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SCP-3304 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3304
Expected annual
$4.1M
One-time setup
$123.4M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
37
Up-front capital costs are dominated by physical hardening, grid integration, and a large decommissioning/incident reserve (total one-time ~ $123.4M). Annual net operating costs are modest after conservative power-sale offsets (net recurring ~ $2.6M/yr), driven mainly by staff wages, MTF readiness, research, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $123.4M
Decommissioning Budget $100.0M
[#19] Contingent fund for attempting removal/dispelling of the pylon, heavy engineering and remediation.
Incident Response Reserve $10.0M
[#18] Emergency contingency reserve for large incidents, cleanups, or expensive one-time responses.
Facilities $4.0M
[#2] Industrial-scale structural retrofit, blast/fireproof chamber, HVAC isolation and shielding, isolation for generator equipment.
Grid Integration $3.0M
[#8] Transformers, switchgear, redundant feedlines and physical interconnection hardware for grid tie-in.
Mtf Provisioning $1.5M
[#5] Initial MTF kit, armored vehicles and specialized anti-anomalous containment gear.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#21] Initial instrument-heavy research projects and lab buildout for aperture mechanics and memetic studies.
Facility Acquisition $1.0M
[#1] Covert purchase or transfer of site title, payoff/leaseholder resolution and legal cover for acquisition.
Cybersecurity $600K
[#9] One-time SCADA/IT hardening, segmentation and initial SOC deployment hardware/software.
Cover Story Setup $500K
[#14] Initial expenses to establish and seed shell companies, PR and plausible public-facing operations.
Backup Power Systems $500K
[#17] Diesel generators, battery systems and initial fuel/reserve stockpile purchases.
Instrumentation $450K
[#10] High-resolution thermal cameras, spectrometers, memetic detection hardware and redundant data-logging setup.
Archive Infrastructure $400K
[#28] Secure data centers, air-gapped backups, physical vaults and redaction infrastructure setup.
Emergency Retrieval Gear $200K
[#12] Specialized tethering, explosive separation gear, remote retrieval rigs and initial training hardware.
Equipment $150K
[#3] Secure humanoid containment cell upgrades, observation windows, restraining fixtures, CCTV and furnishings.
Clearance And Relocation $100K
[#20] Initial vetting, background checks and relocation/compensation for sensitive local personnel.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.4M/yr
[#4, #6] 24/7 security staff rotations and scientific/research staff payroll (security + researchers/technicians).
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#21, #6] Ongoing research program budget, memetic risk assessment, theoretical work and classified research costs.
Mtf Provisioning $1.0M/yr
[#5] Recurring MTF readiness: training, refreshes, equipment maintenance and periodic deployments.
Insurance Liability Program $1.0M/yr
[#24] Internal indemnification/reserve and hush settlements budget treated as ongoing liability program.
Facilities Maintenance $600K/yr
[#7] Day-to-day maintenance of plant systems (pumps, turbines, HVAC) and spare parts stock management.
Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing PR/cover operations plus recurring legal and regulatory counsel for covert interconnections and secrecy.
Cybersecurity Monitoring $400K/yr
[#9] 24/7 SOC monitoring, incident response and recurring cybersecurity operations.
Grid Integration Admin $300K/yr
[#8] Metering, administrative handling of billing/credits and compliance work (covert equivalents included).
Medical Support $300K/yr
[#13] Ongoing medical, psychiatric and memetic-therapy support for exposed personnel and post-incident care.
Replacement Upgrade Cycle $300K/yr
[#26] Accelerated replacement and upgrade cycle for anomalous-adapted hardware and R&D into hardened components.
Robotic Probe Program $250K/yr
[#11] Budget for disposable probes, R&D into sacrificial probe designs and replacement losses (conservative operational testing).
Community Relations $250K/yr
[#27] Local economic mitigation, employment programs and nuisance mitigation to reduce leak risk.
Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr
[#7, #11] General consumables, spare parts, and recurring expendables (separate from probe program losses).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#22, #8] Secure transport, procurement logistics for materials and routine interconnection/administrative transport costs.
Procurement Requested Materials $200K/yr
[#22] Conditional recurring costs to procure/store/secure unusual demanded materials if Foundation elects to supply them.
Training Drills $150K/yr
[#25] Recurring training, memetic inoculation, safety refreshers and emergency drills.
Backup Power Maintenance $150K/yr
[#17] Testing, fuel, maintenance and upkeep of diesel/battery backup systems.
Instrumentation Maintenance $125K/yr
[#10] Calibration, maintenance and replacement for monitoring sensors and redundant logging systems.
Archive Maintenance $100K/yr
[#28] Ongoing costs for air-gapped backups, physical vault maintenance and documentation operations.
Emergency Retrieval Maintenance $50K/yr
[#12] Ongoing maintenance and training for retrieval rigs and emergency tether systems.
Clearance And Relocation $30K/yr
[#20] Ongoing vetting, clearance maintenance and compensation for relocated personnel.
Power Generation Revenue $-8000000/yr
[#23] Conservative recurring offset from electricity sales/avoided procurement; treated as negative cost (savings).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine maintenance, research, staffing and no major incidents; power sales offset included.
steady operations no containment incidents grid revenues realized
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring MTF response, repairs, medical/memetic treatment and PR/cover expenditures.
localized breach or equipment failure memetic exposure to staff small environmental release
🚨 Major Breach $27.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Large-scale breach or environmental/contamination event triggering major MTF operations, draw on contingency reserve, possible partial decommissioning and heavy remediation.
catastrophic containment failure forced decommissioning widespread contamination or mass casualties
👥 Personnel 37 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 [#4, #5] Perpetual 24/7 on-site security posture including perimeter and internal response; count includes rostered armed guards and on-site QRF.
Research Scientist 8 [#6, #21] Physicists, power-systems engineers, parabiologists and occult specialists responsible for monitoring and experiments.
Site Technician / Engineer 6 [#7, #17] Plant techs, electricians, HVAC and maintenance personnel for day-to-day operations and backup systems.
Cybersecurity / IT 2 [#9] SOC and SCADA specialists for 24/7 monitoring and incident response.
Medical Officer 1 [#13] On-site medical/psychiatric support liaison for staff and post-incident care.
Administrative Staff 2 [#14, #15, #8] Administrative, legal liaison and cover-story management personnel handling shell companies, billing and regulatory paperwork.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and ranges are well-described in analyst notes, but major uncertainties remain around actual generator output (power-revenue offset magnitude), frequency/severity of anomalous incidents, and the contingent decommissioning cost scale, so mid-level confidence is appropriate.
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