SCP-2679 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2679
Expected annual
$13.7M
One-time setup
$5.3M
Annual recurring
$13.0M
Personnel
28
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$5.3M) driven by land, equipment, and facility fit-out; recurring annual costs are dominated by staffing, research/exhumation operations, contingency/failure reserves, and large-scale mitigation planning (~$13.0M/year). Major adverse events can push single-year spending into the tens of millions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.3M
Equipment $2.4M
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #12, #18] Purchase of quick-response vehicles and armored transport (~$500k), perimeter surveillance network (~$300k), UAVs (~$125k), heavy excavation equipment purchase (~$850k), autopsy/necropsy suite equipment (~$400k), secure sample/evidence lockers and cold chain hardware (~$50k), and IT/hardened communications hardware (~$150k).
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #4, #21] Includes perimeter fence construction (~$500k), gatehouse/guard compound construction (~$275k), and utilities/infrastructure upgrades including backup generators and site roads (~$300k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $660K
[#11, #14, #22] Forensic/biological lab and sequencing instruments and sample prep (~$500k), initial intensive environmental/site survey (~$100k), and initial mapping/database/LIDAR setup (~$60k).
Land Acquisition $600K
[#2] Purchase or long-term lease to secure the property and buffer area; midpoint estimate within the $200k–$2M range for a rural parcel near Victoria, BC.
Engineering Projects $500K
[#16] Pilot engineering containment (trial trench/wall) one-time cost estimate; full deep-cutoff ring would be much larger and is budgeted separately as a contingency/failure fund.
Cover Story Setup $75K
[#19] Initial legal/PR/permit work to establish and maintain the cover story (private cemetery), buyouts/permits and initial local liaison costs.
Training Program Setup $40K
[#20] Initial setup for specialized training programs, psych screening baseline, and hazmat/exhumation instruction.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $13.0M/yr
Failure Mitigation Fund $5.0M/yr
[#25] Multi-year planning/reserve for worst-case expansion mitigation (land purchases, large-scale engineering or evacuation measures). This represents an annualized planning/contribution target toward a $10M–$100M+ worst-case fund.
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#3] Perimeter security staffing (24/7 MTF/armed guard rotations). Assumes ~28 fully-burdened personnel at ~100k/year each (includes benefits, training, and equipment amortization).
Research And Monitoring $2.6M/yr
[#9, #14, #15, #22] Exhumation crew labor and per-exhumation operations (~$1,200,000/yr), environmental monitoring and surveys recurring (~$150k/yr), dedicated research program staffing and experiments (~$1,200,000/yr), and ongoing records/mapping updates (~$25k/yr).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#23] Rapid-response reserve to fund emergency escalation, replenishment after incidents, and unplanned accelerated containment activities; recommended replenishment approach.
Supplies And Consumables $550K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #17, #24] Lab consumables and sequencing runs (~$125k), sample handling consumables and cold-chain upkeep (~$25k), medical waste/remains disposal (~$200k), trial countermeasure materials per-year (~$150k), and grounds/cover maintenance (~$50k).
Administrative Overhead $225K/yr
[#26] Procurement, contracts, finance, audits, HQ coordination, and logistics management overhead tied to site operations.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#4, #6, #10, #21] Annual maintenance and operations for gatehouse/barracks (~$20k), sensor/surveillance calibration and telemetry (~$50k), autopsy/morgue utilities and servicing (~$55k), and generator/utility fuel & maintenance (~$75k).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal counsel, permits, PR/cover maintenance, local liaison and mitigation costs to preserve secrecy.
Logistics And Transport $190K/yr
[#5, #7] Vehicle fuel, insurance and routine maintenance (~$90k/yr) and routine UAV/helicopter flight operations for reconnaissance (~$100k/yr estimate for routine flights).
Engineering Maintenance $100K/yr
[#16] Monitoring, maintenance and instrumentation for pilot containment works (slurry walls, thermal rigs) and ongoing geotechnical observation.
Training And Psych Support $80K/yr
[#20] Ongoing specialized training refreshers, personnel screening, and psychological support services to reduce attrition and address trauma exposures.
It Operations $60K/yr
[#18] Operations, cyber-security, backups, and comms maintenance for hardened site-to-HQ links and secure servers.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $13.0M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with steady manifest rate, regular exhumations, routine research and maintenance, and no large containment escalation.
steady_manifestation_rate routine_exhumations no_large_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $14.2M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Localized surge in manifestations or a short-term containment stress requiring overtime, extra exhumations, emergency countermeasure trials, and temporary contracting.
surge_in_manifestations localized_containment_failure emergency_field_trials
🚨 Major Breach $38.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Significant escalation or partial containment failure requiring purchase/evacuation of surrounding land, initiation of large-scale engineering containment, or other multi-million-dollar emergency measures.
accelerated_expansion containment_ring_failure community_exposure
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 Primary perimeter security and patrol staff for 24/7 coverage; majority of staff_wages line item [#3].
Shift Lead / Commander 2 Shift-level command and coordination for perimeter teams; included in staff_wages [#3].
Gatehouse / Guard Support 2 Gatehouse personnel for access control and briefings; included in staff_wages [#3].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for infrastructure, operations, and research, enabling a structured estimate; however large uncertainties remain around exhumation rates, choice of purchase vs rental, and the size/timing of contingency/failure funds, so overall confidence is medium.
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