SCP-268 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-268
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
16
Estimated initial setup is approximately $3.0M driven by containment construction, research program initiation, sensors/software and contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs ~ $2.83M dominated by personnel (security, monitoring, research/medical) and recurring research/contingency budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $756K
[#2, #20] Climate-controlled artifact housing (conservation box/microclimate) and initial multi-year investigation & reversal research program buildout and specialized laboratory instrumentation.
Incident Response Contingency Fund $600K
[#22] One-time reserve for immediate incident response (overtime, emergency relocation, rapid consultants, initial cover-up operations).
Equipment $561K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #14, #15, #19] Tamper-proof storage & transport case; non-visual sensor array; redundant data-logging hardware; automated containment actuators/doors; specialized PPE/handling tools; backup power (UPS/generator); software/AI dev (initial development included as installed system/stack); secure transport equipment.
Facilities $550K
[#1, #18] Secure containment room construction and secondary-site/deep-storage preparation (containment cell buildout and physical redundancy prep).
Risk Premium Initial Buffer $500K
[#27] Initial risk premium / escalation buffer set aside for unforeseen design changes, emergent equipment/system redesign, and scaling unknowns.
Sedatives And Medical Kit $15K
[#12] Initial fast-acting sedatives, immobilizing agents, antidotes and associated medical equipment kit.
Personnel Screening Initial $10K
[#21] One-time costs for elevated background checks and onboarding vetting for cleared staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #13] Ongoing salaries: security (guards + supervisor), technical monitoring operators and on-call engineer, research-team salary portion, and on-call medical/psych/neuro access.
Research And Monitoring $525K/yr
[#10, #20] Ongoing research program costs (non-salary consumables, subject compensation, experimental budgets) and continued investigation into reversal/memetic mitigation.
Cover Story And Legal $215K/yr
[#17, #24, #26] Annual retainer and readiness for amnestic/PR/legal response, regulatory compliance and ongoing operational deception/cover maintenance.
Incident Response Replenishment $200K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment budget to restore the contingency fund after incidents and maintain readiness.
Facilities Maintenance $109K/yr
[#2, #4, #6, #14, #18] Climate-control energy/maintenance for artifact housing, sensor array calibration & maintenance, actuator/door maintenance, backup power fuel/maintenance, and secondary-site readiness upkeep.
Long Term Care Reserve $100K/yr
[#23] Annual reserve to cover long-term monitoring/care costs in the event of permanently-affected individuals (provisioning; per-individual costs handled in scenarios as needed).
Risk Premium Recurring $100K/yr
[#27] Ongoing budget buffer for emergent upgrades and unknown escalation risks.
D Class Maintenance $85K/yr
[#11] Costs to maintain dedicated D-Class subject(s) for controlled testing (housing, food, medical, administration, security).
Software Ai Maintenance $50K/yr
[#15] Ongoing maintenance, updates and hosting costs for cross-sensor anomaly detection / AI analytics.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#19] Secure transport per-transfer operational costs (team, vehicle, security) averaged annually plus transport readiness.
Personnel Screening And Monitoring $40K/yr
[#21] Ongoing psychological monitoring, periodic re-screening and higher-frequency oversight of cleared staff.
Supplies And Consumables $26K/yr
[#3, #7, #25] Tamper-seal replacement, PPE consumables, replacement sensors/seals/HVAC filters, batteries and routine spare parts.
Training And Drills $25K/yr
[#16] Annual training, SOP refreshers, simulation/drill costs and memetic-awareness instruction.
Sedatives And Medical Kit $12K/yr
[#12] Annual restocking, training and replacement of medical countermeasures and consumables.
Data Logging And Storage $6K/yr
[#5] Offsite immutable storage, retention and monitoring costs for sensor fusion logs and non-visual recordings.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, contained research, regular maintenance and contingencies not tapped beyond planned replenishment.
no incidents scheduled research activity routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Small containment/operational incident requiring repairs, limited amnestic deployment, overtime and modest equipment replacement.
localized containment breach equipment failure limited public exposure
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant breach or prolonged exposure requiring major containment overhaul, extended investigations, extensive cover-up and temporary relocation.
containment failure public exposure requiring large-scale amnestics/PR multiple-system failure
🚨 Permanent Wearer Case $5.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
One or more individuals rendered permanently unnoticeable, triggering lifelong care obligations, intensive reversal research escalation and legal/cover costs.
prolonged cumulative wearing failure to detect long-term effects permanent unnoticeability case
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [@#8] 24/7 guard coverage: 6guards for 3-shift plus 1 supervisor (minimum recommended).
Technical Monitoring / Sensor Operator 3 [@#9] Sensor operators trained on non-visual modalities; rotating shifts to avoid memetic fatigue.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [@#9] On-call engineer for systems, sensor calibration and actuator maintenance.
Research Scientist 1 [@#10] Lead researcher overseeing SCP-268 program and experiments.
Research Technician 2 [@#10] Laboratory technicians supporting experiments, conservator access and subject handling.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 1 [@#13] On-call medical staff and neuropsychologist access for monitoring subjects and staff.
D-Class Personnel 1 [@#11] Dedicated D-Class subject for controlled testing as per containment/testing policy.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a mid-confidence estimate; however large uncertainties remain around probability of permanent-effect cases, number of D-Class required, and long-term research scale, so figures use mid-range assumptions and explicit buffers.
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