (#2), high-resolution AV recording system (#3), Level-4 server array & HSMs (#4), access-control hardware (#9), UPS/generator hardware (#11), redundant spare tube & sensors (#14).

Scp 2525 N Containment Setup $250K

[#28] Initial containment/isolation setup for SCP-2525-N (BSL-like suite / veterinary facilities) — wide-ranging estimate depending on level.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $215K

[#15, #21] Advanced material characterization and initial forensic analysis program startup ($50k-$500k range) (#15) and initial medical testing/quarantine capability setup (#21).

Facilities $123K

[#1, #10, #12] PMMA tube installation and structural reinforcement (#1), room shielding/Faraday retrofit (#10), HVAC/environmental control installation (#12).

Cover Story Preparation $50K

[#23] One-time cover-story / PR/deniability setup and liaison costs.

Hazmat Contingency Reserve $50K

[#26] One-time contingency reserve for hazardous-materials disposal and major decontamination events.

Backup Containment Setup $40K

[#27] Construction of secondary isolation cell / initial emergency-response infrastructure and setup costs.

Protocols And Legal $25K

[#22] Initial SOP drafting, legal review, HR processing, and policy paperwork.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr

Staff Wages $383K/yr

[#6, #7, #8, #16] Director/researcher review time (#6), on-duty researcher / on-call rota (0.5–1.0 FTE) (#7), security escort/guards allocated to duty (#8), specialist scientific staff / contractors (#16).

Institutional Overhead $266K/yr

[#30] Institutional overhead and indirect costs (applied as 30% of direct recurring costs).

Scp 2525 N Recurring $150K/yr

[#28] Recurring costs to maintain containment and care/study of SCP-2525-N (staff, diets, sedation, veterinary care) if retained.

Research And Monitoring $55K/yr

[#17, #18, #25] Signal analysis / compute and software licenses (#17), data transcription/translation and secure documentation labor (#18), (baseline monitoring and periodic audits technical effort counted here where applicable) (#25 referenced separately as audits).

Advanced Material Analysis $50K/yr

[#15] Follow-up material characterization (outsourced beamtime, specialized assays) — recurring if repeated analyses are required.

Psychological Care $50K/yr

[#19] Psychiatric evaluations, counseling, medical checks and programming for SCP-2525-1 (formerly a researcher).

Secure Server Maintenance $35K/yr

[#5] Ongoing patching, storage growth, media refresh, off-site rotations, forensic integrity checks and storage costs as recordings accumulate.

Living Quarters Ops $30K/yr

[#20] Utilities, food, laundry, supervised exercise and upkeep of secure living quarters for SCP-2525-1.

Logistics And Transport $25K/yr

[#24] Secure transport and chain-of-custody logistics averaged as ~1–2 movements/year (per-incident costs $5k–$50k).

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#23] Ongoing PR/deniability maintenance, liaison with agencies and legal retainer.

Rf Monitoring $15K/yr

[#10] Continuous RF/spectrum monitoring service and hardware maintenance.

Containment Audits $15K/yr

[#25] External reviews, red-team penetration testing and scheduled inspections.

Waste Disposal $10K/yr

[#26] Routine disposal of contaminated PPE and hazardous waste; major-incident contingency held separately.

Medical Testing Recurring $9K/yr

[#21] Ongoing medical testing, quarantine consumables and biohazard procedures.

Emergency Drills $9K/yr

[#27] Annual drills, tabletop exercises, and training time.

Generator Fuel Maintenance $8K/yr

[#11] Fuel, periodic maintenance and testing for UPS/site-level generator.

Access Control Maintenance $6K/yr

[#9] Biometrics, mantrap and access-system maintenance and audits.

Hvac Maintenance $6K/yr

[#12] Energy and maintenance for environmental control systems.

Protocols And Legal Maintenance $6K/yr

[#22] Periodic SOP updates, legal reviews, and administrative maintenance.

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#13] PPE, consumables, decon supplies, and routine replacements.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine activations and no major incidents.

routine_activations scheduled_maintenance regular_research_activity

🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Small containment event or equipment failure requiring emergency response, limited repairs, and additional analysis.

sensor_failure localized_contamination minor_containment_breach

🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or escape, requiring MTF deployment, large repairs, legal/cover-up action, and possible medical/evacuation costs.

containment_breach_damaging_tube SCP-2525-N_escape data_or_public_exposure

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#6] Director review time and oversight; director-level responsibilities for activation review and decision-making.
Research Technician / On-duty Researcher	1	[#7] 0.5–1.0 FTE on-duty researcher required to respond immediately to activations; includes on-call premiums.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#8] Two guards assigned part-time to escort duties and routine site security for containment room.
Research Scientist / Specialist	2	[#16] Materials/xenobiology/cryptanalysis specialists (1–3 FTE range in notes); includes domain experts used in analysis and translation efforts.

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items have wide published ranges (especially advanced analysis, creature containment, and contingency reserves). Core operational items (sensors, servers, staffing) are better-defined, but uncertainty around SCP-2525-N and catastrophic-response reserves reduces overall confidence.

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