SCP-2865 — SCP-2865 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2865 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2865

Expected annual

$6.1M

One-time setup

$4.6M

Annual recurring

$6.0M

Personnel

One-time startup/capital costs are estimated at approximately $4.59M, driven by land acquisition, construction/retrofit, vehicles, surveillance and contingency activation costs. Recurring annual costs are estimated at about $5.998M/year, driven primarily by staffed 24/7 MTF presence (salaries), reserves for emergency/large-breach response, amnestic supply, and ongoing facility/operational expenses.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.6M

Facilities $2.4M

[#1, #2, #18, #30] Land acquisition/purchase or title fees and front-company costs plus construction/retrofit of Armed Observation Facility 232, one-time secure-childcare/containment facility retrofit if extraction occurs, and decommissioning/transfer costs.

Large Breach Activation $1.0M

[#29] One-time possible activation cost for a large-scale containment mobilization (temporary exclusion zones, mass amnestic deployment, evacuation logistics).

Equipment $835K

[#3, #6, #7, #9, #10, #11, #12] Generator and installation, initial uniforms/cover materials, vehicle fleet procurement, surveillance nodes and servers, UAV/drone fleet purchase, encrypted comms/hardened devices, and armory procurement.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#15] Initial lab buildout and field-study-specific equipment for anomalous-ecology and sample handling for SCP-2865 research.

Sample Containment $60K

[#16] Specialized containers, vaulting and short-term sample storage for SCP-2865-3 (chalk) or biological samples.

Initial Training $50K

[#5] Initial tactical/wilderness/cover-identity and amnestic administration training program setup.

Laboratory Testing Campaign $50K

[#26] Initial chemical/physical testing campaign to analyze chalk composition and properties.

Environmental Survey $30K

[#19] Initial environmental impact survey and monitoring equipment purchase.

Records System Initial $30K

[#25] Initial secure evidence/records system and backup configuration for CCTV and incident logging.

Perimeter Security Install $30K

[#8] One-time gates/barriers/fencing and installation at remote access points.

Cover Story Setup $20K

[#21] One-time payments, records/permit purchases, and setup costs to establish NPS/front cover and initial local liaison payouts.

Roadwork And Signage $15K

[#20] Initial official-looking signage, temporary barricades, and costs to effect early trail/road closures.

Legal Initial Retainer $10K

[#22] Initial legal/financial retainer and setup costs.

Medical Initial Kits $10K

[#13] Initial trauma kits, field sedation equipment and pediatric-capable emergency supplies.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.0M/yr

Staff Wages $3.4M/yr

[#4, #15, #13] Fully loaded annual payroll for rotating MTF/operators and support staff (site commander, medics, logistics/maintenance, admin/cover staff) plus salaried research staff included in total payroll.

Secure Childcare Operations $500K/yr

[#18] Recurring operating costs (security, medical, education, therapy) in the event SCP-2865-2 is extracted and placed into secure custody.

Large Breach Reserve $500K/yr

[#29] Recurring contingency contributions to maintain a rapid-response reserve for large-scale containment breaches.

Emergency Extraction Fund $300K/yr

[#17] Recurring standby fund / budget allocation for helicopter charters, overtime, and emergency reinforcement mobilization.

Legal And Financial Reserve $200K/yr

[#22] Annual contributions to maintain an available reserve to respond to litigation, settlements or covert payments.

Research And Monitoring $190K/yr

[#15, #26, #9] Recurring research operational budget: consumables, lab fees, follow-up tests, sample processing and field study operations.

Site Lease $144K/yr

[#1] Optional recurring lease alternative to one-time land purchase (average lease assumed; provided as recurring alternative).

Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr

[#24] Food, water, PPE, spare parts, batteries and common consumables for on-site crew.

Amnestic Supply And Storage $105K/yr

[#14] Procurement/production cost of class-A amnestic doses (20–100 doses/yr assumed) plus secure storage/tracking.

Incident Drills $100K/yr

[#28] Periodic large-scale drills, multi-MTF coordination exercises and air/medevac drills (planned 1–2/year).

