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SCP-2576 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2576
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$224K
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
11
One-time setup costs are modest (~$224k) for converting a low-security dorm and installing monitoring/IT controls; recurring annual costs are driven by personnel (security, research, translation), long-term memetic research, and secrecy/PR, totaling approximately $2.09M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $224K
Equipment $54K
[#2, #3, #4, #19] CCTV & environmental sensors/NVR (#2); badge readers/IT segregation (#3); secure records setup (software/hardware) setup cost (#4); secure-communications setup (#19).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#11] Development of memetic containment protocols, SOPs, training module creation (initial development).
Pr And Legal Setup $35K
[#15] Initial PR / cover-story legal/setup costs.
Facilities $32K
[#1] Secure low-security dorm conversion; reinforced locks, swipe access, glazing, mail/dropbox.
Containment Auditing One Time $30K
[#22] One-time suppression/legal fees related to audits or external review suppression.
Family Liaison One Time $18K
[#23] Optional discrete family/community liaison one-time payments/support.
Relocation And Orientation $6K
[#5] Initial relocation & cultural orientation for SCP-2576-B (airfare, medical screening, relocation allowance, settling-in).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $835K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Security staffing (6 guards + benefits), translator/cultural liaison, and scientific/memetics/psychology staff salaries combined.
Administrative Overhead $418K/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead (approx. 25% of recurring subtotal) covering institutional accounting, HR, and proportional facility management.
Research And Monitoring $350K/yr
[#13, #12, #14, #4] Ongoing memetic research program (#13), annual refresher training & drills (#12), human-subjects compliance/oversight (#14), secure-records maintenance (#4).
Mtf Contingency $175K/yr
[#16] On-call MTF stipend/training time and response readiness for memetic spread or subject escape.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#15] Ongoing PR/cover-story maintenance, redaction, outside legal counsel.
Psychological Care $75K/yr
[#10] Psychological screening, counseling, and ongoing mental-health services for exposed staff.
Staff Turnover And Replacement $40K/yr
[#21] Hiring, vetting, background checks, overlap training, and replacement costs for classified staff.
Lodging And Living Expenses $30K/yr
[#6] Ongoing lodging, utilities, culturally-appropriate food, stipend and recreation for Mr. Abbasi.
Containment Auditing Recurring $30K/yr
[#22] Periodic internal audits and ongoing functions to avoid external scrutiny (distinct from PR).
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#17] Laundry, cleaning, foodstocks for staff visits, PPE, replacement small hardware.
Medical Care For Subject $10K/yr
[#20] Regular checkups, emergency care, vaccinations and chronic-care provisioning for Mr. Abbasi.
Secure Communications Maintenance $6K/yr
[#19] Maintenance for encrypted communications, secure phones, time-limited tokens.
Family Liaison Recurring $6K/yr
[#23] Optional annual goodwill stipend/payments to family/community to maintain cooperation.
Utilities $4K/yr
[#18] Electricity, HVAC, UPS testing for dormitory and monitoring systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal operations, research, and upkeep.
no incidents standard research pace normal staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized memetic exposure event requiring additional counseling, short lockdown, and PR response.
localized proselytizing to staff temporary lockdown increased counseling and legal work
🚨 Major Breach $4.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or widespread memetic propagation requiring MTF deployment, emergency research surge, and broader containment measures.
subject leaves containment memetic propagation beyond immediate vicinity multiple personnel exposures
🚨 Death Memetic Unconstrained $27.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Subject death reveals SCP-2576 becomes unconstrained, causing mass memetic incidents and emergency national/international response.
subject death memetic becomes widely transmissible national-level emergency response
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] 24/7 coverage with two guards per shift (six guards total).
Research Scientist 2 [#9] Memetic researchers (1–2); counted as 2 for budgeting.
Clinical Psychologist 1 [#9] Clinical psychologist supporting human-subject protocols and staff care.
Lab Technician 1 [#9] Technician for testing, monitoring, and experiment support.
Translator / Cultural Liaison 1 [#7] Full-time or contracted interpreter and cultural liaison for Mr. Abbasi communications.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and recurring drivers are well-identified (personnel, research, PR), but ranges and memetic uncertainty (especially potential subject-death scenarios) produce moderate uncertainty in magnitudes and tail risks.
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