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SCP-285 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-285
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11
Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $1,855,000 (main drivers: containment retrofit, specialized equipment, and a $1,000,000 contingency reserve). Recurring annual costs are approximately $1,383,640 driven chiefly by staff wages, ongoing research, legal/cover-story, and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Catastrophic Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#20] One-time reserve for catastrophic containment breach, demolition, mass decontamination, specialized contractors, or termination operations.
Equipment $390K
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #15, #18] SCP-285-A wired interface system, forensically safe data handling vaults/workstations, memetic mitigation hardware/software, CCTV & sensors, safe editing infrastructure initial systems, and transport vehicle purchase.
Facilities $340K
[#1, #2, #3] Containment chamber retrofit, HVAC/plumbing/environmental control setup portion, and initial heavy-duty flooring / containment pad installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#14] Initial contracted forensic recovery and corruption-analysis work to recover SCP-285-B files.
Termination Readiness $50K
[#24] One-time purchase and preparation of containment-termination / euthanasia readiness equipment and ethical/legal review costs.
Training Setup $25K
[#16] Initial memetic-safety and containment training course development and rollout.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $879K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11, #12] Security personnel (6 guards salaried + 15% overhead), escort overtime, 2 IT/technical staff, 2 research scientists (salaries only), 1 dedicated clinician (salary only).
Research And Monitoring $205K/yr
[#11, #6, #25, #22, #15, #16] Research consumables and experiments, memetic signature updates, ongoing multi-year research fund, secure archival/classification infrastructure, safe-editing system maintenance, and annual refresher training/drills.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#19, #23] Cover-story, legal/PR retainers and mitigation, plus insurance/liability reserve.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#5, #7, #13, #17, #12] Secure media storage and destruction costs, archival storage/maintenance for CCTV, amnestics/post-exposure treatments, PPE/cleaning/consumables, and medical pharmaceuticals/testing.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2, #21] HVAC/environmental maintenance and annual inspections/calibration/compliance auditing.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#18] Annual maintenance and standby costs for armored/contained transport vehicle.
Termination Occurrence Cost $0/yr
[#24] $25,000 per occurrence contingency for termination/euthanasia if used; not budgeted as an expected annual cost (cost recorded per-use).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine staffing, maintenance, research, and legal/cover-story costs only.
routine_operations scheduled_research_and_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized incident such as corrupted-file forensic emergency, limited memetic exposure requiring targeted amnestics, or small structural/repair needs.
corrupted_file_recovery localized_memetic_exposure minor_structural_repair
🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment failure (large mass/morphology event, thaumaturgical offensive effects, or structural failure) requiring emergency response, large repairs, decontamination, and termination options.
mass_morphology_increase structural_failure large_scale_decontamination
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8, #9] Six full-time guards to provide 24/7 coverage with overlap; escort overtime accounted separately.
Technical Staff / IT Technician 2 [#10] Two high-clearance technicians to manage air-gapped interface, logging, and forensics support.
Research Scientist 2 [#11, #25] Two researchers focusing on anomalous tech, memetic safety, and experiments; ongoing research funding included.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] One dedicated clinician for monitoring, psychological care, and post-exposure treatment.
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP-285 has highly anomalous, unpredictable morphology changes and memetic risks; many costs (frequency and severity of breaches, extent of required structural upgrades, and research outcomes) are uncertain, so estimates are approximate.
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