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SCP-329 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-329
Expected annual
$5.2M
One-time setup
$5.2M
Annual recurring
$5.1M
Personnel
21
Initial one-time containment and lab buildout is substantial (~$5.16M) driven by site acquisition, imaging and lab setup; annual operating costs are dominated by personnel, mandated full-body scanning, research/R&D and covert security/intelligence (~$5.12M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.2M
Facilities $1.5M
[#1, #3, #4, #16, #17] Site acquisition, cellar reinforcement, heavy-duty door/frame work, backup generator/ATS purchase and HVAC/filtration upgrades; includes closing/due-diligence and immediate repairs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#18] BSL-2/3-capable pathology/containment laboratory buildout, centrifuges, hoods, freezers, sequencers and installation.
Equipment $1.2M
[#10, #8, #7, #19, #15, #30] On-site imaging purchase (CT/MRI), surveillance hardware, one-time vehicle purchase, autoclave purchase, initial beds/restraints/furniture purchase, hardened safe.
Sensors Development Capital $625K
[#22] Development & prototype budget for hardened/sacrificial/nonstandard sensors.
Escalation Reserve $600K
[#31] Containment escalation / replacement reserve for high-impact events, rapid procurement, or litigation exposure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#6, #7, #12, #29, #11, #13] Security guards and supervisors, on-site nursing/palliative staff, administrative/site management, imaging technicians (wage portion), and on-call specialist retainer — all salary/benefits included.
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#21, #22, #11] Multi-disciplinary R&D program (physics + oncology), follow-on sensor instrumentation budgets, and imaging equipment service/maintenance (non-wage portion).
Supplies And Consumables $441K/yr
[#14, #15, #20, #19, #28] Pharmaceuticals and pain-management consumables, annual replacements/spares for beds/restraints, sequencing/histology reagents and consumables, disposal contract fees, and mortuary/cremation costs.
Intelligence Monitoring $300K/yr
[#25] HUMINT/SIGINT, covert analyst salaries and covert ops budget to monitor and counter the Church of the Gardener and affiliated groups.
Perimeter And Counter Recapture Ops $300K/yr
[#8] Ongoing surveillance ops budget, periodic patrols and covert counter-recapture activities (operational expense separate from hardware purchase).
Logistics And Transport $225K/yr
[#7, #27] Vehicle fuel/maintenance/secure communications (recurring portion) and emergency medical transport retainer/usage budget.
Full Body Scans $200K/yr
[#9] Recurring cost of mandated personnel full-body scanning every 48 hours using a lower-cost in-house screening protocol (alternative CT-per-scan option would be far higher).
Cover Story And Legal $185K/yr
[#24, #30] Legal counsel, NDAs, local government interactions and recurring cybersecurity/OPSEC O&M costs.
Front Company Overhead $102K/yr
[#2] Ongoing shell company operating costs (mail, registered agent, bookkeeping, taxes, minimal cover operations).
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#5, #16, #17] Containment door accelerated maintenance/replacement, generator fuel/maintenance, HVAC service contracts and routine site upkeep.
Contingency Replacement Allowance $42K/yr
[#26] Annual allowance for items destroyed/pulled into the room and spare equipment replacements.
Protocols Training Drills $30K/yr
[#23] Training, drills, medical and containment protocol exercises and ethical/legal briefings for staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.1M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; containment stable, mandated scanning performed with in-house protocol, routine R&D and covert operations ongoing.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance regular_r&d_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized emergency requiring emergency door replacement, medical evacuation/tertiary care usage, and limited covert response or equipment replacement.
emergency_door_replacement medical_emergency_transfer small_scale_recapture_attempt
🚨 Major Breach $6.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Organized recapture attempt or structural failure leading to major property damage, replacement of critical equipment, large-scale covert operations and possible legal/PR costs.
organized_recapture_attempt structural_failure public_exposure
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#6] 24/7 guard shifts, armed response team; count reflects multiple shifts to maintain continuous coverage.
Security Supervisor / Rapid-Response 3 [#7] Senior security personnel and rapid-response team leaders; also responsible for armored/response vehicle operations.
Medical Officer / Nurse 4 [#12] On-site nursing and palliative care staff to provide 24/7 coverage and IV management for occupants.
Imaging Technician 2 [#11, #10] Technicians to operate and maintain on-site imaging (CT/MRI) or manage in-house screening hardware.
Administrative Staff 3 [#29] Site manager, scheduler, procurement/HR support to run the front/company and site logistics.
On-call Specialist / Consultant 1 [#13] On-call oncology/surgical consultant retained for specialist review and on-call procedures.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide analyst ranges; major uncertainties include whether full diagnostic CT/MRI scanning is required (which could add multiple millions per year), the ambition/scale of R&D for nonstandard sensors, and the local real estate market for site acquisition. Many line items are intentionally range-heavy because of anomalous observation limitations.
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