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SCP-2561 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2561
Expected annual
$179K
One-time setup
$242K
Annual recurring
$176K
Personnel
0.45
Initial one-time setup is approximately $241,500 driven primarily by RF shielding construction and contingency equipment (including optional jamming kit). Annual recurring costs are about $176,180/yr, driven by legal/PR retainers, specialist analysis, staff wages, and maintenance/storage.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $242K
Equipment $128K
[#4, #9, #12, #13, #15, #16] One-time purchase of permitted radio/recorder + spares (#4), PPE sets (#9), non-conductive furnishings (#12), external camera + passthrough (#13), rapid-response RF attenuation kit (#15), and (contingency) emergency jamming procurement (#16).
Facilities $66K
[#1, #2, #3, #24] Construction of RF-shielded enclosure (item #1), installation of RF-filtered ventilation/waveguide penetrations (one-time portion of #2), filtered AC feed installation selected as baseline from #3, and decommissioning/disposal costs (#24).
Project Management And Contingency One Time $32K
[#25] One-time project management and contingency budget applied at 15% of direct one-time costs as recommended in #25.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $16K
[#5, #20, #22] On-site NAS/RAID + offsite backup setup for continuous audio archival (#5), initial IT security & encryption setup (#20), and initial device/EMI certification/testing (#22).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $176K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#17, #18] Annualized cover-up / incident response reserve for PR/media response (#17) and legal/governmental liaison/retainer costs (#18).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#5, #6, #10, #13, #19, #20, #23] Secure storage operational costs for audio (#5), (non-staff) specialist services such as audio forensics and archival analysis (#19), routine veterinary monitoring/service costs (#10), video storage costs (#13), IT/security maintenance for encrypted access (#20), and long-term archival storage/retention scaling (#23). Note: researcher labor for bi-weekly playback is included under staff_wages (#6).
Staff Wages $26K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Researcher monitoring playback time (0.05 FTE, #6), animal-care/tech labor (0.1–0.2 FTE baseline, #7), and incremental security allocation (baseline incremental portion, #8).
Project Management And Contingency Recurring $23K/yr
[#25] Annual project management and contingency budget applied at 15% of direct recurring costs per #25.
Emergency Jamming Maintenance $10K/yr
[#16] Annual maintenance, ops coordination, and legal/operational costs associated with emergency jamming/mitigation capability (#16).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #14, #22, #21, #15] Ventilation/filter maintenance (#2), annual RF shielding inspection and certification (#14), periodic retesting/EMI recertification (#22), incremental power/HVAC energy for enclosure (#21), and annual training/drill costs for contingency kit (#15).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#11, #9, #12] Routine consumables: litter/cleaning supplies/disposables (#11), PPE replacements/consumables (#9), and small annual replacements for non-conductive furnishings (#12).
Audio Recorder Repair And Replacement $300/yr
[#4] Annual replacement/repair budget for the permitted radio and continuous recorder and spares (#4).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $176K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major containment incidents; normal maintenance, monitoring, and retention operations only.
normal_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $206K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Minor shielding degradation or equipment failure causes a localized broadcast leak requiring emergency deployment of attenuation kit, targeted retesting/certification, limited PR/legal engagement, and overtime.
shielding_degradation unexpected_broadcast equipment_failure
🚨 Major Breach $426K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public broadcast forcing large-scale mitigation: emergency jamming deployment, extensive PR/cover operations, equipment replacement, legal actions, and possible medical/veterinary emergency response.
public_broadcast shielding_catastrophic_failure widespread_equipment_damage
👥 Personnel 0.45 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.05 [#6] 0.05 FTE dedicated to bi-weekly playback review, logging, and on-call analysis.
Animal Technician 0.15 [#7] 0.1–0.2 FTE animal-care/maintenance labor for enclosure cleaning, handling, and vet coordination.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.25 [#8] Incremental security allocation (baseline fractional allocation). Dedicated 2-guard option is treated as a scenario/optional cost in analyst notes.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges; however many options (battery vs filtered feed, optional jamming, PR contingency size) and wide ranges produce material uncertainty in mid/high-cost line items, so confidence is medium.
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