SCP-3288 — SCP-3288 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3288 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-3288

Expected annual

$16.8M

One-time setup

$36.0M

Annual recurring

$16.4M

Personnel

Initial containment and specialized facility/equipment buildout are estimated at tens of millions (one-time ~36M), with annual operating costs driven by staff wages, legal/cover expenses, and research/MTF operations (~16.35M/yr). Major incidents can rapidly raise costs into the tens or hundreds of millions.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $36.0M

Facilities $17.6M

[#1, #2, #21] Includes construction of 30 reinforced, soundproofed humanoid cells with central control, anterooms and small adjacent wet lab/quarantine (item #1); one-time installation of dedicated negative-pressure HVAC/biofiltering/plumbing modifications (item #2); and initial secure morgue/autopsy facility buildout (item #21).

Emergency Contingency Fund Initial $10.0M

[#18] Initial contingency/reserve fund for rapid large-scale response (initial reserve portion of item #18).

Equipment $4.1M

[#3, #8, #9, #10, #11, #22] Capital equipment purchases: hazardous-waste incinerator/autoclave (item #3), MTF/mobile response equipment (armored vans, comms) initial kit (item #8), secure transfer containers/vehicles (item #9), surveillance/monitoring systems (item #10), specialized remote-restraint/robotics (item #11), and initial IT/hardware purchases for secure data (item #22).

R And D Initial Program $3.0M

[#15] Initial R&D program funding for neutralization/detection method development (item #15).

Security And It Upgrades $600K

[#16] One-time secure IT and physical security upgrades for personnel vetting, memetic defenses and amnestic storage/deployment infrastructure (item #16).

Backup Generators $350K

[#4] One-time purchase and installation of standby generators, fuel storage and redundancy (item #4).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#14] One-time specialized experimental rigs and research lab setup for high-risk behavioral/controlled-contact experiments (item #14).

Global Mitigation Program Setup $0

[#29] Optional one-time program-level global mitigation setup (item #29). Set to 0 in baseline; accounted for as contingency/scale scenario.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16.4M/yr

Cover Story And Legal $5.8M/yr

[#17, #25] Legal/cover-up, public-relations, liaison funds and insurance/indemnity/black-budget payments to maintain secrecy and political cover (items #17 and #25).

Staff Wages $3.2M/yr

[#5, #6, #7] Ongoing fully-loaded wages and benefits for core staff: security guards (item #5), research & containment scientists (item #6), and medical/mental-health/hazmat technicians (item #7).

Research And Monitoring $2.2M/yr

[#14, #15, #26] Annual research program funding for behavioral studies and monitoring (item #14), R&D follow-up/validation (item #15), and long-term monitoring/archiving (item #26).

Mtf Operations $1.2M/yr

[#8] Annual operating, training, travel and readiness costs for mobile response / eradication team (item #8).

Contingency Replenishment $1.0M/yr

[#18] Annual replenishment contribution to the emergency containment contingency fund (item #18).

Facilities Maintenance $925K/yr

[#2, #4, #10, #21, #22, #27] Recurring HVAC/energy/utility operation and maintenance (item #2, item #4 utilities), surveillance/sensor maintenance and data storage (item #10), morgue/pathology recurring costs (item #21), IT/system maintenance (item #22), and depreciation/replacement provisioning (item #27).

Personnel Vetting And Memetic Security $500K/yr

[#16] Ongoing background checks, memetic-defense training, amnestic administration and secure data-sanitization procedures (item #16).

Administrative Overhead $300K/yr

[#30] Miscellaneous administrative overhead: permits, procurement, audits and supply-chain security (item #30).

Supplies And Consumables $260K/yr

[#3, #12, #13] Recurring consumables: hazardous disposal baseline (small-scale) reflected separately (item #3), PPE and decontamination consumables (item #12), and food/bedding/routine care for 20–30 humanoids (item #13).

Psychological Support $250K/yr

[#23] Recurring psychological support, counseling, retention bonuses and turnover mitigation measures for staff (item #23).

Logistics And Transport $240K/yr

[#9, #20] Recurring support for secure transport maintenance and operations (item #9) and transportation/field-capture ops to maintain population quotas (item #20).

Training And Drills $150K/yr

[#19] Regular exercises, certifications and breach drills for containment/hazmat/termination protocols (item #19).

Environmental Remediation Reserve $100K/yr

[#24] Baseline annual provisioning for potential environmental remediation and community compensation (item #24).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $60K/yr

[#3] Recurring contracted disposal costs per-event or baseline annual disposal workload (item #3).

Specialized Equipment Maintenance $60K/yr

[#11] Recurring maintenance and upkeep for remote sedation systems, robotic manipulators and non-contact restraint systems (item #11).

Crisis Isolation Fund $50K/yr

[#28] Recurring baseline provisioning for local crisis communications and temporary isolation/quarantine measures (item #28).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $16.4M/yr

93.9% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staffing, research and maintenance only.

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🚨 Minor Incident $16.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Limited containment breach or localized exposure requiring targeted remediation, legal work, short-term overtime and small repairs.

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🚨 Major Breach $36.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or field outbreak requiring regional eradication, large-scale field operations and major remediation.

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🚨 Sk Class Response $216.3M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline

Worst-case: credible SK-class potential realized requiring national/international mitigation program, mass countermeasures and long-term sustainment.

uncontained_instance cascading_proliferation national_response

👥 Personnel 29 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	16	[#5] 16 FTE security guards representing continuous 24/7 coverage (mapped to staff_wages item #5).
Research Scientist	8	[#6] 8 FTE research & containment scientists (mapped to staff_wages item #6).
Medical Officer / Hazmat Technician	5	[#7] 5 FTE combined medical, psychiatric and hazmat technicians (mapped to staff_wages item #7).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are derived from analyst-provided ranges and the SCP text; many line items have wide ranges and contingent/peer-reviewed program choices (e.g., emergency reserves, legal/insurance posture, or election to fund global programs) which increase uncertainty.

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