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SCP-323 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-323
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$7.0M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
19
Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $6.96M driven by containment construction, remote neutralization units, and a large incident contingency reserve; annual operating costs are approximately $2.50M driven primarily by staff wages, insurance, and ongoing security/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.0M
Incident Contingency Reserve $2.5M
[#20] Recommended incident/breach reserve (kept available or insured) for large breach response, replacement, and liabilities.
Facilities $2.2M
[#1] Hardened 17m x 17m x 17m reinforced concrete containment cell construction including site prep, tamper-resistant features and integration with site security.
Remote Response Units $1.2M
[#6] Purchase of two hardened UGVs/robots/drones (recommended) to allow remote neutralization; cost midpoint used.
Physical Security And Lockdown Systems $200K
[#17] Site-wide lockdown automation, hardened control panels, redundant comms and integration with containment alarms.
Cover Story And Contingency Fund $200K
[#19] Initial contingency/cover-story fund for legal/PR and immediate plausible-deniability expenses.
Equipment $115K
[#2, #3, #8] One-time hardware: custom 1m^3 transparent armored container, initial surveillance hardware (cameras/NVR), and environmental control/lighting installation.
Med Setup $112K
[#12] Initial medical readiness setup: trauma kits, quarantine room fit-out, training for chemical/psychological influences.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#11] Lab buildout and specialized scientific equipment for ongoing SCP-323 research (metabolic sensors, imaging, secure benches).
Backup Power And Ups $100K
[#7] Dedicated generator, UPS, fuel storage and automatic failover installation.
Security One Time Equipment $50K
[#5] Weapons, body armor, radios and initial security training/equipment purchases.
Ppe Decon Install $25K
[#13] PPE procurement and decontamination infrastructure (showers, waste containers) installation.
Forensics And Secure Archive Setup $25K
[#18] Forensics toolkit and secure archival/tamper-evident logging setup.
Initial Training Program $20K
[#15] Development of initial training program including language protocol and yearly certification curriculum.
Initial Spare Parts Inventory $10K
[#9] Initial inventory of spare anchors, mounts, and minor replacement parts for restraints and containment fittings.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#4, #5, #11, #12, #16] Salaries and benefits for live monitoring staff (3 FTE), dedicated armed security detail (6–8 FTE, midpoint used), research team (scientists/technicians), medical officer, and multilingual compliance officer.
Insurance Premiums $300K/yr
[#21] Insurance or risk-financing premiums / cost-of-capital reserve for catastrophic events (midpoint estimate).
Administrative Overhead $175K/yr
[#23] Pro-rated share of site overhead: utilities, site management, waste management and central administration.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal and PR retainer, liaison expenses for FOIA/media handling and government inquiries.
Replacement And Depreciation $125K/yr
[#22] Averaged capital replacement reserve for armor, robots, locks, cameras, HVAC and software lifecycle upgrades.
Remote Units Maintenance $100K/yr
[#6] Maintenance, spare parts and service contracts for UGVs/robots/drones.
Medical Readiness $75K/yr
[#12] On-going medical readiness, trauma supplies, quarantine consumables and post-exposure care costs.
Psychological Program $60K/yr
[#14] Psychological screening, counseling, rotation programs and PTSD care for exposed personnel.
Training And Drills $45K/yr
[#15] Annual drills, breach simulations, language protocol refreshers and recertification exercises.
Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr
[#13] PPE consumables and contracted hazardous waste disposal; regular consumables for decon and biohazard handling.
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#11] Ongoing non-salary research consumables, testing materials, and small equipment calibration for SCP-323 scientific work.
Forensics And Storage $22K/yr
[#18] Ongoing analyst time, secure storage and forensic analysis capability maintenance.
Security Equipment Maintenance $20K/yr
[#5] Annual maintenance, calibration and training upkeep for weapons systems, armoring and security electronics.
Spares And Replacements $20K/yr
[#9] Ongoing replacement budget for restraint anchors, mounts and periodic transparent armor replacement.
Remote Neutralization Training $20K/yr
[#24] Ongoing policy/legal reviews and technical maintenance for remote neutralization protocols.
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#1, #17] Routine maintenance for the containment cell structure and lockdown systems.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#12] Medevac arrangements, transport for emergency responses and occasional logistics related to medical/quarantine movements.
Backup Power Maintenance $10K/yr
[#7] Fuel, routine generator maintenance and electrical servicing for backup power systems.
Entry And Escort Costs $8K/yr
[#10] Bi-weekly inspection entry labor, escort time, overtime and decontamination prep for entries into containment.
Environmental Systems Maintenance $8K/yr
[#8] HVAC and dimmable lighting maintenance to preserve one-way laminate function and internal environment.
Surveillance Maintenance $5K/yr
[#3] Video storage, NVR retention costs, software updates and minor surveillance hardware servicing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations and maintenance only.
routine_operations no_breach scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment breach or localized damage rapidly contained by remote units with limited staff injury and hardware repairs.
localized_armor_damage single_SCP-323-1_neutralized overtime_and_small_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Containment breach requiring evacuation, significant remediation, multiple injuries/fatalities, legal/PR response and replacement of major containment components.
SCP-323-1_escape site_lockdown_and_evacuation extensive_repairs_and_legal_action
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $5.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Severe containment failure with widespread casualties, long-term site remediation, rebuilding of containment and use of incident contingency reserve.
multiple_SCP-323-1_instances site-wide_contamination major_infrastructure_rebuild
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Surveillance Operator 3 [#4] 24/7 remote monitoring, three-shift coverage (3 FTE).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#5] Dedicated armed response team for 24/7 coverage and accompanying entries (6–8 FTE; midpoint used).
Research Scientist 3 [#11] Ongoing scientific research staff (2–3 scientists; upper-midpoint used).
Research Technician 2 [#11] Technical support for research and testing (1–2 technicians).
Medical Officer 1 [#12] On-site medical readiness and post-exposure care coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#7, #8] Maintenance of generators, HVAC, HVAC-led dimmable lighting and containment systems.
Administrative Staff 1 [#23] Administrative, scheduling, and site allocation functions.
Multilingual Compliance Officer 1 [#16] Language staffing/translation capability to meet non-English/French communication requirement.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst notes; many line items (robot capabilities, insurance structure, local labor rates, and contingency sizing) introduce substantial uncertainty, but staffing and major capital items are well-identified.
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