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SCP-2772 Euclid ✓ high confidence
SCP-2772
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
14
First-year capital costs are approximately $3.0M driven by property acquisition, containment construction, laboratory and IT buildout, and a substantial emergency reserve; annual recurring costs are ~ $2.41M/yr dominated by specialist staffing, research, data storage and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Facilities $1.6M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #14, #18, #25] Property purchase, structural assessment, construction of the soundproof containment cell, perimeter installation, HVAC/isolation install, on-site interview/holding room buildout, and initial archive setup.
Emergency Reserve $500K
[#23] Dedicated contingency/reserve fund for emergency response, remediation, replacement, and rapid MTF deployment.
Equipment $425K
[#8, #9, #10, #15, #22] Initial audio/video/sensor hardware, secure servers & classified room, compute/workstation/GPU purchases, UPS/generator, and initial communications/TEMPEST hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $270K
[#12, #13] Laboratory instruments and controlled sample handling/chain-of-custody supply setup for anomalous-material testing.
Hiring And Clearance $75K
[#6] Initial background investigations, clearances, relocation and vetting costs for staff.
Training Initial $50K
[#7] Initial specialized cryptanalysis/audio-analysis, security/containment and exposure-safety training and operational certification.
Pr And Municipal Initial $50K
[#19] Initial cover-story PR, municipal negotiations and compensation planning for displaced library services.
Mobile Transport Purchase $40K
[#24] Purchase of secure vehicle(s) for sample/data transport.
Ppe One Time $5K
[#16] Initial purchase of anti-static/insulating PPE and protective gear.
Medical Initial $5K
[#17] Baseline medical checks and initial health-screening costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#5] On-site Cryptography Task Force 2772-08 staffing: ~6 cryptanalysts, ~6 guards/security technicians, ~2 supervisors + benefits/admin (~25%).
Research And Monitoring $345K/yr
[#11, #8, #9, #10, #12, #22, #7] Ongoing cryptanalysis/research program, sensor/hardware maintenance, off-site backup contracts & admin, compute/software licensing & electricity, lab maintenance, communications/security maintenance, and recurring training/exercises.
Administrative Overhead $240K/yr
[#27] HR, procurement, finance, program management and compliance overhead (~15% of recurring salaries/operations).
Facilities Maintenance $70K/yr
[#14, #20, #15] HVAC energy & maintenance, property taxes/utilities/routine structural maintenance, and generator fuel & maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $61K/yr
[#13, #16, #21, #25, #28] Sample consumables and chain-of-custody supplies, PPE replacements, office consumables/minor equipment, archive conservation, and miscellaneous operational consumables.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#18, #19] Legal/administrative costs related to detainment/interrogation logistics and ongoing community liaison/public affairs.
Insurance Premiums $25K/yr
[#26] Property, research facility and liability insurance premiums (specialized coverage budgeted; anomalous risks may be self-insured).
Medical Monitoring And Mental Health $25K/yr
[#17] Ongoing medical exams, audiology/vision checks, counseling and incident-related care for staff exposed to anomalous audiovisual stimuli.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#24] Annual operation, courier contracts and vehicle running costs for secure transport of samples/data.
Emergency Reserve Replenishment $0/yr
[#23] Emergency reserve is budgeted as a one-time capital reserve; no fixed annual replenishment assumed (would be funded if spent).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no containment incidents beyond routine operations.
routine operations scheduled training and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring emergency response, equipment replacement, legal follow-up and short-term overtime.
small containment breach or equipment failure on-site incident response and cleanup temporary legal/PR costs
🚨 Major Breach $4.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring large-scale remediation, replacement of infrastructure, extended legal action and major PR response.
major containment breach public dissemination of decrypted content extended remediation and litigation
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Cryptanalyst / Audio Analyst 6 On-site cryptanalysis and SSTV/audio decoding staff (part of TF 2772-08). [#5]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 On-site guards and security technicians responsible for physical containment and access control. [#5]
Supervisory Personnel 2 Team supervisors/leads for operations and cryptanalysis (senior staff). [#5]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit line-item estimates for all major capital and operating categories; figures are order-of-magnitude estimates but many items (staffing, property, containment construction, research budget) are well-specified. Remaining uncertainty stems from local property market variance and low-probability high-impact breach costs.
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