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SCP-320 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-320
Expected annual
$7.1M
One-time setup
$66.5M
Annual recurring
$7.0M
Personnel
29
Initial capital/setup costs are dominated by vault construction, redundant/ off-site containment and a large catastrophic incident reserve (~$66.5M total one-time). Recurring annual costs center on personnel, external contracting, contingency funds and maintenance (~$7.01M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $66.5M
Catastrophic Incident Reserve $50.0M
[#26] Large one-time reserve fund for catastrophic incident response, evacuation, infrastructure repair and remediation (order-of-magnitude reserve).
Facilities $10.8M
[#1, #2, #27] Heavy stabilized vault construction, foundation/anchoring and a geographically separated redundant/off-site containment vault (37-ton vault, site prep, civil works).
Equipment $2.1M
[#3, #5, #6, #9, #21] Active stabilization hardware, precision lowering/remote handling hardware, robotics/ manipulators, environmental monitoring install and CCTV/access-control installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#4, #7, #8, #15] Custom foam transport tray, contained test rig/linear motion system, high-precision sensor suite and initial on-prem computational servers.
Decommissioning Planning $600K
[#29] Cost reserved for decommissioning planning and safe disposal contingencies.
Vehicles $450K
[#20] Armored/shielded transport trailers and heavy handling vehicles/cranes for relocation.
Communications Setup $400K
[#18] EMP-hardened communications, secure logging, redundant off-site backups and classified handling setup.
Backup Power $200K
[#10] UPS, generator sizing and fuel storage installation, testing setup.
Incident Response Setup $200K
[#16] Initial incident response and emergency preparedness setup (equipment, initial training, hazmat kits).
Personnel Security Initial $100K
[#28] Initial documentation, vetting and personnel security/clearance program startup costs (background checks, polygraphs, training materials).
Spare Parts Initial $88K
[#23] Initial critical spare parts stock for hydraulic systems, control boards, seals and foam blocks.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.0M/yr
Staff Wages $3.3M/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #17] Site security personnel (12 guards), scientific personnel (8–12 FTEs), technical support/maintenance crew, and onsite medical/occupational health staffing (salaries + benefits).
Regulatory And Contingency Fund $1.2M/yr
[#25] Annual regulatory/legal contingency fund, hush funds, reparations reserves and government-level contingency financing.
Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr
[#19] Ongoing cover-story funding, PR/legal operations, covert contractor payments and staged grant funds to preserve secrecy.
Third Party Contracting $600K/yr
[#24] Annual short-term contracts with universities, national labs or aerospace firms for advanced measurement or modelling support.
Facilities Maintenance $375K/yr
[#3, #9, #10, #21, #22] Ongoing maintenance and service contracts for active stabilization/control systems, environmental monitoring calibration, backup power fuel/maintenance, CCTV/access-control upkeep, and scheduled vault/system maintenance contracts.
Research And Monitoring $275K/yr
[#8, #14, #15] Ongoing sensor calibration and replacement, research operations budget (consumables, CT scans, sample prep) and computational/cloud operations for modeling and data storage.
Communications And Data Security $200K/yr
[#18] Ongoing communications, secure logging, off-site backup operations and data security maintenance.
Administrative Overhead $200K/yr
[#30] Utilities beyond stabilization, cleaning, employee insurance contributions, accounting and management overhead.
Incident Response And Training $125K/yr
[#16] Annual training, drills, consumables and readiness for rapid-response hazmat/evac teams.
Personnel Security Ongoing $50K/yr
[#28] Ongoing personnel vetting, background monitoring, polygraph follow-ups and security briefings.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#20] Per-move transport costs and routine logistics for secure transfers (per-move and vehicle operating costs averaged annually).
Spare Parts Replenishment $30K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment of critical spare parts inventory.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.0M/yr
94.8% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance, research and secrecy operations.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $7.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized uncontrolled acceleration or mechanical failure causing limited infrastructure damage, equipment replacement and small-scale evacuations.
localized_uncontrolled_acceleration equipment_damage small_evacuations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $57.0M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Severe containment failure or acceleration beyond control causing municipal-scale damage requiring major remediation and use of catastrophic reserve.
uncontrolled_acceleration_beyond_containment infrastructure_damage large_scale_evacuations
👥 Personnel 29 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#11] Armed guards and rotations to secure the vault and prevent unauthorized access.
Research Scientist 10 [#12] Theoretical/experimental physicists and engineers for study and containment operations (8–12 FTEs estimated).
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#13] Facilities engineers, HVAC techs, robotics techs, crane operators and technicians for maintenance.
Medical Officer 1 [#17] Onsite physician/trauma nurse and occupational health monitoring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are grounded in analyst ranges for engineering and staffing but the object’s nonlinear and catastrophic risk profile creates wide uncertainty (especially for the catastrophic-reserve magnitude and incident probabilities).
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