SCP-2592 — SCP-2592 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2592 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2592

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$2.5M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

First-year setup and one-time reserves drive costs (~$2.46M one-time) while ongoing personnel, quarantine/medical readiness, and research are the main recurring drivers (~$1.45M/yr). Major cost drivers: staff wages, medical/quarantine readiness, and contingency/reserve funds.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M

Long Term Care Reserve $1.8M

[#20] One-time reserve or insurance-equivalent fund for lifetime care/disability settlements for staff permanently affected by neurological trauma.

Facilities $493K

[#1, #9, #15] Construction/modification of a reinforced humanoid containment cell, build-out of a memetic quarantine/isolation suite, and one-time installation/upgrade of backup power/HVAC redundancy (includes labor, materials, site integration).

Equipment $194K

[#3, #10, #17, #18, #23] Cameras/IR/audio servers and sensing hardware, remote manipulators/pass-through systems, secure transport crate/vehicle mods, one-time record-keeping systems, and small-capital furniture/bedding/enrichment purchases.

Specialized Hiring And Training $12K

[#5] Initial specialized hiring, testing, and training costs for containment technicians with ESI ≥65 (recruiting, assessment, training courses).

Esi Test Development $6K

[#7] One-time development/purchase cost for ESI testing instruments and memetic psychometric test development/consulting.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $585K/yr

[#4, #5, #6] Salaries, benefits, hazard pay for one Level-3 Senior Researcher, a 4-person containment technician team, and 2–3 screened security guards (pro-rated totals).

Facilities Maintenance $162K/yr

[#2] Pro-rated site overhead: security, utilities, janitorial, and administration share attributable to SCP containment.

Research And Monitoring $150K/yr

[#13] Annual research program funding for controlled experiments, imaging/studies, data analysis, and memetic safety oversight (scope-dependent).

Memetic Quarantine Operations $120K/yr

[#9] Staffing and operations for a dedicated low-stimulation quarantine/isolation suite, observation, and debriefing services.

Cover Story And Legal $112K/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal retainers, PR/cover-up funds, and legal contingency costs to handle external inquiries and exposure risk.

Contingency Pool $75K/yr

[#22] Annual contingency/insurance pool for larger containment incidents, legal/PR emergency funds, and remediation scale-up.

Medical Monitoring And Psychiatric Support $65K/yr

[#8] Routine pre/post-exposure MRIs/EEGs for qualified staff, outpatient follow-up, and standard medical monitoring costs (excludes large incident-driven hospitalization).

Admin Overhead $40K/yr

[#24] Administrative time for approvals, ethics reviews, Level-3 signoffs, and interdepartmental coordination.

Incident Response Retainer $30K/yr

[#16] Annual retainer for rapid-response teams, ambulance/medical evacuation contracts, and local hospital coordination.

Replacement Depreciation Reserve $20K/yr

[#21] Annual amortization reserve for replacing cameras, sensors, manipulators, and containment fixtures.

Training Drills $20K/yr

[#14] Regular memetic-safety drills, SOP development, and staff retraining exercises.

Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr

[#11, #12, #23, #25] Food (bananas/milk), cleaning supplies, PPE replacement, bedding replacements, and miscellaneous small consumables/incidentals.

Esi Testing And Consulting $12K/yr

[#7] Periodic retesting, background checks, and memetic-psychology consulting for personnel assessment.

Backup Power Maintenance $12K/yr

[#15] Annual maintenance/fuel/UPS upkeep for backup power and HVAC redundancy supporting containment and monitoring equipment.

Record Keeping Operations $12K/yr

[#18] Ongoing secure records operations, cybersecurity, backups, and audit logs maintenance.

It And Data Storage $6K/yr

[#3] Recurring data storage/IT maintenance and server upkeep for continuous monitoring footage and logs.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#17] Per-move operational costs for secure transport/crate handling averaged annually (fuel, crew, sedation protocols when needed).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

89.0% probability / year

Uneventful year with normal operations and no major incidents.

normal_operations routine_research_and_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Startle-induced telepathic emission causes limited exposure and medical treatment for a few staff.

startle-induced_emission limited_medical_treatment

🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or mass-exposure event requiring major medical treatment, legal/PR response, and containment repairs.

significant_breach mass_exposure major_legal_exposure

👥 Personnel 8 total

Role	Count	Notes
Level-3 Senior Researcher	1	[#4] Senior oversight with memetics/psi-risk authority; included in staff_wages.
Containment Technician	4	[#5] Trained technicians (ESI ≥65) for daily care, feeding, monitoring and experiments; included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	[#6] Screened security guards with hazard pay and memetic incident training; included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based directly on analyst one-line ranges; many items have wide ranges (personnel counts, contingency reserves, and emergency medical costs), so a medium confidence reflects reasonable mapping of line items to categories but sizable uncertainty in scenario frequency and reserve sizing.

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