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SCP-2891 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2891
Expected annual
$5.0M
One-time setup
$8.8M
Annual recurring
$4.9M
Personnel
43
One-time containment and contingency construction/engineering costs are large (multi-million-dollar reserves and facility upgrades). Recurring annual operations (specialized staffing, security, EOD readiness, monitoring, and consumables) are estimated at roughly $4.86M/yr, with incident years adding hundreds of thousands to millions more.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.8M
Disaster Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#22] Large one-time contingency reserve for catastrophic escalation planning (re-housing, rebuilds, large evacuations).
Facilities $2.5M
[#1, #9, #16, #23] Secure hardened containment cell construction and Wing-C engineering/HVAC/effluent/power infrastructure upgrades (negative pressure, scrubbers, effluent tanks, generator installation).
Equipment $1.6M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #10, #12, #21, #24] Initial purchase/installation of secondary liquid storage, remote handling/telemanipulators, EOD robotics, armored transfer vehicle, on-site incinerator or autoclave, monitoring hardware, secure comms hardware, and archive/cold-storage outfitting.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $920K
[#11, #13] Wet-lab buildout and primary research instrumentation (mass spec, sequencers, sample prep) plus initial PPE/decon starter kits for staff.
Public Safety Reserve $500K
[#18] One-time reserve fund for public compensation / emergency relocation held in reserve.
Countermeasures Rnd $300K
[#14] One-time R&D and prototyping for specialized countermeasures (EMP prototypes, jammers, neutralization devices).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.9M/yr
Staff Wages $3.9M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #20] Salaries for 24–30 dedicated security officers (24 assumed), senior research team (2 Level-4 + supporting researchers/techs), on-call/tactical/MTF allowances, and on-site medical staffing included in payroll estimate.
Research And Monitoring $220K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #21] Ongoing service contracts and consumables for research instrumentation, sensor maintenance and data storage, procurement of incremental countermeasure upgrades, and secure data/communications maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $160K/yr
[#9, #16, #23, #10, #24] HVAC/filter/redundant systems maintenance and replacement, effluent/treatment maintenance, generator fuel/maintenance, incinerator operation/permits, and archive/storage upkeep.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#17] Legal, cover-story maintenance, liaison, and liaison/bribery/coordination contingencies for impersonation risks and civilian exposures.
Public Safety Replenish $100K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment target for the public safety contingency reserve when used.
Training And Drills $100K/yr
[#19] Recurring training, simulations, and certification programs for security, research, EOD, and medical staff.
Supplies And Consumables $90K/yr
[#2, #11, #10, #20] Consumables including spare storage canisters/replacement containers, PPE replacement and decon consumables, contractor hazardous-waste disposal per incident baseline, and medical/quarantine consumables.
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#5] Operation, staffing, and maintenance for armored transfer vehicle(s) and secure transport protocol costs.
Eod Maintenance And Consumables $50K/yr
[#4] Maintenance and expendables for EOD/demolition robotics and tooling; includes per-incident expendables baseline amortized annually.
Demolition And Remediation Reserve $50K/yr
[#15, #25] Annual reserve to cover periodic structural demolition, heavy-equipment remediation, soil remediation, and controlled demolition for cleared manifestations (per-incident costs amortized into annual budget).
Secure Comms And Storage $10K/yr
[#21] Secure comms airtime, encrypted storage service fees, and periodic data integrity audits.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.9M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with sealed robot-only containment and routine operations; no major field activations or large-scale incidents.
sealed containment no field activations routine maintenance and salaries
🚨 Minor Incident $5.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Single moderate field activation or local stage 3–4 manifestation requiring EOD deployment, demolition of a small 50 m^3 zone, contractor waste disposal, overtime, and legal/liaison work.
localized SCP-2891 manifestation EOD deployment and small demolition hazardous waste disposal
🚨 Major Breach $9.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Stage-5 or large urban manifestation with booby traps, mines, turret defenses requiring extended MTF/EOD operations, structural demolition, environmental remediation, large legal/public compensation, and contingency fund drawdown.
stage-5 manifestation widespread automated defenses large-scale demolition and remediation
👥 Personnel 43 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#6] Dedicated armed guards across three shifts (static airlock guards, roving patrols), trained for impersonation risk; count chosen near analyst mid-range.
Research Scientist 6 [#7] Two Level-4 researchers plus supporting Level-3/2 researchers and lab technicians required for permissioned testing and incident response.
On-call MTF / EOD Personnel 6 [#8, #4] Tactical and EOD roster assigned/available to respond to field activations and structure clearing; counted as assigned personnel for readiness.
Medical Officer 3 [#20] On-site medical staff for exposure treatment, quarantine care, and monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#9, #23] Engineers/technicians for HVAC, effluent treatment, generator, and facility maintenance.
Administrative Staff 2 [#6, #17, #21] Supervisors, access-control officer, and admin for records, cover-story liaison, and secure communications operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many line-item ranges allowing mid-range estimates, but the anomalous nature (variable affected volume, unpredictable activation frequency, and per-incident variability up to tens of millions) makes precise forecasting uncertain.
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