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SCP-2922 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2922
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$4.7M
Personnel
24
Estimated one-time setup costs approximately $3,761,000 for containment build-out, initial legal/reserve funding and research/lab setup; recurring operating costs approximately $4,708,675/year driven primarily by 24/7 staffing, research salaries/instrumentation, medical/legal reserves and contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Legal Reserve Initial $1.0M
[#19] Initial legal/settlement/negotiation reserve and retainer for corporate negotiations and potential settlements.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $835K
[#5, #8, #14] Initial memetic-filtering software development and licensing capital costs, training program development, and initial research instrumentation / lab buildout for extradimensional study.
Facilities $550K
[#1, #16, #17, #20] Secure containment room build-out (Area-2922 vault), initial site security systems setup, initial backup power (UPS + generator) purchase and basic archival infrastructure setup.
Contingency Reserve Initial $500K
[#26] One-time contingency / emergency extraction & escalation reserve to be available for large emergency responses (initial reserve).
Equipment $274K
[#2, #3, #4, #22] Dedicated isolated telephony hardware and routing, redundant SCP-2922-A spares/hardware, call-capture/recording server setup (one-time portion), and network isolation/endpoint equipment purchases.
Implantation Per Candidate $200K
[#11] One-time per-candidate surgical/implantation procedure cost (surgeon, OR access, anesthesia, consumables, post-op care) — estimate shown is per candidate.
Insurance Reserve Per Candidate $200K
[#13] One-time reserve for long-term care/compensation/insurance per implanted candidate (estimate is per candidate reserve).
Decommissioning Reserve $100K
[#28] One-time reserve for secure decommissioning / archival / destruction at end-of-life.
Governance Setup $90K
[#24] One-time setup cost for containment policy development, review boards, and governance infrastructure.
Psych Screening Initial $12K
[#9] Initial psychological pre-hire screening for initial hires (approx. $2,000 per new hire × ~6).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#6, #10, #16, #21] Salaries and benefits for 24/7 call-answer staff (6 FTEs), research team salaries (4 staff), on-site security payroll (shift coverage estimated 6–12 guards), and data analysts/linguists. Total reflects base + benefits + hazard pay assumptions from analyst notes.
Research And Monitoring $700K/yr
[#4, #5, #14, #20, #27] Call logging / air-gapped storage maintenance, memetic-filtering software maintenance and updates, specialized instrumentation operating budget and escalation-level research activities, and classified archival/media replacement costs.
Contingency Allocation $614K/yr
[#26, #29] Recurring contingency allocation (≈15% of annual operating budget) to cover unexpected memetic incidents, legal actions, emergency extraction, and replenishment of reserves.
Medical On Call And Incidents $275K/yr
[#7] On-call crisis/medical/psychiatric support staffing costs plus reserve for acute incidents (service contracts, standby physician/psychiatrist coverage, inpatient bed availability).
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#23] Travel, fieldwork, corporate archival research, investigator travel and associated logistics.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#19, #24] Ongoing public affairs, legal retainer, NDAs, cover-story operations, and governance administrative support.
Facilities Maintenance $95K/yr
[#1, #17, #16] Ongoing HVAC/EMI/humidity control maintenance, security systems maintenance, backup generator/UPS fuel & maintenance, and routine facility upkeep.
Pre Post Op Imaging $60K/yr
[#12] Recurring MRI/fMRI/EEG/PET imaging cadence and associated monitoring costs for implanted subjects.
Long Term Care Recurring $50K/yr
[#13] Ongoing medical care and monitoring costs for implanted candidates (recurring portion; per-candidate ongoing costs vary).
Forensic Auditing $50K/yr
[#18] Regular containment/red-team testing, memetic-safety audits, and information-leakage testing.
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#15, #25] Sterile surgical supplies, replacement electrodes, PPE, cables, connectors, UPS batteries, and other consumable telephony/electronics replacements.
Governance And Admin $40K/yr
[#24] Recurring governance, review-board administration, meeting costs and administrative overhead to maintain containment policies.
Psychological Care $27K/yr
[#9] Ongoing counseling, monitoring and periodic psychiatric evaluations for staff (~$3k–$6k per staff; estimate for staffing level).
Staff Training $20K/yr
[#8] Recurring costs for refresher training, memetic-safety curricula updates, and certification maintenance.
Endpoint Monitoring $12K/yr
[#22] Recurring compliance, device monitoring, and DLP operations to prevent exfiltration of call content.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with standard operations and scheduled research activity.
no major incidents routine research cadence standard staffing and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident (e.g., staff exposure, limited memetic leak, equipment failure) requiring additional medical/legal response and partial equipment replacement.
medical/psychiatric incident limited equipment failure or data recovery small-scale legal/PR response
🚨 Major Breach $7.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, settlements, retrieval operations and major research interruption.
containment breach public/legal exposure large-scale medical evacuation or settlement
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Call-answer staff (Memetics-trained scientist/technician) 6 [#6] 24/7 coverage requires ~4.2 FTEs; budgeted to 6 staff to allow leave/backups/training.
Research Scientist 2 [#10] Senior memeticist and neuroscientist within SCP-2922 research team.
Research Technician 2 [#10] Technical support staff for experiments, instrumentation and implants.
Data Analyst / Linguist 3 [#21] Analysts to debrief calls and annotate memetic features.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#16] Shift coverage (armed/unarmed guards) and site security staff.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#24] Senior oversight and governance representation for the project.
Medical Officer 1 [#7, #11] On-site medical oversight and coordination with on-call psychiatric/medical services.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#1, #17] Facilities and equipment maintenance support (HVAC, power, EMI filtering, UPS).
Administrative Staff 1 [#19, #24] Administrative, scheduling, and administrative support for governance and cover operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling moderate confidence in baseline staffing and core infrastructure costs; however memetic/extra-dimensional research, legal settlement exposure and long-term escalation budgets have wide ranges and high uncertainty, reducing overall confidence.
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