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#21, #22] Ongoing community liaison, legal retainer fees and soft-costs to maintain cover relationships with local authorities.

Logistics And Transport $48K/yr

[#7] Vehicle fuel and maintenance for patrol trucks/SUVs/ATVs; routine transport/logistics costs.

Laboratory Testing Followup $40K/yr

[#26] Recurring specialized tests and follow-up laboratory analyses.

Communications Backhaul $36K/yr

[#11] Satellite uplink / cellular backhaul monthly service fees and comms subscriptions.

Public Access Control $35K/yr

[#20] Annual permits, temporary closure payments, official-fee costs and ongoing signage upkeep.

Property Maintenance $35K/yr

[#23] Groundskeeping, trail clearance, building repairs and routine remote-site maintenance to sustain cover story.

Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr

[#2, #3, #23] Annual maintenance, heating/HVAC upkeep, generator maintenance and seasonal site upkeep (snow removal, septic service).

Drone Maintenance $30K/yr

[#10] Batteries, spares, repairs and pilot refresher costs for UAV/drone fleet.

Training And Readiness $30K/yr

[#5] Recurring refresher/certification training costs for teams (non-lethal tactics, survival, amnestic protocols).

Generator Fuel And Maintenance $24K/yr

[#3] Diesel fuel rotation, UPS/comm fuel costs and generator upkeep for continuous operation through winter.

Environmental Remediation $20K/yr

[#19] Intermittent remediation, follow-up environmental monitoring and coordination with forest services.

Evidence Archiving $20K/yr

[#25] Ongoing secure backups, CCTV archival storage and record-keeping personnel time.

Psychological Operations $20K/yr

[#27] Ongoing misinformation, social-media management and public narrative upkeep to discourage curiosity.

Surveillance Bandwidth $18K/yr

[#9] Monthly bandwidth and comms costs for remote camera/sensor nodes and data transport.

Uniforms And Prop Maintenance $18K/yr

[#6] Replacement, laundering and refresh costs for uniforms, signage and cover props.

Armory Consumables $6K/yr

[#12] Replacement consumables for non-lethal ordnance, restraints and regular armory upkeep.

Medical Supplies $6K/yr

[#13] Ongoing restocking of trauma kits, field sedation supplies and pediatric medical consumables.

Perimeter Maintenance $3K/yr

[#8] Annual upkeep for gates, soft barriers and roadside warnings.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.0M/yr

81.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents: continuous patrols, routine research, cover maintenance and reserve contributions.

routine_operations no_major_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $6.1M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$130K vs baseline

Small containment breach or civilian contact requiring targeted response, extra amnestics, equipment repairs and overtime.

small_breach_outside_boundary civilian_contact equipment_damage

🚨 Major Breach $7.5M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Large mobilization to contain mass migration or coordinated breach (airlift, mass amnestic campaign, large-scale public response).

mass_instance_migration public_evacuations mass_amnestic_campaign

🚨 Extraction And Secure Custody $7.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.9M vs baseline

Capture and transfer of SCP-2865-2 into Foundation custody, including secure pediatric facility retrofit and start of long-term secure care.

capture_of_SCP-2865-2 successful_extraction secure_transfer

👥 Personnel 33 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	22	Rotating field operatives conducting patrols and containment; included in staff_wages.
Site Commander / MTF Commander	1	On-site command and liaison; included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / Medic	2	Two medics on rotation for trauma and amnestic administration; salaries included in staff_wages.
Engineer / Maintenance	3	Site maintenance, generator and vehicle upkeep; included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff / Cover Staff	2	Local cover administration, liaison with NPS fronts; included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	3	Field researchers (anomalous-ecology, materials, psychology); salaries included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are grounded in the analyst's itemized ranges and a concrete operational model (armed observation facility, MTF staffing, surveillance, amnestic use). Uncertainty remains due to location-dependent land/lease costs, variable amnestic dosing rates, and the uncertain frequency and scale of breach/extraction events.

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