SCP-3202 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3202
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
16
Estimated one-time startup capitalization is approximately $3.02M driven primarily by property acquisition and conversion; recurring annual costs are approximately $2.34M/yr dominated by staff wages, research budgets, and contingency/reserve funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Facilities $1.9M
[#1, #2, #5] Purchase of property/front-company acquisition, structural conversion to indoor facility (roof/enclosure, permits, finishing), and permanent drainage/sump and water-handling infrastructure.
Equipment $645K
[#4, #6, #7, #8, #14, #15, #16, #20, #21, #30] Secure holding enclosures, HVAC install, backup generator/UPS purchase, high-security access control upgrades, surveillance/sensor suite install, portal-detection instrumentation, secure data hardware (one-time), dive-criteria enforcement hardware, capture/restraint equipment (initial), and transportation assets purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $370K
[#3, #22, #23] On-site secure lab/containment buildout (decon room, evidence lockers, cold room, holding cell), medical/sampling equipment & laboratory instruments (one-time equipment), and cold-storage/bio-repository capacity (freezer purchase/backups).
Anomalous One Time Reserve $100K
[#34] Miscellaneous one-time contingency reserve for unknown anomalous requirements (exotic shielding, emergency procurement, specialist contractors).
Cover Story Setup $15K
[#25] One-time cover-story and legal/setup costs (front-company setup, initial PR/legal retainers, permit filings).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #12, #13] Armed on-site security staffing (6 guards), specialized containment/security supervisors (2), research staff dedicated to SCP-3202 operations (4 FTEs), medical staff/on-call emergency team (2 medics), and specialist testing personnel (dive safety/pool operators).
Research And Monitoring $360K/yr
[#19, #31] Test-subject recruitment/stipends/compliance monitoring and baseline long-term research & modeling budget for experiments, external contracts, and specialized rentals.
Contingency Fund $200K/yr
[#24] Annual/reserved contingency fund for emergency escalations, emergency procurement, evacuations, reparations, and unexpected event escalation.
Capital Replacement Reserve $100K/yr
[#33] Amortized lifecycle replacement/reserve for major systems (HVAC, pumps, sensors) and periodic major upgrades.
Facilities Maintenance $76K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #23, #27] Ongoing maintenance for pumps/sump and water-handling systems, HVAC energy & maintenance, backup power fuel/maintenance, cold-storage electricity & maintenance, and routine property maintenance/taxes/insurance components.
Front Company Overhead $60K/yr
[#26] Front-company operational overhead: minimal administrative payroll, banking, insurance, utilities tied to the front company.
Supplies And Consumables $57K/yr
[#12, #17, #21, #22, #20] Medical consumables and trauma kits, pool water chemicals and filter replacements, capture/resupply consumables, laboratory disposables/sample kits, and recurring minor monitoring consumables for dive-criteria enforcement.
Anomalous Annual Reserve $50K/yr
[#34] Annual ongoing reserve for unknown anomalous requirements (exotic materials, hazardous specialists).
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#25, #32] Annual legal, compliance, PR, and public-mitigation/community relations costs (counsel, permits, outreach, occasional municipal payments).
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#30] Vehicle maintenance, fuel, and routine transportation costs for personnel/specimens (armored van and routine vehicles).
Pool Refill And Heating $12K/yr
[#18] Costs to refill/flush/heating the pool per test cycle (water/energy draw and heating costs depending on frequency).
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#28] Periodic security, medical, containment, diver-safety drills and new-staff onboarding exercises.
Psychological Support $10K/yr
[#29] Psychological support and counseling for test subjects and staff (PTSD screening and therapy sessions).
Surveillance And Data Maintenance $10K/yr
[#14] Recurring storage, tamperproof logging maintenance, and upkeep for multi-spectral CCTV and sensor suites.
Secure Data Storage And Licenses $10K/yr
[#16] Encrypted server maintenance, forensics workstation upkeep, and recurring software licenses.
Capture Consumables $6K/yr
[#21] Recurring consumables for capture and restraint (tranquilizer supplies, nets/ropes, replacement ROV consumables).
Dive Criteria Monitoring $2K/yr
[#20] Ongoing monitoring costs for dive-criteria enforcement systems (RFID monitoring, logged shower use surveillance).
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine testing and operations; no major incidents or public exposure.
routine testing cadence no emergent entity escalation no public discovery
🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Occasional emergent entity requiring emergency medical response, limited equipment damage, additional containment resources, and targeted procurement.
single emergent entity capture requiring hospitalization minor equipment replacement specialist contractor hire
🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure event requiring large emergency procurement, property repairs, legal fees, and extended research/cleanup operations.
major containment failure municipal/public discovery requiring legal/PR response extensive equipment replacement
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] 24/7 armed guard coverage (2 on-site per shift, 3 shifts).
Security Supervisor / Site Manager 2 [#10] 1–2 higher-grade supervisors for protocols and liaison with Research.
Research Scientist 4 [#11] Xenobiologists/physicists/technicians (recommended 3–5 FTE; 4 used here).
Medical Officer / Paramedic 2 [#12] On-site medics and on-call emergency team.
Dive Safety Specialist / Pool Operator 2 [#13] Certified lifeguards/divers to supervise dive conditions (part-time specialists).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are compiled from detailed analyst ranges for each line item but many items (property price, research intensity, and anomalous contingency needs) have wide variability; practitioner judgment used to select mid-range values.
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