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SCP-2660 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2660
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$4.1M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
10
One-time containment and infrastructure costs are moderate (~$4.13M) while recurring annual costs are dominated by specialized staff, legal/cover-up, and risk-management (~$2.06M/yr). The primary drivers are ongoing personnel wages, legal/cover budgets, and long-term liability reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1M
Insurance Risk Reserve $2.5M
[#19] Multi-year institutional reserve / insurance fund for lawsuits, compensation, decommissioning attempts or stewardship liabilities.
Long Term Liability Reserve $1.0M
[#6] Reserved fund for long-term care, pension/severance/resettlement for personnel seriously affected by exposure (per-analyst contingency).
Equipment $170K
[#2, #3, #11, #13, #16] Non-visual sensor suite initial purchase, HVAC/install hardware, immutable archival hardware, incident-response equipment, and initial IT/infosec hardware (camera jammers/Faraday/controls). Sum of mid-range estimates for listed items.
Facilities $150K
[#1] Secure containment chamber build-out (double-door vestibule, reinforced walls, opaque finishes, tamperproof locks, disposal pass-through). Estimate chosen in middle of analyst range to cover new-suite or significant modification.
Relocation Per Event $150K
[#18] Per-relocation event contingency for moving SCP-2660 to deeper containment (transport MTF, temp facilities).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#14] Research instrumentation and non-visual analysis equipment (non-imaging spectrometers, tactile rigs, chemical assay setups).
Training Initial $35K
[#9] Initial memetic-safe protocol curriculum development and roll-out.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $835K/yr
[#4, #5] Security staffing (6 guards, shift premiums) and dedicated research team salaries (test director + 2 Level-3 researchers + memetics consultant). Figure includes benefits and shift/overtime premiums.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#12] Legal suppression, liaison, governmental coordination, and PR/cover-story budgets (analyst recommended baseline).
Research And Monitoring $472K/yr
[#6, #7, #9, #15, #13] Psychological monitoring and counseling for exposed personnel, D-Class testing program costs, annual recertification training, red-team memetic audits, and incident-response readiness training budgets.
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#18, #13] Annual contingency/reserve for potential relocations or transport operations; budget for per-deployment logistics readiness.
Vetting And Background Checks $50K/yr
[#10] Ongoing access-control program costs: continual vetting, polygraphs, surveillance and personnel monitoring.
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#8, #14, #17] Special PPE and disposable consumables, research consumables/calibrations, and routine amnestic/medical stock maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $41K/yr
[#3, #11, #2, #20] HVAC/power maintenance, archival upkeep, non-visual sensor maintenance, and general annual operational overhead (utilities, minor repairs).
Infosec Enforcement $15K/yr
[#16] Enforcement and maintenance for device bans, signage, RF/camera jamming upkeep and discipline/enforcement systems.
Long Term Projection 30Yr $0/yr
[#21] Planning note: analyst projects recurring ~$1.5M–$3.0M/yr and a 30-year PV order-of-magnitude ~$45M–$90M; included here as a planning reference (not an additional recurring cost).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine testing, maintenance, and personnel costs only.
standard_operations scheduled_testing no_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized protocol violation or unauthorized viewing resulting in limited exposures and investigation.
unauthorized_viewing protocol_violation localized_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $4.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Containment breach or significant unauthorized dissemination requiring relocation/MTF deployment and large-scale remediation.
containment_breach transportation_incident multiple_exposures
🚨 Political Exposure $9.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.5M vs baseline
Public leak or media/government scrutiny causing national-level response, heavy PR/legal suppression and large settlements.
public_leak media_exposure government_scrutiny
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Two guards per shift plus roving coverage, ~6 full-time guards assigned to containment entrance.
Research Scientist 2 [#5] Two Level-3 researchers as part of the dedicated research team.
Test Director / Senior Researcher 1 [#5] Designated test director (e.g., Dr. Gently) responsible for verbal reporting and protocol oversight.
Memetics Analyst / Consultant 1 [#5] Part-time memetics consultant (0.25 FTE nominal) included as a counted role to reflect dedicated memetic oversight and training responsibilities.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all costs, but significant uncertainty remains around long-term liability exposure, legal/cover costs, and low-probability high-impact incidents; ranges and midpoints were used for estimates.
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