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SCP-303 Euclid ? low confidence
SCP-303
Expected annual
$7.0M
One-time setup
$10.4M
Annual recurring
$6.5M
Personnel
51
Initial one-time retrofit and contingency costs are estimated at approximately $10.39M, driven by facility reconfiguration, spare-site retrofits, and system replacements; recurring annual operations are about $6.46M/yr, driven mainly by additional security staffing, research, and incident response readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.4M
Facilities $5.7M
[#1, #10, #19, #21] Includes room reconfiguration for ~100 rooms (two entrances/LOS), modest retrofits/operation-ready upgrades for Site-B and Site-A (~$2M per site assumption), HVAC rebalancing/equipment one-time costs, and structural reinforcement/emergency egress work.
Risk Contingency Reserve $2.1M
[#13] Uncertainty premium / contingency reserve (approx. 25% of the above one-time subtotal) to cover unforeseen engineering, research or construction needs due to anomalous electronic-disablement effects.
Equipment $1.4M
[#2, #3, #8, #9, #12, #17] Mechanical door hardware and non-electronic locking retrofit, hardwired analog intercoms/switchboard, hardened/faraday-cage data logging equipment, manual/mechanical replacements for critical electronic systems, initial PPE stock, and non-electronic environmental control hardware.
Transfer Containers And Rigging $500K
[#11] One-time purchase/retrofit of specialized transport containers, rigging equipment and cranage required to support mass transfer operations if invoked.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $450K
[#7, #16] Film/analog recording program darkroom and equipment setup and initial research seeding/equipment for dedicated SCP-303 research.
Admin And Recordkeeping Setup $125K
[#20] Administrative setup costs for recordkeeping, secure paper-log systems, background check systems and initial HR/security protocol implementation.
Training Curriculum Development $100K
[#5] One-time curriculum development, instructor preparation and simulation materials for non-electronic encounter SOPs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.5M/yr
Staff Wages $2.6M/yr
[#4, #6, #7, #20] Includes ~30 additional security FTEs and associated benefits (~$2.0M), mental-health staff salary component (~$320k included here), film technician salary (~$55k), and recurring HR/admin salaries (~$200k).
Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr
[#16] Dedicated research team operations (personnel, experiments, consumables) focused on mechanism/countermeasures for SCP-303.
Incident Response $750K/yr
[#13] Rapid-response MTF readiness, vehicle/crew availability, fuel and emergency medical capability; recurring operational readiness costs.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#14] Legal retainers, PR contractors, settlement/relocation preparedness and community mitigation ongoing costs.
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #8, #9, #19, #21] Ongoing maintenance for retrofitted doors/openings, mechanical locks, hardwired systems, hardened electronics maintenance, HVAC rebalancing, and structural upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#11] Routine transport readiness and logistics; larger per-transfer costs are handled in scenario-specific increments when full transfer operations occur.
Mental Health Services $150K/yr
[#6] Per-patient outpatient care, follow-up therapy budgets and associated consumables for witness care (in addition to mental health staff salaries).
Medical Monitoring And Disability $150K/yr
[#15] Medical monitoring program and potential early-stage disability/rehabilitation funding for affected staff (program-level recurring).
Training And Drills $125K/yr
[#5] Recurring training, drills, SOP refreshers, instructor fees and simulation materials for non-electronic encounters.
Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr
[#7, #12, #18, #17] Film stock and darkroom chemicals, PPE consumables and spare parts for mechanical cameras/analog recording, batteries and paper logs.
Long Term Monitoring $100K/yr
[#24] Annual program review, reassessment budget and reserved funds for periodic upgrades as understanding evolves.
Documentation And Ethics $50K/yr
[#22] Ongoing internal review boards, compliance documentation and ethics oversight fees.
Forensics And Decontamination $40K/yr
[#23] Consumables and labor for forensic collection, non-electronic sample processing, cleaning/decontamination after encounters.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.5M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents or full-site transfers; routine operations and scheduled training/research only.
routine_operations scheduled_training no_major_transfer
🚨 Minor Incident $7.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized SCP-303 encounter causing increased psychiatric cases, small facility repairs, PR/legal interaction and elevated forensic effort.
localized_encounter multiple_witnesses small_property_damage
🚨 Major Transfer Operation $11.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Execution of the ordered multi-stage transfer of all site SCPs to Site-B then Site-A, incurring heavy transport, staffing surge and one-time per-transfer expenditures.
site-wide_transfer multiple_scp_transports specialized_rigging_requirements
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $56.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Containment failure or off-site migration requiring large-scale evacuation, litigation, reconstruction and long-term settlements.
containment_failure off-site_migration large_scale_evacuations
👥 Personnel 51 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#4] Additional distributed security staff to maintain observers and 24/7 coverage; salaries are main driver of the staff_wages line.
Research Scientist 7 [#16] Dedicated research team studying mechanism and countermeasures; salaries and program costs included in research_and_monitoring.
Mental Health Professional 2 [#6] On-site psychiatric services for witnesses; staff salaries are included in staff_wages and mental_health_services.
Incident Response Team / Rapid MTF 6 [#13] Rapid-response personnel whose readiness is covered under incident_response recurring budget.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#2, #9, #21] Engineers for retrofits, door/hardware maintenance and structural reinforcement upkeep.
Film Technician / Analog Recording Tech 1 [#7] Technician to operate darkroom and analog capture equipment; salary included in staff_wages and consumables in supplies.
Administrative Staff 3 [#20] HR, recordkeeping and clearance administration to support new access protocols; recurring admin costs included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges for a small-to-medium site but SCP-303's anomalous, poorly understood electronic-disablement effects and scale-dependence create high uncertainty; contingency premiums and scenario probabilities are judgment-based.
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