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SCP-2961 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2961
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
18
Estimated one-time capital upgrades of $1,400,000 for room retrofits, lab/equipment purchases and research capital; recurring operations are substantial at $2,255,000/yr driven primarily by staff wages, frequent room turnover/decontamination, consumables (rapid DNA) and cover-up/legal operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Equipment $800K
[#6, #8, #15, #21] Specialized laboratory and analytical instruments (rapid DNA, GC-MS/FTIR/SEM), biometric/access-control hardware, high-resolution sensors/cameras and one-time IT/security upgrades.
Facilities $300K
[#1, #14] Retrofit/reserve pool of Class-3 suites and structural buffer/enforcement work (retrofits, dedicated furnishings, buffer corridors).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#20] Long-term research capital: mock crime-scene rigs, isolation chambers, sample-prep suites and lab buildout for controlled experiments.
Mitigation Rd Capital $100K
[#28] Contingency R&D capital for shielding/nullification trials (one-time development seed fund).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $925K/yr
[#2, #9, #18, #10, #17] Salaries + benefits for room-turnover movers/techs, medical/addiction staff (psychiatrist/nurses), research staff FTEs, part-time on-site physician and allocated field-team personnel wages.
Supplies And Consumables $390K/yr
[#3, #5, #7, #11, #19, #25] Room decontamination/turnover costs, replacement furnishings/personal effects, rapid-DNA/biometric consumables, PPE/disposables, analytical consumables and waste/hazardous-material disposal.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#16] Legal/cover-up operations (amnestics administration, false evidence replacement, PR remediation) and per-incident field ops budget.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#17] Field interception team operational costs (vehicles, fuel, maintenance, tactical gear) excluding personnel wages.
Research And Monitoring $120K/yr
[#4, #15, #22, #29, #30] F-Lab analysis workload, surveillance data analysis, training/SOP development, periodic deep audits/external review and scenario modeling/crisis simulation exercises.
Contingency Reserve $100K/yr
[#23] Insurance/contingency fund for emergency amnestics stockpiles, rapid leasing, or payouts in case of exposure.
Chain Of Custody Recordkeeping $50K/yr
[#12] Additional records staff, secure database extensions and audit logging for anomalous evidence handling.
Administrative Overhead $50K/yr
[#27] Project administration, procurement and contracting overhead specific to SCP-2961 operations.
Energy Hvac $30K/yr
[#24] Additional energy and HVAC costs from running extra rooms and lab instruments.
Psych Support $25K/yr
[#26] Psychological support, counselling and QoL provisions for SCP-2961 and staff.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#15] Ongoing maintenance for surveillance/sensor hardware and minor facility upkeep related to additional rooms and buffer zones.
It Cybersecurity Maintenance $20K/yr
[#21] Annual IT/cybersecurity maintenance and monitoring for evidence/biometric databases.
Secure Storage $15K/yr
[#13] Climate-controlled secure evidence storage, cataloguing and restricted-access archive costs.
Biometric Maintenance $10K/yr
[#8] Annual maintenance, licensing and support for biometric reauthorization/access-control systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
70.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with current research/testing posture and intermittent interviews; no major public incidents.
routine_interviews scheduled_research no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized contamination/contact leading to a small number of civilian crime-scene interactions requiring targeted field interception and extra forensic work.
localized_evidence_transformation small_coverup_needed
🚨 Major Public Exposure $3.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Multiple high-profile public crime-scene contaminations or a widely-visible breach that triggers large-scale cover-up, amnestics deployment and legal remediation.
multiple_public_crime_scene_contamination media_attention large_scale_amnestics_use
🚨 Active Research Program $3.3M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Site scales up to an intensive experimental program (drug-dependency studies, frequent interviews, high-throughput analysis) increasing staff, consumables and lab throughput.
expanded_experiments drug_dependency_studies increased_turnover
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Movers / Porters / Site Techs 3 [#2] 2 FTE movers + 1 FTE tech allocated to room turnover, tagging and quick inspections.
Research Scientist 4 [#18] Forensic scientists, molecular biologists and behavioral researchers (senior scientists/postdocs/techs).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#17] Field interception / retrieval personnel (rotational teams for rapid response).
Medical Officer / Addiction Specialist 3 [#9] 1 psychiatrist + 2 nurses for addiction-treatment capacity and inpatient oversight.
On-site Physician / Occupational Health 1 [#10] Part-time physician and medical monitoring for exposed staff.
Administrative Staff 2 [#12, #27] Records/admin staff for chain-of-custody, procurement and project coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#15, #21] Technical support for sensors, HVAC, IT and access-control integration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: many line items have wide ranges and utilization-dependent scaling (turnover frequency, research intensity, and frequency/severity of real-world cover-up incidents). One-time equipment needs are clearer; recurring items (per-incident legal costs, lab throughput) are more uncertain.
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