SCP-2903 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2903
Expected annual
$3.4M
One-time setup
$20.6M
Annual recurring
$3.3M
Personnel
36
Initial capital and contingency reserves dominate one-time costs (~$20.65M), while recurring annual costs are driven by staffing (guards, horticulture, research, medical) and site operations (~$3.32M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $20.6M
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#27] Contingency reserve for accidental meteorological cascade or large-scale incident (set-aside).
Facilities $6.1M
[#1, #11] Land/site construction to Foundation standards (living quarters, labs, decon, perimeter access) and helipad construction.
Equipment $1.5M
[#2, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #21, #24, #31] Perimeter hardware, fire-suppression installation, on-site incinerator, initial PPE and harvest/kitchen equipment, inspection scanner, vehicles purchase, environmental sensor suite, mortuary refrigeration, communications hardware, and AV recording equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#19] Initial research lab equipment, sequencing and pilot-study setup for botany/genomics/neutralization R&D.
Diplomatic Compensation Fund $1.0M
[#25] One-time diplomatic/compensation fund for local authorities / initial cover-story establishment.
Insurance Reserve $500K
[#28] One-time insurance/indemnity reserve and third-party compensation pool.
Mitigation Retained Fund $200K
[#18] Retained fund for contracted modeling/mitigation capacity (one-time establishment).
Medical Initial Stocking $50K
[#9] Initial stocking of burn/trauma supplies and emergency airway kits.
Background Investigation Initial $50K
[#23] Initial background investigations and clearances for existing staff.
Religious Startup $30K
[#8] Printing/translation of Manichaean literature and ritual/indoctrination startup materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.3M/yr
Staff Wages $2.1M/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #9, #19, #20, #15, #22, #6] On-site guards, Nu-9 horticulturalists/cooks, Nu-10 adherents stipends/welfare, medical staff (nurses/MD consultant), ongoing research staff, linguistic/cultural consultants, convoy inspection labor, psychological monitoring/ethics staff, and rotational rapid-response personnel costs aggregated as recurring personnel costs.
Cover Story And Legal $520K/yr
[#25, #26, #28, #23, #32] Ongoing liaison/PR and government relations, legal/compliance retainer, annual insurance/indemnity replenishment, ongoing reinvestigations and background vetting, and community management/outreach payments.
Logistics And Transport $140K/yr
[#16, #11] Vehicle operating costs (fuel, insurance, maintenance) and ambulance contract/medevac standby fees.
Supplies And Consumables $138K/yr
[#12, #13, #30] Incinerator operation & ash disposal, PPE replacement/harvest consumables, and daily consumables/utilities/food/testing reagents.
Research And Monitoring $118K/yr
[#18, #19, #31, #17] Regional weather-model updates/contracting, non-staff research consumables and pilot studies, AV archival/storage and analysis, and sensor data handling (non-hardware maintenance portions).
Front Organization Maintenance $110K/yr
[#7] Costs to maintain the façade organization (clergy stipends, literature distribution, on-site services, doctrinal vetting).
Facilities Maintenance $105K/yr
[#2, #10, #14, #17, #21] Perimeter and site maintenance, fire-suppression maintenance and training, kitchen maintenance, environmental sensor maintenance/data storage, and mortuary upkeep.
Training And Drills $55K/yr
[#29] SOP development, professional training contracts, and regular drills for harvest/combustion/ingestion emergency response.
Communications And Data $25K/yr
[#24] Bandwidth, encrypted links, satellite uplink, and routine network maintenance for secure telemetry and logs.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.3M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine_harvests no_breach no_large_meteorological_events
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring medical evacuations, temporary surge staffing and small-scale compensation/repairs.
small_fire_or_combustion_event limited_exposure_of_civilians temporary_medical_evacuations
🚨 Major Breach $8.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or accumulation of uneaten fruits leading to regional meteorological impacts and broad emergency response.
large_scale_accumulation_of_fruits meteorological_cascade mass_casualties_or_widespread_damage
👥 Personnel 36 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#3, #15] On-site guard force for 24/7 coverage, convoy inspection and checkpoint operations (10 guards as estimated in notes).
Horticulturist / Food Prep (Nu-9) 8 [#5] Harvesters and cooks responsible for sunrise harvest, daily preparation and safe handling (8 staff estimated).
Nu-10 Adherent / Containment Personnel 10 [#6, #7] Devout adherents funded and housed full-time to meet ritual/lifestyle requirements (approx. 8–12; counted as 10).
Research Scientist 3 [#19] Botanist, molecular biologist and agronomist staff supporting R&D and neutralization efforts (staffing budgeted in recurring research wages).
Medical Officer / Nurse 2 [#9, #21] On-site nursing staff for immediate burn/trauma response; rotating physician coverage not counted as full-time headcount.
Linguist / Cultural Consultant 1 [#20] Periodic linguistic/sapient-entity study and consultant deployments (1 specialist on roster/assigned).
Administrative Staff / Convoy Inspector 1 [#15, #16] Logistics and manifest inspection labor for supply convoys and administrative oversight.
Psychologist / Ethics & Compliance 1 [#22] Psychological monitoring, counseling and compliance enforcement staff for Nu-10 personnel.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and clear operational requirements, enabling mid-level confidence; uncertainty remains on probability of large-scale meteorological cascades and the Foundation's chosen size of contingency/reserve funds, which produce wide variations in one-time totals.
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