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SCP-3001 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-3001
Expected annual
$30.3M
One-time setup
$122.9M
Annual recurring
$29.4M
Personnel
48
Estimated upfront program capital of roughly $123M driven by large R&D and facility/lab buildouts; ongoing annual operations run ~ $29M driven by specialist staff, recurring R&D, and monitoring/contingency replenishment.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $122.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $74.3M
[#4, #5, #6, #9, #12, #13, #14] Controlled LSS/tethered test array, exotic sensors procurement, HPC/simulation cluster, training development/simulation suites, rescue/retrieval R&D capital, medical/quarantine lab buildout, and archival/preservation setup.
Contingency Reserve $20.0M
[#20] Initial insurance/contingency reserve set aside for catastrophic events and large emergency R&D.
Equipment $18.6M
[#1, #2, #8, #10, #11, #21, #23] Program-wide retrofit hardware & installation, emergency shutdown hardware design/testing, access-control hardware, telemetry hardware, RDT initial kits, secured transport vehicles, and forensic/cleanup equipment.
Facilities $9.0M
[#3, #19, #27] Hardened containment suite build/retrofit (Site-level shielding/isolation), initial UPS/generator/site power hardware, and decommissioning/safe-retirement program costs.
Liability Reserve $1.0M
[#24] One-time administrative/compensation reserve for personnel declared lost/MIA and associated legal/ethical actions.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $29.4M/yr
Research And Monitoring $16.5M/yr
[#5, #6, #9, #10, #12, #14, #17, #26] Instrument maintenance/calibration, HPC ops/licenses, training recertification, continuous telemetry ops, ongoing rescue/retrieval R&D funding, archival curation, long-term Hume/personnel monitoring, and multi-year fundamental research grants.
Staff Wages $7.2M/yr
[#7, #8, #11, #13] Salaries, retention/hazard pay, and benefits for specialized R&D personnel, Level‑3+ security guards, RDT team salaries, and medical/staffing associated with containment and response.
Contingency Replenishment $2.0M/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment contribution to contingency/insurance reserves to restore post-incident capacity.
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#15, #16, #24] Legal/ethics committee costs, retained counsel and oversight, and cover-story/deniability budget plus recurring liabilities administration.
Facilities Maintenance $800K/yr
[#3, #19] Annual upkeep of hardened suites, shielding, vibration isolation, and site power/UPS maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $500K/yr
[#18, #23] Consumables, spare parts, emergency swap stock, and decontamination consumables.
Logistics And Transport $500K/yr
[#21] Armored/low-signature transport contracts, airlift readiness contracts, and logistics for inter-site movement.
Psychological Support $200K/yr
[#22] Long-duration isolation counseling, resiliency programs, and staff rotation/counseling operations.
Public Drills $150K/yr
[#25] Internal drills, simulated wormhole scenarios, and coordination exercises with cover/front agencies.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $29.4M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled R&D, monitoring, and operations but no major incidents.
no_incident scheduled_research routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $30.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized accidental wormhole or device malfunction requiring RDT response, small repairs, and PR/cover activity.
failed_device_test small_broken_entry field_recovery
🚨 Major Breach $44.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Partial containment failure or multi-team incident with personnel loss, significant repairs, and expedited R&D/payouts.
site_breach personnel_entry extended_recovery_ops
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $129.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Widespread multi-site containment collapse or catastrophic event requiring full contingency drawdown and multi-year emergency R&D/response.
multi_site_failure mass_evacuations major_R&D_scale_up
👥 Personnel 48 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 15 [#7] The core R&D team working on Hume modeling, LSS testing, and retrieval concepts.
Engineer / Control Systems 8 [#6, #4, #2] Engineers responsible for LSS/tether hardware, firmware interlocks, and emergency shutdown systems.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8] Certified Level-3+ guards and regular escort/security rotations at critical sites.
Incident Response Team (RDT) Agent 6 [#11] RDT personnel trained for rapid-deployment retrieval/containment operations.
Medical Officer 3 [#13] Medical/psychiatric staff for exposure, long-term care, and emergency triage.
Administrative Staff 2 [#15, #24] Administrative/liaison staff for ethics/legal coordination and benefits/compensation handling.
HPC/System Administrator 2 [#6] Cluster and simulation infrastructure administration and licensing management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on broad ranges in analyst notes and high technical uncertainty around rescue/retrieval R&D and incident probabilities for reality-bending technology; many line items are highly context-dependent and subject to major variance.
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