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SCP-2723 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2723
Expected annual
$6.9M
One-time setup
$64.7M
Annual recurring
$6.7M
Personnel
26
First-year capital costs are dominated by directed-energy photonic fence procurement/installation, site/setup, specialist equipment, and large contingency/endowment reserves; annual operations are dominated by staff wages, photonic system maintenance, power/fuel, hazardous waste handling, and continuing research.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $64.7M
Containment Failure Contingency $27.5M
[#29] Large-scale containment-failure / response fund for major breach scenarios (evacuations, national coordination, large remediation).
Long Term Endowment $20.0M
[#28] Multi-year endowment reserve to sustain multi-decade program (pensions, replacement capex, knowledge transfer).
Equipment $6.0M
[#4, #6, #7, #8, #20, #21, #15, #17] Photonic fence hardware/R&D, specialized sensor suite, UAVs/ground rovers, PPE inventory, secure comms/servers, vehicle fleet, containment tanks, and field med-bay equipment.
Emergency Contingency Reserve $6.0M
[#24] One-time recommended emergency reserve to fund large rapid-response actions and insured deductibles.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.1M
[#12, #14, #18] Laboratory instrumentation and mobile/field lab setup, initial containment-sampling/in-pocket deployment hardware fleet, and initial robotics/repair program R&D tooling for SCP-2723-B study.
Facilities $2.1M
[#1, #2, #3, #16] Land acquisition/buffer, Type 2 outpost construction, perimeter fencing (one-time replacement), and fixed decontamination infrastructure (showers/physical buildouts).
Environmental Remediation Contingency $500K
[#23] Initial contingency fund for localised remediation in case early environmental contamination is detected.
Power Infrastructure $250K
[#5] Grid-tie/UPS/generators, bulk fuel storage and HVAC/cooling infrastructure for directed-energy systems.
Data Archiving Buyout $150K
[#25] One-time buyouts, archival sequestration and initial records management costs to limit publication/exposure.
Legal Pr Initial $125K
[#22] Initial legal/PR/cover-story setup, permitting alignment, and one-time liaison/sequestration startup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.7M/yr
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #17] 24/7 security rotation, technical/scientific staffing (dimensional/physics, materials/biology, robotics, data science), on-site maintenance staff, and ongoing medical monitoring/medevac contracts.
Research And Monitoring $975K/yr
[#12, #13, #14] Laboratory consumables/calibration, ongoing research missions and experiments, and redeployment/replacement costs for in-pocket sampling platforms.
Insurance Premiums $625K/yr
[#24] Annual insurance/premiums covering accidental release, employee injury and catastrophic failure policies.
Cover Story And Legal $388K/yr
[#22, #25] Annual legal, PR/cover-story maintenance, witness NDAs/compensation, records management, and publication suppression efforts.
Photonic Fence Maintenance $300K/yr
[#4] Directed-energy system annual maintenance, recalibration, spare optics, on-site technicians and R&D sustainment to ensure reliable classification/targeting.
Hazardous Waste Treatment $300K/yr
[#15] Sampling, transport, treatment and disposal (incineration/deep-well) of collected black viscous material and contaminated waste streams.
Robotics R And D $300K/yr
[#18] Ongoing robotics research, fabrication of replacement parts, and intervention mission budgets for SCP-2723-B study.
Supplies And Consumables $235K/yr
[#8, #16, #26] PPE replacements/consumables, decontamination consumables/waste-water treatment, and replacement/sacrificial inventory for expendable sensors/payloads.
Power Infrastructure And Fuel $185K/yr
[#5] Fuel costs, generator/HVAC maintenance and parts, UPS upkeep and energy for continuous directed-energy and sensor systems.
Environmental Monitoring $140K/yr
[#23] Continuous air/soil/groundwater sampling and routine analysis surrounding site and regional perimeters.
Uav Rover Operations $112K/yr
[#7] UAV/ground-rover repairs, spare payloads, flight ops and consumables given sacrificial design.
Sensor Replacement And Calibration $100K/yr
[#6] Consumable/hardened sensor pods, calibration, and replacement of ash-exposed optics and detectors.
Logistics And Transport $85K/yr
[#21] Vehicle fuel, maintenance, seasonal replacement and small-scale transport logistics.
Red Team Drills $50K/yr
[#19] Regular failure-mode testing, exercises, and protocol updates (photonic fence failure, mass-exit scenarios).
Communications And It $50K/yr
[#20] Hosting, bandwidth, secure backups, satellite uplink costs and cybersecurity for sensor/AI data pipelines.
Airspace Coordination $30K/yr
[#27] FAA liaison, NOTAMs, airspace denial coordination and any compensation/relocation costs for affected air traffic.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#3] Perimeter fencing maintenance, gate/barrier upkeep and routine structural maintenance for the outpost.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.7M/yr
85.7% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, maintenance, and research tempo; no major breach or large-scale remediation required.
steady_research_tempo no_mass_exodus photonic_fence_operational
🚨 Minor Incident $7.2M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized mass-exit or equipment engagement causing sacrificial losses, short remediation, extra overtime and replacement of expendables.
mass_exit_small_area sacrificial_equipment_losses short_term_overtime
🚨 Major Breach $11.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or large-scale exodus resulting in environmental contamination requiring major remediation and public-liaison operations.
mass_exodus ground_contamination extended_remediation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $41.7M/yr
0.3% probability / year +$35.0M vs baseline
Widespread uncontrolled spread or public exposure near Las Vegas requiring national-level response, mass evacuation, and extended remediation.
urban_exposure national_response large_scale_remediation
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#9] Rotating guards for 24/7 outpost staffing; count chosen within provided 8–16 range.
Research Scientist / Technical Specialist 9 [#10] Dimensional/physics, materials/biology, robotics, data science specialists (6–12 range; loaded costs accounted in staff_wages).
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#11] Generator/HVAC/laser and general maintenance technicians (2–4 range).
Medical Officer 1 [#17] On-site paramedic/physician and health surveillance lead; recurring medevac/contract costs accounted in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#9, #10, #22] On-site administrative/liaison support to cover scheduling, legal liaison and site admin; included to reconcile staff_wages totals.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges were provided for most categories giving a reasonable basis for midpoint estimates, but large uncertainties remain around photonic fence efficacy, hazardous-waste persistence and disposal costs, and true probability/frequency of breach events; contingency sizing dominates one-time totals.
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