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SCP-2804 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2804
Expected annual
$14.6M
One-time setup
$21.6M
Annual recurring
$12.9M
Personnel
81
Initial one-time setup (land acquisition, cover infrastructure, lab/equipment) is estimated at tens of millions USD, driven primarily by land acquisition, reserves, and legal/zoning work. Recurring annual costs (~$12.94M baseline) are driven by security staffing, research staff, cover-story/legal operations, rapid-response retainers and institutional overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $21.6M
Facilities $6.0M
[#1, #5] Land acquisition for the protected corridor and construction of false façades/site dressing and physical containment shells; includes purchase/easement budgeting and façade construction costs.
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#23] Standing contingency reserve for large-scale anomalous events or emergent behavior; set aside for rapid mobilization.
Compensation Relocation $2.0M
[#3] One-time buyouts, easement payments and relocation assistance for affected owners/tenants along the corridor.
Decommissioning Reserve $2.0M
[#27] Long-term decommissioning and site restoration fund for removal of cover infrastructure and land restoration after the event horizon.
Equipment $1.5M
[#8, #14, #18, #21] Initial remote surveillance hardware and sensor nodes, sample-storage/evidence handling vaults and instrumentation, initial IT/server hardware, and initial vehicles/fleet purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#13] Research lab buildout and initial specialized instrumentation for anomalous material analysis.
Legal Changes $1.5M
[#2] Upfront zoning, covenant drafting, municipal negotiations and title work; initial legal costs to secure corridor and create perpetual covenants.
Insurance Reserve $1.0M
[#19] Initial litigation/indemnity reserve and insurance buy-in required when operating cover entities.
Poi Housing Containment $500K
[#9] Possible one-time housing/detention construction or relocation costs for PoI-2804-1 if custody or relocation is required.
Per Incident Response Reserve $500K
[#10] One-time reserve for heavy-equipment callouts and per-incident demolition/containment costs (used to fund first-response equipment hires).
Training Initial $50K
[#20] Initial training and vetting setup costs for security, engineers and response crews.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.9M/yr
Staff Wages $5.8M/yr
[#7, #9, #13, #11] Annual payroll for security personnel (24/7 staffing), continuous observation of PoI-2804-1, research staff and structural assessment personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $2.0M/yr
[#2, #15, #16, #25] Ongoing municipal legal upkeep, public-relations/cover operations, covert compensation contingencies and reimbursements to local emergency services.
Institutional Overhead $1.7M/yr
[#24] Long-term retirement, healthcare and institutional overhead calculated as ~30% of direct payroll and personnel costs.
Logistics And Transport $800K/yr
[#10, #21] Retainers for 2–3 mobile rapid-response demolition/containment teams, plus vehicles fuel, maintenance and fleet operating costs.
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#11, #12, #17, #26, #14] Ongoing budgets for building assessments, reconstruction planning, imagery/GIS subscriptions and predictive-model maintenance, plus forensic/sample handling operations.
Contingency Replenishment $500K/yr
[#23] Periodic replenishment of the emergency contingency fund following drawdowns for large anomalous events.
Reconstruction And Restoration $500K/yr
[#11, #12] Annual budget for routine reconstruction/restoration of buildings affected by SCP-2804 where rebuilding is required.
Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr
[#4, #6] Annual property taxes, utilities (electric/HVAC/water), groundskeeping and routine maintenance for false facilities and acquired land.
Insurance And Liability $300K/yr
[#19] Annual insurance premiums, indemnities and reserves for contractor liability exposure.
Training $200K/yr
[#20] Ongoing training, vetting refreshers and safety/protocol courses for staff.
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#22] Consumables (PPE, fasteners, lab reagents, paint, batteries) and small tools consumed in operations.
It Operations $100K/yr
[#8, #18, #9] Cloud/storage/bandwidth operations, secure logging/backup, and small recurring equipment support for surveillance and PoI monitoring.
Public Safety Reimbursements $50K/yr
[#25] Reimbursements to local emergency services for false alarms, staged incidents and road closures.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.9M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, staffing, maintenance, and modest on-demand assessments but no major anomalous events.
no major anomalous deck incidents routine monitoring/actions only
🚨 Minor Incident $13.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
One or a few anomalous decks materialize causing localized damage requiring emergency response, limited demolitions and reconstruction.
single-site deck event targeted demolition/reconstruction rapid-response deployment
🚨 Major Breach $62.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Entry into a dense urban area (e.g., Charleston) with many affected buildings requiring mass amnesticization, preemptive demolitions, large reconstruction programs and major PR/legal operations.
urban corridor impact hundreds of buildings affected mass reconstruction and legal/PR operations
👥 Personnel 81 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 50 [#7] 24/7 security staffing across contained sites and observation posts (multiple shifts + relief).
Research Scientist 6 [#13] Senior research staff for anomalous material analysis and testing.
Engineer / Maintenance / Structural Assessor 3 [#11] Structural engineers for rapid assessments and reconstruction planning.
Rapid Response Team Member 12 [#10] Crew members for mobile demolition/containment teams (2–3 teams on retainer).
Administrative Staff 4 [#2, #24] Administrative, legal liaison, and municipal coordination staff.
GIS/IT Analyst 2 [#17, #18] GIS and IT staff for imagery analysis, predictive modeling and data management.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#24] Overall program/site leadership and executive oversight.
Lab Technician / Evidence Handler 3 [#14, #13] Sample handling, chain-of-custody and laboratory support staff.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling a reasoned mid-range estimate, but large uncertainties remain (land values, urban penetration, frequency/severity of anomalous events) so confidence is medium.
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