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SCP-2817 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2817
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
4
One-time capital costs are dominated by contingency and potential specialized containment construction (~$3.8M total); baseline annual operations (~$1.53M/year) are driven primarily by research/monitoring programs, staff wages, and logistics/support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Specialized Containment Build $3.0M
[#22] One-time contingency estimate for building/buying specialized containment (EM shielding, reinforced enclosures) if escalation occurs.
Incident Contingency Reserve $350K
[#20] One-time capital reserve fund for unforeseeable containment incidents and emergency purchases.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $225K
[#7] Scientific sensor suite and telemetry package for anomaly characterization.
Equipment $181K
[#5, #10, #11, #12, #18] Permanent surveillance installation (#5), initial ritual props (#10), emergency response equipment one-time portion (#11), vehicle acquisition one-time portion (#12), secure archive systems one-time portion (#18).
Facilities $5K
[#9] One-time site modifications and minor grounds work for Wing-3 ritual area.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Research And Monitoring $690K/yr
[#6, #14, #15, #23] Long-term secure data storage and backup (#6), ongoing astrophysics/SETI-style research program (#14), commercial telescope/satellite tasking and sensor fees (#15), and internal experiment budget (#23).
Staff Wages $290K/yr
[#3, #4, #14] Salaries/pro rata for dedicated security escorts and rotation (#3), remote observation technicians/operators (#4), and a research/program coordinator support role (#14).
Logistics And Transport $185K/yr
[#12, #16] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and transport operations (#12) and field intelligence/interdiction operations budget for external leads (#16).
Facilities Maintenance $112K/yr
[#9, #18, #24] Ongoing site maintenance and repairs for Wing-3 ritual area (#9), secure archives/admin systems recurring costs (#18), and miscellaneous facility operating costs (utilities, custodial, insurance) (#24).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] Legal, cover-story, liaison, and local authority management costs.
Incident Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment budget for the incident/ liability reserve as used.
D Class Housing And Care $42K/yr
[#1] D-Class housing, food, basic healthcare and custodial overhead (per-D-Class annual care for SCP-2817-1).
Cybersecurity $35K/yr
[#19] Cybersecurity, air-gap maintenance, penetration testing and forensic readiness for recordings and research data.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#8, #10] Consumables and lab analysis budget (#8) and annual maintenance/replacement of ritual items (#10).
Emergency Training And Maintenance $15K/yr
[#11] Annual training/maintenance costs for rapid-reaction team readiness and equipment maintenance.
Psychological Counseling $12K/yr
[#2] Weekly mandatory psychological counseling and psychiatric oversight for SCP-2817-1.
Staff Training $12K/yr
[#21] Annual non-interference/SOP/training for security, medical, and research staff.
Medical Care $10K/yr
[#13] Routine medical care and post-event debrief medical checks for D-Class.
D Class Replacement Costs $6K/yr
[#25] Recruitment/transfer and administrative onboarding costs for replacement D-Class (annual expected budget per replacement events).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year of containment, monitoring, monthly rituals, and ongoing research at current scale.
no major incidents standard monthly Procedure-453-Palmyra cycles routine research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized incident (medical evacuation, property damage, investigation) requiring emergency response, repairs, and legal/communications spending.
injury during ritual local property damage small containment breach requiring repair
🚨 Major Breach $5.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Significant containment escalation requiring deployment of specialized containment construction and large-scale incident response/legal actions.
escalation of SCP-2817-2 behavior major containment breach or property/medical catastrophe need for specialized containment construction
🚨 Research Breakthrough And Scaleup $2.3M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Foundation elects to aggressively pursue astrophysical tracking and scale research programs (additional telescope time, staff, and campaigns).
new data suggesting interstellar origin opportunity to task major telescopes lead requiring expanded scientific campaign
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#3] Two armed escorts/rotation pro rata dedicated to Procedure-453-Palmyra transport and observation (salaries included in staff_wages).
Remote Observation Technician / Operator 1 [#4, #5] Technician to operate live recording, sensor arrays and maintain surveillance infrastructure (salary included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist / Coordinator 1 [#14, #23] Research coordinator/scientist supporting astrophysics/analysis programs and internal experiment planning (partial salary included in staff_wages; program funding in research_and_monitoring).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges and typical Foundation staffing/equipment costs; major uncertainties remain around frequency of incidents, scale of astrophysical campaigns, and whether one-time specialized containment is ever required.
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