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SCP-3255 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3255
Expected annual
$4.7M
One-time setup
$6.2M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
56
Initial capital outlay is approximately $6.2M driven by containment construction, one-time R&D/reserve funding, and specialized transport/storage. Recurring annual costs are about $4.62M driven primarily by security staffing (perimeter + five humanoid chambers), research staff/programs, and administrative/operational readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.2M
Reserve Seed Fund $2.8M
[#24] Insurance-equivalent contingency/reserve seed fund (recommended reserve $500k–$5M; midpoint used).
Countermeasure R And D $850K
[#20] One-time capital for countermeasure and shielding R&D (project capital, item #20).
Facilities $792K
[#1, #6, #9, #23] One-time construction and structural work: perimeter electrified fence (#1, estimated $55,000), light‑tight containment vault (#6, $375,000), human exposure contingency buildout (#9, $275,000), and emergency backup power equipment (#23, $87,500).
Humanoid Chamber Unit $475K
[#11] One-time buildout cost per humanoid containment chamber ($95,000 per chamber × 5 SCP-3255-2 specimens = $475,000).
Equipment $462K
[#7, #8, #17] Onetime equipment purchases: remote non-visual sensing suite (#7, $150,000), unmanned drone/manipulator platforms (#8, $187,500), and CCTV/alarm install (#17, $125,000).
Transport Container $300K
[#16] Custom transport container / heavy-lift shielding one-time capital (item #16).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#19] Initial laboratory and research equipment purchases for controlled unmanned studies and analysis (item #19).
Morgue Setup $162K
[#14] Anomalous Morgue-27 refrigerated storage one-time setup (item #14).
Cover Establishment $110K
[#21] Initial costs to establish and seed cover story / documentation falsification ($20k–$200k midpoint).
Ppe Cache $30K
[#18] Initial PPE cache and decontamination equipment (item #18).
Training And Certification $18K
[#4] One-time training/certification costs for apprehension/interview/amnestic team (initial training $10k–$25k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Security Per Chamber Per Year $1.9M/yr
[#12, #11] Security staffing for humanoid chambers: $375,000/yr per chamber × 5 chambers = $1,875,000/year (item #12).
Research And Monitoring $890K/yr
[#7, #8, #19, #20, #22] Ongoing research program and monitoring: sensor/drone maintenance (#7, #8: $12,500 + $17,500), research personnel & program costs (#19, $625,000), recurring countermeasure program spend (#20, $200,000), and incident response drills/training/audits (#22, $35,000).
Staff Wages $610K/yr
[#3, #4] Perimeter security staffing (6 guards continuous, item #3) and dedicated apprehension/amnestic team wages (item #4).
Administrative Overhead $325K/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead, program management, HR, secure IT, and site allocation (item #25).
Exposure Facility Operation $300K/yr
[#9] Staffing and continuous-readiness operation costs for human exposure contingency/isolation suite (item #9: $200k–$400k/year; midpoint used).
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#21, #24] Ongoing legal/cover-up/community relations budget (#21, $175,000) plus annual contingency/reserve top-ups (#24, $50,000).
Facilities Maintenance $107K/yr
[#2, #17, #14, #23] Recurring facilities maintenance and utilities: perimeter fence power/inspections (#2, $3,600), CCTV/monitoring maintenance (#17, $80,000), Morgue-27 power/maintenance (#14, $6,000), emergency power fuel/maintenance (#23, $17,500).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#16] Annual vehicle and transport operating costs for specialized containers/vehicles (item #16).
Chamber Utilities Per Chamber Per Year $78K/yr
[#13] Chamber utilities/environmental control: $15,500/yr per chamber × 5 chambers = $77,500/year (item #13).
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#5, #18] Annual consumables: amnestic drug supply and pharmacy overhead (#5, $30,000) and routine PPE/decon consumables (#18, $17,500).
Specimen Storage Per Unit Per Year $33K/yr
[#15, #14] Long-term specimen storage: $5,500/yr per specimen × 6 specimens (five SCP-3255-2 + SCP-3255-3) = $33,000/year; morgue monitoring costs included above (#14).
Medical Treatment Expected $25K/yr
[#10] Expected annual spend for acute medical treatment averaged across likely low-frequency exposure events (item #10 per-event cost applied to expected annual frequency).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing containment, research, five humanoid chambers in place and no major incidents.
routine operations scheduled research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Single significant exposure / small breach resulting in medical treatment, overtime, amnestic use, and localized repairs.
isolated exposure event localized containment breach
🚨 Major Incident $7.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.9M vs baseline
Major breach or accident causing equipment loss, fatalities, extensive rebuild, legal costs and accelerated R&D.
vault failure or large-scale breach loss/damage of containment infrastructure
🚨 Research Scale Up $5.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Deliberate multiyear acceleration of countermeasure R&D and expanded experimental programs.
new countermeasure initiative expanded unmanned experimentation
👥 Personnel 56 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 36 6 perimeter guards (continuous) + 6 guards per humanoid chamber × 5 chambers (items #3, #12).
Apprehension Team / Response Operators 3 Dedicated mobile apprehension/interview/amnestic team (item #4).
Research Scientist 5 Psychologists/physicists/materials scientists and technicians funded under research program (item #19).
Medical Officer / Pharmacy Staff 4 Staff for exposure facility readiness, medical treatment, and pharmacy/amnestic handling (items #9, #5, #10).
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Equipment, drone and sensor maintenance and facility engineering (items #7, #8, #23).
Administrative Staff 3 Program management, HR, accounting, and cleared IT (item #25).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Overall site/program leadership.
Laboratory / Technical Technician 2 Technical support for unmanned experiments and specimen handling (item #19).
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: many costs are well-identified (security, chambers, sensors) and SCP article specifies five SCP-3255-2 specimens, but wide vendor/engineering ranges, uncertain incident frequencies, multipliers for shared site resources, and unknown multi-year R&D outcomes produce material uncertainty.
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