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SCP-2692 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2692
Expected annual
$4.9M
One-time setup
$12.7M
Annual recurring
$4.8M
Personnel
36
First-year one-time setup costs are dominated by property acquisition, structural stabilization, and an emergency contingency reserve (~$12.7M total one-time). Annual recurring costs are driven by security, scientific staff, maintenance, and administrative overhead (~$4.78M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.7M
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#29] Large emergency/contingency reserve recommended for anomaly escalation or public exposure (~$5.0M).
Facilities $4.4M
[#1, #2, #12, #14, #30] Includes property control/easements and occupant compensation (#1 ~ $2.0M), perimeter construction and physical works (#2 $100k), structural stabilization/excavation baseline (#12 $2.0M), power infrastructure & installation (#14 $100k), and long-term vault outfitting (#30 $200k).
Equipment $1.5M
[#5, #7, #8, #9, #11, #17, #19, #20, #21, #28] UAV procurement (#5 $600k), decoy blimps/blow-up/obfuscation hardware (#7 $50k), persistent video cameras/NVR/backups (#8 $75k), servers/encryption hardware (#9 $150k), entry/expedition gear & initial PPE/training kits (#11 $150k), secure artifact vaults and cabinets (#17 $100k), decontamination equipment (#19 $15k), vehicle fleet purchase (#20 $225k), field radios/encryption hardware (#21 $75k), archive/classified storage setup (#28 $75k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M
[#15, #16, #22] Precision instrumentation for time/gravity characterization (#15 $450k), forensic mortuary/conservation lab setup (#16 $450k), and initial geophysical/remote survey work (#22 $150k).
Airborne Charter Reserve $500K
[#13] Reserve held for heavy-lift/airborne charter emergency operations (~$500k reserve as recommended).
Legal Settlement $200K
[#24] Initial negotiation/settlement and one-time legal/diplomatic costs per analyst note (~$200k).
Medical Clinic Setup $50K
[#18] Small clinic/quarantine/debriefing suite setup (~$50k one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.7M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #10, #16, #18] Armed security staffing 24/7 (18 guards incl. benefits) (#3 ~$900k), on-site station/operations personnel (#4 ~$450k), UAS pilot/operator wages portion (#5 ~ $150k), scientific core team salaries (#10 ~$900k), forensic staffing included (#16 ~$200k), and medical staff (~#18 ~$75k).
Research And Monitoring $565K/yr
[#5, #6, #8, #9, #15, #22, #23, #28, #30] UAS maintenance/parts/insurance portion (#5/#6 ~$150k/yr), persistent video storage/bandwidth (#8 ~$45k/yr), IT/support for servers (#9 ~$75k/yr), instrumentation calibration & maintenance (#15 ~$35k/yr), follow-up geophysical surveys (#22 ~$50k/yr), routine sampling analysis (#23 ~$50k/yr), archive/cybersecurity operations (#28 ~$60k/yr), and long-term curation/storage recurring costs (#30 ~$100k/yr).
Secure Personnel Admin Overhead $535K/yr
[#26] Administrative overhead including background checks, vetting, pensions and HR (~20% of payroll given staff levels; analyst suggested 15–25%).
Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr
[#24, #25] Ongoing legal/diplomatic retainer and covert liaison costs (#24 ~$300k/yr) plus public relations/misinformation/community outreach (#25 ~$100k/yr).
Maintenance Reserve $300K/yr
[#27] Replacement/reserve fund for capital wear/replacement (~10% of initial capital/year; conservatively estimated).
Logistics And Transport $90K/yr
[#20] Vehicle operations, maintenance, insurance, and fuel for fleet (#20 ~$90k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr
[#2, #14, #17] Annual minor maintenance for perimeter/security hardware (#2 ~$5k/yr), generator fuel & maintenance (#14 ~$50k/yr), and climate/control for artifact vaults (#17 ~$20k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#11, #19] Refresher training and consumables for entry teams (#11 ~$25k/yr) and hazardous waste disposal/consumables (#19 ~$20k/yr).
Decoy Obfuscation Ops $40K/yr
[#7] Annual operations for dummy blimps/balloons, inflation gas, mooring, and ground crew (~$40k/yr).
Communications $40K/yr
[#21] Satellite bandwidth and licenses / secure communications backhaul (~$40k/yr).
Medical And Quarantine $10K/yr
[#18] Consumables and amnestic/pharmaceutical budget (small baseline ~$5k–$50k; baseline set low).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.8M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, and personnel costs only.
steady_monitoring no_breach routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.3M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized incident (e.g., sudden orientation change, small public sighting, or minor structural collapse) requiring emergency response, short-term charter use, and elevated PR/legal activity.
UAV_recovery_or_damage localized_public_exposure short_term_heavy_lift_use
🚨 Major Breach $8.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Significant containment/structural failure or expanded access to interior requiring major stabilization, excavation, and large-scale operations.
structural_collapse large_scale_explosion_or_excavation multiple_personnel_affected
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $14.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Major escalation including public exposure, multiple-location failures, and requirement to execute large contingency fund and potentially international/legal operations.
widespread_public_exposure multiple_entrances_compromised large_scale_excavation_or_military_support
👥 Personnel 36 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#3] 24/7 armed guards for three cordoned locations (2 guards/site/shift, 3 shifts).
Station Personnel / Operations Staff 6 [#4] On-site monitoring, coordination, access control, and log maintenance (4–8 FTE; midpoint used).
Research Scientist 6 [#10] Core scientific team (geophysicist, physicist, structural engineer, archaeologist, anthropologist, lab techs).
UAS Operator / Drone Pilot 3 [#5, #6] Pilots/operators to run rotating UAV patrols and remote sensing.
Forensic Personnel 2 [#16] Forensic pathologists/conservators and mortuary technicians for recovered remains.
Medical Officer 1 [#18] Medical staff for quarantine, vaccinations, debriefs and amnestic/pharmaceutical administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items for most categories, but large uncertainties remain in property acquisition, scope of structural stabilization, contingency usage, and cover/legal costs; variability in these drivers yields medium confidence.
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