SCP-2996
Euclid
~
medium confidence
SCP-2996
Expected annual
$956K
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$937K
Personnel
11
Initial setup is moderately expensive (~$1.5M) driven by vacuum chamber construction, specialized nPDN hardware and mitigation R&D; steady-state annual costs are under $1.0M dominated by personnel (research/security/psychologist) and device maintenance.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.5M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $937K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$937K/yr
Normal year with no major incidents: routine maintenance, staffing, consumables, and scheduled training/drills.
routine_operations
scheduled_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$1.1M/yr
Localized containment instability requiring EAT use, emergency response, limited equipment repairs and temporary overtime.
temporary_containment_instability
emergency_eat_use
minor_equipment_damage
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Major Breach
$2.1M/yr
Significant containment failure requiring chamber repairs/rebuild, replacement of multiple nPDNs, extended incident response, external investigations and legal actions.
containment_breach
hardware_loss_or_damage
external_investigation
Personnel
11 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Researcher | 1 | [#7] Senior euclid-level lead researcher assigned to project (salary portion included in staff_wages). |
| Research Scientist | 1 | [#7] Mid-level research scientist (salary portion included in staff_wages). |
| Junior Researcher | 1 | [#7] Junior researcher supporting examinations and data collection (salary portion included in staff_wages). |
| Containment Technician | 1 | [#7] Dedicated containment tech for chamber operation and nPDN support (salary portion included in staff_wages). |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 1 | [#7] Site engineer (on-call) for vacuum systems and facility maintenance (salary portion included in staff_wages). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 5 | [#8] Manned 24/7 guard presence (4–6 guards to cover shifts); marginal cost allocated to this SCP. |
| On-site Psychologist | 1 | [#10] Part- or full-time psychologist providing weekly evaluations and therapy resources. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and explicit recurring/one-time splits, but uncertainties remain around R&D scope for nPDNs, mitigation research scale, and incident probabilities; estimates use mid-range assumptions.