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SCP-3038 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3038
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
23
Initial one-time setup (construction, robotics, surveillance, and a funded contingency) is roughly $2.35M; recurring annual operations are dominated by staff wages, leases, couriers and redundancy/analogue overhead, totaling about $3.14M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Breach Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#21] Initial containment breach contingency reserve (recommended fund size to cover a major response).
Property Purchase $800K
[#2] One-time property purchase option (small industrial building + land in Scotland) as an alternative to leasing.
Specialized Robotics $200K
[#16] Teleoperated arms / remote manipulators to reduce human exposure (robust tethered systems, initial purchase).
Facilities $130K
[#3, #13] Construction of the reinforced 10 m^2 glass antechamber and initial archival cabinets/fireproof storage.
Equipment $105K
[#5, #6, #17] Fixed air-gapped CCTV/NVR/UPS, initial high-capacity local storage servers, and initial forensic tool purchases.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#15] Initial bench equipment tranche (analog instruments, spectrometers, manipulators' tooling).
Training Protocol Development $30K
[#9] One-time development of anomaly-response curriculum, training materials and certification procedures.
Access Control System $12K
[#4] Air-gapped access control hardware, mechanical master keys, tamper-evident seals and locksmithing (one-time install).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #20] Salaries + benefits for perimeter guards, internal security/rapid response, research scientists, admin/couriers, on-site psychologist and medical/paramedic; includes employer taxes and benefits.
Analogue Efficiency Overhead $410K/yr
[#29] +15% operational efficiency overhead due to ban on internet-enabled devices (analog redundancy, duplicated equipment and extra labor).
Research And Monitoring $210K/yr
[#27, #17, #30] Discretionary research fund for experiments/prototypes, recurring forensic/sensor redundancy spending, and periodic external forensic/expert reviews.
D Class Procurement And Housing $150K/yr
[#14] Procurement, housing, transport and supervision of D-class test subjects and associated legal/cover logistics.
Supplies And Consumables $140K/yr
[#15, #12, #25] Experimental consumables and bench consumables, handwritten paperwork supplies, secure record storage consumables, and biohazard/waste disposal.
Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr
[#22] Legal counsel, accountants, PR/front-company management, and costs associated with cover operations and handling external inquiries.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#24] Dedicated vehicles, fueling, maintenance and driver/courier operating costs for secure hand-carried transfers.
Psych Assessments And Treatment $60K/yr
[#10] Monthly psych assessments, ongoing therapy/medication budgets and emergency psychiatric support beyond staff salary.
Forensic And Emergency Medical Drills $60K/yr
[#20, #17] Emergency medical contracts, on-call trauma capacity, and frequent forensic readiness drills with outside contractors.
Breach Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr
[#21] Annual replenishment to keep the contingency reserve at operational levels if used.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#18, #19] Routine building/HVAC upkeep, glass/structural seal replacements, climate control for archives and antechamber environmental management.
Insurance And Permits $40K/yr
[#23] Property insurance, workers' comp and budget for self-insurance where standard products are unavailable.
Redaction And Classification $40K/yr
[#28] Manual redaction, document sanitization and classification labor for paper-based reporting.
Staff Turnover And Hiring $30K/yr
[#26] Recruiting, onboarding, background checks and productivity lag due to attrition from psychological effects.
Robotics Maintenance $25K/yr
[#16] Maintenance, spare parts and upkeep for tele-manipulators and remote systems.
Training And Certification $20K/yr
[#9] Recurring refresher training for security, couriers and staff on non-digital procedures and breach drills.
Archival Maintenance $15K/yr
[#13] Climate-control, indexing, preservation supplies and archiving staff costs for handwritten logs.
Surveillance Maintenance $12K/yr
[#5] Maintenance, drive replacements and periodic forensic audits for air-gapped CCTV/NVR systems.
Storage Backup And Offsite $12K/yr
[#6] Tape/backups, secure off-site physical archival transfers (courier) and replacement drives.
Access Control Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4] Annual locksmithing, rekeying and spare-key/keycard management costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: facility leased, routine research and operations continue with no major incidents.
steady operations no major tampering no breach
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$270K vs baseline
Non-catastrophic anomalous activity (tampering claims, unlocked antechamber, recurring synthetic reports) requiring external forensics, temporary staffing increases and legal/PR work.
tampering claims open antechamber external forensic engagement
🚨 Major Breach $4.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
Containment breach or mass psychological incident causing staff incapacitation, public exposure or need to use the contingency fund and perform relocation/legal containment.
containment breach mass staff incapacitation public exposure/legal cascade
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#7] Perimeter security staffing (24/7 manned coverage, multiple shifts).
Internal Security / Rapid Response 4 [#8] Internal security officers and rapid response team for inside building containment and escorts.
Research Scientist 5 [#11] Full-time researchers and lab techs assigned to SCP-3038 (higher staffing due to psychological effects).
Administrative Staff / Couriers 3 [#12] Couriers and clerical staff for handwritten report transit, cataloging and redaction support.
Psychologist / Psychiatric Staff 1 [#10] On-site psychologist/psychiatric staff for monthly assessments and treatment oversight.
Medical Officer / Paramedic 1 [#20] On-site first responder/paramedic capacity and coordination with external ambulance services.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#18, #19] Facilities/HVAC and equipment maintenance (servers, UPS, antechamber environment).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item estimates but many major uncertainties remain (property choice, actual required headcount, breach likelihood and severity). Mid-range assumptions were used for summation.
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