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SCP-2970 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2970
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
14
Initial one-time buildout and specialized equipment (secure containment, cybernetic diagnostic rigs, and research tooling) drive first-year capital costs (~$1.07M). Recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel (security, research, medical) and ongoing R&D/consumables, totaling ~$2.07M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $575K
[#10, #18] One-time tooling and fabrication setup (~$75k) and initial capital for an optional long-term reverse-engineering research program (~$500k).
Equipment $292K
[#2, #3, #4, #9, #11, #14, #15, #21] Backup generator/UPS ($30k), HVAC installation ($12k), surveillance systems ($25k), diagnostic rigs initial hardware ($60k), air-gapped network setup ($40k), restraints ($15k), secure transport vehicle ($100k), secure records setup ($10k).
Facilities $100K
[#1, #27] Containment cell construction/retrofit and decommissioning/final disposition planning; includes reinforced chamber retrofit and decommission planning.
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#23] Contingency / emergency incident fund held as a one-time reserve.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #15, #19] Security staff (6 guards + supervisor), research team (1 senior + 2 techs), medical officer + biomedical tech, driver/escort salary, and onsite psychologist (salaries with benefits included).
Research And Monitoring $216K/yr
[#4, #11, #12, #18] Ongoing surveillance storage/network costs (~$6k), IT/patch audits included in recurring monitoring, contracted imaging sessions (MRI/CT scans ~$10k/yr), and continued funding for an expanded research program (~$200k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr
[#9, #10, #13, #19] Consumables for cybernetic repairs and diagnostics (~$30k), spare parts and consumables/custom fabrication (~$150k), pharmacological supplies (~$10k), and therapy/session costs (~$10k).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#16, #25] Legal counsel, administrative cover-story maintenance, and PR/counter-disclosure mitigation combined.
Facilities Maintenance $101K/yr
[#2, #3, #20, #22, #26] Generator maintenance/fuel, HVAC maintenance and filter replacement, waste handling/hazardous disposal, energy costs for charging/operations, and miscellaneous facility overhead (utilities, janitorial, apportioned overhead).
Surgical Retainer $100K/yr
[#8] On-call specialized surgical/implant repair retainer and sterile suite access fees.
Records And Secure Storage $30K/yr
[#21] Off-site backups, tape rotation/secure vaults and recurring media storage costs.
Ethics And Compliance $20K/yr
[#17] Institutional review/oversight, compliance audits and documentation updates.
It Security And Patching $20K/yr
[#11] Recurring costs for patching, media rotation, intrusion-detection audits and secure-media upkeep for air-gapped analysis systems.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#15] Vehicle maintenance and fuel for secure transport (armored van).
Training And Refreshers $10K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher training for restraint/non-lethal response to avoid damage to implants.
Training And Drills $8K/yr
[#24] Regular containment drills, SOP updates and cross-training exercises.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing containment, routine maintenance, staff salaries and scheduled research activity.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_security_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or medical event requiring overtime, modest repairs, and increased consumables/surgical intervention.
small_breach_or_medical_emergency equipment_damage
🚨 Major Breach $4.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Full containment breach or serious incident requiring large-scale recontainment, equipment replacement, emergency relocation and major PR/legal response.
containment_breach site_power_failure public_exposure
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Decision to aggressively reverse-engineer implants and scale up microfabrication and specialist hires, increasing annual program costs significantly.
decision_to_reverse_engineer funding_for_scale_up
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Frontline 24/7 security guards (two per shift pattern). Salaries included in staff_wages.
Security Supervisor 1 [#5] On-site security supervisor to manage shifts and incidents. Salary included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 1 [#6] Senior assigned researcher for daily study and experiment oversight. Salary included in staff_wages.
Research Technician 2 [#6] Research assistants/technicians to support experiments and maintenance. Salaries included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer 1 [#7] Physician experienced in prosthetics/cybernetics for on-site care. Salary included in staff_wages.
Biomedical Technician 1 [#7] Technician for diagnostics, device maintenance and minor repairs. Salary included in staff_wages.
Driver / Escort 1 [#15] Trained driver/escort for secure transport; salary included in staff_wages.
Psychologist / Psychiatrist 1 [#19] Psychologist for regular therapy and cognitive monitoring; salary included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasonable aggregation, but many items are range-based and several large optional items (in-house MRI, full reverse-engineering program, extreme PR/legal) are uncertain; assumptions were required to pick midpoints and decide optional vs baseline expenditures.
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