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SCP-2855 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2855
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
11
One-time setup costs are dominated by containment buildout and large contingency reserves; recurring costs (~$1.21M/yr) are driven primarily by staff wages, emergency response reserves, and ongoing security/audit obligations related to document and currency control.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Containment Escalation Reserve $500K
[#24] Planning reserve for worst-case recontainment operations (lower-bound set aside of $500k of suggested $500k–$2M).
Facilities $250K
[#1, #11] Reinforced humanoid containment suite buildout (~$200k, includes shielding/HVAC/CCTV integration) plus vault installation (~$50k).
Equipment $195K
[#2, #3, #5, #14, #15] Video/audio installation ($40k), secure document hardware/incinerator ($60k), access-control hardware ($20k), advanced/mobile containment hardware procurement ($50k), and IT/physical security hardware ($25k) aggregated.
Liability Reserve Initial $100K
[#19] Initial loss-of-asset / financial remediation reserve (midpoint of $50k–$200k suggested).
Digital Signature Development $38K
[#4] One-time software development & certification for a hardened digital-signature and legal validation workflow (~$25k–$50k).
Background Investigations Initial $36K
[#20] Initial deep background investigations for up to ~12 personnel (~$12k–$60k); midpoint used.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#21] Non-invasive monitoring and limited-research instrumentation (physiological/environmental sensors) estimated at ~$20k–$40k; midpoint used.
Protocol Development $20K
[#12] SOP and initial staff training materials/instructor time (~$20k initial).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $835K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9] Security staffing 24/7 (6 guards) + containment technicians (2) + 1 admin/document-control specialist + 1 senior researcher + part-time nurse/med tech salaries with benefits included (estimates with ~25% benefits).
Emergency Response Fund $150K/yr
[#13] Annual reserve for at least one rapid recovery mission per year (midpoint of $100k–$250k/year).
Amnestic And Public Containment $55K/yr
[#18] Amnestic treatments, medical/hospitalization and public containment budget (midpoint of $10k–$100k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#17] Ongoing front-company/cover maintenance, minimal third-party payments and deniability maintenance (~$10k–$50k/yr).
Liability Reserve Annual $25K/yr
[#19] Annual replenishment/insurance reserve for financial remediation (~portion of suggested reserve).
Incident Investigation $25K/yr
[#22] Baseline personnel hours and forensic services for investigating attempted transfers (~$25k/yr baseline).
Audit And Compliance $18K/yr
[#16] Regular internal audits, outside auditors and oversight (~$10k–$25k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#10, #23] Consumables for subject maintenance (food, laundry, PPE) plus hardened environment consumables (hardened tablets, styluses, disposables).
Digital Signature Maintenance $10K/yr
[#4] Annual security audits and software maintenance for hardened digital-signature workflow (~$5k–$15k/yr).
It Security Support $10K/yr
[#15] Ongoing IT security, intrusion detection, backups and updates (~$10k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $6K/yr
[#21] Ongoing maintenance and calibration for monitoring instrumentation (~$3k–$10k/yr).
Video Recording Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2] Redundant recording storage, off-site replication and maintenance (~$5k/yr).
Background Reinvestigation $5K/yr
[#5, #20] Annual reinvestigations and clearance vetting (~$5k/yr baseline for applicable staff).
Vault Audit Storage $5K/yr
[#11] Audit and secure storage costs for on-site emergency cash cache (~$2k/yr suggested; budgeted higher for audit controls).
Advanced Containment Maintenance $5K/yr
[#14] Maintenance/consumables for mobile containment crate, trackers, sedatives (~$5k/yr).
Training And Drills $5K/yr
[#12] Annual refresher training and drills (~$5k/yr).
Document Control Maintenance $4K/yr
[#3] Consumables & maintenance for secure signature pads, tamper-evident paper, incinerator upkeep (~$2k–$5k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no successful unauthorized transfers; routine operations, training, audits and reserves expended as budgeted.
no_transfer_incidents routine_audits scheduled_training
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Attempted or partial unauthorized transfer detected early requiring investigation, modest recovery actions, amnestics and legal handling.
unauthorized_signature_attempt localized_theft_or_tampering
🚨 Major Transfer Incident $1.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Successful unauthorized transfer / capture by third party requiring MTF recovery mission, transport, field containment and legal operations.
successful_unauthorized_transfer off-site_recovery_required
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.2M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Adversarial acquisition or large-scale public exposure requiring multi-million-dollar recontainment, legal, and remediation operations.
adversary_acquisition widespread_exposure
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] 2 guards per shift × 3 shifts = 6 security personnel to maintain 24/7 coverage.
Containment Technician 2 [#7] 1–2 containment technicians for daily cell maintenance; 2 budgeted.
Administrative Staff 1 [#7] Document-control specialist responsible for enforcing document policies and logkeeping.
Research Scientist 1 [#8] Senior researcher/PI to monitor SCP behavior and liaise with ethics/security.
Medical Officer 1 [#9] Part-time nurse/med tech for baseline medical surveillance and first-aid.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for staffing, equipment and major reserves, but several items (reserves, contingency for recovery, adaptability limits of SCP) are highly uncertain; many midpoints were used for ranges, yielding medium confidence.
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